I hit the meat department at Weis(PMITA)Markets on Thursday and found some good deals.
The actual cost per pound/per piece after sale/stickers is in parentheses.
1.24 lbs. Angus Bottom Round Steak for 6.19-$2 Instant Sticker=$4.19 ($3.38 lb.)
2 x Marinated Chicken Breasts(4.62 lbs.)for $6.14 total-2 x $2 Instant Stickers=$2.14 (.46¢ lb.)
.84 lb. Angus Cube Steaks on sale for $4.52=$2 Instant Sticker=$2.52 ($3 lb.)
2 x packages Uncured/No Preservatives Hot Dogs on sale for $8 total- 2 x $2 Instant Stickers=$4 (.25¢ per hot dog)
$12.85 spent OOP on $24.85 worth of meats.
Savings rate of 48.29%.
8-)
I don't go to Target very often, maybe twice a year, but Hubs and I went on Monday.
Target had a Spend $50 on Food/Get a $10 Gift Card Deal that was only for Sunday or Monday of Labor Day Weekend and I wanted to see the damage I could do. ;-)
I used sales, coupons, instant meat discount stickers, rebates and a free(cashed in credit card points)$50 Target gift card and bought what's pictured below.......
4 x Tyson Chicken Tenders(on sale $4.99)=$19.96
2 x State Fair Corn Dogs(on sale $6.69)=$13.38
2 x Market Pantry Apple Juice(after 5% off Cartwheel $1.70 ea.)=$3.40
2 x Crunch Master Crackers(on sale $2.50)=$5.00
3 x 8 oz. Cheese Chunks(on sale $2 ea.)=$6.00
2 x 1 lb. 73% Ground Beef($3.79 ea.)=$7.58
1 x 2 lb. 93% Ground Beef=$10.49
1 x 1.5 lb. Stew Beef Cubes=$8.99
Sub Total..........$74.80
Coupons and Discount Stickers
4 x $1/1 Tyson Chicken product IPQ=$4.00
2 x .55¢/1 State Fair product IPQ=$1.10
2 x $1/1 CrunchMaster product IPQ=$2.00
2 x $1 Instant Meat Sticker=$2.00
1 x $5 Instant Meat Sticker=$5.00
1 x $4 Instant Meat Sticker=$4.00
Total........$18.10
$74.80-$18.10=$56.70
I used my free $50 Target gift card and paid $6.70 OOP. 8-)))
Total saved was $46.23 + $50 on free gift card turns this into $96.23 saved, or a 94.60% savings rate.
I earned $25 in new Target gift cards--1 x $10 for Buying $50 of food in one transaction, 3 x $5 for buying 2 frozen meat products(4 x Tyson, 2 x State Fair).
Plus I earned a $1.50 Checkout51 cash Rebate for buying 2 boxes of Crunch Master crackers.
So in the end I brought home all that food and am out $5.20 cash and have $25 in new Target gift cards for later.
The breaded chicken was for the BF(and for emergency meals when I can't cook), the corn dogs and apple juice also for the BF. The cheese was because, well, you can't live without cheeses, the crackers to pair with cheese, and all that meat-I'll blend the 73% and 93% and make meatballs to put into the freezer for later and the stewing beef will become chili one night soon when the weather cools off some more.
After meat sticker discounts, the 73% Ground Beef came to $2.79 lb., the 93% GB came to $2.25 lb. and the Stewing Beef came to $3.32 lb. Of course I paid with a free gift card so the whole lot cost me pennies in the end. 8-)
I bring a calculator when food shopping and regularly calculate the cost per oz./lb. for meats/seafood. It can help your food budget to have clear limits on how much you willingly pay for things(this is why you keep a price book too). A hunk of meat may seem like a good deal on the surface, even with an instant meat discount sticker on it, but until you know exactly how much you are paying, you really don't know if in fact it IS a deal. The 93% was an amazing deal at $2.25 lb. while the Stewing Beef was an ok deal at $3.32 lb.
As for the gift cards earned....
I'll add this $25 in new gift cards to the $30 in Target gift cards I have stashed at home(that were earned for deals while spending other Target gift cards earned with c/c points)and that's $55 in free gift cards I currently have tucked away for Christmas.
Since it's past Labor Day I need to drag out the Xmas box and go through to assess where I am at in the "acquiring process" for Holiday gifties. After buying a few things while on vacation in August I should be mostly done with gifts. Now it's a question of where to find the cash component without pulling from regular income for that.
More on all that later.......
I just had to share these Weis and Targets trip as I thought I did so well. ;-)
Sluggy
The actual cost per pound/per piece after sale/stickers is in parentheses.
1.24 lbs. Angus Bottom Round Steak for 6.19-$2 Instant Sticker=$4.19 ($3.38 lb.)
2 x Marinated Chicken Breasts(4.62 lbs.)for $6.14 total-2 x $2 Instant Stickers=$2.14 (.46¢ lb.)
.84 lb. Angus Cube Steaks on sale for $4.52=$2 Instant Sticker=$2.52 ($3 lb.)
2 x packages Uncured/No Preservatives Hot Dogs on sale for $8 total- 2 x $2 Instant Stickers=$4 (.25¢ per hot dog)
$12.85 spent OOP on $24.85 worth of meats.
Savings rate of 48.29%.
8-)
I don't go to Target very often, maybe twice a year, but Hubs and I went on Monday.
Target had a Spend $50 on Food/Get a $10 Gift Card Deal that was only for Sunday or Monday of Labor Day Weekend and I wanted to see the damage I could do. ;-)
I used sales, coupons, instant meat discount stickers, rebates and a free(cashed in credit card points)$50 Target gift card and bought what's pictured below.......
4 x Tyson Chicken Tenders(on sale $4.99)=$19.96
2 x State Fair Corn Dogs(on sale $6.69)=$13.38
2 x Market Pantry Apple Juice(after 5% off Cartwheel $1.70 ea.)=$3.40
2 x Crunch Master Crackers(on sale $2.50)=$5.00
3 x 8 oz. Cheese Chunks(on sale $2 ea.)=$6.00
2 x 1 lb. 73% Ground Beef($3.79 ea.)=$7.58
1 x 2 lb. 93% Ground Beef=$10.49
1 x 1.5 lb. Stew Beef Cubes=$8.99
Sub Total..........$74.80
Coupons and Discount Stickers
4 x $1/1 Tyson Chicken product IPQ=$4.00
2 x .55¢/1 State Fair product IPQ=$1.10
2 x $1/1 CrunchMaster product IPQ=$2.00
2 x $1 Instant Meat Sticker=$2.00
1 x $5 Instant Meat Sticker=$5.00
1 x $4 Instant Meat Sticker=$4.00
Total........$18.10
$74.80-$18.10=$56.70
I used my free $50 Target gift card and paid $6.70 OOP. 8-)))
Total saved was $46.23 + $50 on free gift card turns this into $96.23 saved, or a 94.60% savings rate.
I earned $25 in new Target gift cards--1 x $10 for Buying $50 of food in one transaction, 3 x $5 for buying 2 frozen meat products(4 x Tyson, 2 x State Fair).
Plus I earned a $1.50 Checkout51 cash Rebate for buying 2 boxes of Crunch Master crackers.
So in the end I brought home all that food and am out $5.20 cash and have $25 in new Target gift cards for later.
The breaded chicken was for the BF(and for emergency meals when I can't cook), the corn dogs and apple juice also for the BF. The cheese was because, well, you can't live without cheeses, the crackers to pair with cheese, and all that meat-I'll blend the 73% and 93% and make meatballs to put into the freezer for later and the stewing beef will become chili one night soon when the weather cools off some more.
After meat sticker discounts, the 73% Ground Beef came to $2.79 lb., the 93% GB came to $2.25 lb. and the Stewing Beef came to $3.32 lb. Of course I paid with a free gift card so the whole lot cost me pennies in the end. 8-)
I bring a calculator when food shopping and regularly calculate the cost per oz./lb. for meats/seafood. It can help your food budget to have clear limits on how much you willingly pay for things(this is why you keep a price book too). A hunk of meat may seem like a good deal on the surface, even with an instant meat discount sticker on it, but until you know exactly how much you are paying, you really don't know if in fact it IS a deal. The 93% was an amazing deal at $2.25 lb. while the Stewing Beef was an ok deal at $3.32 lb.
As for the gift cards earned....
I'll add this $25 in new gift cards to the $30 in Target gift cards I have stashed at home(that were earned for deals while spending other Target gift cards earned with c/c points)and that's $55 in free gift cards I currently have tucked away for Christmas.
Since it's past Labor Day I need to drag out the Xmas box and go through to assess where I am at in the "acquiring process" for Holiday gifties. After buying a few things while on vacation in August I should be mostly done with gifts. Now it's a question of where to find the cash component without pulling from regular income for that.
More on all that later.......
I just had to share these Weis and Targets trip as I thought I did so well. ;-)
Sluggy
You did wonderful getting so much for free! Love that you have gift cards for Christmas too - looking forward to hearing more about that!
ReplyDeleteI am trying to snag free gift cards also. Great stocking stuffers and gifts!
ReplyDeleteThat was a wonderful trip with fantastic savings! I do decide how much I pay per pound for meat. The only time I had such a high percentage of savings was the time I bought sugar.
ReplyDeleteThat was amazing. I always look for 80% plus in ground meat. Never thought to mix them together. I just hate to see so much grease.
ReplyDeleteTarget calls to me in my sleep. It might be aq MN thing, and as a child, a big trip to the cities (because targets were not on every corner then) included a Target trip.
ReplyDeleteThe tongue and cheek comment (or maybe I just read it that way) of the corn dogs and apple juice being for boyfriend made me laugh! Like he's 8 or something with that diet. Haha!' Smiles.
ReplyDeleteWell looking at his diet he could be mistaken for a kid as he prefers processed foods and soda and veggies are a foreign thing to him. I try but he's got 24 years of bad food habits under his belt. 8-)
DeleteI love Target but have been trying to not go in as I always get more than we plan.
ReplyDeleteSuper savings as usual. I wish I could get on the target bandwagon but it is just enough out of the way for me to ignore it exists.
ReplyDeleteI had a very bad experience at Target locally years ago so I boycotted them for awhile.
DeleteSince I no longer buy "stuff" I only go for food and the food selection isn't that great(it's not a Mega Target)and it's down the valley and always crowded so why bother except for a couple times in the year?