Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> cshenk wrote:
> >
> > Humm!
> >
> > 12 oz nestle Carnation - 57cents
> > Store brand 5oz, 10/6$
> >
> > Thats the sales that kicked over this Wed. Normally 88 and 47cents
> > respectively (I made a typo earlier of 40 cents for the smaller
> > can, it was 47cents).
> >
> > Where you shopping Gary? Thats the 3333 Virginia Beach BLVD HT
> > prices.
> >
> > Not specific store, but Krogers, Lion King? What?
>
> I looked at prices at Farm Fresh. Luckily, I wasn't buying just
> looking. I see the HT prices in the weekly food ad. Much better
> prices.

It depends on the week but in the long run, the main thing might be to
select a store and learn it's sales well. They happen in regular
cycles. If you hit a main thing your really *need* large lots of, get
it then when it's on a big sale.

Don for example is Pepsi specific. By 2 get 3 free for 12 packs this
week. Limit is 10 per day but happens every 8-10 weeks or so and you
can go back every day for a week until you have whatever stock level
you need.

The big thing with HT, is you need to get the evic card then sign up
for the emails. The email is a single one, and come only twice a week.
You'd have found the BOGO 'Better For Bread' flour was .97 each (limit
2) today. Since I bake all our bread, thats a major one here. Quality
bread machine flour of 10lbs for 1.96?

Basically I just paid 120$ for 197$ worth of food *today*. I'm doing
the big food runs for the local Mayflower run but advance of it, using
the yahoo local freecycle to help more directly. 2 full Turkey dinners
(complete with dessert pie makings), gravy, stuffing, and so forth have
gone out today.

Hope your day was as good feeling!

Carol


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