Saraga International Market

I hit up Saraga International market for the first time last week. I picked up a few things

A big, juicy watermelon ($2.99)
a 25 lb bag of Jasmine Basmati rice ($19.99, an indulgence, but I like basmati)
a can of black beans, ($0.99)
a 5 pound bottle jug of oyster sauce ($5.99)

I had been buying oyster sauce at Marsh or Target for $2.50 to $3 for a 10 oz bottle, so that was a really excellent find. Also, while most of the produce at this store looks questionable at best, the watermelons were definitely fresh, and half the price of a regular grocery store. They were also bigger sweeter and juicier than I've had in a VERY long time.

I was also very tempted to get a huge 50 gallon stock pot, but decided it wouldn't fit in my car, or house... :D

Kroger mega sale - extra coupon!

I just found another SunnyD coupon for the Kroger mega sale. It's for $1/3, making SunnyD as low as $0.45 a bottle!

$1/3 SunnyD Product printable

Don't forget to hit your back button to print 2!

Kroger trip 8/12/10

Kroger is having another Mega-Sale. $4 off 8 items this time...

I just picked up
6 packages Bumblebee tuna, $0.99 ea (5.94) - Mega
2 bottles Sunny D, $1.28 ea (2.56) - Mega
4 cans Pedigree dog food, $1.38 ea (5.52)
2 dozen eggs $0.88 ea (1.76)
1 gal Milk, $2.00

Pre-Sale this comes to $30.53
After sale price:  $17.78

I had the following discounts
$4 for the Mega-Sale
6 $0.55/1 BB Tuna coupons (3.30 off, from a blinkie machine I found a few months ago)
1 $0.25/1 SunnyD coupon - Doubled (8/1/10 SS)
2 BOGO Pedigree dog food (2.76 off, Kroger catalinas)
2 $2.50 Kroger Catalinas from a previous trip

Grand Total: $2.49!

Notes:
I think this is my best trip ever, percent wise.

I got home and found that Lori had picked up milk somewhat recently. I really could have gotten away with paying $0.49 for all of that. BAH!

The tuna was $0.49 ea after the Mega-sale discount. My $0.55 /1 coupons means they paid me 6 cents for each one I took. Overages are rare but BB tuna has a history of giving overages, that's why I snagged a bunch of Qs when I found the blinkie machine.

Millions of peaches

Here are some highlights from this week's sales.

Marsh:
Pepsi 2L, $0.86 ea wyb 6
Thu-Sat only
5 lb boxes of peaches for $2.99 - I just took up canning so I'm going to give it a try with peaches.
corn on the cob, $0.25 per ear.


Kroger:
Grapes, $0.88/lb
7Up 2L, $0.75 ea wyb 4
the P&G $4 off 4 sale is continuing. Worth noting, but generics tend to be quite a bit cheaper.
Th-Sun only
GM and Quaker cereals are 50% off
Kroger brand peanut butter 18oz, $1 - just as good as any other brand.


Meijer:

Pepsi 24 packs, $3.99
Doritos, FREE wyb 2 Pepsi 24 packs!


Fri-Sat only:
7Up 16.9oz bottle 6 packs, buy 2 get 3 free
Keebler Filled Crackers (peanut butter cheese crackers pictured)$1.25 ea.

Suave shampoo/cond $0.88
Q-Tips, BOGO
All laundry detergent 50oz, $3


Lots and lots of back to school sales over the weekend so check your ads if you have little ones. I personally will probably only make it to Marsh for the produce and maybe the Pepsi. I'm incredibly well stocked on everything else except meat but don't really see any sales I want to take advantage of.

Unexpected DIY project

I haven't done much shopping lately so I haven't had much to post about. I did have an eventful evening though. It was about 88 degrees here today with a very high humidity. Around dinner time I realized that the AC had stopped working. Ugh. Fortunately I had a window AC in to assist my aging central air so there was a little relief from the heat.

Last time I called someone out for the AC it cost about $130 and took 2 days to get anyone here. I don't really have the money to spend on it right now. Also, last time, it turned out the breaker in the condenser unit had popped, so all that really needed to be done was to clean the unit and reset the breaker.

This time around I decided to take matters into my own hands. I disassembled the AC unit, and found it was clogged with dog hair and dirt. I cleaned it pretty thoroughly, and fed about 1000 mosquitos in the process. I put it back together, reset the breaker and the unit started right up again. The whole ordeal took about 2 hours, and I'm feeling pretty proud of myself for fixing it on my own.

A tiny bit of know-how can go a long way towards keeping your hard-earned money in your own pocket!