What Would I Buy?

One of the things I hear the most often from my friends is that they want to know what my grocery list for the week will be. Or, in other words, "What would I buy?" this week to get all my good deals. It's a hard question to answer if you are trying to apply my list to your family's needs. Everyone is so different in what their family will eat, what they need, and what they already have a stock pile of.

But, in general, I think I can point out some of my favorite "screaming deals" for the week and answer that question broadly speaking.

 So, if it seems helpful, I might try to post each week what I would buy if my stock pile was low. It might not be what I will buy in reality (because, let's face it, when you have a stock pile of deodorant or shampoo or toothpaste like I have pictured below, you almost don't really want to pick up anymore even if it's free... almost... heh, heh), but it would be things I WOULD buy if I needed it for my stock pile (noting that I might pick up other deals too in smaller quantities, but this post is focused only my stocking my stash, so they need to be GREAT deals).

But first, why I might not get shampoo, conditioners, toothpaste or deodorant...

I have 16 bottles of quality shampoo or conditioner that I got for around $0.50 each over the course of three months.

I have twelve sticks of women's deodorant (that doesn't include the men's I got for Scott) that I got for $0.30-$0.50 each. At about 1 stick a month or less, I have at least a year's worth, or more!

At about $0.25 each, I have ten tubes of toothpaste. Again, that has to last at least a year or more I would think.

So, for this week, which, in the grocery world, started yesterday, June 18th, 2014, here is what I would snag for my stock pile (of course, the produce isn't really a stash item, but they are great deals so I WOULD buy them):

Kents-

• Green grapes at $0.98 lb
• Watermelon, seedless at $0.25 lb
• Limes at $0.10 ea
• Meadow Gold frozen novelties at $0.99 ea
• Western Family 6 oz. yogurt $0.25 Saturday only
• Alberto Vo5 shampoo or conditioner 12.5 oz $0.76, use SS 6/1 coupon for $0.50 off 2 and get them for $0.51 each. If you are taking 4 newspapers, you could get as many as 8 bottles. Of course, this isn't my favorite brand of shampoo and conditioner, so I would probably only get a couple of bottles if my stock pile was in desperate need and wait for better brands to go on sale. But it is a great place to start if you are about to run out or need to start a stash.

Ridley's-

The sale at Ridley's this week is a bit confusing and I haven't been in the store to ask about the details. The buy 8 save $5 deal is clearly marked as Mix and Match, but the buy 10 and get them for $0.87 each is not marked as Mix and Match, which makes a big difference in what I would pick up. So, here goes...

• Alberto Vo5 shampoo or conditioner 12.5 oz $0.78 (but I would probably get it at Kent's if I could because it's $0.02 cheaper there), use SS 6/1 coupon for $0.50 off 2 and get them for $0.53 each. If you are taking 4 newspapers, you could get as many as 8 bottles. Of course, this isn't my favorite brand of shampoo and conditioner, so I would probably only get a couple of bottles if my stock pile was in desperate need and wait for better brands to go on sale. But it is a great place to start if you are about to run out.
• Milk, gallon 1%, 2%, or skim price matched to Kent's for $2.69 a gallon and then submit to Ibotta for an additional $0.25 off, making it $2.44. One gallon limit on the Ibotta rebate. If I needed more than one gallon, then I would just pick up more at the Kent's price at Ridley's unless Ridley's has a lower unadvertised price this week.
• Hamburger Helper for $0.85, use the online coupon for $0.50/1 twice and get two boxes for $0.35 each with the two-online-coupon limit. (remember to get at least 8 items total that are included in the sale)
• Suddenly Salad for $0.85, use SS 6/8 coupon $0.50/2 and get at least two boxes for $0.60 each. With four newspaper subscriptions, I could get as many as 8 boxes because I have four identical coupons. In that case, I could satisfy by 8 item requirement with only Suddenly Salad, or use the Suddenly Salad to fill in the needed items to make my 8).
• Bugles, Gardettos or Chex Mix for $1.12, use the online coupon for $0.50/2 and get them for $0.87 each. Get either 2 or 4 bags with the two-online-coupon limit. (remember to get at least 8 items total that are included in the sale)
• If the buy 10 sale allows Mix and Match, I would pick up the Chef Boyardee for $0.67 ea with the online coupon for $1/4. With the two-online-coupon limit, you could get as many as 8 cans. If that was all I really wanted, then I might just throw in two more cans at the $0.87 price to get my 10 item limit. However, if I can get other things to make my ten, I might not pick up more than 4 cans because I am sure I can get this same item another time for closer to $0.50 or less.
• If the buy 10 sale allows for Mix and Match, I would pick up the Barilla pasta for $0.32 with the SS 6/8 coupon for $0.55/1. Since I have four newspapers, I would get four boxes and make up my ten item limit with something else. You can often get pasta for less than $0.50 a package. But if I was really low or completely out and HAD to get ten boxes for the sale, I would pick up the Barilla pasta using this same coupon scenario, but at ten boxes and only 4 coupons, it would average out to $0.65 each.

Smith's-

I don't make it to Smith's in either Logan or Brigham City more than about once or twice a month if I am lucky. BUT, if I was going to make it to Smith's this week, I would get:

• Pine Sol $1.99, use $0.50/1 online coupon AND $0.75/1 Ibotta rebate making it $0.74.
• Arm and Hammer Detergent $4.99, use $3/2 online coupon making them $3.49 each
• Dial Soap 2 ct $1 (or 10 for $10, but you DON'T have to buy ten items... they are really only $1 each), use $1/1 Ibotta rebate and get it for FREE! This deal seems to be a bit "ongoing", so I would do this each week until I had my bar soap stocked up, or else until the deal went away. Sorry, only one Ibotta rebate available each week.
• 7-Up 2 liters $1, use $1/2 online coupon making them $0.50 each.
• Tillamook Cheese 2 lb loaf $5.99 (if you MUST have Tillamook... otherwise, wait for cheaper cheese)
• Yoplait Yogurt $0.50, use Smith's digital coupon on that you load on your shopper's card for $0.40/6, making them $0.43 each.
• Oscar Mayer Lunchables $1.00
• Powerade, 32 oz. $0.50 each (love to have this on hand when we are sick)
• Lay's Stax $1.00, use Smith's digital coupon for $1/4 making them $0.75 each.
• Friday Freebie (not available until Friday the 20th) from both the Smith's website and SavingStar.

So, that's it. If I was completely out and trying to stock up, these are the things I would grab. I hope that helps you decide what is a really GREAT deal.

What would you buy? Anything I missed?!