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Happy Ad Friday!

It’s been a haul but here I am!  Finally an ad post. I write it in my planner every week, and every week seems to have kicked my butt because we both know I haven’t posted.  But this week I am getting the list up, and I’ll keep doing my best to post.

Right now my fridge is a mess of nonsense because last week pork shoulders were on sale, and I made some seriously weaponized posole.  In the apocalypse, if you should find a bit of mace, I can make soup out of it if need be.  I’m not sure anyone will eat it, but I can make it. 

For those of you wishing for toilet paper or hand sanitizer, may I suggest Fiesta? When I was there a few days ago it was a completely normal experience, with no empty shelves.

To the deals!

HEB

  • HCF split chicken breasts                                                        $1/lb
  • HEB Sweet 1015 Onions, 3lbs                                                $1.50/ea
  • Autumn Glory apples                                                                77c/lb

Randalls

  • Halos, 5lb box                                         $4.99/ea
  • Sat-Mon ONLY:
    • pork butt roast, bone in, in bag                      99c/lb
    • Blue Bell, half gallon                                      $4.99/ea

Fiesta

  • Ataulfo mangos                                           44c/ea
  • small avocados                                            33c/ea
  • bulk red beans                                             77c/lb
  • bulk white rice                                             50c/lb

Sprouts

  • blackberries, 5.6oz                                        88c/ea
  • red seedless grapes                                      98c/lb
  • organic D’Anjou pears                                $1.48/lb
  • Almond Breeze almond milk                     Buy one, get one free

Whole Foods

  • organic Lady Alice apples                            $1.99/lb

Wheatsville

  • organic Fuji apples                                        $1.79/lb

Central Market

  • xl Gold pineapples                                                   $1.98/ea
  • organic Fuji and Gala apples                                $1.97/lb

 

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Happy Ad Wednesday!

Last post of the year, and I’ve just looked back to see when I first started this odd hobby. It’s been over five years. That’s amazing to me. Five years!  The downtown skyline was completely different then! There were no scooters! Was there even P. Terry’s?

During that time, I’ve posted about a few different topics aside from the roundups. There was the family dinner/meal planning scoring. There was a while where I tried to follow keeping up with shopping frugally AND organically.  For a short time, I had a weekly post about the goofiest thing at Trader Joe’s.   

For now, I seem to be able to manage the weekly round-up and not much else.  I do snap a lot of photos in grocery stores: random deals and things that strike me as funny.  I may work on posting these on Instagram, which seems to be where most food bloggers are, as my ongoing hatred of unit pricing inconsistency doesn’t need more blog posts.

Or maybe it does.  We shall see what 2020 brings. I hope it finds and keeps you well, Cheepsters!  Here’s the list:

HEB

  • xl grapefruit or navel oranges                                    88c/lb
  • boneless center pork loin chops, family pk.            $2.49/lb
  • HEB frozen mixed fruit, 5lbs.                                      $9.98/ea

Sprouts

  • Hass avocados                                                                           33c/ea
  • organic carrots, 5lbs                                                                $2.98/ea
  • organic Fuji or Gala apples                                                     $1.50/lb
  • Ambrosia, Gala, Fuji apples                                                    98c/lb
  • organic celery                                                                          $1.48/ea
  • bulk nut butter, dried fruit, or honey                                 35% off

Fiesta

  • small avocados                                                                                 33c/ea
  • limes                                                                                                   99c/12
  • round mango                                                                                    50c/ea (round? sure)
  • Fiesta vegetable oil, 48oz                                                               $1.47/ea
  • Fiesta long-grain rice, 4lbs.                                                            $1.88/ea
  • Fiesta pinto beans, 1lb                                                                     69c/ea
  • country pork ribs, family pack                                                     $1.47/lb

Sat/Tuesday only:

  • red seedless grapes                                                                      97c/lb
  • boneless skinless chicken breasts, value pack                       97c/lb

Thursday only:

  • chicken drumsticks, large bag                                                    37c/lb (usually >10lbs)

 

Randalls (NOTE: these prices don’t start until THURSDAY!!!)

  • red seedless grapes                                                                 99c/lb
  • red, yellow, & orange bell peppers                                      99c/ea
  • Signature Farms whole fryers, drums, thighs                   69c/lb (bone-in, value pk)
  • Lucerne eggs, 18-ct                                                                 $1.49/ea (mix & match 4)
  • Lucerne shredded or chunk cheese, 8oz.                           $1.59/ea (mix & match 4)
  • Signature Select long-grain rice, 2lbs                                   99c/ea (mix & match 4)

     Friday ONLY:

  • Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 5oz.                                  50c/ea (limit 10)
  • Signature Select pasta, 12-16oz.                                                   50c/ea (limit 10)

Note: the mix & match means you can buy four of anything labeled as a mix & match,you do NOT have to buy four of the same thing.

One last, if you wanted to get someone a small gift, these flowerpots from Randalls might be nice.  It’sIMG_2561 sweet, and inexpensive if you have someone you’d like to cheer for the start of the year!

 

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Happy Ad Roundup Weekend!

We’ve got the weekend, so let’s get to it!  Except, well, my mail didn’t include an HEB circular, so I’m going to have to do the online one and let me tell you, it’s not my favorite site to deal with.  I get distracted and decide to check out college football or an instant pot site, and that’s how we end up with my Wednesday post on Saturday.

But I am here, typing away, and I hope it helps you.  This week doesn’t have the meat sales that I expect will show up next week for the holiday, but we’ve got Fiesta with the cheap chickens, still. 

This year I’ll be doing several homemade gifts, some cooked, some crafted.  Do you have any fun gift plans?  I’d love to hear about them! Cheepie is trying to cheep our holiday season down and I’d love to hear how you like to gift without breaking the bank.

Randalls

  • large cantaloupes                                        88c/ea (limit 2)
  • Progresso soup                                            99c/ea
  • Calidad tortilla chips, 12oz.                    $1.49/ea (must buy 4)

Sat-Mon:

  • pork butt/picnic roast                                  99c/lb
  • medium avocados                                        50c/ea

 

Sprouts

  • jumbo Hass avocados                                                $1.25/ea
  • organic Fuji, Gala or Pink Lady apples, 2lbs        $2.98/ea
  • Sprouts bulk coffee                                                   $7.99/lb
  • Sprouts xv olive oil. 1 ltr.                                         $6.99/ea
  • bulk rolled, quick or steel cut oats                         79c/lb

 

HEB

  • Envy apples                                                                                97c/lb

 

Fiesta

sweetbreads

Fiesta, this doesn’t mean what you think it means.

  • white onions, 3lbs.                                                                97c/ea
  • round mangos                                                                       50c/ea
  • lemons                                                                                     25c/ea
  • whole chickens                                                                      77c/lb

 

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