Well, I was kind of thwarted in my grocery shopping this week. I was hoping to get some Quaker Simple Harvest hot cereal for $1.00/box after sale and coupon, but Albertson's was completely out. That would have been an 80% savings. So I did the next best thing and got a raincheck. That is one cardinal rule of smart grocery shopping--if an item you want is not in stock, get a raincheck, and be sure to specify how many you want.
My boys love Campbell's Chunky Sirloin Burger soup, so we are all very happy that it is soup coupon time of year again. Albertson's had all their chunky soup on sale, so I unabashedly cleaned them out of about 16 cans of the sirloin burger plus a few more, for a savings of 63% on each can. Soup is one of those great staples that you can really stock up on because of the long shelf life. My goal this fall is to not let any of my soup coupons go to waste, even if I think I have too much soup already because come spring and summer when those coupons can't be found and soup just doesn't go on sale, I'll still have a stockpile. Don't ask me where I'll store it all!
