3-26-08 GDAs

I’m still stuffed from Easter dinner!  My grocery list is relatively short this week, but some local deals may keep me in the stores for a little longer than originally planned.  I know: the longer you stay in the grocery store, the more you spend.  My consolation is that I’ll stick to the list, even though my list is a little longer now.

BagNSave:  Apparently, they now have a regular Friday flyer, but it doesn’t always come.  (Or maybe our mail people just don’t deliver it.)  So I’ve been missing some deals.  Like the in-ad coupon for Get $5 off your groceries when you buy 3 MaltOMeal cereals.  My kids love those (when they’re on sale and/or with coupon), and $5 will almost cover their cost.  A gallon of Tampico juice is $1.29; compare that to a half-gallon of juice made from frozen concentrate or in the carton, and this is a real deal for getting vitamin C into kids (and no, it’s not just sugar water).  Starting today, 84% ground chuck is 1.77/# (not the best deal ever, but a really good price).  Quaker cereals are $1.59, and better if you have coupons.  And pork sirloin roast or chops is $1.18/#, a very good deal.  I’ll be getting a little of the deli turkey for $3.99/#.  They were out of the frozen broccoli at two stores last week, so I got a rain check (and they still tried to get me to come in “in a few days,” right before the holiday weekend!), so I’ll be getting these on my regular trip.  They work great in casseroles.

Bakers:  There are a few deals in their weekly ad.  Gallons of milk for $2.50 each!  Boxes of mac n cheese are .19 each, and make excellent donation items.  Scouting for Food is just a couple of weeks away!  I still have a rain check to use, and found a matching coupon in a recent newspaper, so I’ll be heading in there at some point, but just for these deals and cruising the meat case.

Aldi:  As usual, I mainly shop at Aldi for my groceries.  The things they do carry are usually priced better than the other stores’ sales.  I don’t see any incredible deals I would buy in their online ad this week, but I know I can get several items there, and maybe even the milk will be cheaper (maybe!).  If you still haven’t checked out Aldi, you really should!