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"A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Wine Bag of Chips"
to misquote Omar Khayyam |
I ordered some groceries on Thursday and they were delivered on Friday.
Since the shopper checked out at of the store a little after 11:00 a.m. and the groceries weren't delivered to me until noon (maybe the driver had a prior delivery to make or did another shopping order?) and I am assuming the bags of groceries were just left as they were in the car (so far, only one person had the cold items in an insulated bag when they were delivered), I told daughter to put all the items that needed to be cold in the fridge and/or freezer right away. Temperatures are in the upper 80s, today (a bit cooler than the upper 90s of the last couple of days) and milk, etc., can spoil quickly in that heat. As a result, I only photographed the bread and one of the bags of snacks (and then, the bread went in the fridge, too; yes, I store my bread in the fridge).
I needed milk, half & half, and bread, and although I am feeling much better now, I decided to get more cold cuts for easy sandwiches and two frozen pot pies for dinner on a night when it is not too hot to turn the oven on. Cucumbers were still on sale and my daughter wanted her favorite snack, so I bought them as well, since she was all out of them and was craving them, the other day; they were on sale this week, but, ; one had to buy four bags of the snacks to get the discount. I also bought a tray of chicken thighs since my daughter prefers them to drumsticks and they were on sale, so the price difference per pound was not too large. And, of course, we needed ice cream! LOL.
As usual, many of the items I bought were the store's advertized specials and/or I had a digital coupon. By shopping the sales and utilizing digital coupons, I was able to save $32.11, or, approximately 40%, on this week's groceries.
Here's the receipt (I have edited out all the repeated "item coupon/sale" details, but you can still see the original price and the sale price that I paid).
Order Summary
Original Item Total$79.17
Item Coupons/Sales-$32.11
Fulfillment Fee+$0.00
Other Fees+$0.20
Sales Tax$0.00
Order Total$47.26
Item Details
15 Items
Baskin Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge Ice Cream 14oz, 14 oz$2.99
1 x $2.99 $4.99 each
Cheetos® Flamin' Hot Puffs Chips, 8 oz$10.98
4 x $2.74 $5.49 each (approx.)
Cucumber, 1 ct$0.98
2 x $0.49 each
Foster Farms Fresh & Natural Chicken Thighs Value Pack, 1 pk$8.48
5.69 lbs x $1.49 $2.99 each (approx.)
Kroger® Half and Half Half Gallon, 1/2 gal$5.49
1 x $5.49 each
Kroger® White Bread, 20 oz$1.99
1 x $1.99 each
Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie Large Frzn Meal, 15 oz$5.98
2 x $2.99 $4.79 each
Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey Breast & Smoked Uncured Ham Thin Sliced Lunchmeat, 9 oz$6.98
2 x $3.49 $6.99 each
Ralphs® Vitamin D Whole Milk Half Gallon, 1/2 gal$3.19
1 x $3.19 each
Other Fees
$0.20
Bag Fee$0.20
2 x $0.10 eachMy total at this store came to $47.26
Later in the day, my daughter went to the pharmacy to pick up one of my medication refills that was ready and went to the adjoining dollar store to buy some items that I wanted (kitchen sponges and a new broom) and I told her to buy six frozen burritos if they had them. They are $1.25 each for a 9 oz. burrito (the grocery store sells the same brand, but, smaller, 4 oz. burritos, for $0.69 each, unless they are on sale).
Spent at the dollar store - 6 frozen burritos, $1.25@ = $7.50
My July Grocery Budget (for food items only) = $250 + $11.51 carried over from June = $261.51
Spent to Date = $78.71 + $33.99 + $47.26 + $7.50 = $167.46
Balance left in July Grocery Budget = $261.51 - $167.46= $94.05
As always, I am grateful for:
- The availability of groceries
- Being able to order groceries online
- Being able to have them delivered
- Convenience food for when they are wanted
- Store sales and digital coupons to keep grocery spending low
How are you coming along with your grocery shopping this month?
