tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post576020055402804214..comments2024-03-28T21:42:22.620-08:00Comments on The "Make Do" Homemaker: When Life Gives You Lemons...: This Week's Shopping TripsErika, "The Make Do Homemaker"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-19597595116193006332016-05-20T18:34:21.092-08:002016-05-20T18:34:21.092-08:00I love your shoping posts, it's always nice to...I love your shoping posts, it's always nice to see what others buy. Until recently I used to ship once a week, and last week I decided to only grocery shop every other week, since I usually go in multiple stores to get the good sales and its seams like I am gone a whole day just shopping.<br />I will still go to the farmers market and pick up vegetables and fruits there, since here in Texas we got a lot of produce around this time of the year.<br />I also have a big garden but sadly due to all the rain we got this year, some plants died, some are not growing to good, so I am not sure if I will get enything. <br />I also spend more money this time around going to pick your own blueberries , blackberries and strawberries. I mainly buy this once a year from the farm and freeze what we cannot eat fresh. <br />Anyway you inspire me with being so organized, so this is where I got the idea to plan better and try to shopp less and hopefully spend less too.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02873345808647096113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-58069257380035953172016-05-20T05:18:29.025-08:002016-05-20T05:18:29.025-08:00Nothing too spectacular for me in the groceries th...Nothing too spectacular for me in the groceries this week, our Kroger is on strike, and as much as I would love to go there, and get my freebies and their deals this week, I felt like what they were asking for wasn't unfair, (paid sick days,for one) and so this week, I would show my support by not shopping there, so this week scaled back the food purchases since we have plenty and put that towards stocking up on household goods at Walmart. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360397522677275215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-48888264236607485112016-05-20T04:32:42.025-08:002016-05-20T04:32:42.025-08:00Great shopping, Erika! I'm in a similar situat...Great shopping, Erika! I'm in a similar situation as you for the summer. Now that I'm back to work, I find it difficult to shop every week. Sometimes I'm just too tired to go on my days off, while other times I miss out on deals because I'm limited on when I can go and they sell out before I get there. So, I am also trying to move to "shop every second week" for the summer months.<br /><br />Grocery deals last week included 4 loaves of Texas toast bread marked @ 50% off making them $1.50/loaf (and they weren’t short dated either!), 8 bricks of cheese @ $3.97/brick (I was low in the freezer and I use a lot of cheese), a case of 12 mangos for $7.97 (I will be cutting them up and freezing them for future use once they ripen a bit more), 2 jugs of vegetable oil @ $1.97/2L jug and 10 large cheddar sausages @ $1/sausage.<br /><br />There was BBQ sauce on sale for $1.99 and I had 2 coupons for $2 off 1 bottle, but they were out of stock (everyone has obviously been using these coupons for the free product). I asked for a rain check for the product which allows me 30 days to get it at this price. I tried look on-line for more coupons in the intrim, but I've been unsuccessful so far.<br />Rhonda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00448188064878559345noreply@blogger.com