Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Shopping trip, 9/21


So here is my Safeway stop today. I also ran in to Wags for the milk, and then on my way home stopped at Haggar's again for the chicken. My total cost was 16.25 at Safeway, and I got another Catalina for $5 off my next purchase, thanks to the garbage bag deal I described in the video here. At Walgreens I spent $3.25 on the milk, and then at Haggar's I spent about $6 on the chicken (I realized how low I'm getting on chicken, so I picked up the drumsticks that are on sale through today only at .99/lb). So my week's worth of groceries was around $40, which is about right for us. I could probably have a tighter budget, but I like to have plenty of produce and milk around, and those things don't come free!


One thing people mention is that they don't want to make a lot of trips to various stores just to save a few bucks, and I completely agree. Usually, I have a 1 store limit, especially if I have baby cuteness with me. Today I was lucky enough to shop while he was at Grandma's, so I took advantage and made a few stops. But if I do have him, I just consolidate grocery stops in with other outings; when we go to story time on Thursday, I stop at FTC if they have anything, or maybe Target. After work on Wednesday, I might go into Wags since I drive past there. My point is, spending an entire day shopping is not my idea of fun, so I split it up to make it much easier. The other part of this is that I am a big planner. Seriously, I plan my entire shopping week at home with the ads, write out my lists in order of how the store is laid out, and consider whether I am going to additional stores and when to do so. I cannot tell you how much time this saves me in the store, it is sooooo worth it!

4 comments:

  1. Trying to figure out why we aren't best friends....I think you're my soul sister, we think so much alike! I'm a HUGE planner as well and I just bought 30 more notebooks because I make so many lists. My hubby wouldn't even stand in line next to me at Target because he thought I was crazy.

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  2. Holy crap......we spend at least $100 a week on groceries. Of course, we do have 4 kids.....and just wait till you see how much teenagers eat!!

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  3. Merissa, isn't it crazy that we just stumbled upon each other in the huge world of the internet? And we're practically neighbors! Bizarre.

    Jody, I think that's pretty darn good for a family of 6, I bet you're doing better than most people! Has it changed since you became coupon obsessed?

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  4. Megan it is crazy! I like knowing someone local though that shops the way I do! And jody I think that's pretty good for having 4 kids. Our food budget is $100 a month but thats just for the 2 of us.

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