A long overdue update and an apology

Last week I did enter the Bargain Guide information for August 5th, saved it, but forgot to post it! My humble apologies -- and my apologies for this week as well. My printer is down and so I couldn't make the printouts. (Edit: I did manage to make them, and even to get them to the meeting!) But herewith:



Bargains and random information for the week of August 12

Mourn for cherries, for their brief season is coming to an end and we shall not see them again until next June. Other stone fruits are still very good. A number of places have whole chickens for excellent prices.

Tomorrow is National Filet Mignon Day, and the 16th is National Rum Day which might be fun The 15th is National Lemon Meringue Pie Day – there must be some Points-friendly way of handling this.

August is National Catfish Month, National Peach Month, National Panini Month, and National Brownies At Brunch Month. Who comes up with these ideas I have no idea.

August 12th: Julienne Fries Day
August 13th: National Filet Mignon Day
August 14th: National Creamsicle Day
August 15th: Lemon Meringue Pie Day
August 16th: Bratwurst Day, National Rum Day
August 17th: National Vanilla Custard Day
August 18th: National Soft Ice Cream Day
August 19th: Potato Day, National Hot And Spicy Foods Day



Albertson’s:

Beef bottom round steak or roast, $1.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steak, boneless, family pack, buy 1 get 1 free
Whole chickens, 57¢/lb
“Assorted” pork loin chops, bone in, 97¢/lb
Store brand cheeses, 1 lb block or bag, $2.99
Lean Cuisine frozen entrees or paninis, $199
Seedless grapes, red/green/black, 77¢/lb
Sweet corn, 6/$1 (first 6 only)
Pluots or black plums, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Watermelon, 39¢/lb
Honeydew melons, 39¢/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Vine tomatoes, 14 oz box, 2/$5
Carrots, 2 lb bag, 99¢
Hydroponic butter lettuce, buy 1 get 1 free



Bashas’:

Boneless round steak, $1.37/lb
Boneless top sirloin or sirloin tip steak, $2.77/lb
Boneless pork loin, whole in bag, $1.77/lb
Boneless turkey breast, $1.69/lb (bone-in, $1.29/lb)
Wild swordfish loins (loins?!), $5.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$5
Food Club cheese, 6-8 oz block or bag, 99¢
Green seedless grapes, 79¢/lb
Slicing tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Dole bag salads, $1.99
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.49/lb
Plums OR pluots, $1.25/lb
Bartlett pears, $1.25/lb
Cantaloupes or honeydew melons, 59¢/lb
Sweet corn, 49¢



Food City:

Beef top sirloin steak, 1.79/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.79/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.49/lb
Medium eggs, crate of 5 dozen, $3.88
Roma tomatoes, 4 lbs/$1
Seedless grapes, red or green, 99¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 3 lbs/$1
Green bell peppers, 4/$1
Plums/peaches/nectarines, 88¢/lb
Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢
Mexican papayas, 79¢/lb
Mexican grey squash, 59¢/lb
Chayote squash, 3 lbs/99¢



Fresh & Easy:

Boneless New York steak, $4.99/lb
Beef tri tip roast, $4.99/lb
Jimmy Dean D-lights (frozen breakfasts), $3.99
Store brand low-fat or nonfat yogurts, 6 oz, 49¢
Solid white tuna, store brand, 63¢
Nature Valley granola bars, 2/$5
“Grape medley”, 2 lb box, $198
Mangos, 98¢ ea
Plums, 1 lb bag, 98¢
“Romanita” tomatoes (no idea!), 10 oz bag, 98¢
Whole cantaloupes, 98¢ ea
Bunny-Luv baby carrots “snack pack” (4 3-oz bags), $1.69
Peaches, 2 lb bag, $1.98



Fry’s:

Beef chuck steak, family pack, $1.88/lb
T-bone steak, family pack, $4.88/lb
93/7 ground beef, 2 lb chub, $1.77/lb
Pork shoulder blade steak, bone in, $1.99/lb
Whole chickens, 88¢/lb
Wild caught Coho salmon, $6.99/lb
Kroger frozen fish fillets, 12-32 oz bag, 20% off
Yoplait yogurts incl Light, 20/$10
Kroger cheeses, chunk or shreds, 50% off
Kroger butter, $1.99/lb
Kroger chunk light tuna, 69¢
Pillsbury cake mixes (for soda cake), 97¢
Seedless watermelons, whole, $2.47
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Strawberries OR blueberries, pint box, 2/$4
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Seedless grapes, red/green/black, $1.79/lb
Stone fruits, $1.79/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Zucchini OR yellow squash, $1/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Rancho Grande:

Beef shoulder roast or steak, $2.19/lb
Beef “hanging tenders” (hanger steak), $2.99/lb
Whole chickens, 99¢/lb
Mutton, $1.79/lb
Tomatillos, 3 lbs/99¢
Peaches, 3 lbs/99¢
“Macho bananas” – I would not DARE try to figure this out – 59¢/lb



Safeway:

Beef 7-bone chuck steak, 99¢/lb
80/20 ground beef, $1.99/lb (Buy the chuck steak, trim it and grind it.)
Boneless beef cross rib steak, $1.99/lb
Boneless pork loin, whole in bag, $1.98/lb
Split chicken breast, bone in, $1.69/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Lucerne milk, $1.39
Lucerne cheeses, 2-lb bag or block, $5.99
Clif bars OR Balance bars, 10/$10
Blueberries, dry pint, 99¢
Mini seedless watermelons, $1.48 ea.
Vine tomatoes, 79¢/lb
Fresh Express salad kits, buy 1 get 1 free
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Eating Right “baby peeled” carrots, 2 lb bag, buy 1 get 1 free
Whole cantaloupes, 2/$4
Broccoli, 99¢/lb
Grapes, red/green/ “bi-color”, 2 lb box, $4.99



Smart & Final:

Jennie-O turkey burgers, 3 lb bag, $4.99
Skinny Cow ice-cream sandwiches, box of 20, $9.99
Green seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Honeydew melon, 4 lbs/$1



Sprouts:

Pork shoulder roast, boneless, $1.29/lb
Whole chickens or back quarters, 10 lbs/$10
Whole turkey breast, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Cantaloupes, 3/$1
Nectarines or white peaches, 99¢/lb
Apples, Delicious or Granny Smith, 99¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 77¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Hass avocados, 4/$5
Cherry or grape tomatoes, dry pint, 4/$5