Food Basics and their yummy damage rack and reduced stickers!

[walkonby]

Yeah, I do it....always! I check out the rack of " questionable " produce that stores mark down for quick sale. Some stores are crazy! ( NF, for example....I have seen a puss like liquid oozing out of that lettuce, toss it already!) Not just one NF is like that the 2 I visit do it a lot! I walk-on-by those racks.
However, Food Basics was on my way back from dropping the passengers this a.m. and DH needed Advil, so ok, that is what I went in to buy, but walked by the rack and could not resist!


I got:

pack of 8 Bartlet pears $1.00
pack of 2 honey dew melons $2.50
pack of 2 large purple eggplants $2.00 ( they are already baked up I could not wait!)
pack of 4 lemons/6 limes mixed $2.00

then the sticker reduced stuff with at least 3 days left on BB date!!

2 x 11 oz tubs of Baby Spinach and 1 x Spring Mix Salad reg $3.97 minus 3 x $2.00 off ea
4 x 6 oz raspberries @ $3.97 minus 4 x $2.00 off ea

Then the nice sales this week of blackberries 2 x $1.97 ea
blueberries 2 x $1.88 ea
acorn squash @ $1.27 a lb. ( baked alongside eggplant, so sweet put nothing onto it either)
green beans @ .97 a lb.

I also found a wonderful reduced salt version of Tomato Paste by Selection, came in garlic and herb variations @ .49 each was not the price that got me but the sodium was so low!! Only 20 mg per 2 tblsp...so a whole can with water added to make it into sauce would still be only about 100 mg total!

Oh, as you may have guessed DH did NOT get his Advil. They did not have it??
There is always tomorrow right?

[rish]

love the veggies and fruit deals... very healthy deal

[jasperandchar]

awesome deals

[Shwa Girl]

Great shopping at FB.

( NF, for example....I have seen a puss like liquid oozing out of that lettuce, toss it already!) Not just one NF is like that the 2 I visit do it a lot! I walk-on-by those racks.

You really made me laugh.
Also you reminded me about the dead plants that Walmart tries to sell in the garden center, and refuses to reduce the price.

[walkonby]

Shwa! I know!! I always say to myself...who could honestly use that moldy soft cantaloupe other than to throw it at an enemy? lol!!

[nicolthepickle]

Good for you! I like to check the produce rack out our Superstore it sometimes has good things on it.

[Koolaid]

Shwa! I know!! I always say to myself...who could honestly use that moldy soft cantaloupe other than to throw it at an enemy? lol!!

Great shop but happy I don't live across the street from you....LOL!

[Shwa Girl]

Shwa! I know!! I always say to myself...who could honestly use that moldy soft cantaloupe other than to throw it at an enemy? lol!!

Oooh. I could see some older trick or treater kids doing this at Hallowe'en

[walkonby]

^^^ Maybe a well placed phone call on the last week of October to stores asking them not to put that garbage out for sale, only the good garbage. lol!!

[coupon girl]

awesome fruit and veggies -healthy too-i always look at the reduced produce too -metro has nice stuff -nothing today thou

[walkonby]

coupon girl, I have had hot and cold luck with Metro, like sometimes even their reduced stuff can be a higher price than what I would pay for it firmer and fresher somewhere else. The odd time I luck out though.

[Shwa Girl]

^^^ Maybe a well placed phone call on the last week of October to stores asking them not to put that garbage out for sale, only the good garbage. lol!!

What? So you want to help the stores out. After they try to sell you oosing lettuce. You are so nice.

[walkonby]

no!! I just don't want the neighbourhood houses pelted with produce. vegified or fruitified! ( trademark! )

[Shwa Girl]

no!! I just don't want the neighbourhood houses pelted with produce. vegified or fruitified! ( trademark! )

That's great - vegified or frutified.

[avoncallingu]

You're making my mouth water with all those fresh goodies! I also always check the reduced produce and (in weaker moments) the bakery "day-olds".