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| September Groceries Receipt |
On Tuesday, I did my first grocery shopping trip for September.
One of the ethnic grocery stores in my area usually has a couple of items on a "one day only" special sale every Tuesday. This week, one of the two items on the one day only sale happened to be pork chops. I had wanted to buy boneless pork chops on sale ($4.99/lb.) from the supermarket a couple of weeks ago, but, they didn't have the item I wanted and I didn't want the higher priced ($5.99/lb.) pork chops they offered as a substitute. So, when the ethnic store had "assorted" pork chops (bone in) on sale for $1.99/lb. I decided I would stock up on them.
In addition, daughter asked for more watermelon and I wanted to get some fresh produce. We went through the sales ad together and she wrote out the shopping list for me. Then, I went to the store and bought:
1 bag of dried Mung beans = $4.59 (not available at the supermarket)
8 Pork chops @ $1.99/lb. = $8.49
1 bunch Kale = $0.99
White onions @ 3 lbs./$1 = $0.76
1 Cucumber = $0.69
Green Beans @ $1.69/lb. = $1.86
10 lb. bag Potatoes = $2.49
Red plums @ $0.79/lb. = $2.09
Black plums @ $0.79/lb. = $1.20
White Champagne Grapes @ $1.49/lb. = $2.52
1 Seedless Watermelon @ 4 lb./$0.99 = $2.81
My total came to $28.49
I am pleased with that amount. I know that I would have paid at least double that amount for what I purchased if I had shopped at the supermarket. I did a price comparison on their website:
Kale = $2.79/1 lb. bunch
White onions = $0.99/lb.
Cucumber = $0.99 each
Green beans = $2.49/lb.
Potatoes, 10 lb. = $4.99; 5 lb. = $3.99
Pork Chops = $3.99/lb. to $4.99/lb. depending on the cut
Plums = $2.99/lb., plus $0.50 off purchase of 3 plums coupon
Grapes = $1.49/lb. with digital coupon; $2.99/lb. without coupon
Watermelon, seedless = $0.79/lb. for regular seedless watermelons; $5.79@ for personal sized one
The supermarket does offer the convenience of ordering online and picking up groceries. And I prefer to get sandwich bread, milk, and half & half from them.
I am grateful that I have a choice of grocery stores in which to shop.
My September grocery budget is $250 for the month, for food only (no household products, pet food, toiletries, etc.) for two adults.
Spent to date = $28.49
Balance left in the September grocery budget = $250 - $28.49 = $221.51
Have you done any grocery shopping in September, yet?
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