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My Price Cutter Shopping Trip (Ready for Stir Fry now!)

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July 13, 2012 by Fritzie

One of my favorite things about Price Cutter is their meat markdowns, so I stopped in earlier this week to see what I could snag. It was pretty slim pickings, so I didn’t end up with much, but here’s what I did find:

Hiland Orange Juice Gallon – $2.99, Used $0.50/1 coupon from 5/20 SS insert (doubled)
3 Diet Crush Orange Soda (2 liter) – $0.99 ea., Used $1.00/3 peelie in store
Steak – marked down to $2.18, This will make a great Stir Fry with all the great veggies I picked up on My Aldi Shopping Trip
Final Cost $6.44

My Aldi Shopping Trip (Markdowns on Bread & Lots of Fresh Veggies!)

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July 13, 2012 by Fritzie

Here is my My Aldi Shopping Trip from earlier this week and was able to stock up on all sorts of wonderful fresh veggie goodness:

2 packs of Multi-Colored Bell Peppers (3 ct. ea.) – $1.29 ea.
2 Fresh Mushrooms (8 oz. ea.) – $0.79 ea.
2 bags of Onions (3 lbs. ea.) – $0.79 ea.
3 Puffed Corn – $1.29
1 Big Dippers Corn Chips – $1.19, I make tuna salad a lot and we love to use these chips to dip with
Skim Milk (gallon) – $2.69
Eggs (dozen) – $1.13
Jumbo Franks (16 oz.) – $0.99
Chicken Thighs – $0.99 lb, $4.56
Bologna (16 oz.) – $0.99
2 Burritos – $0.35 ea.
Wheat Hot Dog Buns – normally $0.99. marked down to $0.69
Wheat Bread (24 oz.) – normally $1.69, marked down to $1.29
2 Milk Chocolate Bars (7.25 oz.) – $1.49 ea.
Final Cost $28.11

My Walmart Shopping Trip (Lunch for 2 only $0.98!)

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July 13, 2012 by Fritzie

Earlier this week, I had a long list of errands I had put off for awhile which had me running in several directions. I also stopped in at a few stores while I was out including this latest Walmart shopping trip. I had my trusty cooler along, so it was no biggie to pick up a few perishables along the way. Sadly, most of what I was looking for was out of stock. I have yet to find a single box of the small Bayer Aspirin that is priced at $2.22 in stock at any Walmart to use the yummy $3/1 coupons from the 6/24 SS insert on, but I am sure they will eventually turn up one of these days. At least the coupon doesn’t expire until mid-August, so there’s hope at some point at least. LOL I did up using several great coupons I had accumulated from various promotions but hadn’t used yet, so that was great.

Here’s what I did find:

3 Diet Coke (2 liters) – $0.68, I’ve been trying on & off for a long time to get away from sodas, but they continue to call me back. Hopefully one of these days, I’ll get motivated once again, but for now, not sop much. 😉
Laughing Cow Garden Veggie Spreadable Cream Cheese Wedges – $2.68, Used $2.00/1 coupon (no longer available)
Old Orchard 100% Grape Juice (64 oz.) – $3.18, Used FREE coupon
“Value” Napkins (150 ct.) – $0.97, I had not seen this at their store before, maybe it is part of a new budget type line and I thought the quality was just fine.
Voila Beef Lo Mein Meal – $3.98, Used $3.00/1 coupon (no longer available), And I cooked this up when I got home, it made a very nice lunch (plus leftovers for later) for John & I
Bounty Basic Paper Towels (single roll) – $1.00, Used $1.00/1 coupon (no longer available)
International Delight Iced Coffee (half gallon) – $3.98, Used FREE coupon from previous promotion
Final Cost $4.93

My Food4Less Shopping Trip (Can’t Beat that price for Potato Salad!)

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July 5, 2012 by Fritzie

So, after my Aldi and Walgreens shopping trips, I headed on over to Food4Less to pick up a few last items. And that reminds me, when you’re out & about running errands and shop at more than 1 store, how do you go about keeping your perishable items cool? In the hot summer months, I have a cooler in my car. Earlier this year, I received a perishable food order shipment & it came packed with 2 reusable ice packs and these 2 packs keep my cooler and its contents cool for a long time, I love it! Actually, I like these cold packs even better than the food shipment they originally came with. LOL

So, anyway, on to Food4Less. Even though Food4Less is very close by to me, I don’t shop there very frequently. For me, shopping there has been very much hit or miss. Some trips I’ll find a bunch of bargains and then other times, I won’t find a thing. I’ve noticed that a lot of their products are just not that great a deal & are in fact higher than other stores in some cases. I do like their produce department though, I have found some nice deals there many times in the past including some great markdowns! And what they really seem to excel at are limited one-time deep discounted deals. Some are advertised, most are not. If you’ve shopped at Food4Less too, what did you think? Lots of bargains or not? Do you find it worth the time to stop in regularly to hunt for those unadvertised bargains? I stopped for one of their advertised deals this week (the Reser’s Deli Salad) and here’s what else I picked up:

2 Reser’s Potato Salad (3 lbs. ea.) – $1.88, Used 2 $1.00/1 Reser’s coupons
Seedless Watermelon – $3.96
Radishes – $1.18
Cabbage – $1.08
Lettuce – $1.18
Roma Tomatoes – $0.78
2 Mt. Olive Sliced Pepperorcinis – $0.88 ea., Used 2 $0.75/1 Mt. Olive 6/24 SS insert
Shasta Diet Cola (2 liter) – $0.88
Final Cost $15.31

My Aldi Shopping Trip (Wow, that was easy!)

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July 5, 2012 by Fritzie

So, while I was out & about Tuesday, I ran into Aldi to grab a few things and I have to say again how easy it is to shop there! Don’t get me wrong, I love shopping at other stores too and picking up awesome deals with coupons. You can spend as little or as much time as you want with coupons and still come out on the other end saving money, so for me, it’s truly a blessing to be able to utilize coupons! But, having said that, you cannot beat the convenience & simplicity of shopping at an Aldi. The stores are smaller, parking is a snap, the cashiers are lightning fast. Just remember to bring your own shopping totes and leave the coupons behind since Aldi doesn’t take coupons. As much as I LOVE coupons (and boy, do I love them!), it is nice to have one store where I can leave my big red binder behind, you know what I mean?! Oh and btw, I just wanted to mention that we do not buy that many snacks for ourselves, John always picks up extra snacks for his mom & stepdad. They just don’t get up to Joplin anymore, so they always have certain items that we pick up for them whenever we shop at Aldi. And they are especially seriously addicted to the Puffed Corn, our Aldi doesn’t stock them all the time and when they do carry them we have to pick up at LEAST 4 bags for them so that they’ll last until the next time they’re in stock again. LOL Anyway, onto my shopping trip. 🙂

Skim Milk (gallon) – $2.69
Corn Chips, Big Dipper – $1.19
5 Puffed Corns – $1.29 ea.
Jumbo Franks (16 oz.) – $0.99
Starlite Mints (16 oz.) – $0.99
Chicken Thighs – $0.99 lb., $4.46
Hot Dog Buns (8 ct.) – $0.79
Saltines (16 oz.) – $0.89
Split Top Wheat Bread (20 oz.) – $0.99
2 Purified Water (24 pk. bottles) – $2.29 ea. (one not pictured)
2 Cheese Crackers & Peanut Butter (8 pk.) – $0.99 ea.
Final Cost $27.25

Oh and I will definitely be heading back to Aldi in the next few days, because they have some AWESOME produce deals this week!

My Walgreens Shopping Trip (Ready for Breakfast Now!)

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July 5, 2012 by Fritzie

I haven’t gone to Walgreens in awhile, I just have not been too motivated to get out a whole lot in this unrelenting heat. Tuesday morning, it actually rained very (and I do mean very) briefly and it stayed cloudy and just a little bit cooler, so I took advantage of the break in sweltering hot weather to run a few errands. I’m lucky enough to have a Walgreens pretty close to my house, so I stopped in there while I was out. I was pleasantly surprised to find everything I was looking for, which was great on a Tuesday. I was especially excited about the cheap Hershey’s Simple Pleasures Candy because I was able to put together a very nice goodie gift basket with the candy along with some other great deals I had picked up here and there and it made for a very nice birthday present! One of the many things I love about Walgreens is the fact that they offer Rain Checks which never expire. While this doesn’t help with the Register Reward deals if they’re out of stock, it helps tremendously with the sale items like the Butterball Bacon or eggs (breakfast, anyone?!) 😉 for example. At least that way, it’s never a wasted trip if I don’t find what I’m looking for. I split up my purchases into 2 transactions to minimize my out of pocket expense:

Transaction #1:

2 Mitchum Smart Solid Deodorant – 2/$6.00, Used 2 $1.00/1 coupons, got $4.00 RR
Final Cost $4.31 and got back $4.00 Register Reward

Transaction #2:

Butterball Turkey Bacon (6 oz.) – $0.99, Used $0.55/1 6/24 SS insert
Dozen Eggs – $0.99
2 Hershey’s Simple Pleasures Candy – 2/$6.00, Used 2 $1.00/1 coupons (declare independence & submit to print coupon) & $1.50/1 Walgreens store coupon from the July Monthly Coupon Booklet
3 Diet 7Up (2 liter) – $0.88
Used $4.00 RR from previous transaction
Final Cost $1.12

And be sure and check out the rest of this week’s Walgreens Deals along with coupon matchups, there’s quite a few nice buys this week!

My Walmart Shopping Trip (at the new store in Joplin)

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June 28, 2012 by Fritzie

So, as temperatures cling to the 100 degree or so range here in Joplin, I tried to make my latest Walmart shopping trip & Aldi trip as quickly as possible , so I went to the new rebuilt store in Joplin that was closest to Aldi. I haven’t been to the new one very much, don’t get me wrong, it is so nice and so awesome to have back, but I still prefer the older location that I am used to. I am more familiar with their staff and they seem to be a bit more coupon -friendly at the older location. I also seem to have better luck finding items in stock at my other location, so as much as I love this new one, I plan on sticking to the other one when at all possible. Anyway, I went in the morning earlier this week and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I pulled into the parking lot, it actually was not full, WOW! I can’t remember the last time I went to Walmart when the parking lot was not completely full. Anyway, onto my deals:

2 Ball Park Hot Dogs (16 oz.) – $1.68, Price Matched for $1.49, Used $1.00/2 coupon
Hellmann’s Mayo with Olive Oil (30 oz.) – $3.98, Price Matched $3.00 & Used $1.00/1 Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil, any coupon from All You Magazine, June issue
Lettuce – $1.14
2 Red Delicious Apples – $0.77
4 Roma Tomatoes – $0.73
Jennie-O Frozen Turkey Burgers (48 oz.) – $6.98, Used $2.00/1 printable coupon (no longer available)
Farm Harvest All Natural Pork Chops, Marked down to $3.47 and it also had a $1.00/1 peelie coupon on the product
Wright Bacon (24 oz.) – $5.98, Used Free home mailer coupon
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies (24 oz.) – $1.48
2 Sunbelt Bakery Granola Bars (8 pk.) – $2.00 ea., Used $1.00/2 coupon on Facebook
2 Diet Cola (2 liter) – $0.68 ea.
2 Diet Sierra Mist (2 liter) – $1.00, Used 2 $1.00/1 coupons (spin to win, once you win you can print the coupon, I Finally won the other day lol)
Bush Beans Grillin’ Beans – $1.75 ea., Used 2 $1.50/1 coupons (no longer available) (There’s actually a $1.00/2 coupon on Facebook right now, available for a limited time)
Ocean Spray Craisins (6 pk.) – $1.98, Used Free coupon from previous Facebook promotion, cashier took off the full value of the coupon $3.25
Marzetti Blue Cheese (24 oz.) – $4.98, Used Free coupon from in-store handout
GV Mouthwash (1.5 liter) – $2.98
Final Cost $20.87

My Aldi Shopping Trip (Love the markdowns!)

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June 18, 2012 by Fritzie

I just haven’t had the time lately to do a lot of shopping, so I haven’t been out to the stores much. But I did run to Aldi on Saturday morning and picked up a few things. I was already stocked up on produce, so I didn’t pick up any on this trip. I love that Aldi occasionally marks down their items including produce and meats, I was able to pick up a nice markdown item on this trip. I noticed they had several products in the frozen food section that were also marked down, nice!