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Saturday, June 26, 2010

The Grocery Weekly June 19th - 25th

My normal grocery budget is $80 a week, but since we are hosting a Korean student for a few weeks this summer and having a combined birthday party for Caleb and Alexa next week, I gave myself more to spend this week. So, here's how I did.

Publix - Spent $8.01, saved $15.18 or 65%
1 head red leaf lettuce - $1.49 (lettuce seems to generally be cheaper at Publix than Kroger)
1 carton Tropicana orange juice - FREE
1 gallon Publix milk - $2.49 (more expensive than Kroger, but we were out)
1 carton raspberries - $.50
1 carton blueberries - FREE
1 dozen eggs - $1.19
1 package potato rolls - $2.64
2 packages Dannon Dan-o-nino yogurt - $.17 each (Thanks, Mom, for the coupons)

Kroger - Spent $69.63, saved $33.81 or 33%. I didn't get any amazing deals. I did buy some bread and chocolate milk on manager's special, and I used about 4 coupons.
1 box Minute Maid juice boxes
1 box Reynolds aluminum foil
2 boxes Pop Tarts
1 bag croutons
1/2 gallon chocolate milk
1 package Havarti
2 packages bacon
1 package Oscar Mayer deli sliced chicken
2 packages Perdue chicken breasts
1 pork loin
1 chuck roast
1 box onion soup mix
3 hunks Kroger cheese - cheddar, Colby jack, and monterey
1 package Kroger American cheese
2 cans Grands biscuits
1 package Pillsbury cookies
1 package Kroger butter
1 bunch bananas
Crisco shortening
2 loaves wheat bread
1 loaf Italian bread
1 package sub rolls
1 package cheese bread sticks
1 box donuts
1 bag bagels
1 carton strawberries
1 bag grapes
1 ear of corn (I already had 3 at home, so I needed to get one for our student.)
3 apples

Publix - Spent $6.25, saved $21.79 or 78%2 bottles Louana oil - $.95 each
2 cartons raspberries - $.50 each
1 carton blueberries - FREE
2 cartons Ben and Jerry's ice cream - $1.40 each
2 packages Dannon Dan-o-nino yogurt - $.17 each (Thanks, Molly, for the coupons)

Publix AGAIN - Spent $24.74, saved $68.86 or 74%
5 half gallons Smart Balance milk - $.70 OVERAGE each (Yes, they paid me to take home milk.)
2 bags Ruffles potato chips - $2.00 each - for birthday party
2 packages Chinet crystal tumblers - $1.00 each - for birthday party
2 packages Dixie paper plates - $1.00 each - for birthday party
1 package Yoplait kids yogurt - $.40
1 package Publix hamburger buns - $1.17
2 bags Chex mix - $.25 each
1 carton Daisy sour cream $.50
2 cartons Deans French onion dip - $.59 each - for birthday party
2 bottles Ken's marinade - $.40 each
2 6-packs Mussleman's applesauce - $.42 each
1/3 lb Publix deli hard salami - $1.80
1 hunk Kraft colby jack cheese - $2.99
2 packages Sargento sliced cheese - $1.45 each - for birthday party
5 lb bag Domino sugar - $1.49
2 packages Oscar Mayer beef hotdogs - $1.50 each - for birthday party
1 box Lucky Charms - $1.40

So, here are my final totals.
Spent - $108.63
Saved - $139.64
Percent saved - 56%

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