mrtnzangel8 1 year, 2 months ago said: Savings @ the grocery store... We went to grocery shop last nite after the girls' Fun Night @ school....
going through the produce aisle, the dad picked up a 1 lb. bag of baby carrots. I was over looking at the 2 lb. bag of whole carrots, the difference in price was over a dollar more for the baby carrots! I told him, you are not getting those baby carrots just to save me a step, and you do realize the baby carrots are just shaved down whole ones....so by all means...get the 2 lb. bag!
And then, I saw the dinky little head of lettuce he had put in the cart. Keep in mind the lettuce is not charged by the pound, he said, I just grabbed one. (eyeroll here) So I went back to the lettuce and there was one almost twice the size at the same price!
what was he thinking?!?
so, new rule, he can be in charge of the meat....I am in charge of the veggies....LOL
mystic_river1 1 year, 2 months ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... the celery is the same way. celery hearts are a fortune but the whole celery is much cheaper and you can use the top leafy parts in soup
the mixed lettuce in the bags is so much more expensive..well they have to bag it so we pay..I just don't buy anymore. I used to once in a while buy the mixed baby greens as a treat for me. Treating is a thing of the past.
Then we have to be careful of the 2/5.00 sales. When 1 costs 2.25!
called the butcher in the Harps store and asked if he had any marrow bones and how much? he said yes and 1.79 a lb. (which is really way out of line). when I went the next day after work his asst was there and I told him I wanted 2 packs. I almost fainted when one , with 4 bones was 6.49. he had marked them at 2.89lb. I finally got them at the quoted price.
Also asked what time he reduces prices on meat that is to expire that day and he said 5 o'clock and that is good to know.
like that new rule ang..thanks for the story
wynnebaer 1 year, 2 months ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... I never cared for the taste of those baby carrots....Just don't taste the same as a regular carrot to me..... I always look for bargains in the grocery store.......The mark down rack for veggies is great.....I got a great recipe here for duxelles from Kukla and she told me that using mushrooms on the old side was better for it...She was right....
A lot of stores here are doing 10 for 10 but did you know that you don't have to buy 10 to still get the deal....And be careful, it's not always a deal.
I got a slice of watermelon for 6 cents this week....Marked wrong and spoke up about getting it for the price it was marked.....I know, but hey, if they cant' do their jobs correctly, why shouldn't I benefit from it.....I spent 170. in their store....My husband says they hate to see me coming and I think he's right........:)
mrtnzangel8 1 year, 2 months ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... I will say I scored a 'find' in the meat dept. also. We were checking the prices of the ground turkey and chicken, which I have never used before. For ground chicken it was 2.89 a lb and for the ground breast was 3.49. I don't know if that is a good price or not......anyway, looked right above that and saw 2, 1 lb. chubs of ground Italian sausage marked down from 2.99 to .99!
Grabbed them both and am now thinking what I can do with them. I know I can put it in spag. and such. But what about mixing it with ground beef for meat loaf? Any other ideas? I have never cooked with this stuff either...... :)
divaliscious 1 year, 2 months ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... speaking of meat - my butcher sometimes mismarks items, and instead of correcting it, he will simply put it out for someone to take advantage of.... I recently was able to get two packages of sweet and hot sausages (18 sausages in each package) for $1.99 each package, I was astounded and quickly threw them into my cart - once home, repackaged into smaller usable groupings....I am not too proud at all to pick up a package of meat that needs to be sold that day - I just make sure it looks and smells good, and off it goes right into the freezer if I wont be using it that day.
I always look at the weekly sales online, and keep my grocery list up to date and will shop at the store that provides me what I need on sale -
the one extra good thing is that I have been doing a lot more from scratch these days then every before - and though it might add some time, I do like the food even better.
lanacountry 1 year, 2 months ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... Folks.. I work at WALMART..ughhh..:() (when I am ABLE to work).
and they are FAMOUS for say..'Thomas meats' wants different packaging out..WM will (REGULARLY) mark say their $3.50-$5.50 items down from $5.50++ to .50-$1.00 each JUST because new packaging is in.. I often put them in my freezer when I am able to get some for us..(emplyees get last pick:))!!
mrtnzangel8 1 year, 2 months ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... Employees get last pick? I would have to enlist the help of a friend or family member to come in and scoop up those deals if I was an employee......you betcha!
lanacountry 1 year, 2 months ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... I KNOW, Occasionally hubby will get a little call. :().LOL, He adores bargains. Our families not close by though.. When I CAN I even get things for other employees that are having a tough time.. One day I picked up 24 (TWENTY-FOUR) packages of frozen chicken breast for 50 cents a package and about 10 HUGE packages of the healthy veggies (like 5 POUNDS each!) for 50 cent each.. Don't happen often for me to leave my section though..Most of the time we don't even know..:(
ANOTHER case where the packing companies are changing packaging! :)
lanacountry 1 year, 2 months ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... Folks.. I just wanted to bump this a little to see if anyone made any great and or amazing buys lately!! :)
angelinaw 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... While not an amazing buy, I am feeling the pain of trying to find good vegetable and fruit deals at the store. I have stopped buying bagged salad mixes and have started to buy 1 head of romaine and 1 head of red leaf lettuce, chopping them up myself, placing them in a baggie, and voila! I have my own salad mix for a fraction of the cost! I find fruit out here to be very expensive and try to buy only seasonal fruit. Aldi and the local farmer's market (I still have to be careful of high priced fruit) is usually where I buy my fruit. I have pretty much given up on coupons because usually they are only on items I don't buy.
laurieg 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... I always check out the mark down rack for veggies when I go in to the grocery store. If your using it up that day it can be a great deal. Also, the Stop & shop near me if its comes up the wrong price you get it for free. I brought up a 10 lb bag of rice , price on the shelf 9.99, price on the bag 8.49 price it rang up as $10.49.. I got if for free. I waited until I got home to do the happy dance ;) You really have to watch things as they ring up.
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... You are absolutely correct, Lauie about that watching.
Another one I like..but you have to be careful sometimes JB & I will find entire like 6-8 pound huge bags of bananas or tomatoes,,sure some are real bad..some not bad at all! They just don't want to have to go through them again..!..anywhere from 49 to 99 cents for like 7-8 pounds.
The tomatoes are perfect for sauces, and the bananas are great banana bread, usually we get some muffins and pies out of them as well..for less than 99 cents?? :()
divaliscious 1 year, 1 month ago said: Chicken Savings...& the butcher Lately my local C-Town grocery store that seems to be geared more towards the large Latino Community which exists in my small city. The store has always had amazing prices for fresh herbs (along with great quality and larger quantities for less prices than the larger grocery stores) - but they have been packaging three whole sets (both sides) of chicken breasts for about $4.00, which relates to about $1.00 per pound.
Now I do not mind to slice them thin myself, create my own 'tenders', nor freezing them up separately. And furthermore, I see the sliced thin chicken breasts which costs about 4.00/pound... just saying.... and lastly - the left over bones make for great soup starters.
My point is, don't be shy about asking your local butcher if they can create such 'family' packages of chicken breasts for immediate savings. Most stores create family packs and though most of us have limited freezer space, it is well worth checking into.
frodo 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... mrtenzelangel6 becarefull when buying those discounted chubs....heres why... a friend of mine,my plumbers helper at work...works as a butcher at albertsons at night [ he has 6 kids] he told me do not buy those chubs that the steaks are nice and red, when thet turn color,,the meat gets flipped and repackaged...then when it goes over date it gets put in the discount bin....then if it still does not sell it gets ground up and put in the chubs he says that they do not throw anything away it all winds up in the chubs
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... Ohhhh.. Fro... eyeweww!! Thank you so much for sharing that.. I NEVER would have thought that..! :( (I and MOST of my friends are always looking for those 'deals').
greekgirrrl 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... There are way too many things going on with bad or tainted meat in this country as well as unorthodox recycling of beef and frodo just verified that for me with his butcher story. My guy and I rarely eat meat (more fish and free-range chicken) but when we do, I go to the butcher and buy the best and eat it that night b/c I gotta tell ya, it's just not worth getting sick over.
Frodo's story is truly SCARY!
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... Law...GG, the words 'recycled' and food are just kinda bad together huh?? :(
Thank you, Frodo!!
greekgirrrl 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... You said it sister!! LOL
minitindel 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... omg!!!!!!!!........... frodo no kidding i will tell my daughter i dont buy them but i think she does wow thats awful...............
mrtnzangel8 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... OK...hopefully this will be my saving grace...The brand is Honeysuckle White and it is made with lean turkey. Does that make it the same as what you are talking about? We did eat one already, I fried it up and used it to top off some Louisa's frozen cheese manicotti (omg, that stuff is so good). Nobody got sick.
When I say chub, I mean like a roll of sausage you would cook for breakfast. So now I can't trust my breakfast sausage either? Goodness, you've got me freaking out here! LOL
I will definitely keep in mind what you are talking about in future shopping......
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... Tink, GG and everybody..this makes me SO mad as I know especially young folks (with families and all) are struggling and they sure buy things like this..I know in Ga. MANY years ago, they put the bad side UP and the BEST side down..it was a HONESTY thing. At least I know at walmart where I work (when I am able to) we sell ours very reduced even if darker or even package change anything..NOTHING wrong with it..they mark it 50 cents!! Our WM meat people get very upset if something is not quite right. At least it is that way in our local store. If something is near the out of date, it goes in the incinerator.(it is totally destroyed) they do not attempt to see it even for 10 cent.
laurieg 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... Sometimes it pays just to know someone at the store you shop at so you can get the inside scoop. The walmart near me (MA) doesn't have grocery but sometimes I will drive to the one in New Hampshire I do save money but I get crazy with all the good deals and spend a fortune anyway :().
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said: RE: Savings @ the grocery store... Ang..are you talking about 'Honeysuckle White >>Turkey? If so no, they are taking about meat that is less than fresh, etc., being repackaged or ground etc, so you might not know..this is just the type things my daughters don't know and they LOOK for, as they are struggling like many young folks with children..
Oh me, this is heart breaking, IMHO..and I am surprised not on 60 minutes or something!!
otterpond 1 year, 1 month ago said: The Art of Grocery Shopping... is not an art I know. I just read through this thread hear on our forum
Savings @ the grocery store... http://www.grouprecipes.com/thread/7133
Such finesse, understanding and wonderful training. I was going to just bump it up but it was really long. Hoping for more training and I am hopeless and afraid when going shopping. Hellllppp meeeee !!!!
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mrtnzangel8 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Savings @ the grocery store...
We went to grocery shop last nite after the girls' Fun Night @ school....
going through the produce aisle, the dad picked up a 1 lb. bag of baby carrots. I was over looking at the 2 lb. bag of whole carrots, the difference in price was over a dollar more for the baby carrots! I told him, you are not getting those baby carrots just to save me a step, and you do realize the baby carrots are just shaved down whole ones....so by all means...get the 2 lb. bag!
And then, I saw the dinky little head of lettuce he had put in the cart. Keep in mind the lettuce is not charged by the pound, he said, I just grabbed one. (eyeroll here) So I went back to the lettuce and there was one almost twice the size at the same price!
what was he thinking?!?
so, new rule, he can be in charge of the meat....I am in charge of the veggies....LOL
mystic_river1 1 year, 2 months ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
the celery is the same way. celery hearts are a fortune but the whole celery is much cheaper and you can use the top leafy parts in soup
the mixed lettuce in the bags is so much more expensive..well they have to bag it so we pay..I just don't buy anymore. I used to once in a while buy the mixed baby greens as a treat for me. Treating is a thing of the past.
Then we have to be careful of the 2/5.00 sales. When 1 costs 2.25!
called the butcher in the Harps store and asked if he had any marrow bones and how much? he said yes and 1.79 a lb. (which is really way out of line). when I went the next day after work his asst was there and I told him I wanted 2 packs. I almost fainted when one , with 4 bones was 6.49. he had marked them at 2.89lb. I finally got them at the quoted price.
Also asked what time he reduces prices on meat that is to expire that day and he said 5 o'clock and that is good to know.
like that new rule ang..thanks for the story
wynnebaer 1 year, 2 months ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
I never cared for the taste of those baby carrots....Just don't taste the same as a regular carrot to me..... I always look for bargains in the grocery store.......The mark down rack for veggies is great.....I got a great recipe here for duxelles from Kukla and she told me that using mushrooms on the old side was better for it...She was right....
A lot of stores here are doing 10 for 10 but did you know that you don't have to buy 10 to still get the deal....And be careful, it's not always a deal.
I got a slice of watermelon for 6 cents this week....Marked wrong and spoke up about getting it for the price it was marked.....I know, but hey, if they cant' do their jobs correctly, why shouldn't I benefit from it.....I spent 170. in their store....My husband says they hate to see me coming and I think he's right........:)
mrtnzangel8 1 year, 2 months ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
I will say I scored a 'find' in the meat dept. also. We were checking the prices of the ground turkey and chicken, which I have never used before. For ground chicken it was 2.89 a lb and for the ground breast was 3.49. I don't know if that is a good price or not......anyway, looked right above that and saw 2, 1 lb. chubs of ground Italian sausage marked down from 2.99 to .99!
Grabbed them both and am now thinking what I can do with them. I know I can put it in spag. and such. But what about mixing it with ground beef for meat loaf? Any other ideas? I have never cooked with this stuff either...... :)
divaliscious 1 year, 2 months ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
speaking of meat - my butcher sometimes mismarks items, and instead of correcting it, he will simply put it out for someone to take advantage of.... I recently was able to get two packages of sweet and hot sausages (18 sausages in each package) for $1.99 each package, I was astounded and quickly threw them into my cart - once home, repackaged into smaller usable groupings....I am not too proud at all to pick up a package of meat that needs to be sold that day - I just make sure it looks and smells good, and off it goes right into the freezer if I wont be using it that day.
I always look at the weekly sales online, and keep my grocery list up to date and will shop at the store that provides me what I need on sale -
the one extra good thing is that I have been doing a lot more from scratch these days then every before - and though it might add some time, I do like the food even better.
lanacountry 1 year, 2 months ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
Folks.. I work at WALMART..ughhh..:() (when I am ABLE to work).
and they are FAMOUS for say..'Thomas meats' wants different packaging out..WM will (REGULARLY) mark say their $3.50-$5.50 items down from $5.50++ to .50-$1.00 each JUST because new packaging is in.. I often put them in my freezer when I am able to get some for us..(emplyees get last pick:))!!
mrtnzangel8 1 year, 2 months ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
Employees get last pick? I would have to enlist the help of a friend or family member to come in and scoop up those deals if I was an employee......you betcha!
lanacountry 1 year, 2 months ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
I KNOW, Occasionally hubby will get a little call. :().LOL, He adores bargains.
Our families not close by though.. When I CAN I even get things for other employees
that are having a tough time..
One day I picked up 24 (TWENTY-FOUR) packages of frozen chicken breast for 50 cents a package and about 10 HUGE packages of the healthy veggies (like 5 POUNDS each!) for 50 cent each.. Don't happen often for me to leave my section though..Most of the time we don't even know..:(
ANOTHER case where the packing companies are changing packaging! :)
lanacountry 1 year, 2 months ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
Folks.. I just wanted to bump this a little to see if anyone made any great and or amazing buys lately!! :)
angelinaw 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
While not an amazing buy, I am feeling the pain of trying to find good vegetable and fruit deals at the store. I have stopped buying bagged salad mixes and have started to buy 1 head of romaine and 1 head of red leaf lettuce, chopping them up myself, placing them in a baggie, and voila! I have my own salad mix for a fraction of the cost!
I find fruit out here to be very expensive and try to buy only seasonal fruit. Aldi and the local farmer's market (I still have to be careful of high priced fruit) is usually where I buy my fruit. I have pretty much given up on coupons because usually they are only on items I don't buy.
laurieg 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
I always check out the mark down rack for veggies when I go in to the grocery store. If your using it up that day it can be a great deal. Also, the Stop & shop near me if its comes up the wrong price you get it for free. I brought up a 10 lb bag of rice , price on the shelf 9.99, price on the bag 8.49 price it rang up as $10.49.. I got if for free. I waited until I got home to do the happy dance ;) You really have to watch things as they ring up.
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
You are absolutely correct, Lauie about that watching.
Another one I like..but you have to be careful sometimes JB & I will find entire like 6-8 pound huge bags of bananas or tomatoes,,sure some are real bad..some not bad at
all! They just don't want to have to go through them again..!..anywhere from 49 to 99 cents for like 7-8 pounds.
The tomatoes are perfect for sauces, and the bananas are great banana bread, usually we get some muffins and pies out of them as well..for less than 99 cents?? :()
divaliscious 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Chicken Savings...& the butcher
Lately my local C-Town grocery store that seems to be geared more towards the large Latino Community which exists in my small city. The store has always had amazing prices for fresh herbs (along with great quality and larger quantities for less prices than the larger grocery stores) - but they have been packaging three whole sets (both sides) of chicken breasts for about $4.00, which relates to about $1.00 per pound.
Now I do not mind to slice them thin myself, create my own 'tenders', nor freezing them up separately. And furthermore, I see the sliced thin chicken breasts which costs about 4.00/pound... just saying.... and lastly - the left over bones make for great soup starters.
My point is, don't be shy about asking your local butcher if they can create such 'family' packages of chicken breasts for immediate savings. Most stores create family packs and though most of us have limited freezer space, it is well worth checking into.
frodo 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
mrtenzelangel6 becarefull when buying those discounted chubs....heres why... a friend of mine,my plumbers helper at work...works as a butcher at albertsons at night [ he has 6 kids] he told me do not buy those chubs
that the steaks are nice and red, when thet turn color,,the meat gets flipped and repackaged...then when it goes over date it gets put in the discount bin....then if it still does not sell it gets ground up and put in the chubs
he says that they do not throw anything away it all winds up in the chubs
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
Ohhhh.. Fro... eyeweww!! Thank you so much for sharing that.. I NEVER would have thought that..! :( (I and MOST of my friends are always looking for those 'deals').
greekgirrrl 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
There are way too many things going on with bad or tainted meat in this country as well as unorthodox recycling of beef and frodo just verified that for me with his butcher story. My guy and I rarely eat meat (more fish and free-range chicken) but when we do, I go to the butcher and buy the best and eat it that night b/c I gotta tell ya, it's just not worth getting sick over.
Frodo's story is truly SCARY!
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
Law...GG, the words 'recycled' and food are just kinda bad together huh?? :(
Thank you, Frodo!!
greekgirrrl 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
You said it sister!! LOL
minitindel 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
omg!!!!!!!!........... frodo no kidding i will tell my daughter i dont buy them but i think she does wow thats awful...............
mrtnzangel8 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
OK...hopefully this will be my saving grace...The brand is Honeysuckle White and it is made with lean turkey. Does that make it the same as what you are talking about? We did eat one already, I fried it up and used it to top off some Louisa's frozen cheese manicotti (omg, that stuff is so good). Nobody got sick.
When I say chub, I mean like a roll of sausage you would cook for breakfast. So now I can't trust my breakfast sausage either? Goodness, you've got me freaking out here! LOL
I will definitely keep in mind what you are talking about in future shopping......
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
Tink, GG and everybody..this makes me SO mad as I know especially young folks
(with families and all) are struggling and they sure buy things like this..I know in Ga. MANY years ago, they put the bad side UP and the BEST side down..it was a HONESTY thing.
At least I know at walmart where I work (when I am able to) we sell ours very reduced even if darker or even package change anything..NOTHING wrong with it..they mark it 50 cents!!
Our WM meat people get very upset if something is not quite right. At least it is that way in our local store.
If something is near the out of date, it goes in the incinerator.(it is totally destroyed)
they do not attempt to see it even for 10 cent.
laurieg 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
Sometimes it pays just to know someone at the store you shop at so you can get the inside scoop. The walmart near me (MA) doesn't have grocery but sometimes I will drive to the one in New Hampshire I do save money but I get crazy with all the good deals and spend a fortune anyway :().
lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said:
RE: Savings @ the grocery store...
Ang..are you talking about 'Honeysuckle White >>Turkey? If so no, they are
taking about meat that is less than fresh, etc., being repackaged or ground etc, so
you might not know..this is just the type things my daughters don't know and
they LOOK for, as they are struggling like many young folks with children..
Oh me, this is heart breaking, IMHO..and I am surprised not on 60 minutes
or something!!
otterpond 1 year, 1 month ago said:
The Art of Grocery Shopping...
is not an art I know. I just read through this thread hear on our forum
Savings @ the grocery store...
http://www.grouprecipes.com/thread/7133
Such finesse, understanding and wonderful training. I was going to just bump it up but it was really long. Hoping for more training and I am hopeless and afraid when going shopping. Hellllppp meeeee !!!!