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I can't say I've ever seen anything on the shelves where the date has already gone.
"cook today or freeze" is as close as it gets. Of course, with so many food recalls happening, it's probably safer to eat food with these reductions than other foods because they haven't been recalled, whereas you might have eaten other stuff before a recall happened :rofl: |
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I spent quite a bit, but most was on booze. There were Quality Street tins 725g on a rack at the back of the Independent for $8.95 I think, said $11+ off so I bought one. I will get pimples if I don't take them to the office and leave them there. Lettuce (88c), 4x beans and 2x canned tomatoes at No Frills..
Family pack Mild Italian (I was reminded of my old girlfriend Rosanna) sausages and cilantro and big Becel margarine at Wholesale Club, eggs and bread and a couple of cans of unhealthy meatballs and gravy at Giant Tiger. It was all at a good price but then I went to the liquor store and a 40 of Bombay and a 40 of Lemon Hart and a 26 of Screech and a 26 of Wyborowa potato vodka was $139 and change. |
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Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 11887920)
Family pack Mild Italian (I was reminded of my old girlfriend Rosanna) sausages
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11887974)
Because she was Italian or she liked a sausage? :sneaky::ohmy::rofl:
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Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 11887981)
Because she was so nice, a Mild Italian, a blonde from the north of Italy.
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Not exactly groceries, but had to be in Bellingham today so popped by Wal-Mart as I needed a light bulb and found these for 17 cents US, kid you not, 17 freaking cents and they work, seems they were clearing out this brand for more name brand.
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 11896771)
Not exactly groceries, but had to be in Bellingham today so popped by Wal-Mart as I needed a light bulb and found these for 17 cents US
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Freshco is selling a new brand of block cheese which is quite reasonable and even borderline edible without melting.
Things are looking up people. It's the Trudeau effect. |
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Yep. I thought the 82 cents a friend paid was a good deal but 17 cents is even better.. He went to a store about 20 mins south.
And they produce a lot nice light vs the leds I bought at Home Depot 2 years ago. Amazing the deals to be found south of the border.
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11897010)
That was a bright spot in your day :)
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 11896771)
Not exactly groceries, but had to be in Bellingham today so popped by Wal-Mart as I needed a light bulb and found these for 17 cents US, kid you not, 17 freaking cents and they work, seems they were clearing out this brand for more name brand.
What was the round trip distance - was it approx 100km (60 miles)? Then again, I suppose you filled your car up with the cheaper gas? All in - all done, what was the net savings doing all of what you did in purchases over the local Canada location spending? . |
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Originally Posted by not2old
(Post 11897601)
great deal if you bought other items at a low price, did you include in the FX , time & cost of gas?
What was the round trip distance - was it approx 100km (60 miles)? Then again, I suppose you filled your car up with the cheaper gas? All in - all done, what was the net savings doing all of what you did in purchases over the local Canada location spending? . Edit: The A&W flyer came today and there's a bacon cheddar Uncle Burger for $3.99, that's the only really good one they make (it's sirloin and compared to this the others are rodeo bulls), and the price is right, jump on it. Have it while you are grocery shopping if you're anal about being on topic. |
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Seems since Sobey's bought Safeway they have brought in low prices, Safeway used to be a total rip off place to shop
Are they keeping the safe way name then? I really can't get my head round why the supermarkets don't re- brand as they buy. You have to look at the name on the own-brand products to work out where you are. Crazy. |
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Correct. Was already in Belligham for another matter so it was just a side trip on the way home.
Only other thing I bought which after the fx was the same price as in Canada but havent been able to find locally. Its a nitrate test kit for my aquarium. That 17 cents is about 22 cents CAD so even if one had gone just for the bulbs, in our car would still come ahead since we used so little gas. Gas round trip is about the cost of 1 LED bulb locally.
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 11897643)
17 cents US for a light bulb is a great deal, since, (as he said), he had to be in Bellingham anyway it doesn't matter if he bought anything else at all.
Edit: The A&W flyer came today and there's a bacon cheddar Uncle Burger for $3.99, that's the only really good one they make (it's sirloin and compared to this the others are rodeo bulls), and the price is right, jump on it. Have it while you are grocery shopping if you're anal about being on topic. |
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For now it seems they are. The names have value in their own right in the regions they exist. Whu bring in a new name and spend money rebranding and advtertising to customers the new brand when the existing is well known?
I was pleasently surprised how much prices have fallen in Safeway. They are one the cheapest now.
Originally Posted by Pizzawheel
(Post 11897707)
Seems since Sobey's bought Safeway they have brought in low prices, Safeway used to be a total rip off place to shop
Are they keeping the safe way name then? I really can't get my head round why the supermarkets don't re- brand as they buy. You have to look at the name on the own-brand products to work out where you are. Crazy. |
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Originally Posted by Pizzawheel
(Post 11897707)
Seems since Sobey's bought Safeway they have brought in low prices, Safeway used to be a total rip off place to shop
Are they keeping the safe way name then? I really can't get my head round why the supermarkets don't re- brand as they buy. You have to look at the name on the own-brand products to work out where you are. Crazy. Re: pricing that Safeway had a history of charging what the market would bear, prices dropped when a Superstore was opened 10 blocks away then rose when it closed. I haven't been checking fliers but if prices are down they're after some of Loblaws' business. |
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Earl's have new Korean style chicken wings which are very nice and go well with Stella.
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Litre of half and half, dozen eggs, half price Shanghai bok choy, $7. What a country!
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Just changing to a new wallet as the coin pouch is broken and coins keep falling out through the notes section. :(
Anyway, I came across the receipt for my last visit to Sobeys. Not a big shop as I was actually buying wine in the liquor store next door and I took advantage of Sobeys pepsi sale on 2l bottles for 99c. As well as pepsi I came away with Corn starch, Orange Juice, frozen peas, frozen corn, frozen yogurt, superfries, Blueberries, Chicken thighs, Chicken drumsticks and tortilla wraps. My receipt shows $63.73 plus $2.32 HST and a saving of $64.30. 50%. Every item was reduced, nothing was a sticker for being near its best before date. But the "was" price for pepsi is not realistic as somewhere nearly always has it for $1.50 or under and if I adjust it for my usual price, the saving on the bill would be 40%. For those feeling the quantity of pepsi distorts the picture, if I remove it altogether, the overall savings were 42%. Apparently I was served by Marina. I wonder if Troy Tempest knows she moonlights. |
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They really over-charge for tortillas, I must start making them again.
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Most stores do in Canada and it can be hard to find authentic ones.
I just picked some up in WA state 50 for like 3 bucks....lol
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 11900202)
They really over-charge for tortillas, I must start making them again.
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 11900307)
Most stores do in Canada and it can be hard to find authentic ones.
I just picked some up in WA state 50 for like 3 bucks....lol |
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The 2 grocery stores in Oliver have good ones for the Mexican fruit pickers.
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Jamaican Curry powder was recommended by N2O, I think, but none of the Walmarts here stock it.
I knew I could get it on line from them but free shipping is now only on a spend of $50. I added a few things, including bog paper, the excellent flyer price applied on line too and before I knew it I was up to $40 and the shipping was 'only' $6. But spending $10 to get the free shipping was only going to cost $4 so I made it. My order included three jars of the curry powder. They are enormous. :eek: All delivered by Canada post and a day early too. In fact that was the second parcel this week that Canada Post delivered efficiently and ahead of schedule. Oops...it was actually THREE packages early. Yay for Canada Post. The rest of you must be doing something wrong. :lol: |
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Canada Post seems to really depend on sort facilities, some seem more efficient vs others...lol
Richmond, BC sort facility is known to have issues.
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11922471)
Jamaican Curry powder was recommended by N2O, I think, but none of the Walmarts here stock it.
I knew I could get it on line from them but free shipping is now only on a spend of $50. I added a few things, including bog paper, the excellent flyer price applied on line too and before I knew it I was up to $40 and the shipping was 'only' $6. But spending $10 to get the free shipping was only going to cost $4 so I made it. My order included three jars of the curry powder. They are enormous. :eek: All delivered by Canada post and a day early too. In fact that was the second parcel this week that Canada Post delivered efficiently and ahead of schedule. Oops...it was actually THREE packages early. Yay for Canada Post. The rest of you must be doing something wrong. :lol: |
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Originally Posted by leith
(Post 11877426)
This month, I decided to be an absolute tightwad on grocery shopping. For two of us (adults) eating three good meals a day, I spent $175 and I still have lots of food left to start next month's spree of stinginess. I don't bother checking flyers because most of the things on sale aren't stuff we'd eat anyway but here are a few of the rules that have propelled me into the higher realms of Scroogedom.
1. I buy foodstuffs with the least packaging by shopping at The Bulk Barn or the bulk bins at Superstore. 2. I invested a few years ago in a set of Kuraidori Vacuum Canisters from Home Hardware. Tomatoes, celery, lettuce, any other kind of greens keep far longer in these so there's no waste if there are only two of you and you've bought the biggest items sold as $x "each". 3. I don't buy any ice cream, soft drinks, cakes, cookies, pies or other obviously sweet stuff. Fruit juice only when on sale. Yoghurt for dessert - always some kind on sale but I don't buy any with sucralose or any other artificial sweetener. 4. Lots of stand-by dry goods in the pantry such as pasta and rice, dried split peas and my favorites - oatmeal for porridge and veggie burgers, and lentils which are a great source of protein, cook fast, and can be used for a lot of different soups and a very tasty kind of "meatloaf". 5. I buy huge bags of apples that don't fall within the store's parameters of acceptable appearance. Not overripe, bruised, or diseased, just the wrong size or shape. 6. The cost of other big bargain bags of things such as onions or potatoes I sometimes split with a neighbour or neighbours. 7. I check the unit cost on everything. It's usually on the price tag but if not, just do the math otherwise you can't compare packages of different sizes. 8. We have fresh free range eggs at breakfast every day but if perchance I do buy any eggs at a grocery store, I weight them on the produce scales and figure out the best deal. (To get the most for my money, I do this also with anything else sold as $x each,) 9. When buying spices and other small, light weight bulk items, I just tie up the top of the bag. The plastic tags can add about 10% to the weight of things that are quite expensive to start with. 10. I never go shopping when I'm hungry and I make sure I have something ready in the fridge that I can warm up fast when we get home. We do eat a lot and and often have fish or chicken but they're not the centrepiece of most meals. OK, so I'm a grocery store owner's worst nightmare but you can at least be one of his bad dreams. What are your strategies for the ultimate dime-squeezing? Do tell. |
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Originally Posted by leith
(Post 11877426)
This month, I decided to be an absolute tightwad on grocery shopping. For two of us (adults) eating three good meals a day, I spent $175 and I still have lots of food left to start next month's spree of stinginess. I don't bother checking flyers because most of the things on sale aren't stuff we'd eat anyway but here are a few of the rules that have propelled me into the higher realms of Scroogedom.
1. I buy foodstuffs with the least packaging by shopping at The Bulk Barn or the bulk bins at Superstore. 2. I invested a few years ago in a set of Kuraidori Vacuum Canisters from Home Hardware. Tomatoes, celery, lettuce, any other kind of greens keep far longer in these so there's no waste if there are only two of you and you've bought the biggest items sold as $x "each". 3. I don't buy any ice cream, soft drinks, cakes, cookies, pies or other obviously sweet stuff. Fruit juice only when on sale. Yoghurt for dessert - always some kind on sale but I don't buy any with sucralose or any other artificial sweetener. 4. Lots of stand-by dry goods in the pantry such as pasta and rice, dried split peas and my favorites - oatmeal for porridge and veggie burgers, and lentils which are a great source of protein, cook fast, and can be used for a lot of different soups and a very tasty kind of "meatloaf". 5. I buy huge bags of apples that don't fall within the store's parameters of acceptable appearance. Not overripe, bruised, or diseased, just the wrong size or shape. 6. The cost of other big bargain bags of things such as onions or potatoes I sometimes split with a neighbour or neighbours. 7. I check the unit cost on everything. It's usually on the price tag but if not, just do the math otherwise you can't compare packages of different sizes. 8. We have fresh free range eggs at breakfast every day but if perchance I do buy any eggs at a grocery store, I weight them on the produce scales and figure out the best deal. (To get the most for my money, I do this also with anything else sold as $x each,) 9. When buying spices and other small, light weight bulk items, I just tie up the top of the bag. The plastic tags can add about 10% to the weight of things that are quite expensive to start with. 10. I never go shopping when I'm hungry and I make sure I have something ready in the fridge that I can warm up fast when we get home. We do eat a lot and and often have fish or chicken but they're not the centrepiece of most meals. OK, so I'm a grocery store owner's worst nightmare but you can at least be one of his bad dreams. What are your strategies for the ultimate dime-squeezing? Do tell. |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Mr.CBB
(Post 11923155)
it's the most expensive bill apart from a mortgage/rent for most people.
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Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 11923164)
No car?
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I went to the local shop today and bought a small pot of Cajun spice.
On the same rack was a pot of BTC Steak Spice. What is BTC? If the B is for the company name (Barbour) then what is TC Steak Spice? |
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Well to be fair if one doesnt live in a large metro area, a car can very well be an essential if they work. Transit isnt always an option nor is walking or cycling to work.
Also if one has health issues and need to travel often for doctors a car can again be an essential. We cant afford rent in Vancouver, but wife has frequent appointments to doctors in Vancouver as will I. Only viable way to get to Vancouver is by vehicle. The doctors seen in Vancouver are due to not being available locally.
Originally Posted by Mr.CBB
(Post 11924582)
A mortgage/rent and food are budget necessities which is why I left out the vehicle but yes a vehicle is another large expense in the budget for those who have payments as well as maintenance costs.
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$34 in meat for the next week.
8 pork chops 2 packages of sandwich meat 500g of ground beef Pork cubes for stir fry 2 packages of sliced cheese 1 package of pork necks for the dog. 1.85 for 900g. Another $25 at Wal Mart on Frozen corn package 2 ears of fresh corn Some bannanas Package of rolls for sandwiches Frozen broccoli 2 tomatoes Had oatmeal package left from last time, which is what we eat for breakfast. Dont really eat lunch, a couple bananas usually or a sandwich. About a week worth. Next week ill have to get creative with whatever we have. Next shop not until 20 May. |
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loading up this week on boneless 'Pork loin' at Food Basics @ $1.44/lb (cut up into chops), as well as Chicken legs with backs @ $0.88/lb at the local ethnic store.
Total spend in the range of $20, will last at least 10 meals for two people, with the odd FIL meal added in |
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I don't like the "new" Sobeys (ex Safeway) ............ much of the own brand by Sobeys is not as good as Safeway's own brand used to be. Plus, many items have disappeared from the shelves, and the manager of the store has trouble ordering them in if they are not "own brand".
It's as if we are now supposed to be "one size fits all". Safeway here used to vary its store by the neighbourhood it served ............ so there was one where you could always had a wide range of Jewish food, and another where the selection of Asian foods was fantastic. Now we have smaller speciality areas within each store. Our local store used to have a good selection of fine deli meats and some super goods because it is the closest store to one of the wealthiest areas ...... not the neighbourhood we live in, I hasten to add! We're seriously considering trying to find another grocery store . even though we would much prefer to stay local. Oh yes, and our weekly grocery bill has gone up, not down since Sobeys took over, so we have cut back on what we buy |
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Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 11957290)
I don't like the "new" Sobeys (ex Safeway) ............ much of the own brand by Sobeys is not as good as Safeway's own brand used to be. Plus, many items have disappeared from the shelves, and the manager of the store has trouble ordering them in if they are not "own brand".
It's as if we are now supposed to be "one size fits all". Safeway here used to vary its store by the neighbourhood it served ............ so there was one where you could always had a wide range of Jewish food, and another where the selection of Asian foods was fantastic. Now we have smaller speciality areas within each store. Our local store used to have a good selection of fine deli meats and some super goods because it is the closest store to one of the wealthiest areas ...... not the neighbourhood we live in, I hasten to add! We're seriously considering trying to find another grocery store . even though we would much prefer to stay local. Oh yes, and our weekly grocery bill has gone up, not down since Sobeys took over, so we have cut back on what we buy |
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Other options??
None in the local neighbourhood ...... strange to say in a big city! Most are 10-15 minutes drive away, and either very difficult or impossible for me to get to as I am one of those strange people who cannot drive. Some require 2 buses there and back. Choices ..... very expensive Loblaws has recently opened several miles away, selling President's Choice IGA Real Canadian Superstore ............ in the major East Asian neighbourhood, so stocked principally with East Asian foods. Safeway was the principal major grocery store, with several around town. |
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Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 11957316)
Other options??
None in the local neighbourhood ...... strange to say in a big city! Most are 10-15 minutes drive away, and either very difficult or impossible for me to get to as I am one of those strange people who cannot drive. Some require 2 buses there and back. Choices ..... very expensive Loblaws has recently opened several miles away, selling President's Choice IGA Real Canadian Superstore ............ in the major East Asian neighbourhood, so stocked principally with East Asian foods. Safeway was the principal major grocery store, with several around town. I do like Superstore but it is so damn big and clearly no good for you if you can't get what you want. |
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oh, I don't mind using transit. I always carry a book with me, so I can read.
But it does get difficult if you have to carry several bags of groceries. |
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Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 11957344)
oh, I don't mind using transit. I always carry a book with me, so I can read.
But it does get difficult if you have to carry several bags of groceries. Kudos to you for getting the bus or similar! :) |
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When living in London I used to do groceries every day ro every other day just because I had to haul it back myself. Every 2-3 weeks I'd splurge out and do a Sainsburys delivery, when I needed to stock up on stuff. (Yeah I know Grocery Gateway delivers, I just never really think of them, I think with the car now I do big enough shops that delivery never seems worth it anymore!)
So a week or so ago I had someone coming to the door saying they were with whatever company it was (the name escapes me) who carry local, organic, "happy" meat and would we like a free sample to try. So I said sure. She said great, someone would be around tomorrow with a sample. The next day they called me to make sure I was home, then said someone would be by. The chap came, seemed nice enough. Started talking about how their plans work, different packages worth of meat, a selection of different cuts and such, then he asked if my husband was home as it's easier to talk to both of us. Um, what? No, he's at work... "Oh, we usually prefer to speak to both couples at once." "Why??" "Well, we only have flexibility on price on the first visit." Okay, this pisses me off. We went through this last year with DirectBuy as well and is an immediate red flag. I said that my husband wasn't home, I wouldn't be making any decisions then, and even if he was we wouldn't be committing on the spot, we like to do some research and compare with grocery bills etc to see if it's worth it. Blah blah blah. I asked him if he had some kind of pricing sheet I could look at to compare, and he said you can't really work out the various prices of individual meats because you buy a year's worth at once and it's a mix of different things. Yeah, okay. So I shut that down. A week later someone else came by offering a similar type of thing, but they just sell meat by the box, so you can buy a box of salmon or a box of beef or whatever. He also explained that prices fluctuate as market prices fluctuate, which is fair enough, especially for fish. Fine. So I asked him to give me a few indicative prices. I nearly crapped myself, lol. A box of salmon, 2.2kg pre-cut and packaged into about 12-13 portions, was going to cost $125. SERIOUSLY?! I buy fresh salmon from Costco for $22/kg, and he's charging more than double that?! Is it freaking golden salmon?! The box of Halibut was $150 for a 2.6kg box of 15 portions. Absolute madness. The guy was nice, but that was just completely bonkers. |
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Originally Posted by SchnookoLoly
(Post 11957694)
A week later someone else came by offering a similar type of thing, but they just sell meat by the box, so you can buy a box of salmon or a box of beef or whatever. He also explained that prices fluctuate as market prices fluctuate, which is fair enough, especially for fish. Fine. So I asked him to give me a few indicative prices. I nearly crapped myself, lol. A box of salmon, 2.2kg pre-cut and packaged into about 12-13 portions, was going to cost $125. SERIOUSLY?! I buy fresh salmon from Costco for $22/kg, and he's charging more than double that?! Is it freaking golden salmon?! The box of Halibut was $150 for a 2.6kg box of 15 portions. Absolute madness. The guy was nice, but that was just completely bonkers. now there's a business... pre sell door to door, then go buy it at costco, do the quick flip - what a nice profit eh! :nod::nod: |
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