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Teaandtoday5 Feb 25th 2017 12:15 pm

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12190291)
Or get HID's mum to do it. ;)

I would rather shop as if everyday was Christmas Eve :ohmy:

not2old Mar 1st 2017 4:27 am

Re: Groceries
 
I believe that I may have gotten a good deal today

At one of my favourite stores in Ajax, was an 'in store special' on the 'Kraft special reserve cheese' 250g block (one year old sharp & creamy) for $1.99 each. I purchased 5 blocks.

Will likely go back tomorrow on the way to FIL to get more

Cracker Barrel Cheese - Special Réserve - Kraft Canada

At Walmart on the mark down produce cart was a bag of 6 large peppers - 3 Red + 3 yellow, total lot $1. No blemishes, damage or soft ones

7 lbs potato $1, all good, no bad or soft ones


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BristolUK Mar 1st 2017 6:02 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by not2old (Post 12194223)
I believe that I may have gotten a good deal today....

That you did. :nod:

That cheese is great (despite what the snobs say about plastic) and it's normally $5.99 I think. I'm very happy to see it $4.49 but every now and then it's something daft like $3.88.

I was practically squealing with excitement when I saw it for that and bought 7 blocks. The last 7 there.

At $1.99 I'd likely faint.

not2old Mar 1st 2017 6:05 am

Re: Groceries
 
Bristol @ post#1188

Thanks

sorted, I shall go back tomorrow & get some more

bats Mar 1st 2017 11:05 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12194306)
That you did. :nod:

That cheese is great (despite what the snobs say about plastic) and it's normally $5.99 I think. I'm very happy to see it $4.49 but every now and then it's something daft like $3.88.

I was practically squealing with excitement when I saw it for that and bought 7 blocks. The last 7 there.

At $1.99 I'd likely faint.

V
Is a very unplasticky mass cheese offering. Where do I find this 1.99 offering

BristolUK Mar 1st 2017 11:17 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by bats (Post 12194510)
Where do I find this 1.99 offering

Send N2O to get some for you.

not2old Mar 1st 2017 11:32 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12194520)
Send N2O to get some for you.

Bats can get her own. When I left the store this morning I counted 36 bars/blocks of that $1.99 cheese still on the shelf at Sals on Harwood Rd in Ajax.

Bats has a PM from me of my top supersaver stores in Pickering & Ajax

There are four/five , all have flyers that can be found on the http://flyers.smartcanucks.ca website

Sals on Harwood Road in Ajax

Ajax market (next to McDonalds) on Bayly, west of Harwood Rd in Ajax

Blue sky on Pickering Parkway in Pickering

No Frills (across the street from the Ajax market on Bayly) where I do all my price matching, as does Blue Sky

Walmart across the street from Blue Sky is where they have a really good produce markdown shelf

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caretaker Mar 1st 2017 11:54 am

Re: Groceries
 
:( None of that cheese at my No Frills. I did get a pork loin for $1.77/lb though! :p Makes 3 little roasts.

not2old Mar 3rd 2017 5:04 am

Re: Groceries
 
went back to the Ajax store to get 5 more blocks of that Kraft special cheese - so now have 10 blocks in the second fridge

The other in store special was 3 x Dr Oetker 450g frozen pizza for $5... bought the $5 special. Each pizza cost $1.66

Bob's bacon $0.99/375g pack, bought 5 of those. There was at least 100 packs in the store freezer. Sorted through to get the leanest

Expensive week for groceries, but spread across several weeks will work out to be a real cost effective spend

R I C H Mar 3rd 2017 5:08 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by not2old (Post 12196153)
went back to the Ajax store to get 5 more blocks of that Kraft special cheese - so now have 10 blocks in the second fridge

Freeze it, it'll keep for 6 months.

not2old Mar 3rd 2017 5:09 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by R I C H (Post 12196155)
Freeze it, it'll keep for 6 months.

Thanks for the tip :thumbsup:

BristolUK Mar 3rd 2017 6:12 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by not2old (Post 12196153)
The other in store special was 3 x Dr Oetker 450g frozen pizza for $5... bought the $5 special. Each pizza cost $1.66

Fantastic. $2.99 is fairly common around these parts but never less than that and mostly just a weekend thing.

Bob's bacon $0.99/375g pack, bought 5 of those. There was at least 100 packs in the store freezer. Sorted through to get the leanest
Not sure of the make but something along those lines appears occasionally. They are usually very fatty but if you can cope with the wastage and the difficulty in prising the pieces apart they are better value than Maple Leaf's full price.
Fortunately ML's price is often reduced to around the $3 to $3.50 and for the ease of prising apart and guarantee of two-thirds meat I think that's worth it.

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Walmart this week has chicken legs 'back on':lol: for $1.47lb and Boneless Pork Loin for $1.77lb. I bought a $12 log which has been cut into 5 for roasting. That's $2.40 to feed four each time - albeit not large servings. But then it's not supposed to be :nod: and we'll have extra veggies.

not2old Mar 3rd 2017 7:26 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12196183)

Walmart this week has chicken legs 'back on':lol: for $1.47lb and Boneless Pork Loin for $1.77lb. I bought a $12 log which has been cut into 5 for roasting. That's $2.40 to feed four each time - albeit not large servings. But then it's not supposed to be :nod: and we'll have extra veggies.

:thumbsup:

caretaker Mar 3rd 2017 7:30 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12196183)
Walmart this week has chicken legs 'back on':lol: for $1.47lb and Boneless Pork Loin for $1.77lb. I bought a $12 log which has been cut into 5 for roasting. That's $2.40 to feed four each time - albeit not large servings. But then it's not supposed to be :nod: and we'll have extra veggies.

I make 3 out of that, I like cold pork sandwiches.

BristolUK Mar 3rd 2017 8:04 am

Re: Groceries
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12196253)
I make 3 out of that, I like cold pork sandwiches.

I must confess that after I'd cut it into five, I decided to Ziploc two together for that very reason. :nod:


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