Groceries for Le$$: Thoughts from ‘The Grocery Gangsta’

1.  I finally had the opportunity to taste that “fancy” Stone Cold ice cream.  I took the kids for a treat (meaning we had a gift card). Even for free it wasn’t worth it. What a waste of a paper cup! $3.00 for a scoop of dripping, tasteless slop?  C’mon, for the kind of money they are making, the least they could do is call Dolly Madison and buy a decent ice cream recipe and freeze the stuff before serving it. I anoint them the Starbucks of ice cream… overpriced and lousy! 
2.  I found this local kid who does carpet cleaning. He is an enterprising, hard-working student, looking for a way to make a buck. I appreciate that entrepreneurial spirit and I’m giving him a shot. He quoted me $150 for the entire house including the steps. I will definitely let you know next week if he does an excellent job.
3. Forgive me if I don’t offer sale pricing for weird stuff like organic fruit or soy milk. I have no idea how to gauge a fair price for a white liquid squeezed from a bean and passed off as of all things…MILK! LOL! That makes me laugh.  Which reminds me; we went to a friend’s house a few weeks ago for dinner.  Our genial host, who is ordinarily a great cook, ran out of regular milk and made homemade mashed potatoes with soy milk instead. Why soy milk?  Why not Elmer’s glue or white tile caulk. Both white, both liquid, they are cheaper and could not have tasted any worse. Yes, I ate it and said “thank you it was delicious.”

On to the best sales for the week of August 17-24 2011

Congratulations to Albertson’s for actually putting enough things on sale to make it worth visiting this week! It’s about time you broke out of your slump.

ALBERTSON’S

Cantaloupe  69¢ each

Tri Tip Steak  $2.99lb

Skippy Peanut Butter  $1.49 each (BACK TO SCHOOL!)

BEST VALUE: Mix and Match, Must Buy 10 of:

Ragu Pasta Sauce  99¢ each

Wish Bone Salad Dressing  99¢

Baron’s Market

Strawberries 1 lb pkg  3/$5.00

Bing Cherries  $1.97 lb

Henry’s and Sprouts

Blueberries 6 oz.  99¢

Bananas  49¢ lb

Red Bell Pepper  49¢ each

Roma Tomatoes  49¢ lb

Broccoli Crowns  88¢ lb

Red or Green Leaf Lettuce  49¢ each

Nectarines or Black Plums  88¢ lb

Ralph’s

Green Grapes  88¢ lb

Iceberg Lettuce  88¢ head

Hostess Snack Cakes  $2.00 each

Eggo Waffles  $1.99 each

Stater Brothers

Black Seedless Grapes  99¢ lb

7up Varieties 88¢ each (Must buy 4}

Banquest Meals 88¢ each

Ocean Spray Juices $1.99 each

Rice a Roni or Pasta Roni  88¢

Gatorade 32oz Buy 15 and Pay 66¢ each

Aquafresh Toothpaste  99¢ each

Von’s

Corn  20¢ each

Black Grapes 99¢ lb

Broccoli and Cauliflower  99¢ lb

Safeway, Mott’s and Welch’s Juice 64oz  $1.99 each

Boneless Whole Pork Loin Roast  $2.47 lb

Whole Tri Tip or Top Sirloin $2.99 lb

Spend $75, Get $10 reward Coupon

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