Groceries For Le$$: The “Miser of Moolah” says, “Now I’ve Seen Everything!” 8/31/11

In our modern society replete with it’s lifestyle of fast food, disposable everything, minimal attention spans and living life at full speed, this signage (photo at right) appears to demonstrate the epitome of our inability to stop to smell the roses.  I incredulously clicked this photo at the North County Fair Mall.  Are we all that busy?  Has the day really come to pass when we need an elevator that also serves as a toilet?  Or are the two destinations simply in the same direction?   I leave that determination to you, my esteemed reader.

Did you know? - If you are shopping with kids at Stater Brothers, take them to the bakery department where the counterperson will gladly give your child a FREE cookie to keep them quiet for the first 30 seconds of your shopping excursion.

New additions to the column will include CVS and Rite Aid when and if they have something worth telling you about.  Which reminds me - I once knew someone who out of sheer convenience and speed did his grocery shopping at 7-Eleven. Was it a coincidence that he also happened to weigh about 350lbs (rhetorical question)?  Don’t worry, He will not be offended.  He will not choke on his dinner consisting of a Diet Pepsi Big Gulp and a Slim Jim.  The subject matter of this column would not interest him nor would he take the time to read it.  I’m safe.

Now that school is back in session for most of us in the SD, the task of finding new and interesting things to pack for snacks begins.  So, besides the cutsie bag of peeled baby carrots which gets dumped in the trash (and effectively making your child persona non-grata in the snack trading world), what else can we put in there bags that they’ll actually eat?  Both simple and saves you muchos pesos!  Check out 99¢ Only Stores.

1. Little Debbie Wanabe? - Mrs. Freshley’s snack cakes, donuts and cookies.  With six to eight individually packaged snacks per box  (approx. 15¢ per snack)
2. Bag Your Own - Buy a 50 pack of Brawny re-closeable zipper sandwich bags for 99¢ and fill them with your child’s favorite chip, cookie, gummy or pretzel.  Pay less than half the cost of a pre-packaged individual serving.

For the week of August 31-Sept 6, 2011…The best overall prices are available at RALPH’S

ALBERTSON’S

Green Grapes 69¢ lb

 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast  $1.77lb (Coupon attached to home delivery store flyer)

Bush’s Baked Beans, or Heinz Ketchup 36oz  $1.66 each

Buy 2 Budweiser 20pk bottles for  $11.99 each and GET 8pc Fried or Grilled Chicken for 1¢!

Barons Market

Sorry, but their website was not updated with new specials at press time.

CVS  (Until Sat Sept 3)

Pepsi 2ltr  77¢ each (limit 5 with card)

Basics Water 24/16.9oz  $2.22 (Why pay more than 2 bucks for something you can get for free?)

Milk  $2.99 gallon

Henry’s and Sprouts

 Watermelon  19¢ lb

Corn  19¢ each

Honeydew or Yellow Onion  33¢ lb

Green or Red Bell Peppers  3/$1.00

Tomatoes, Broccoli Crowns or Nectarines  88 ¢ lb

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts  $1.77 lb

Ralph’s

Green Grapes  88¢ lb

Strawberries 16 oz  $1.25 each

Pepsi 2ltr  88¢ each (must buy 6)

Ronzoni Pasta or Van de Kamps Bread  $1.00 each

Thursday 9/1 from 1pm – 9pm ONLY

 Tri-Tip Steak  $1.99lb Lowest Price of the Year!!

Heineken or Smirnoff Ice  $10.99/12pk

Avocados  88¢ each

Pepsi 12pk cans  4/$10.00 (must buy 4)

Stater Brothers

 Watermelon  19¢ lb

Corn  4/$1.00

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts  $1.99/lb

Pork Spareribs  $1.79lb

St. Louis Style Ribs  $2.59lb

Pork Loin Back Ribs $2.99lb

Pepsi 12/12oz can  4/$9.00 (Must Buy 4))

Minute Maid Drinks 64oz  99¢ each

Fritos or Cheetos  $1.99 each

Klondike or Nestle Ice Cream Sandwiches  2/$5.00

Bud, Coors or Miller 36/12oz cans  $19.99

Von’s

 Oscar Meyer Meat Franks  Buy 1/Get 2 FREE (save $7.98)

Chicken Breast Halves  $1.27lb

Von’s has a promo called “different deal each day”, so to purchase the items at the sale price you would have to come in on 6 CONSECUTIVE DAY!!! - TERRIBLE IDEA, INSULTING TO YOUR CUSTOMER’S VALUABLE TIME and wholly ridiculous.  I won’t even mention them here!

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