Meal Plan Monday....Sept. 21st Edition....Using up Stuff

Last Week's Menu Post Mortum......

Instead of buying Kielbasa, I had Italian Sausages Links in the freezer so we had those.  Polished off some more leftovers so we didn't have the Turkey Sloppy Joes or the homemade Corn Chowder.  Both will rollover into this week's menu.
I still have a fair amount of bread products from the Entenmann's Outlet buy on 9/13, so I'll be incorporating those to use it up.

Here's what I will be serving our family of 4 this Week...

MONDAY--Spaghetti & Meatballs(homemade meatballs), Salad
TUESDAY--Turkey Sloppy Joe's on Rolls(freezer/stockpile/pantry),fresh local Corn on the Cob
WEDNESDAY--Alfredo Noodles(stockpile)w/Chicken(freezer),Swiss Chard(garden)
THURSDAY--English Muffin Pizzas(use some bread up), Salad
FRIDAY--Macaroni & Cheese(homemade), steamed Broccoli
SATURDAY--Tuna fish Sub Sandwiches, homemade Clam & Corn Chowder
SUNDAY--Steak on the Grill, Squash Casserole(garden), HashBrowns on the Grill(homemade)
Dessert--Zucchini Bread(garden), Seasonal Fresh Fruit


Last week I spent $21.20 on food & pet food. 
This week's shopping list is light again..fresh corn, broccoli, salad greens, apples, milk, lunchmeat/cheese.  Maybe some more fruit. I'll probably spend more than last week since I'll be stocking up on a couple of items this week.

Food Waste Report....I ended up feeding some leftovers to the dogs.  I did have to throw out a piece of cheese this week that turned the corner to mostly mold.  Not happy about that but I wasn't about to eat it.lol


Check out Organizing Junkie's Website Here to see what other Home Cooks are serving this week!

Sluggy

WHERE'S THE BEEF? Today at Weis Markets

I had 2 more Chef Michael Qs to use before they expire today but I didn't feel like hauling to Target...too far, too crowded and our checkered history together factored in to my lack of  "Targeting" this Monday morning.

So, I dropped in at Weis instead.  They have the Chef Michael's 4.5lb. bags on sale for $3.50 until Wednesday.  That would make each bag .50¢ after Q.  Plus I needed a few other things like milk, fruit, lunchmeat for daughter, produce.
I wasn't in a rush so I took my time shopping and tried to find some good deals on the spot, as I had brought a few "might-do-me-some-good-at-Weis" Qs with me.
And boy, did I find some gems!
Here's what I got....

1 bag 4 fresh Egg Bagels  $2.35
1 1/2gal. skim milk   $1.44
1 bag lemons  $3.99
1 head lettuce  $1.69(this is the 1st lettuce I've bought in months thanks to our garden!)
2 bags salad greens @$3.49=$6.98
1.88lb. broccoli @$1.99lb=$3.74
5 ears local corn  $2.00
2 apples  $1.09
1 pkg. deli cheese $4.07
1 pkg. deli turkey  $4.44
1 Perdue Italian Bites chicken $4.99
3 Sun Crystals @$3.39=$10.17
4 1lb. Smithfield Smoke Sausage @$3.99=$15.96
1 Krispy Kraut sauerkraut pkg. $1.29(part of catalina deal)
4 Johnsonville Cheddar Brats @$4.99=$19.96(part of catalina deal)
1 Helavua Cheese block $2.49
Subtotal   $86.65

Coupons Used
2 bags salad greens BOGO Sale=$3.49
1.88lb. broccoli WEIS SALE=$2.09
1 pkg. deli turkey WEIS SALE=$.46
1 $2/1 Perdue Bites chicken=$2.00
3 x $1.40/1 Sun Crystals WEIS SALE=$4.20
3 x $2/1 Sun Crystals=$6.00
1 x Sauerkraut WEIS SALE=$.30
4 x Johnsonville Brats WEIS SALE on clearance $3 off=$12.00
4 x Smithfield Sausage WEIS SALE on clearance $2 off=$8.00
4 x .55/1 Smithfield Smoke Sausage doubled=$4.00
1 x Heluva Cheese WEIS SALE=$.49
1 x .55/1 Helavua Cheese  $.55

Coupon/Clearance/Sales Ad Total  $43.58

$86.65-$43.58=$43.07OOP
Just over a 50% Savings.
And that includes all that meat so this 50% off is pretty good in my book!

I had been wanting to pick up some Kielbasa/Smoked Sausage cheap for a few weeks now, so I had those Smithfield Qs with me.  My Weis just happened to have their Smithfield Smoked Sausage rings marked down to $1.99 a lb. package, so with my .55/1 Qs that doubled, I got each package for .99¢!
Weis only doubles up to 4 of the same Q so I'll have to go back tonight before they close with my other 3 .55/1 Qs and cross my fingers that they didn't sell all the $1.99 marked down Sausage.

The SUN CRYSTALS are on sale for $1.99 this week at WEIS.  There is a $2/1 Q in this past Sunday's coupon inserts so they are FREE after coupon.  The cashier scanned the Qs and they didn't adjust down .01 so you will get 1¢ overage on each box.

The BEST deal I got today was this.....

Weis has a Catalina Promo Deal going where if you buy $20 worth of certain items(tailgating items)you get a $7 OYNO Q.  Of course, the $20 refers to the REGULAR SHELF PRICE of the items, not the sale prices(if they happen to be on sale).  The Silver Floss fresh kraut I got and the Johnsonville Brats are on sale AND they qualify for this Cat Deal.  The Floss is reg. price of $1.29(on sale for .99) and the Brats are reg. price of $4.99(on sale for $2.99), so buy 4 Brats & a Kraut and you've hit the $20 threshold. I noticed that ALL the Cheddar Brats were marked down to $1.99 though in the meat case, as they are nearing the Sell By Date.
Now I KNEW from past experience at WEIS, that if I bought the marked down Brats, the register's computer would NOT recognize the Brats as qualifying for the Cat Deal because they slap on a NEW UPC on the marked down packages that the computer just reads as "meat", not as Johnsonville meat.
Thus, the register wouldn't generate an OYNO $7 Cat Q.

So I took a package and the ad with the Cat Deal in it to the CS counter, playing 'dumb' and inquired about whether I'd get my Cat Q if I bought these marked down Brats and other things equaling $20.
As I knew, they said no I wouldn't get a Cat Q so I pleaded my case that I ONLY want/eat the Cheddar Brats and ALL the Cheddar Brats are marked down so it's not FAIR that because I ONLY eat these type of Johnsonville Brats  that I can't get a Cat Q when I buy $20.  The manager was called over and I went throught this explanation again.  And you know what he did??

He ran(literally)back to the meat case, grabbed a non marked down J'ville Brats package, reprogrammed it in the computer to $1.99 and told the cashier to ring up this package 4 times(which would ring at $1.99 AND register as a J'ville purchase)but give me the 4 Cheddar Brat packages.
Cashier did and my $7 OYNO CAT Q spit out....YAY!!!
So I paid $8.95 for 4 J'ville Brat pkgs. and a pkg. of sauerkraut AND I got a $7 OYNO Cat.
$21.25 worth of food and a Q for $7 more food for $8.95.
Hooo-ah!

Of course, I still had a problem with this transaction because of the Smithfield marked downs.  Since they had the 'generic meat' clearance UPC sticker on them, my Smithfield Qs wouldn't scan automatically and double to $1 off.  So the cashier had to manually put in each .55¢/1 Q for those.  She was new and didn't know how to double a manually put in Q, so I had to pay, then take 1 of the Qs and my receipt over to the CS desk and get a $1.80 refund for the doubled part of those 4 Qs.

And to top it all off......I Forgot the DOG FOOD!LOLOLOL
The one thing I came in for!
It figures....lol

The Perdue Bites was suppose to be $2.99, not $4.99, so I have to go back tonight anyway for a price adjustment, so I'll have to do that, use the rest of my Sun Crystals Qs, get 3 more Smithfield Sausage for $.99 if still there and get the BLASTED Dog Food!lol
Or maybe I'll just not bother with the Perdue Bites because I can send for a rebate on that anyway.

What did you get a good deal on today?

Sluggy

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Oh my Goodness!
I've been hijacked.....HERE.
LOLOL

Sluggy

Quick Run to KMart and an Unexpected Good Deal

I had to run down to KMart for a lock for #2 son's locker at school.
I also have 2 $5 off food, consumables, beauty items coupons for KMart that expire in 3 days, so I took them to see what I could pick up in the food/consumables realm.

I brought my BOGO "Better than Ears" coupons from the Sunday inserts.  I figured I could pick up 4 packages(@$3.19ea.)for $1.77(with tax)OOP after using 2 BOGO Qs and my $5 off Q.
They were unfortunately out of BTEs packages....darn it!

But I found a better deal in the pet food aisle.
I brought my Chef Michael Qs along, as I was going to hit Target again this week AND I have Get a FREE bag of the 1.5lb. dry dog food q but I can't seem to find that size item on any store's shelves!  I thought I'd give KMart a try on that.
No 1.5lb. bags but here is what I did....

 

5 x 4.5lb. bag of Chef Michael Dry Dog Food @$3.99(cheaper than Target!)=$19.95
2 x Single can of Chef Michael Wet Dog Food@$.89(5 cents more than Target!)=$1.78
Subtotal  $21.73
Tax  $1.30

Coupons Used
5 x $3/1 Chef Michael Dry Dog Food bag=$15.00
1 x BOGO Chef Michael Dog Food can=$.89
1 x $5 off any Consumables at Kmart coupon=$5.00
Coupons Total  $20.89

$23.03-$20.89=$2.14OOP

All that dog food for $2.14 and $1.30 of that was tax.

Even better, the Single Cans were bonus 2 Can Packs, so for the price of 1 single can I got Four cans!
AND....under the flap on the packaging of each twin pack is a coupon for another FREE Can OR $1 off a bag of the dry food.

I can get 2 more twin can packs for FREE and then turn around and use the coupon under that packaging to buy 2 more until they run out of twin packs.
WOOT!



So grab your BOGO Chef Michael's single can Qs before they expire next week and go get some FREE canned dog food!!

Sluggy

Here's the Plan for next week at Rite-Aid....September 20th-26th

 

This is what I am planning for next week at Rite-Aid, September 20-26.

I'll do this in 2 transactions.

Before going to the store-

*Print out the following coupons from Coupons.com
1 x  Rite-Aid $5 off $25 purchase
3 x $2/1 Huggies Diapers(if you have access to 2 computers, if not, print out 2 and then find another Huggies coupon-peelie,in previous package,tearpad,etc. I have a $1/1 q from a Rite-Aid home mailer to use.)


*Go to the Rite-Aid site and view short videos on products to get coupons.  View/print-out the $3 Proantinox coupon, the $3 Clean & Clear coupon, 3 copies of the $2 Huggies coupon and the bonus $5 off $20 coupon.

*Clip these newspaper insert coupons:Finish .75¢, Reese's BOGO(or the .55¢off),Clean & Clear $1/1.
(If you haven't printed off the Clean & Clear q on their website, you can get a $2/1 q to use instead.)

Transaction #1

Purchase....
2 Huggies Diapers@$11=$22.00
1 Finish Dishwasher Powder@$2.99=$2.99
2 Reese's PB Cups@$.89(?)BOGO=$.89
Subtotal  $25.88

Hand over these Coupons....
$5/$25 coupon=$5
2x $2/1 Huggies coupons=$4
2x $2/1 Rite-Aid Huggies coupons=$4
1x .75¢ Finish coupon=.75¢
1x Reese's BOGO coupon=.89¢(or .55¢ q)
Coupons Total   $14.64

$25.88-$14.64=$11.24OOP+tax
(If you use the .55¢Reese's q instead of the BOGO q, your OOP total will be .35¢ higher.)

 Transaction #2

1 Huggies Pull-Ups@$11=$11.00
1 Proantinox@$6.99=$6.99
1 Clean & Clear product@$4.50=$4.50

Subtotal  $22.49

Hand over these Coupons....
$5/$20 coupon=$5
1x $1/1 Huggies coupons=$1.00(Mine is $1, yours may be higher value)
1x $2/1 Rite-Aid Huggies coupons=$2.00
1x $3/1 Rite-Aid Proantinox coupon=$3.00
1x $1/1 Clean & Clear coupon=$1.00
1x $3/1 Rite-Aid Clean & Clear coupon=$3.00
Coupons Total   $15.00

$22.49-$15.00=$7.49OOP+tax

GRAND TOTAL OOP this week....$18.73+tax

SCR Rebates you qualify for....
$6.99 Proantinox
$1.50 Finish
$10.00 Huggies
$2.00 Pullups

Rebate Total for this week.... $20.49

Plus I'll submit for a rebate through Caregiver's Marketplace for the Huggies products(3 x .75¢)for $2.25,  increasing my rebates by $22.74.

Spent $18.73, getting back $22.74.

Now this is one of those rare cases where I buy stuff purely to get more cash back(the diapers).

Yes, it's a fair amount of work(gathering coupons & shopping) for a $4.01 profit.

But even though I don't NEED diapers,  I now have 3 large packages of them to sell(at $5 a pkg. they should sell quickly).  That brings my profit to $19.01 and I've got all the rest of this stuff for free too!

Kind of makes it more worth the effort, huh? 8-))

And add these purchases of $48.37(before coupons) to my $25.92 purchase this week(so far) and I have 'spent' $74.29 toward a Gift Of Savings, so $5 more gives me a $10 Certificate.  Only $25.71 to go to the $20 Certificate. 

After tomorrow, I'll be $14.75 away from the $20 Certificate when I buy 3 more Johnson's & the Suave Lotion.  I plan on buying $16.68 worth of items the week of 9/27-10/3, which after coupons will cost me $7.68OOP and qualify me for not only the $20 Gift of Savings Certificate but $7.69 in October Single Check Rebates.

It's going to hard to breakdown spending vs. rebates for Sept. & Oct. separately as the Gift of Savings Certificate spans both the month's SCR periods.

Perhaps I'll have to wait and do a Two Month joint accounting of the Rite-Aid spending/rebates.

I don't know about you but even a geek like me is getting a headache from all this.lolol

Sluggy