Comments on: The Grocery Shopping Update

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:10:06 +0000

@ Amphritrite – I start at Winco, because the prices of non sale items are cheaper than anywhere else. It’s a really basic store…bag your own groceries, they don’t accept credit cards, etc…so the prices are kept way low. So I shop for things I need there, and then stock up on the sale items at Albertson’s.

I don’t know about your area, but our Albertson’s accepts up to 10 competitors coupons per shopping trip. So I use the my Fred Meyer and Safeway coupons at Albertson’s, so I don’t have to drive all over town.

By: Amphritrite

Amphritrite — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:03:30 +0000

This -is- impressive, and as a girl who saves 50%-60% on her groceries everytime she shops, that should say something!

I’m curious as to why you start at Winco? I don’t have one of those here, but the principle should be the same. Is it -generally- cheaper? I usually do an Albertson’s/Safeway mashup, so I’m very curious.

As to Fred Meyer’s, I love their coupons too! I had no idea they were usable at Albies. I should call my local one and check that.

By: Danielle Wegman

Danielle Wegman — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:44:25 +0000

It also helps a budget when you do things like roast chicken on a Monday, then you pick the bones and use the leftover vegetables to make a pot pie the next night, and then use the carcass to make a stock and make a stew for another night.

That way you’ve essentially made three meals out of 1 chicken.

The same thing can be done with pot roast, or any meat really. Its a great way to go about things.

By: Rob in Madrid

Rob in Madrid — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:15:38 +0000

wow that is amazing. I have to say I’m abit jealous, I never heard of anyone anywhere making the kind of savings that Americans can get with couponing. In Canada, where I hail from, coupons went the way of the dodo bird as most were for overpirced products you’d never buy. Double couponing never heard of it, much less getting something for free.

If you can save this kind of money than I would forget about the price book, generally you can be expected to save 10-15 percent, that pales in comparasion to what you can save.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:17:04 +0000

Wow – you did great! I just signed for a trial membership for the Grocery Game. :)

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:22:42 +0000

It took me a couple of hours to make a menu for the month. I’m pretty slow. I really hope I get faster, because I hate making menus. It’s nice to know I won’t have to do it again for another month!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:42:12 +0000

Great Job. I’m a huge fan of the Grocery Game. I love it. How long did it take you to work out a menu for a month especially with Grocery Game? I’m always making the menu after I received the list.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:01:52 +0000

Thanks Lynnae & 5berries. I think I’ll try out the 1.00 trial.

By: fiveberries

fiveberries — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:40:08 +0000

YOU ROCK! That was some awesome grocery shopping right there!

As for the commenter that asked about super WalMart v. Grocery Game list stores – it’s totally worth it. I found myself shopping the list weekly and then going to WalMart about once a month for things I needed that weren’t on the list or that I’d run out of. You’d be surprised – I even thought I was doing better at WM because I was price matching, but with the coupons and the deals that WM won’t price match, the Grocery Game is totally worth it!

By: Hilda

Hilda — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:57:35 +0000

Good job!

Have you tried making your own salsa and tortilla chips? If the tomatoes and corn tortilla wraps are on-sale, making your own chips and salsa is much cheaper.