Buying local, part 1
As summer winds down – oh, wait, it already did wind down, techincally it’s autumn – one of the things that I’m reflecting on are Farmers Markets. I will miss those terribly once winter arrives! I love farmers markets. I love seeing all the beautiful, fresh fruits, veggies (I suppose here I should also mention fresh [...]
The joys – and perils – of yardsaling
I’ll admit it – I came to yardsaling late in life. When I think back on my childhood, I don’t remember yardsales at all. I’ll grant that they probably weren’t as common, and, of course, I lived in a much less populated area. But even if I’d grown up in an area surrounding a big [...]
Grocery shopping – how often…?
When I was growing up, the answer was easy. Once a week. One store only (well, there weren’t a lot of stores where we lived, anyway. Actually, I don’t think there were as many store options anywhere, back then.) Always on Saturday. It’s a lot of years later. I now live in a metropolitan area, one that [...]
I would be sunk without price adjustments!
Price adjustments are a wonderful thing. You buy an item, it goes on sale within the next week/10 days/whatever the store policy is, and the store refunds the difference between what you paid and what the sale price is. This is ESPECIALLY good for me and my husband. We seem to have an unerring knack [...]
We’re having too much fun with the produce scales!
Before I go any further, let me assure you that my husband and I do, in fact, have lives. We even have interests – lots of them – that don’t involve grocery stores. But as I’ve said in previous blog entries, my husband loves grocery shopping. The grown-up analogy for “kid in a candy store” could be [...]
Why I really need to PLAN grocery shopping trips
Because I spent exactly TWICE as much as I usually do, that’s why. Of course, my husband was with me, so I can try and pin some of this on him. Fact is, though, he’s usually with me, because of his previously mentioned love of grocery stores. The real reason for the overspending was poor [...]
“High end” grocery stores can have some very good bargains!
A couple of years ago, I was out with a friend, and we stopped at one of those gourmet, high end grocery stores. You know the kind – the deli and bakery have you drooling; they carry varieties of cheese that you never heard of, and produce that you only read about. I had never [...]
Today’s coupon observations
I think I’ve already stated that the area where I live has very limited double coupons. Limit of 5, must spend $25 on items other than the coupon items, occurs only one day per week. Lots of restrictions; you get the idea. We certainly don’t have stores that triple coupon – or quadruple coupons (still having [...]
Tuna prices seem to be diving
First, let me say that tuna has been a pretty good bargain for a long time. I’ve been tracking prices for years, and I am still able to get tuna for 49¢ a can – same as years ago. A lot of the time, I need to go to Aldi or Save-A-Lot to get that [...]
Delivered to your door – but what’s the price?
A short time back, a friend of mine was singing the praises of one of those “grocery delivery” type places. You shop online, pay, and the groceries are delivered to your door. She raved about the quality of the food (and having had dinner at her house, I agree, it was very good), the time [...]