I was happily surprised at the grocery store this morning to find that a bunch of things that we use that are rarely on sale were on sale. Generic laundry soap and softener sheets, generic recycled toilet paper, Hunt's no salt added ketchup, no salt added blue corn chips, prunes, Yoplait Greek yogurt (plus I had a coupon), etc. Overall the receipt says I saved $19.21 from special prices and I didn't buy anything we don't use routinely. $1 for the coupon I had & $4.45 for the senior 5% discount. I'm a happy shopper again today.
It is cold for us and quite windy today so I am going to spend the rest of the day inside taking care of online things I don't really like to do. Clean out the email, fix a Friends of the Library email distribution list problem, back up the computer and look into Carbonite in addition to the flash drive backup we have been using. A couple phone calls I have been putting off and cleaning up the paper records for Friends of the Library. It will be great to have it all done even if it isn't fun to do!
It's always nice when the "regular" stuff we buy goes on sale isn't it!? :)
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was a pleasant surprise and luckily I took the time to go down each aisle. I'm usually on autopilot LOL.
DeleteWe have a grocery store chain here that is very good about having sales or price drops on much of what we buy. What frustrates me though is the roll of in-store coupons that generates when I check...for items I never buy. Weird.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like CVS here - the longest receipts of any store and most of it useless to me.
DeleteVery unimpressive in my eyes the supermarket. I am going to change strategy and go at weird times to see if I can catch 'odd-time' bargains. Wish me luck.
ReplyDeleteOur supermarket isn't too bad and I think the arrival of Aldi in town is pushing them to put more on sale. I'm not willing to drive to the Aldi so I'm sticking with getting that senior discount and looking for sales.
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