Friday, September 18, 2009

Belated bargain guide, supposedly for the week of September 16th

Sorry, everyone, for the delay, but I think I'm going to survive this cold. And I do mean to see you at next week's meeting if I can manage it without infecting you all.

Chicken is pretty good at a number of places. I think we may be seeing the last of the stone fruits for this year: pity. The new crops of pears and apples are moving in. Grapes are very good.

Several places have candy-corn 10/$10. Shh! Nobody tell Debi!

September 16th: National Guacamole Day
September 17th: National Apple Dumpling Day
September 18th: National Cheeseburger Day
September 19th: National Butterscotch Pudding Day (it can be made sugar-free-fat-free!)
September 20th: National Rum Punch Day
September 21st: National Pecan Cookie Day, International Banana Festival
September 22nd: National Ice Cream Cone Day, National White Chocolate Day
September 23rd: National Chocolate Day



Anyway:

Albertson's:

Beef top sirloin steaks, family pack, $3.99/lb
Eye of round roast, $2.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, 5 lbs or more, $1.57/lb
Pork loin roast, whole in bag, $1.67/lb
Pork assorted chops, 97¢/lb (what part of the pig is the "assorted"?)
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Cut up fryers, 99¢/lb
Tilapia OR catfish OR swai fillets, $2.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Sargento shredded cheese incl. Light, $1.88
Jumbo raw shrimp, 16-20 ct, $5.99/lb (2 lb bag)
Extra large raw shrimp, 26-30 ct, $4.99/lb
Lean Pockets, $1.37
Healthy Choice frozen entrees, $1.99
Gala apples, 69¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3
Slicing tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb
Kiwifruit, 4/$1
Fresh Express bag salads, "Baby Blends", $2.77
Hass avocados, 99¢/lb
Berries, 6 oz punnet, $2.99
Large peaches, "Prima", $1.99/lb
Carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$1



Bashas':

Beef chuck roast, bone in, $1.37/lb
Beef London Broil, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, $2.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $1.77/lb
Whole chickens, 49¢/lb (cut up, 97¢/lb)
Alaskan true cod fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Mahi Mahi fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Fresh clams, 2 lb bag, $6
Food Club cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, 3/$10
Oscar Mayer ham or turkey, 1 lb thing (what else do you call it? It's a thing. A one-pound thing of ham.), $3.99
StarKist chunk light tuna, 58¢
Del Monte canned veggies, 58¢
S&W OR Del Monte tomatoes, 14.5 oz can, 10/$10
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 10/$10
Ice-cream minis and singles -- Breyers, Blue Bunny Personals, Ben & Jerry's, Häagen Dezs, Dreyers, 10/$10
Store brand or cottage cheese incl Light, 16 oz tub, 99¢
Iceberg, 69¢
Gala apples, 49¢/lb
Earthbound Farms box salads, $2.49
Green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Peaches, $1.49/lb
Avocados, 99¢ ea
Cantaloupe, 49¢/lb
Winter squashes (Acorn, butternut, spaghetti), 69¢/lb
Seedless grapes, black/green/red, $1.79/lb
Sweet onions, 99¢/lb



Fresh & Easy:

Beef tri tip roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Boneless beef chuck roast, $2.99/lb (good lord no, go to Safeway or Bashas')
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
Store brand bag salad, "Italian Style", 2/$3
Store brand "Breakfast Blend" fruit juice, 64 oz bottle, $3.98
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz container, 98¢
Yellow nectarines, 1 lb bag, 98¢
Yellow onions, 2 lb bag, 98¢
Artichokes, 98¢ ea



Fry's:

Beef New York Strip steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.57/lb
Whole chickens, 88¢/lb
Coho salmon, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Hebrew National hotdogs, incl almost-fat-free, 2/$5
Hass avocados, 2/$1
Green seedless grapes, 67¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.79/lb
Bartlett pears, $1/lb
Red or black seedless grapes OR Red Globe (seeded) grapes, $1.79/lb
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea
Sweet onions, $1/lb
Zuchini OR yellow squash, $1/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Dole bag salads,2/$5



Safeway:

Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Beef New York Strip steaks, bone in, $3.99/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey breast, 20 oz tray, $4.99
Jumbo raw shrimp, 21-25 ct, $4.99/lb
Gorton's Grilled Fillets, 2/$6 (1 fillet=2 Points, 4 Points for the whole package)
Smart Ones froaen entrees, $1.99
Green Giant "Steamers", 2/$4
Eating Right veggie tray, 3.5 lbs, $9.99
Fresh Express bag salads, buy 1 get 1 free
Seedless grapes, 67¢/lb
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Peaches, $1.79/lb
"Red Lion" nectarines, $1.79/lb
Blueberries, pint box, $2.49
Raspberries, 12 oz box, $2.49
Strawberries, 1-lb box, $2.49
Bartlett pears, $1.69/lb
Sweet yellow onions, 89¢/lb



Smart & Final:

Beef tri tip roast, $3.99/lb
Cantaloupe, 4 lbs/$1
Hass avocados, pkg of 4, $1.99
Mixed fruit, 5 lb bag, $3.49
Large salad tomatoes, 89¢/lb
Iceberg, 2 pk, $1.99

More when I can find the rest of the flyers, if Housemate Bless-her-heart didn't toss them.

(Edited to add the Fresh & Easy and Smart & Final information.)

Monday, September 7, 2009

Bargain guide, week of September 2nd

Sorry for the shortness of this week’s sheet: I got no flyers for Rancho Grande, Smart & Final or Sprouts.

Welcome to September. Welcome also to – I swear I could not make all of these up – Food Safety Month, National Rice Month, National Potato Month, National Honey Month, National Papaya Month, National Biscuit Month, National Chicken Month, National Mushroom Month, National Better Breakfast Month, National Ice Cream Sandwich Month, National Organic Harvest Month, National Cholesterol Awareness Month, and National Bourbon Heritage Month. It is also National Apple Month, but that will continue through November – yes, apples get three consecutive months all their own.

Labor Day is this weekend, which means good prices on soft drinks and anything that can be put onto a grill. Stone fruits are still good, apples and pears are coming in: typing this up every week has made me so much more aware of the seasonality of fruits and how it changes, not just month to month but week to week!

Wine Season and Oyster Season both begin this month.

September 2nd: National Blueberry Popsicle Day
September 3rd: National Welsh Rarebit Day (I am a traditionalist and still think of it as "Welsh rabbit")
September 4th: National Macadamia Day, Eat an Extra Dessert Day
September 5th: National Cheese Pizza Day
September 6th: National Coffee Ice Cream Day
September 7th: National Acorn Squash Day (healthy), National Napoleon Day (not so much)
September 8th: National Date Nut Bread Day
September 9th: National Weinerschnitzel day, National Steak au Poivre Day (that recipe is better with red wine instead of beef broth)



Bashas’:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $1.38/lb
Beef tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $5.99/lb (cut into filet mignons!)
Cook’s ham, bone in, shank portion, 99¢/lb (butt portion $1.19/lb)
Chicken leg quarters, 38¢/lb (10 lb bag)
Alaskan salmon, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Mahi-mahi or swordfish steaks, $6.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, chunks or shreds, 50% off
Sargento “Deli Style” cheeses, $2.88
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, 2/$3
Store brand cottage cheese incl. Light, 2/$3
Smart Ones frozen entrees, 2.$5
Various margarine spreads, 2/$5
Snyder’s pretzels, 2/$4
Hass avocados, 88¢
Whole seedless watermelons, $1.99/lb
Peaches, $1.49/lb
Cantaloupes or honeydew melons, 49¢/lb
Seedless grapes, black/green/red, $1.79/lb
Bartlett pears, $1.25/lb
Gala apples, $1.25/lb
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $4.99
Sweet yellow onions, 89¢/lb
Sweet corn, 49¢ ea
Large tomatoes, $1.49/lb
Dole bag salad kits, 2/$5



Fresh & Easy:

Atlantic salmon, skin on, family pack, $5.99/lb
Seedless grapes, red or green, 88¢/lb
Sweet corn, 4 pk, 98¢
Whole seedless watermelons, $1.98



Fry’s:

Beef New York strip steak, bone-in, $3.77/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Whole chickens, 88¢/lb
Coho salmon, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Hebrew National hotdogs, incl nearly-fat-free, $1.97
Kroger cottage cheese OR sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, 97¢
Dannon Activia or DanActive yogurts, 4 pk, $1.88
Country Crock spread incl. Light, 3/$4
Betty Crocker cake mixes (for soda cake), $1.19/lb
Kraft mayonnaise incl. Light, $2.47
Healthy Choice frozen entrees, 5/$10
Banquet Lean Gourmet entrees, 10/$10
Fuze OR Arizona Tea OR Snapple, 10/$10
Cantaloupes, 88¢ ea
Dole bag salads, 97¢
Seedless grapes, red or green, organic, $1.79/lb
Peaches/nectarines/plums/pluots, $1.79/lb
Bartlett pears, 4/$5
Cherry tomatoes, 12 oz bag, $1.99
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Asparagus, green or white, $2.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Blackberries OR raspberries, 4.4 oz box, 2/$5
Sweet white onions, $1/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb



Safeway:

Beef ribeye steak, bone in, $3.77/lb
93/7 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Boneless beef chuck steak or roast, $1.99/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.79/lb
Chicken kebabs with veggies, $3.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses incl. Light, chunk or shreds, 2 lb, $5.99
Lucerne yogurt incl. Light, 40¢
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray, $2.99
Nature’s Own bread or rolls, $1.99
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 65¢
Vitaminwater, 20 oz, 99¢
Smartwater, 1 liter, 99¢
Arizona tea, 42 oz, 10/$10
Hass avocados, 77¢ ea
Tomatoes, 77¢/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, buy 1 get 1 free
Whole seedless watermelons, $1.99/lb
Green seedless grapes, $1.79/lb
Peaches, $1.79/lb
Nectarines, “Red Lion”, $1.79/lb
Gala apples, $1.29/lb
Iceberg, 89¢ ea
Pineapples, $2.99 ea.