October Grocery Shopping Part 2

October 9 Groceries
(only 1 of 10 gals. of water shown)

I ordered groceries on Thursday evening and they were delivered on Friday morning, by a nice young man who asked me to verify that all the items I ordered were there in the right quantities, which I was happy to do.

I wanted half and half for my daughter's coffee, bottled water for emergency preparedness, another dozen bottles of sparkling water, just a couple of items of fresh produce (bananas and a cucumber), another tray of chicken drumsticks (plan to cook the tray I have in the freezer for next week's meals and I like to have at least one tray of chicken in the freezer as a back up), and a couple of boxes of snack crackers.  Plus sugar and canned condensed milk since they were on a good stock up sale price and they are things I use all the time.

Here's the receipt (I've removed the UPC codes and added comments in blue):

Order Summary

Original Item Total$89.38

Item Coupons/Sales-$22.50

Fulfillment Fee+$0.00

Other Fees+$0.40

Sales Tax+$1.43

Order Total$68.71

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Item Details

38 Items

CA Redem Val

$0.60

1 x $0.60 each (for the sparkling water)

CA Redem Val

$1.00

10 x $0.10 each (for the bottled water)

Cheez-It® Crackers Original, 12.4 oz

$2.49

1 x $2.49 $4.79 each (on sale with digital coupons)

Cheez-It® White Cheddar Cheese Crackers, 12.4 oz

$2.49

1 x $2.49 $4.79 each (on sale with digital coupons)

Cucumber, 1 ct

$0.59

1 x $0.59 $0.99 each ($0.40 "best customer" coupon)

Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk, 14 oz

$9.95

5 x $1.99 $4.49 each (approx.) (with digital coupon; stock up price!)

Fresh Bunch of Bananas – 5-7 Bananas, 1 bunch

$1.43

2.07 lbs x $0.69 each (approx.) (reg price; cheaper than at the Armenian store)

Kroger® Half and Half Half Gallon, 1/2 gal

$5.49

1 x $5.49 each

Kroger® Purified Drinking Gallon Water, 1 gallon

$13.90

10 x $1.39 each (approx.)

Smart Way™ Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks, 4.5 lb

$5.00

1 x $5.00 each

Smart Way™ Granulated Sugar, 4 lb

$9.95

5 x $1.99 $2.99 each (approx.) (with digital coupon, good stock up rice at $0.50/lb)

Sparkling Ice® Summer LTO Lemonade Variety Pack (Pack of 12), 12 ct / 17 fl oz

$13.99

1 x $13.99 each

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Other Fees

$0.40

Bag Fee$0.40

4 x $0.10 each

Total:  $68.71

My October grocery budget is $250.

Spent to date:  $43.94 + $68.71 = $112.65

Balance left: $137.35

It's not a good idea to spend almost half your monthly grocery budget in the first week or so, but, I did some stocking up and emergency preparedness and I feel good about that.  I do recognize the fact that being able to stock up and prepare for emergencies is a blessing.  

As always, I am grateful for:

- The availability of groceries
- Being able to order online and have groceries delivered 
- Good sale prices and digital coupons
- Being able to stock up
- Receiving all the items I wanted at the right prices  and in the quantities I wanted

My joyful activity is putting away the emergency supply of water, knowing that I now have the minimum recommended stock of emergency water, if only for drinking, cooking, and brushing our teeth.