Weekly Grocery Shopping (10/21 - 10/27)

OK I am still getting back on track after a few weeks off. I picked up a bunch of Halloween candy while grocery shopping - I didn't want to buy it too early since that increases the chance of me eating it all ahead of time, but I didn't want to wait until the last minute and then have to desperately grab whatever I could find and paying full price. Apparently I'm screwed no matter which strategy I choose because it put me way over budget. So I decided it doesn't count! It's not real food, so it doesn't come out of my grocery money. Haha, take that, budget killing holidays! I will count Halloween candy in my mysterious "Household" category, which ends up catching all sorts of weird things that don't fit anywhere else. With that executive decision out of the way, I came in quite close to my weekly goal of $45!

Ralph's

2x Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent @2.99 - $1/2 MFC = 4.98
3x Nature's Valley Granola Bars @ 2.50 ea and
1x Chex Mix Bars @ 2.50 ea
  -.40 Shortcuts e-coupon
  -.40 Shortcuts e-coupon
  -.50/1 Chex Mix bars MFC (doubled to 1.00)
  -.40/1 Nature Valley bars MFC (doubled to .80)
  -.70/2 Nature Valley bars MFC (doubled to 1.00)
  -4.00 buy 4 Nature Valley/Chex bars get $4 off
  = 2.40
4x 8oz tomato sauce @ .25 ea = 1.00
Hot dog buns = 1.19
5 lbs potatoes = 1.99
2 lbs carrots = 1.29
1.28 lbs bananas = .86
Cucumber = .89
2x Ball Park hot dogs @ .99 ea (manager's special) - $1/2 MFC = .98
Multi Grain bagette french bread = .99

Total: 16.16

Vons

2x Kit Kat snack size = 4.00
2x Reeses snack size -2.50 B3G1 free coupon = 1.50
Combo Candy bag = 9.99
2x Whole Grain Wheat Thins @ 1.38 ea - $1/2 MFC = 1.76
Canola Oil = 5.79
Olive Oil = 5.99 - .50 MFC (doubled to 1.00) = 4.99
Lean Pockets breakfast @1.79 - .75 MFC (doubled to 1.00) = .79
8x Yoplait Yogurt @ .60 ea wyb 8
  -.50 e-coupon
  -.40/6 MFC (doubled to .80)
  -.60 B6G1 MFC
  = 2.90
4x Tombstone Pizza @2.50 ea - 2x 1.50/2 MFC = 7.00
2x Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage @1.99 ea - $1/2 MFC = 3.98

Total: 41.70

Henry's

1.93 lbs Rome Apples = .64
Romaine Lettuce = 1.19
Green Leaf Lettuce = .99
Celery = .99
Garlic = .67
Onions = .29
Reusable Bag Credit = -.05

Total: 4.72

Weekly Total: 62.58
Halloween Candy: 15.49
Regular Groceries: 47.09

So if we don't count the halloween candy, I was only $2.09 over budget. Stupid candy :)

Check out more great shopping trips at
The Grocery Cart Challenge
Super Savings Saturday
Southern Savings