Shopping for Bargains!
I went to Cash & Carry this morning. It's a bulk product place that I really enjoy. But here too, you have to make sure you're getting the best deal. For instance, C&C has a 5-lb block of Tillamook cheese for $17.87. Not a great deal but usually here you'll find a good deal on cheese. However, I noticed in the Yoke's ad this week they have a 2-lb baby Tillamook for $6.99. That would be $16.50 for 5 lbs worth. I would never pay this much for cheese anyway but it's an example of making sure you're paying the least amount. I ended up buying a 5-lb bag of shredded cheddar Jack for $9.98! Whoo-hoo! I also bought a 50 lb bag of flour for which I paid $13.87. The last time I bought flour was back in 2010 and I paid $11.69 for 50-lbs. How do I remember these things? I don't. I use a price book which some of you will recognize as an idea from The Tightwad Gazette. Mine is just half sheets of paper which has been used on one side. I hole punched it and started keeping track of main groceries I buy. Because of my book I know that I used to pay $3.75 for a #10 can of pizza sauce at C&C. Now I pay $4.39 for the same can. I like comparing the past to the present and keeping track where I got the best price for a product. I also bought 2 #10 cans of tomato sauce and 1 #10 can of tomato paste. I'll be canning spaghetti sauce soon and I'll post my recipe on my other blog. I paid about $11.00 for all three cans and should get about 14 quarts or more of sauce.
Happy thrifty shopping and here's to 'a penny saved, a penny earned'!
Love Mom
