Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Check In
If you read this blog and would like it to continue please leave a comment. Life is hectic, and I need to know if anyone uses this blog.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Narrowing Things Down
I am finding that meat and produce are my favorite things to list on this blog. So I will be narrowing down things a little bit. I will still list great deals in other categories when they are easy to price match. However, for my own sanity, I gotta keep this simple. Give me your feedback or let me know of a product or type of food you'd like me to watch out for. Help me help you!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Shopping with Children
The other day I had to take all four of my kids shopping with me. They range in age from 8 years down to 20 months. It was insane, but there are times when it simply cannot be avoided. My favorite place to shop with kids is Costco. There are two reasons: 1. The carts are big enough to carry groceries and children without feeling like your driving a Roadway double trailer. 2. They always have plenty of samples so I can kill two birds with one stone, buying groceries and serving lunch.
My least favorite store to take the kids to is Smith's. Its not that Smith's is not a family friendly store. In fact, its the opposite. Our Smith's has these cute little miniature shopping carts for kids so they can shop just like Mommy. However, when you have as many children as I do, and each one demands to drive their own cart, you begin to look like those stickers on the back of the minivans. You know, the big apple icon with all the little apples trailing behind, or the big pair of sandles with a bunch of little sandles next to it.
Here is a typical trip to the supermarket for my kids. We get out of the minivan (no stickers, please) with all my little ducklings following behind me. First of all, I have one child who is particularly loud and usually says something embarrassing about a person who is passing by. I have another child who likes to lag behind, so I am constantly having to stop and make sure she is in the same aisle as the rest of us. Then, they inevitably find things they want me to buy, to which I must explain out loud in the presence of other shoppers that I don't have the money for. Sometime before, after, or during this exchange one or more of them is usually running off to climb on the merchandise. All of the children's names get called out at various times to which I am always a bit concerned that some kind of predator will overhear and use against one of them at some future point. There will always be at least one trip to the public bathroom, and then comes the checkout. Any number of traumas can occur in the checkout, from eating stolen candy to injuries involving railings and white tiled floors. This is when I usually resort to bribery (if I haven't already done so). BUT...It's a sure bet, I'll have a coupon to cover it!
My least favorite store to take the kids to is Smith's. Its not that Smith's is not a family friendly store. In fact, its the opposite. Our Smith's has these cute little miniature shopping carts for kids so they can shop just like Mommy. However, when you have as many children as I do, and each one demands to drive their own cart, you begin to look like those stickers on the back of the minivans. You know, the big apple icon with all the little apples trailing behind, or the big pair of sandles with a bunch of little sandles next to it.
Here is a typical trip to the supermarket for my kids. We get out of the minivan (no stickers, please) with all my little ducklings following behind me. First of all, I have one child who is particularly loud and usually says something embarrassing about a person who is passing by. I have another child who likes to lag behind, so I am constantly having to stop and make sure she is in the same aisle as the rest of us. Then, they inevitably find things they want me to buy, to which I must explain out loud in the presence of other shoppers that I don't have the money for. Sometime before, after, or during this exchange one or more of them is usually running off to climb on the merchandise. All of the children's names get called out at various times to which I am always a bit concerned that some kind of predator will overhear and use against one of them at some future point. There will always be at least one trip to the public bathroom, and then comes the checkout. Any number of traumas can occur in the checkout, from eating stolen candy to injuries involving railings and white tiled floors. This is when I usually resort to bribery (if I haven't already done so). BUT...It's a sure bet, I'll have a coupon to cover it!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
To Shop or Not to Shop?
This past few weeks have been quite busy for my family. Between summer visits from cousins and grandparents, to birthdays and holidays, I often find it difficult to get my grocery shopping done. That is another great perk to the coupon shopping technique! I have been able to get through these past few weeks with only a few short trips to the store because of my stockpile. I was already stocked up on meat in my freezer and a few of the other ingredients I regularly use. So I have been able to eat and keep up our family's hygiene without worrying too much about running out.
I even took my parents on a trip to Costco just for site seeing. I ran into a friend there who thought I looked lost because I was actually looking around trying to decide what to do next. I didn't have a mission that day. We were just having fun! Imagine that, fun at a grocery store!
I even took my parents on a trip to Costco just for site seeing. I ran into a friend there who thought I looked lost because I was actually looking around trying to decide what to do next. I didn't have a mission that day. We were just having fun! Imagine that, fun at a grocery store!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Case Lot!
The day I have been waiting for has finally come! It's case lot time at Macey's! I listed just a few of the great deals here on the blog, but you may need to take a look at that ad yourself, or better yet, run on in to Macey's and see what you can find.
I got a great piece of advice from a family member. She told me to save out $5-$10 from each weeks budget on groceries. Tuck it away for days like this when a good case lot sale comes along or even a great deal on meat. Then you can buy $30-$50 worth of foods your family goes through a lot of without worrying about blowing your budget for the week or month.
I got a great piece of advice from a family member. She told me to save out $5-$10 from each weeks budget on groceries. Tuck it away for days like this when a good case lot sale comes along or even a great deal on meat. Then you can buy $30-$50 worth of foods your family goes through a lot of without worrying about blowing your budget for the week or month.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)