Friday, November 11, 2011

Shopping Outside the Norm


This week's grocery shopping is completely different from what is normal for me. To start, I hadn't been to the store in almost two weeks. Add in that I had to get a TON of stuff for the hospitality room for the basketball tournament (since we had VERY LITTLE parent response). I didn't have time to price compare, so I went to Aldi to pick up what I needed --- I knew I could get in and out of there relatively quickly and since most of the stuff I was buying wasn't matching up to the grocery flyers, I also knew that I would likely spend a lot less. So this is what I bought:

3 cans kidney beans
6 cans Tomato Sauce
3 cans Diced Tomatoes
6 blocks Cream Cheese (on sale for .89 -- stock up time for me!)
2 boxes wheat thin crackers
1 Pomegranate
Ground Beef
3 Bell Peppers
1 Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread Mix
2 Bags Rolls
2 Sliced Mozzerella
Vanilla
Celery
Sugar Cookie Dough
Alfredo Sauce
Chocolate Frosting
Shredded Cheddar
1 lb Sliced Ham
Corn Chips
Chili Powder
2 lbs butter
Coffee Creamer
Eggs
Sour Cream
3 Zucchini
2 lbs. Macaroni
2 Bags Baby Carrots
1 Bunch of Flowers

Spent $69.66

5 comments:

  1. Aldi is definitely the place to shop, when you do not have time to do price comparisons and use coupons. I got a lot of stuff for my sons' school at Aldi this week.

    Thank you for linking up at the Aldi Savings Linky at the Aldi Spot.

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  2. Wow, even for that much stuff, you got a great price. I'm sorry to hear that you didn't get much of a parent response, that truly sucks. But you're sticking to your responsibilities, so hopefully that will be recognized after all is said and done. Shame on those parents!

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  3. That is fabulous. And I am with Tanner - shame on those other parents and good for you!!!

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  4. Wow, that is really cheap! You were smart to go to Aldi. The Aldi's around us isn't that great..and it's out of the way. I wish I had one like yours!

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  5. My Aldi and my Publix are right across the street from each other so it is easy to choose one or both as time and circumstances allow. I was a little leery at first of all of their "brands", but so far, they haven't let me down. I've been so swamped the past couple of weeks that I haven't even looked at a grocery flyer except to skim it, and I certainly haven't clipped coupons! I can find just about every basic thing I need there --- PLUS its small which means I can get in and out of there FAST!

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