The wholly unofficial Bargain Guide, week of July 22

To my unending embarrassment I now realize that in every handout and every blog post, if I ever mentioned the cheapest grade of ground beef I described it as “73/37” – 73% lean, 37% fat. Arithmetic is not my strongest point.

It is storm season and the power is likely to be flickering on and off like fireflies. Salads do not need cooking, so keep salad greens and dressing around.

Costco has something called a Black Velvet Apricot which I did not buy but now wish I had as I love apricots and it was very pretty.

National Baked Bean Month is apparently never going to end. Saturday, the 25th, is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day; the 28th is National Milk Chocolate Day (antioxidants! You need to eat it!). And the 29th, next Wednesday, is – I swear I did not make this up – National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day. If you can learn anything about National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day, please, please post it in comments!

July 22: National Penuche Fudge Day
July 23: National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24: National Tequila Day
July 25: National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
July 26: National Coffee Milkshake Day
July 27: National Crème Brûlée Day, National Scotch Day
(Not a combination that would have occurred to me)
July 28: National Milk Chocolate Day
July 29: National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day



Albertson’s:

T-bone steaks, family pack, $3.97/lb
Sirloin tip roast or steak, boneless, $2.69/lb
Pork spare ribs, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork sirloin chops, $1.99/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, family pack, $1.99/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Milk, store brand, $1.39
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 24 oz tub, 2/$5
Nature’s Own bread, $1.79
Barilla pasta, 3/$4
Barilla pasta sauce, 2/$5
($2.83; add garlic bread and there’s supper.)
Propel “Fitness Water”, 12 pack, $5.99
Whole cantaloupes, 5/$5
Bartlett pears, new crop, 97¢/lb
Pineapple, 77¢/lb
Bing cherries, $1.97/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.97/lb
Roma tomatoes, 97¢/lb
Sweet corn, 47¢
Bell peppers, red or green, 97¢
Zucchini OR yellow squash, 97¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.47
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $5.97
Earthbound Farms box salads, 1 lb box, $3.97



Bashas’:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, buy 1 get 1 free
Smoked ham, bone in, shank portion, 99¢/lb (butt portion $1.19/lb)
Swordfish steaks, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $3.99/lb
Store brand cottage cheese, incl Light, 24 oz container, $1.69
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz container, 99¢
Peaches OR nectarines OR plums OR pluots OR apricots, 88¢/lb
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Cantaloupe, 2 lbs/$1
Seedless grapes, red or green, $1.79/lb
Blueberries, pint box, $2.99
Watermelon, 39¢/lb
Celery, 89¢
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Food City:

Beef chuck steak, boneless, $1.69/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.49/lb
Seedless grapes, red or green, 69¢
Peaches OR plums OR nectarines, 88¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 3 lbs/99¢
Red bell peppers, 3 lbs/99¢
Italian squash OR Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/$1
Watermelon, seeded, 18¢/lb
Limes OR Mexican key limes, 2 lbs/88¢
Bananas, 2 lbs/98¢
Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢
Bartlett pears, new crop, 79¢/lb



Fresh & Easy:

80/20 ground beef, $2.98/lb
“Assorted” pork chops, $1.99/lb
Milk, store brand, $1.99
Bing cherries, 2 lb bag, $3.98
Tangerines, bag of 5, 98¢/lb
Yellow peaches, 98¢/lb
Lemons, 98¢/lb
Apples, bag of 3, 98¢/lb
Sliced mushroom, 8 oz pkg, 2/$3
Bag salad, store brand, “herb”, $1.49
Plums, 8 pk, 2/$5
Seedless grapes, $1.48/lb
Soy crisps, store brand, 3.5 oz bag, $1.29



Fry’s:

Beef top sirloin, whole in bag, $2.99/lb (cut and wrapped free)
Beef bottom round roast, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Pork loin rib chops, $1.87/lb
Pork chops, “assorted”, $1.37/lb
Large eggs, store brand, AA, dozen 77¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrees, $2.19
Yellow peaches, 67¢/lb
Plums, 77¢/lb
Hass avocadoes, $1
Sweet corn, 3/99¢
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Nectarines OR white peaches, $1.79/lb
Seedless grapes, red/green/black, $1.79/lb
Leaf lettuces, red/green/Romaine, $1
Asparagus, green or white, $2.99/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Rancho Grande:

Boneless beef roast or steak, $1.89/lb
Tilapia, whole, 99¢/lb
Catfish, $1.79/lb
Clamato, 32 oz bottles, 2/$5
Tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Limes, 3 lbs/99¢
Oranges, 5 lbs/99¢
Kiwifruit, 7/99¢
Pineapple, 2 lbs/99¢
Papaya, 2 lbs/99¢
Cucumbers, 6/99¢
Green onions, 5 bunches/99¢
Red onions, 3 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef London broil, boneless, $1.78/lb
Beef chuck steak, boneless, $2.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder ribs, “country style”, 99¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.79/lb
Keta salmon fillets, $4.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $4.99/lb
Smart Ones frozen entrees, $1.99
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, $3.99
Fresh Express bag salads, 10/$10, Saturday only
Blueberries, pint basket, $1.99
Red Lion nectarines, 79¢/lb
Bing cherries, $2.49/lb
Seedless grapes, red or green, $1.99/lb
Organic “baby peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 10/$10
Peaches, $1.99/lb
Broccoli, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $4.99



Smart & Final:

Ready Pac bag salad, iceberg/carrot/cabbage, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Plums, 8 pk, $1.99
Cantaloupe, 5 lbs/$1



Sprouts:

Filet mignon steaks, from Australia, “grass fed”, $8.99/lb
Beef eye of round roast, $2.99/lb
Center loin pork chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, 2/$7
Chicken parmesan sausage, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99
Whole cantaloupes, 3/$1
Whole honeydew melons, 2/$3
Peaches OR nectarines, 99¢/lb
Red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Plums OR pluots, 99¢/lb
Apples, Red or Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Bing cherries, $1.49/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb punnet, 2/$4
Italian squash OR yellow squash, 88¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 88¢/lb
Pineapple, 2/$4
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb