Grocery shopping week 8 (not sexy like other SDM brag :P )

[2010ontest]

OK, I fail, I'm over my 75$ again... by 7.72$

But I'm not sure I will go for coupon hunting in the next couple of weeks. Christmas is too close and store start to have angry people too stressed for christmas shopping. I hate to be in the store with that kind of people so I will stay at home and used my stockpile.

Now the pantry is full, both fridge are full, and freezer is full also. The only thing I will need in the next couple of weeks will be milk and some fresh fruits and veggies. Pharmaprix/SDM will probably have a 20x event on dec 10, so I will go and grab my milk, will see fruits and veggies deals but I'm not sure I will go to Sami fruit before christmas.

Christmas gift are done for all the kids (mine, nieces and nephews)... I need to finish my homemade gourmet basket gift for the adults. I have made some grenadine syrup this week with my pomagranit for the basket.



In 2009 and 2010 my basket were looking like this:

2010:





2009:





OK, now time for the list of week #8

Last week I return in store to grab some more finish diswasher powder (free) and get other maple leaf prime portions pack to grab some more meat coupon. I also go to the stores close to the dentist office on wednesday (DD monthly appointment). And I wanted to use some of my coupon with nov 30 expiry date, this is why I'm over 7.72$ of my 75$. I included this in week #8:


Before nov 30:

IGA:
maple leaf prime portions 11.01$ - coupon 5$ = 6.01$
maple leaf prime portions 10.65$ - coupon 5$ = 5.65$
woohoo, one of the pack was having 2X the 15$ in coupon inside, so I've got 3X15$
Total = 21.66$
coupon = 10.00$
oop = 11.66$


Metro:
2X 500ml white wine vinegar on clearance 0.99$ea
Total = 1.98$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 1.98$


Maxi:
6X finish dishwasher powder 2$ - 2$ coupon zone = FREE
1X pineapple 2$
Total = 15.34$
coupon = 13.34$
oop = 2.00$


Provigo:
1X boursin cheese pink sticker 5.99$ - 3$ - coupon 1$ = 1.99$
Total = 5.99$
coupon & PS = 4.00$
oop = 1.99$


Familiprix:
2X Cascade enviro toilet paper 3.79$ - coupon 1.50$ = 2.29$
Total = 8.64$
coupon = 3.00$
oop = 5.64$


Pharmaprix/SDM #1:
2X brown sugar 1.50$
2X dz egg 2.29$ coupon 1$wub2
Total = 7.58$
coupon = 1.00$
oop = 6.58$


Pharmaprix/SDM #2:
2X dz egg 2.29$ coupon 1$wub2
Total = 4.58$
coupon = 1$
oop = 3.58$


Métro:
1X crest pro-health 2.69$ use FPC = FREE
3X pomagranit 3 for 5$ use 3X 1$ coupon (I get 25pts for buying 3 pomagranit and used my coupon 100 bonus points WUS5$ fresh fruit)
1X Manitoba harvest Hemps seed 9.99 (my coupon from health show was not good, USA addy , but I buy this today because I had my 7$ voucher from metro & me program)
Total = 18.05$
coupon and voucher = 12.69$
oop = 5.36$
pts M earn = 137 (equivalent of 1.09$)


After nov 30:

Métro:
8X M'Lord sliced Bamboo shoots 2 for 0.99$ - coupon 0.75$ wub2 = 0.24$ for 2 cans
2X M'Lord whole water chesnut 2 for 0.99$ - coupon 0.75$ wub2 = 0.24$ for 2 cans
used bonus point coupon 30pts wub3 can of veggies (yep I found a way to buy some can finally )
1X brown sugar 1kg 2.99$
1X tre stelle edam cheese 1.99$ - coupon 0.75$
Total = 9.83$
coupon = 4.50$
oop = 5.33$
pts M earn = 39 (equivalent 0.31$)


Pharmaprix/SDM (mega redemption 250$)
I used 112.41$ to buy christmas gift (removed from this calcul) and 160.40$ for grocery shopping including tx.
5X cheerios 1.99$
2X mini wheat 2.50$
2X all bran 2.50$ (use coupon 1X 0.75$)
2X tissue 0.59$
1X purina cat chow 8.99$
3X brown sugar 1.50$
1X silhouette danone yogurt with pin for magazine 3.99$ - coupon 0.75$
4X mozzarellissima 790g 5.49$ (use 2X coupon 1$ and 2X coupon 0.75$)
3X armstrong old cheese 340g 3.99$ - coupon 0.75$
2X ruffle chips 2$
1X tostitos dip 3.79$ use coupon free wub2 ruffle
6X natura soy milk 2.99$ - 0.50$ (not best price, but this is the milk we will used this week because in QC we can't redeem for milk)
4X LB toothbrush 1.79$
4X oral-b toothbrush 1.77$
4X butter 3.99$
4X butter 4.49$
2X dz egg 2.39$
4X oasis juice refrigered 1.75L (use coupon 2X 2$ and 2X 1$)
2X LNH candy stick 3.99$ (300pts wub2)
1X magazine maison du 21e siècle 5.95$
(other stuff are the gifts for christmas)
used bonus point coupon 4000pts WUS25$
Total for grocery = 160.40$
coupon = 20.04$ (and equivalent of 127.22$ from my points used to redeem)
oop = 13.14$


IGA:
ground pork (0.99$/pound) 4.09$
Total = 4.09$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 4.09$


Maxi:
1X savoy cabbage 0.99$
1X red cabbage 0.99$
2X brocoli 0.87$ ea
1X Brie vaudreuil cheese pink sticker 4.92$ - 2.46$ = 2.46$
4X 7up 2L 0.87$ea - 2$ wub4 = 0.37$ea
Total = 13.67$
coupon and PS = 4.46$
oop = 9.21$


Métro:
1X sunrise soft tofu 1.49$
total = 1.49$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 1.49$


IGA:
2X oatcrisp general mills 3.99$ea (with yogurt FPC)
1X nature valley bar 1.99$ - free wub2 oatcrisp (flyer deal) (with oasis FPC)
Total = 7.98$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 7.98$


Richelieu:
Banana (0.59$/pound) 1.25$
Total = 1.25$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 1.25$


Provigo:
2X arctic garden small peas 2.50$ea used BOGO
prime express coupon (from gaz station) 1.06$
Total = 5.00$
coupon = 3.56$
oop = 1.44$


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Big total at this week price = 287.53$ (regular price is higher)
coupon, pink sticker and SDM redemption = 204.81$
Big oop = 82.72$


week 1: oop = 61.30$ (total = 61.30$, average =61.30$)
week 2: oop = 70.16$ (total = 131.46$, average = 65.73$)
week 3: oop = 75.30$ (total = 206.76$, average = 68.92$)
week 4: oop = 18.41$ (total = 225.17$, average = 56.29$)
week 5: oop = 86.26$ (total = 311.43$, average = 62.29$)
week 6: oop = 156.89$ (total = 468.32$, average = 78.05$)
week 7: oop = 59.16$ (total = 527.48$, average = 75.35$)
week 8: oop = 82.72$ (total = 610.20$, average = 76.28$)

[coupon girl]

way to go on your savings -nice baskets of great stuff too

[snuffaluffagus]

I was so looking forward to your week 8 thread; I learn so much from you . First of all, your gifts are beyond amazing, much prettier than any food gourmet baskets I've ever seen even in specialty shops! The grenadine syrup looks absolutely beautiful! Almost too nice to actually use . Now if you would start giving virtual cooking lessons, I would be all set .

Considering the full price, I think for the amount and the variety of groceries you got in all for 82.72$ is incredible! Thank you so much Ontest for sharing this with us.

[ssbean]

I love your grocery shopping brags. Even at $7 over you got fantastic deals. Your gift baskets look wonderful.

[cheekysaver]

I sure hope the break gives you lots of time to enjoy your christmas! Thank you so much for sharing.

[DianneS]

I love the children's pictures on the jar lids in your gift basket. It is so cute and so clever!

[2010ontest]

I was so looking forward to your week 8 thread; I learn so much from you . First of all, your gifts are beyond amazing, much prettier than any food gourmet baskets I've ever seen even in specialty shops! The grenadine syrup looks absolutely beautiful! Almost too nice to actually use . Now if you would start giving virtual cooking lessons, I would be all set .

Considering the full price, I think for the amount and the variety of groceries you got in all for 82.72$ is incredible! Thank you so much Ontest for sharing this with us.

Thanks Mila

I like to do the basket with my homemade stuff... And I started to can 10 years ago because I wanted to save on yummy jam and jelly. Some years ago I realised that I could also use my jar for christmas basket gift... My stuff is absolutly not less better than what is in all the basket we found in store for a so overpriced amount at this time of the year! Usually my basket cost me between 15-20$ of raw product (jar, lid, bottle, basket, paper to wrap, fruits, veggies, sugar, spice, ect) but of course I need to take the time to do it

For this year, I will have the grenadine syrup, candied ginger, jalapeno pickled in our homemade cider aged of 8 years, red sweet pepper roasted in olive oil, Lilac flower jelly, monarda flower jelly and probably squash caramel.

For this week grocery shopping, I don't buy milk (we still have only 1 1/2 4L bag at home) because we can't redeem for milk at Pharmaprix/SDM in Qc. But I buy alot of soy milk this week as a compensation. Anyway we enjoy soy milk here (very good with cereal and many other way) and kids really like this. And I buy a bunch of cheese also as compensation for milk. We are big fan of cheese here and I'm sure we have enough calcium! In fact I need to "control" some dairy intake here with the kids to avoid anemia due to over calcium intake (calcium is in dairy product) that interfert with iron intake! (DD#2 was having a problem like that when she was 2 yrs-old... Discorvert when she had a hospitalisation for a gastro 4 yrs ago. But she was drinking more than 40 oz of milk per day we decrease it and everything was coming back perfectly)

[2010ontest]

way to go on your savings -nice baskets of great stuff too

Thanks!

I love your grocery shopping brags. Even at $7 over you got fantastic deals. Your gift baskets look wonderful.

yup this is only 7$ over, not a drama!

I sure hope the break gives you lots of time to enjoy your christmas! Thank you so much for sharing.

Absolutly now is time to enjoy christmas time
Store is not exactly the place where I enjoy christmas!!!

I love the children's pictures on the jar lids in your gift basket. It is so cute and so clever!

Children's picture on the jar lids are mine
This is a way to have basket more personalized

[Appleby]

I am enjoying this thread and may do a similar one on my blog starting in the New Year....

[2010ontest]

I am enjoying this thread and may do a similar one on my blog starting in the New Year....

Hey appleby, I just go to look at your blog. This is amazing, a good mix of shopping tip and great recipe

[Shwa Girl]

OP, I agree with you about how some shoppers are a little crazy and mean at this time of year. My coworker gave me a tip - take off a couple of hours off work, midweek and try to shop then. Less people. Less stress. Less "crazy".

[2010ontest]

OP, I agree with you about how some shoppers are a little crazy and mean at this time of year. My coworker gave me a tip - take off a couple of hours off work, midweek and try to shop then. Less people. Less stress. Less "crazy".

This is a good tip. myself I didn't work for now and decided to stay at home with my 4 kids. But I don't like to go in store with my 2 DS in winter! And try to take avantage of Pharmaprix/SDM with my grocery planning... usually the event and redemption are in the week-end And I'm living at 30km from the stores.

Anyway, I have enough stuff and prefer to let my stockpile go down a bit. In my mind I realised and concretised the saving when I used the stuff in my stockpile not just contemplating it

My only need will be milk. As soon as we will have a 20x event at SDM I will go and grab 8-10 bag 4L milk (32-40L) for the next 2-3 weeks.