grocery shopping week 10 (last brag for grocery shopping sequence)

[2010ontest]

This will be my last brag of this sequence of 10 weeks. Total of the week is 75.59$, so only 0.59$ over my 75$ max goal. My average after 10 weeks is 75,65$.

This week I calculated the total regular price for the past 9 weeks and compare this with my out of pocket. In the past 9 weeks, I have paid 32% of the regular price. This is not to bad.

After christmas I will need to go at Sami fruit to get more fresh fruits and veggies at very good price and with a good quality. I was disappointed this week with some apple and clementine I bough at Provigo and IGA. And I was unable to buy alot of veggies in the regular store (because of the price and the quality was not there). By chance I have my sprout and alot of home canned soup!

Also for people in QC, we will have the health and wellness challenge 5/30 (Défi santé 5/30) inscription starting in january 05, 2012. This is in collaboration with IGA. Here is some coupons we get last year with that promo: http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/2877569-post133.html. (all kit was not having the same FPC). Challenge website is here: http://www.defisante530equilibre.ca/...ge-Support-Kit, bookmark this for your new year resolution!!!

Now this week shopping: (alot of stores, DD was having a dentist appointment)

Provigo:
1X couscous medium clic 2.99$
gaz station coupon 1.56$
can & bottle refund 1.20$
Total = 2.99$
coupon and refund = 2.76$
oop = 0.23$

Walmart:
2X potato 10 pounds 1.57$
1X pineapple 1.97$
Total = 5.11$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 5.11$

Métro:
1X egg dz 1.84$
1X europe best 2.99$ - coupon 1$ = 1.99$
1X maple leaf bacon 4.99$ - coupon 1$ = 3.99$ (25 pts)
1X mushroom 0.99$
Total = 10.81$
coupon = 2$
oop = 8.81$
metro &me pts: 38pts

Provigo:
1X chives 1.99$ ( ouach, expansive! and was not tasty , but needed/wanted to do a pototes cold salad)
1X apple bag 4pounds 2.99$ ( apples was poor quality, for french speaker: elles étaient toutes poquées et commençaient déjà à brunir sous la pelure. Elles ont vraiment eu une mauvaise manutention en quelque part dans le processus.)
Total = 4.98$
coupon 0.00$
oop = 4.98$

IGA:
1X clementine 5 pounds 2.99$
Total = 2.99$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 2.99$

Métro:
1X Misangrina 1.99$ (clearance)
1X oasis fruit ect 960 ml 1.25$ - coupon free wub Misangrina
3X oasis 960ml shelf juice 1.25$ - 3 FPCs = free (25pts wub4 oasis 960ml shelf juice)
2X tenderflake patty's shell 2.50$ - coupon 1$ = 2.50$
Total = 12.27$
coupon = 7$
oop = 5.27$
metro &me pts: 36pts

Métro:
1X tre stelle bocconcini 200g 1.99$ - coupon 0.75$ = 1.24$
1X sifto coarse salt 1.36kg 2.49$
1X Tostitos 3$
2X tenderflake patty's shell 2.50$ - coupon 1$ = 1.50$
5X Exceldor fresh ground chicken around 450g per pack (3.06$/2.99$/3.09$/3.08$/3.08$) - 2$ coupon for each pack = 5.30$
Total = 28.20$
coupon = 12.75$
oop = 15.45$
metro & me pts: 28pts

Arachides Dépôt:
1X 500g soy nut 2.49$
total = 2.49$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 2.49$

Tigre géant:
2X spalding bacon 1.99$
Total = 3.98$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 3.98$

IGA:
1X lactancia milk 2% 4L 7.69$ - coupon 1$ = 6.69$
1X beatrice chocolate milk 1L 1.49$ - free wub 4L lactancia milk
1X beef fondue 2.99$
1X clementine 5 pounds 2.99$
2.68 pounds banana 1.85$
total = 17.01$
coupon/promo = 2.49$
oop = 14.52$

Maxi:
1X noname chips 1.37$
1X tostitos 2.50$
1X pineapple 1.99$
1X carrots 5 pounds 1.29$
1X green onion 0.67$
1X 4L windshield washer fluid 2.99$ (not exactly a grocery item!!!)
Total = 11.76$
coupon = 0.00$
oop = 11.76$

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Total at this week price 102.59$ (regular price is around 180$)
coupon used = 27$
week 10 oop = 75.59$

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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$, average = 76.28$)
week 9: oop = 70.71$ (total = 680.91$, average = 75.65$)
week 10: oop = 75.59$ (total = 756.50$, average = 75.65$)

[freefreefree]

nice

[abouret]

Nice sequence! Pretty amazing to feed a family of 6 at this price. I'm allready waiting for the next sequence!

[coley3]

Great shopping again this week. Pretty amazing!

[ssbean]

WTG!! Love reading your weekly shopping brags.

[2010ontest]

Nice sequence! Pretty amazing to feed a family of 6 at this price. I'm allready waiting for the next sequence!

I could have sequence like this because I have alot of home canned stuff at home (from summer/fall season).

And not shown on that sequence, but 2 weeks before starting this in october I have done my Mayrand shopping trip (around 90$). And get 6 pounds of fresh yeast for 8.37$ (I put it in the freezer, no problem) to do my bread, 10 kg of dry chick peas (17$, I'm able to do around 90 jars of 500ml with this), 10kg of dry red kidney beans (17$, I'm able to do around 90 jars of 500ml with this), 5kg of green lentil (9$, I'm able to do around 30 jars of 500ml with this), 1kg of chocolate pistole cacao Barry 75% and some other stuff that I can remember right now. Probably fresh fruits and veggies, if I remember correctly pineapple was 1.25$ that week at Mayrand and I grab some.

With that sequence I realize something important for my saving and my family habit. We use alot of milk, milk have a minimum price by law in QC that I can change or go lower. Of course I take avantage of Pharmaprix/SDM to buy my milk and rack pts... but I still can't redeem my points to buy milk. Me and all the member of my family really love cheese also and there is no minimum price for cheese and I can redeem for that at Pharmaprix/SDM, same for yogurt (but I prefered my homemade yogurt!)... How to lower my weekly average oop in regards of our dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt) habit? Switch for a beverage that we also love alot in my family: soy milk! No minimum price by law for that in QC, increase variety in stuff we eat, good for health, could be redeem at Pharmaprix/SDM without problem, alot of coupon available for that kind of product. This is a win, win, win!!!

[lindsbeth112984]

Good job!

[flyingdutch]

great shopping! WTG

[Appleby]

well done very impressive.....

[aussie]

awesome job!!!! thanks for sharing!

[cath007]

Great shopping and thank you to remember me the defi santé challenge I hope someone will repost it in time for not forget....last year was fpc for lettuce,olive huile(good one) and blood oranges and good coupons plus samples...hope it will be that good this year!!!

[2010ontest]

Good job!

great shopping! WTG

well done very impressive.....

awesome job!!!! thanks for sharing!

Thanks! I try, I try to do my best with my saving and keep in mind who I am and what I want to eat and what I like to eat and cook.

Great shopping and thank you to remember me the defi santé challenge I hope someone will repost it in time for not forget....last year was fpc for lettuce,olive huile(good one) and blood oranges and good coupons plus samples...hope it will be that good this year!!!

Oh you were a lucky one with olive oil! I'm sure someone will do a remender in january! This promo is just wow in the middle of winter

[geniemom]

You did a great job on your savings, and i've enjoyed your grocery brags so much! Thanks for sharing and look forward to reading more brags in the future. I haven't done any brags for awhile but we've been living off our stockpile, lots of stuff in my freezer and such. I've only been buying a milk and some produce not much to share but will probably start again in the New Year. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!!