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About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
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04/06/2010
I found a good deal at Albertson's this week. Mighty Dog dog food is on sale for .59 per 5.5 oz. can. We got coupons last Sunday for 1 free can, and for $3 off 5 cans, which makes them free at that price. Don't know how long this price is good.
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04/02/2010
My Kroger discount card allows me to have, as a senior, an additional 10 percent savings on what I buy if it's Kroger brand. I have my card registered at shortcuts.com so I don't actually have to clip the coupons.
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03/31/2010
I did my grocery shopping for the first AND last time last week. I didn't find the prices to be any lower than anywhere else and higher than Meijer.
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03/11/2010
I've lived in VA and WV. Both areas have MOST of the same stores.
I shop Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Kroger's, Save-a-Lot,
and a local meat market that has the best meats ever. You can buy a whole hog, or half or you can buy a few cuts. Prices for meats are about the same as the other stores.
I shop Sam's Club about twice a year. Last October, I spent $1000.00 for a lot of paper goods, dry goods etc. as I do food storage. Like to not got it all in the car - trunk, back seat and floor filled so much that it was hard to look out the rear view mirror :-)
Kroger's has a 1,2,3 Rewards Credit card which I use ONLY for food/gas and pay off each month. Last week I received a $15.00 gift card, and coupons of various amounts for things I had bought previously. I also got several free items like a $5.00 basket of grape tomatoes. My total bill was about $80.00. I paid a total of $34 and change for what I got. Kroger's also has a lot of the 10 for $10 deals, good fresh veggies/fruits and I bought boneless, skinless chicken breasts for 98 cents a lb last week.
Save-a-Lot has some off brands. I will buy one can and if we like it I will buy more. Their canned fruits are wonderful, better than any of the common brands as well as some of their canned veggies. Last week got a picnic ham for $1.00 per lb. That has made 4 meals so far and I still have the bone to cook with beans. I got green grapes for 98 cents a lb. I bought several frozen dinners for $1.00 each. These are for lunches rather than dinner and are just the right amt and pretty good. I bought frozen ground turkey in tubes at $1.00 a tube about a lb I think.
I have found the responses interesting here as well. Thanks, Nancy
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03/10/2010
Great article Robin.
I just got rid of every sale paper this morning oddly enough so I can't share that with you.
In our area, about 100 miles West of St Louis, we have Country Mart, which is a small chain of grocers that sell the Best Choice and Always Save brands, we have Kroger and Aldi as well as Wal Mart.
I too dislike Wal Marts prices for the most part and hate the hassle they give you in matching sale prices even tho they advertise heavily they will do the shopping for you and make sure they match the prices.
Our Kroger store is resetting and too bad too as they were the ones carrying items you couldn't get at Wal Mart, now I guess they will be more like the big boys. Cut down selection and streamline. We used to get our supplies to make our homemade laundry soap at kroger as Wal Mart didn't sell it. No longer true. I finally found it at Country Mart.
Krogers meat is the best around. Last week they had their Silver Plater spare ribs 1.17 per pound. They do in house ground chuck that is so good, unless they put in on sale for 1.67 and then they fatten it up a little too much for my taste. I would rather pay 2 dollars a pound and have it more lean.
Aldi is a good shopping place for dairy and produce and snack items. Normally not bad on other product but it pays to watch the sales as you can get items cheaper elsewhere if you watch.
Countrymart is good on some produce, they usually always have tomatoes on sale. They also put cottage cheese on sale more often than other stores. Last week their Best Choice canned veggies were .39 per can.
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03/09/2010
Hi Robin I'm in the St. Louis county and you have great prices on meat. There is a Shop & Save, Schnucks, Aldi and Dierbergs grocery stores by me. I go to Schnucks where they have alot of 10 for $10. There are alot of things for the 10 for $10. 3-liter bottles of soda, trail mix, tuna, chicken & dumplings. Hamburger here is $2.95 a lb. Sometimes chicken goes on sale(Tenderbird boneless) for $5 a bag.
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03/09/2010
I live in Massachusetts. I buy my groceries online at Peapods, a division of Stop & Shop. By placing my order in the middle of the 7-day sale time I am able to take advantage of both weeks. Thus more savings. Also, Wal-Mart advertises their grocery sales online here. Check it out.
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03/08/2010
Where I live in South Dakota we have HyVee, and Sunshine, and then of course the WalMart Supercenter, and from what I have heard the new Target way on the other side of town. I haven't checked that store out yet, because I have to depend on public transportation to get places. When I look at the weekly ads for the two main grocery stores I rarely find anything that is lower priced than at WalMart.
The main things that I noticed are cheaper than at WalMart are frozen pizzas and pop(soda). If a person takes the ad from the other stores to WalMart they honor the prices. I have never been one to go from store to store because a couple things are cheaper there than at some other store. I'm so close to WalMart that when it comes to taking a cab, it is considerably cheaper than to go to one of the other stores.
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03/07/2010
I'm not sure all states have Bountiful Baskets but it is a great way to get produce from local farms. I order on-line once every two weeks.
The veggies and fruits are very fresh! They also sell breads. I bought five loaves for $10.00, which I froze and they still tasted great. For the $15.00 dollars, I received at least $50.00 of produce. Google it: Bountiful Baskets.
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(Archived May 24, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
This week I will be stocking up on some meat and our Hy-Vee store has a really cool idea to help everyone do just that. This week at our Hy-Vee store, if you bring in a coupon from the newspaper, you will be given a grocery sack. You fill the sack with any items from the meat department and receive 10% off of the total. The items included are:
About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
(Archived May 14, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
This week our Fareway grocery store is celebrating the company's 72nd anniversary so the deals are especially great! They have several items on sale for .72. Here are a few of those items:
About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
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(Archived May 10, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
This week is pay week at our house on Friday and I'm seemingly out of everything! Luckily, there are lots of good deals this week at Fareway, Hy-Vee and Wal-Mart. Here are just a few of the deals that I will be taking advantage of.
Starting at Fareway, which is my favorite grocery store in which to shop, the deals are really good. A few of the ones I can't wait to buy are:
That about does it for this week. How are the deals looking on your end?
About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
(Archived May 03, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
It's so nice to see spring finally arriving around here. It does still get pretty cool overnight (40's), but the 60's and 70's during the day are sure great! Another way you can tell spring is here is that the deals are fresh produce are getting a little better! Our local Fareway store has some good fresh produce deals this week. They are as follows:
About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
(Archived Apr 27, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
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Hy-Vee has fresh strawberries for $3.99/4lb. pkg., Kelloggs cereals for $1.98/box and a 5lb. bag of russet potatoes is .88. Rice-a-Roni or Pasta-Roni is 5/$5 and Spaghettios are .99/can for the regular size can. Suave shampoo or conditioner is .88 as is Hy-Vee cottage cheese (12oz. pkg.). There are also 3 coupons good for the entire week. The are as follows:
In the produce section, Roma tomatoes are .88/lb., fresh green beans are .69/lb. and Jazz apples are .99.
That's it for this week's weekly deals. What kind of deals are showing up in your area?
About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
(Archived Apr 20, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
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Some good deals at Hy-Vee which do not require a coupon for the low price are as follows: Hy-Vee purified or natural spring water 24 bottle package is $2.99, Hy-Vee rice or noodles and sauce are .88/pkg. and Creamette pastas are 10/$10. For your cat, Hy-Vee has their brand cat food in 5.5oz. cans for 3/$1. Banquet frozen meals are .88 each as are bags of Hy-Vee vegetables.
Our Fareway store has some great deals, too. Fareway has 3 coupons in their ad this week. They are as follows: 8oz. pkgs. of Fastco shredded cheese are 2/$2, Dr. Pepper or 7-Up products are 3/$9 for the 12 pack cans, and a 10lb. bag of chicken hindquarters are .39/lb. I usually take advantage of this deal whenever I can. I don't mind buying 10lbs. of meat at that price! Some deals at Fareway that do not require a coupon for their good price are bananas for .29/lb., Fastco brand 2 liter pop is .49 and Fastco peanut butter is .88 for the 18oz. jar. Fastco non-stick cooking spray is .99 and a 12oz. carton of Fastco cottage cheese is .88. Seedless green grapes are .99lb. and Dole classic salad mix is .88 bag. We are eating a lot of this these days as we are trying to watch our weight!
These are the deals for this week. What kind of deals are you able to find in your area?
(Archived Apr 12, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
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Strawberries are .99/lb. With the spring fever I've had lately, it is so nice to see a good deal like that! Fareway also has a coupon for large eggs for .99/doz., and a coupon for GW brand sugar for .99 for a 4lb. package. Cool Whip topping is also .88 for an 8oz. tub. Farmland spiral cut hams are $1.88/lb. and John Morrel bone-in hams are $1.59/lb., both of which are a great deal for the upcoming Easter holiday. 85% lean ground chuck is $2.29/lb.
Bird's Eye Steam Fresh vegetables are .99 a bag. Blue Bonnet margarine is 2/$1 for the 1 lb. packages. Cottage Bread is .99/20oz. loaf. 2 liter bottles of Pepsi or Mountain Dew are 10/$10.
Dole pineapple is .99/20oz. can and Betty Crocker specialty potatoes are 10/$10. Fastco brand popcorn is .69 for 3 pkg. box.
Food isn't the only thing that Fareway is offering some good deals on this week. Era laundry detergent is $8.88/50oz. bottle, Tide laundry detergent is $10.88/100oz. bottle, and Puff's facial tissue is 3/$5.
Our Hy-Vee store has some good deals as well, such as celery for .59/pkg. and they have a coupons for Coke products. The coupons is for 4 of the 12 packs for $10. Hy-Vee also has a coupon for Powerade or Powerade Zero sports drink , but 10 bottles of $10 and get 5 bottles free on the 32oz. size bottles. They also have whole bone-in spiral sliced hams for $1.99/lb. Jello pudding and gelatin is 2/$1, and Stove Top stuffing mix is .99. Hy-Vee canned fruit is .88, Cool Whip is .88 and Anderson-Erickson yogurt is 10/$5. Betty Crocker cake mixes and frostings are .89 each and there is another coupon for Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chips for $1.69/pkg. and last of all Hy-Vee brand coconut .88/7oz. pkg. One other item I want to take advantage of is from the Hy-Vee floral shop. They have beautiful Easter lilies for $8.98 each. These are some of my favorite flowers ever!
That's it for this week's deals in my area. What's going on in your area?
About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
(Archived Apr 06, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
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Our Fareway store also has some great deals this week. They are known for matching prices, so I'm guessing that all of the deals available at Hy-Vee will be be available at Fareway as well. This week's best deals at Fareway are as follows:
About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
(Archived Mar 29, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
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Fareway has some good deals this week as well. They, too, have 2 liter bottles of pop on sale. They have Dr. Pepper, RC, Sunkist or 7-Up for .99 each. I will be picking up some pork steak from Fareway as well as it is $1.39/lb. this week. I used to be able to get pork steak on sale for .99/lb., but those days seem to be over. Any time I can get meat for under $2/lb., I will try to do just that. I will also be picking up some American cheese slices. The Fastco (store brand) brand is on sale for .99 for the 12oz. package. Ketchup is another good deal this week with Heinz 20oz. squeeze bottle advertised for .98. We are out of apples this week so will be picking some up for my husband. Braeburn apples are on sale at Fareway for .88/lb. Oranges are .49/lb. This is only the very tip of the iceberg on the deals at Fareway this week.
Another store I have never mentioned where we live is our Ace Hardware store. I don't know if all Ace Hardware stores are like ours, but the one here is very impressive. They tend to run a little high priced sometimes, but you can find so many things there that you can't find elsewhere and they do have good sale items from time to time. Spring is right around the corner (at least we hope so), and they have some good deals this week on lawn and garden tools. They have various shovels, hoes and rakes for $6.99 each. They are also having 20$ of Windex, Pledge, Scrubbing Bubbles, Fantastik, Ziploc baggies, Shout, Drano, Vanish, Saran Wrap and Oust odor remover. Also they have multi-packs of Duracell batteries for $5.99. These are just a few of the deals I've found this week in my area. Is anyone else finding a deal they can't pass up on?
About The Author: Robin lives in Washington, Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott. They have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlinn, both of whom are grown. The oldest, Jessica, and her husband, just had a baby, Robin's first grandchild. They also have 3 dogs who are very much part of they family, Jazmin, Shelby and Libby. Her interests are cooking, computers, volunteering at our local animal shelter, working with the elderly and also children and music. She also very involved in her church.
(Archived Mar 22, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
(Archived Mar 15, 2010)Robin's Thrifty Tips: Weekly Grocery Deals
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