Friday 3/23/12

Hi all, I know you thought you were rid of me, or that I'd fallen off the face of the earth...not so. I've worked all week in my garden. I HAD to go out today to get some provisions, we were getting pretty low. Stuff like...no milk, no eggs, I figured I'd better go before I get replaced by a newer model...ha ha.

Went to Target with my books just to see what I could shake out. The only real bargain I found was Olay Bath Soaps, I love Olay bath soap! They had the 2 packs for $2.59, remember the coupons I ordered from the clipping service? I had gotten 20 of the $2 off Olay bar soap or body wash. I bought 7 packages, 14 bars in all, for .59 per package, that's less than .30 per bar, not bad for Olay. I didn't want to clean them out all together, so I only took 7 packages. I will probably go back and get more later.

Publix...I ran into a couponer in Publix who showed me the Jones Link & Patty Sausages were $2.99 per package, some of them had a peely on them for $2 off 2 packages. We were pretty tickled over that. Not all the packages had the peeley,you have to look. Anyway, I didn't want to clean those out either, so I bought 3 links and 3 patties and paid $3.98 for 2 or $1.99 each, they are normally priced at $3.99 per package. I had coupons for my Eggland's best cage free eggs. Land O Lakes stick butter was 2 for $5, I had coupons for for $1 off 2, or $2 each. Post Honey Bunches of Oats were bogo, had coupons for $1 off 1, so those were .95 each. Betty Crocker boxed potatoes were bogo, I had coupons for .50 off 2, those ended up at .66 each. Got some for church food pantry. If you use green peppers (I chop them up and freeze them in sandwich bags, then just take out what I need for a recipe), they were $1.49 per pound, bought 5 for $4.01, which is way cheaper than normal. Every once in a while, I get a craving for stuffed peppers the way my mom always made them. Zatarains Rice Mixes were 10 for $10, I had coupons for .50 off 2, which made them .75 each, got some for church. Bought 1 box of Kellogs Raisin bran crunch, store coupon for $2 off 1. By buying the 3 cereals, I qualified for my free gallon of milk, organic gal of milk is $5.79, got that for FREE! The Red Hat steak burgers were down to $6.99 per box, box of 6, they are normally $8.99 and they are every bit as good as Bubba's! Arnold potato bread was bogo, or $1.49 each. Avacados were .99 each. Navel Oranges were .89 per pound, they're from California, but oh well. Organic celery was $1.99 per clump. Bought a few other items, some organic hamburger and cube steaks, some cheese.....remember, I don't think I grocery shopped last week, or did I? Anyway I spent $183.80 for $264.32 in groceries. I think my husband will be proud of how I did today and happy to once again have milk in the house! ha!

Have a great weekend, let me know if you find some goodies too! God Bless.....Rg