tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post6495554147034629753..comments2024-03-29T10:45:48.205-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: Did You Do Your Price Book This Week? & Newbie Grocery Store Tipsslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-37064088218226467472013-01-25T11:27:14.594-05:002013-01-25T11:27:14.594-05:00I love reading this, Sluggy! Great information for...I love reading this, Sluggy! Great information for people trying to save money. We are all about store brands at my house. I don't find most things to be a any lesser quality than name brands.<br /><br />I am surprised at Tanner's comment about store brand "Crystal Light". I, personally, like Kroger brand better than the name brand. (No sugar, no calories. I make the peach tea by the gallon!)Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-40555888150094676822013-01-22T03:42:30.258-05:002013-01-22T03:42:30.258-05:00Weis is always running cereal deals, tho usually t...Weis is always running cereal deals, tho usually they run them just before or after corresponding Qs come out in the paper. They are running oatmeal(Quaker)this week on special. The house brand oatmeal at Weis is pretty good too(and cheaper). I don't buy much bottled water so I can't say on that, tho they do run Nestle Cats pretty frequently that include nestle brands of water.<br /><br />Google "Amelia's Grocery Outlet". They have 15 locations in PA from Lancaster to Allentown. Discount grocery outlets....they carry loads of cereals...name brands near sell by dates for real cheap!!! Also oatmeals, canned goods, pasta, etc. You can stop on your way to school and load her up. Also everything else you could want, even frozen and dairy and meats. Take a cooler and load yourself up too!lol I hit Amelia's whenever I get down to Pottsville, which isn't often enough.<br />Weis just started eCoupons too so tell T to get a store card so she can load Qs onto it.slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-53805257474542762152013-01-21T12:48:43.866-05:002013-01-21T12:48:43.866-05:00T goes back to school this sunday so can you give ...T goes back to school this sunday so can you give me an idea of water, cereal(any on sale shes not picky), and oatmeal at weis. This is the closest market to kutztown. She downgraded her meal plan because she wasted to many meals last year so instead of 19 meals a week she has 14 I just want to see if those items are any cheaper there then here. Most of her stuff I already have but she has a problem with the water up there because she is used to philly waterj udyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03899060198377746353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-20420011160321389552013-01-18T20:16:43.120-05:002013-01-18T20:16:43.120-05:00I am not brand loyal in any regards... but there a...I am not brand loyal in any regards... but there are some things that the store brands can't seem to get right. For example, Crystal Lights (which constitutes 90% of the non-water drinks I drink). I've tried all store brands or equivalent, and found them to be nothing more than over-colored koolaid with tons of sugar. So I stick to the brand. However, for most other things, I go with the cheaper alternative until it has proved to be of poor quality. Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075300256482920618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-63634113560701922682013-01-18T16:48:50.325-05:002013-01-18T16:48:50.325-05:00I only like Quaker Oats. However, one day the stor...I only like Quaker Oats. However, one day the store brand was so much reducted that I decided to try it just once. I figured the hens will like it even if I don't. I rushed home and made a bowl of oats. It was the same! as Quaker! So, I am forever a convert. <br /><br />Another thing one grocery does around here is have a fantastic sale on Miracle Whip or whatever. Now, I will buy four quarts of MW and use the last one up just as the "use by date" passes. One day, I looked to see when was the $1.98 quart of MW. It was in 8 days. <br /><br />Now, I am not against using a product after the "use by" date, but I am not going to purchase it to use later when I know it is expiring. <br /><br />There was a great Starkist tuna sale on cans of tuna that are good through 6-2015. That's great, but these cans were dented on rims and rusting. <br /><br />Now, I am wary of a good deal and try to figure out if the store is just passing off things that soon must be discarded. Those cans of tuna will be eaten before the ones with a 2013 date. I just try to eat things before they expire or soon after, except for MW. <br /><br />Check the "use by" date if it matters to you. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com