Happy Ad Friday!

Here we are with another week of sales!  While I’ve been out and about I’ve seen cherries on a Manager Special for $1.99/lb and brisket for $2.49/lb at Randalls, and a bunch of bagged salad marked down at the HEB of Broken Dreams (Oltorf & South Congress).  weeklyads

Remember, if you see a good deal at your store, let me know and I’ll share on FB and twitter!  

My first week of Shipt shopping is going well. It’s not a cheep way to get your groceries, but if you give it a go and are south you might get me as your shopper. Let me know if you order!

 

HEB

Pink Lady apples                                                     88c/lb

blueberries, pint                                                     $1.50/ea

 

 

Randalls

green seedless grapes                                              97c/lb

Simply Orange Juice, 59oz                                       $1.99/ea (must buy at least 2)

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If you ate all your cheep cheese, here’s more.

Lucerne large eggs, dozen                                       69c/ea (must buy at least 2, limit 4)

Lucerne cheese, 8oz, selected                                $1/ea

Red Baron pizza, 14.76-23.45oz, selected          $1.99/ea (must buy 3 or more)

 

Fiesta

Georgia peaches                                                      97c/lb

limes                                                                            15/$1

pork sirloin chops, bone-in                                 97c/lb (5lbs or more)

pork country style ribs, family pack                  $1.47/lb

chicken drumsticks                                                  44c/lb

Fiesta sugar, 4lbs                                                      $1.49/lb

 

Sprouts

red seedless grapes                                                    88c/lb

red bell peppers                                                           50c/ea

mangos                                                                           33c/ea

boneless pork loin cops or roast                            $1.79/lb

boneless skinless chicken breasts                         $1.79/lb

 

Fri-Sat-Sun ONLY:

     mini seedless watermelons                                                     $1/ea

     Campari tomatoes, 1lb pkg                                                      $1/ea

     pork spare ribs                                                                             $1.79/lb

     bulk flax seeds, brown, golden or meal                                99c/lb

     Sprouts frozen fruit, 12oz.                                                        $1.50/ea

     sunflower seed kernels                                                              $1.99/lb

 

 

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Happy Ad Thursday

Last week was a good week for Cheepie! Lots of good sales and lots of clicks. Keep sharing the link with friends you think would like to know the deals! It’s a bit slower this week, but there’s still summer produce, and cheap chicken parts and pork.  

Peaches are under 97-99c/lb at Randalls, Fiesta, & HEB, they do get a bit cheaper, but it’s still a good price, and hey, you might want peach cobbler.  There’s a last gasp for corn as well, at HEB for 25c/ear.

If somehow you didn’t hit the giant cheese sale at Randalls, Sprouts has cheddar cheese for $2.99/lb. It’s still a good deal, even if it doesn’t match the $1.76/lb from last week!      

For a treat, crab cakes are on sale at Central Market–2 for $7! I love those things, so might splurge for a change.  

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While we’re talking seafood, this was in the Sprouts circular, but I don’t suggest you buy them. They’re not a deal, and they look super…orange. And seaweed casing?    

Sprouts

asparagus                                                                                98c/lb

black plums                                                                             98c/lb

seedless watermelon                                                         $3.98/ea

organic romaine hearts                                                    $2.50/ea

cheddar cheese, bulk cut                                                 $2.99/lb

country-style pork ribs                                                     $1.49/lb

boneless skinless chicken thighs                                  $1.49/lb

pork tenderloin                                                                    $2.99/lb

bulk oats                                                                                     50c/lb

 

HEB

black seedless grapes                                                                    97c/lb

cantaloupe                                                                                         97c/lb

red, orange, or yellow bell peppers                                            98c/lb

HEB natural ground turkey, 80% lean, 1lb chub pack           $1/ea

(NOTE: I’ve got a report that this turkey is not great quality. Like feathers, water and arteries poor.  Purchase at your own risk!)

 

Randalls

strawberries, 1lb                                                                             97c/ea

cantaloupes                                                                                      97c/ea

split chicken breasts, thighs or leg quarters                         88c/lb (value pack)

10lb bags of chicken leg quarters                                              59c/lb

Fri-Sun only:

     pork country-style ribs, bone in                                                 $1.49/lb (value pack)

     Blue Bell, selected half gallons                                                   $3.99/ea (buy 2 or more)

 

Fiesta

Persian limes                                                                                    15/$1

seedless watermelon                                                                      $3.99/ea

boneless skinless chicken breast                                               $1.18/lb (4lbs or more)

 

Happy shopping, Cheepsters!

 

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Berries! 

It’s not in their ad but Randalls has strawberries for 97c/1 lb pkg.That’s a good deal!  

 
And of course you know berries freeze well because you’ve been living on smoothies because it’s 3rd ring of hell hot, right?  Just cut the tops off and throw them in a freezer bag, it’ll be grand. 

Even if you’re not usually a Randalls shopper,  between this and the 88c cheese it’s worth a stop. 

Happy Ad Friday!

It’s hot. Half the tabs I have open in Chrome are cocktail recipes, because it’s too hot to cook.  I’m hiding inside and only leave if there’s a promise of icy beverages involved. Welcome, Summer!

My kids are living on fruit and sandwiches, and they’re lucky there’s a lot of fruit on sale.  Peaches, cantaloupes and cherries are all on sales this week. Large mangos are on sale everywhere, but they’re cheapest at Randalls, at 50c/ea.

If you’re grilling (please don’t turn the oven on. it’s too hot. don’t even look at the stove. the wok? seriously, you’re asking about the wok? fine, wok away, chucklehead.) pork roast, pork chops and chicken leg quarters are all cheep.

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If you want a certain kind, you might have to visit a few times!

SPECIAL BUY: Randalls has 88c/ 8oz pkgs of block, slices or shredded cheese. That’s the cheapest price per pound since Sprouts stopped doing their $1.99/lb bulk cuts of one kind of cheese per week,so STOCK UP. Cheese freezes well! The blocks will become a bit crumbly, but still taste fine.

Here’s the list, happy shopping!

 

Fiesta

cherries                                                                                   $1.77/lb

salad tomatoes                                                                        69c/lb

Persian lime                                                                           15/$1

Fiesta large eggs, dozen                                                       99c/ea

beef sirloin tip steak, 3lbs or more                                 $2.47/lb

pork loin chops, 4lbs or more                                            $1.67/lb

chicken leg quarters, 10lbs or more                                  44c/lb

Fiesta long grain rice, 4lb bag                                            $1.50/ea

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Two spellings? Check. Comparing two units? Check. You stay you, Fiesta!

 

Sprouts

cantaloupes                                                                                88c/ea

organic red or green grapes                                                   $1.98/lb

Blue Diamond Nut-Thins                                                       $1.50/ea

bulk quinoa                                                                                  $1.99/ea

 

HEB

large peaches                                                                           77c/lb

corn on the cob                                                                      20c/ea

boneless pork loin                                                              $1.97/lb

ground chuck, 80%, club pack                                         $2.97/lb

 

Randalls

pork loin chops, bone-in, value pack                                $1.69/lb

Lucerne sliced, block or shredded cheese, 8oz                    88c/ea (buy 5 or more)

large mangos                                                                                   50c/ea

 

 

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Hair There, Everywhere

I know, it’s health code,  smart,  and sensible, it still cracks me up. 

 On the side of an employee deli entrance at an HEB : 

Happy Ad Friday!

 

It’s Friday already, we’ve all got tubes to float, explosives to explode, meat to grill and jokes involving the word ‘exit’ to make. So I’ll save the banter and just get to the list.  Happy shopping, Cheepsters!

Highlights: corn, blueberries (super stock up price!), mangos, & split chicken breasts.

 

Randalls

ground beef, 80/20                                       $1.99/lb (limit 4 pkgs)

boneless skinless chicken breast             $1.88/lb

raspberries, 6oz                                              $1.50/ea 

Eckrich bulk rope sausage, 36-42oz         $5/ea

pork spare ribs or babyback ribs                 $2.49/lb  (Fri-Mon ONLY)

cantaloupes                                                         $1.50/ea (Fri-Mon ONLY)

 

Fiesta

Persian limes                                                            15/$1

seedless watermelons                                          $2.99/ea

beef skirt steak, family pack                              $3.87/lb

boneless skinless chix breast or thighs           $1.37/lb  (4lbs or more)

Blue Bell, half gallon, all varieties                     $3.99/ea (Fiesta limit)

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        Follows the Gringo Dad Rule for Spanish: add an ‘o’ at the end.

 

Sprouts

red mangos                                                    33c/ea

red cherries                                                   $1.88/lb

nectarines or peaches                                 88c/ea

bulk cut mild cheddar                                  $2.99/lb

 

HEB

corn                                                                                      8/$1

blueberries, pint                                                              97c/ea

Ataulfo mangos                                                                33c/ea

HCF split chicken breasts, value pack                      $1/lb

boneless pork loin roast                                                 $1.97/lb

Eckrich smoke sausage, 3-42oz                                     $5/ea

 

Wheatsville

seedless watermelons                                     $2.99/ea

 

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Dinner on the Cheep

Pasta is something we eat a lot more of during the summer at Chez Cheepie.  Given I hate to turn the oven on at all, and Mr. Cheepie owns the grill, I find it’s simplest to cook things that are quick on the stove: stir-frys and pastas get heavy rotation during the warm months.  

I’ve got an old Atlas pasta roller (thank you wedding registry of the 1990s), which makes homemade pasta simple.  There are a lot of recipes that will tell you you don’t have to have one, you can just roll it out by hand.  Those people have more skills than me. And more upper body strength.  Neither of those is hard to accomplish, but if you’re like me keep an eye out at thrift stores and you’ll find a machine for about $25.  Or you could get married, and register for one, but that comes with a lot more compromise than Savers demands of its customers.

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Breakdown of cost for batch of pasta:

5lbs flour=$1.99

18 eggs=  $ 1.69

2 c flour             20 cents 

 3 eggs              28.2 cents

So for under 50c, I’ve got a tasty batch of pasta that is plenty for 5 sides. It could also be a main dish if you added some random leftover meats & vegetables and gave it a toss with some oil and garlic over some heat.

Yes, it’s work. But these kids have to do something and they’ve started to notice that Pick Up This Crap is not as exciting of a game as I’ve made it out to be.  Especially when you get to the upper levels.  Rolling out pasta on the machine is like edible play-doh happy hour!

Given I use this method, using a food processor, it all comes together pretty quickly.  Whirl up dough and knead for about a minute. Then the dough rests for 30 min, which is helpfully enough time for you to figure out what else your band of heathens deserve for dinner.  Then put a pot of water on to boil, roll out the noodles, and get them cooked.  

Yes, you can buy noodles for twice the cost and they’re still cheap.  Yes, time is money.  If you’ve got some time, though, it’s a fun frugal way to make delicious pasta.

 

 

 

 

Happy Ad Wednesday!

Corn!  I love cheap corn. Eventually it’ll get cheaper, but 6/$1 is worth celebrating a bit.  Corn is also simple to freeze, just slice kernels off and put in a ziplock for later.  

Other cheap produce highlights this week are: cherries, bell peppers, oranges and mangos.

Randalls has cheap boneless skinless chicken breasts and ground beef this week, so if your freezer is low on either it’s a good chance to stock up.

Both Sprouts and Randalls have sub-sales for a portion of the week. The ad for Sprouts says ’72 Hour sale’ ‘June 17-June 19’and ‘Seize the Savings this Thursday and Friday’.  What’s impressive about that is not even two of those things can be true at the same time.  

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I called Sprouts and they’re going to honor the prices from Thursday-Sunday, so it’s a win for us. Happy shopping, Cheepsters!

 

Sprouts

cherries                                               $1.98/lb

red bell peppers                                          50c/ea

cantaloupes                                                 98c/ea

organic red or green grapes                    $1.98/lb

sunflower seed kernels                             $1.99/lb

Gala or Granny Smith apples                     98c/lb

colby-jack cheese, bulk cut                       $2.98/lb

Thurs-Sunday ONLY

          jumbo navel oranges                                            25c/lb

          red mangos                                                             25c/ea

          thick slicked bulk bacon                                   $2.99/lb

          raw almonds                                                          $3.99/lb

          quinoa                                                                      $1.99/lb

 

Fiesta

Persian limes                                                                       15/ $1

pork spare ribs, family pack                                           $2.47/lb

chicken drums, jumbo bag, (10lb & up)                        59c/lb

 

Randalls

spare ribs or baby back ribs                                      $2.49/lb

ground beef, 80%, value pack                                    $2.49/lb

bscb                                                                                   $1.88/lb

Safeway sugar, 4lbs                                                     $1.99/ea

Safeway flour, 5lbs                                                       $1.99/ea

Fri-Sun only:

          seedless watermelon                                                   $2.97/ea

          Blue Bell                                                                          $3.99/ea (must buy 2 or more)

 

HEB

corn                                                               6/$1

sweet potatoes                                           68c/lb

 

Lastly, Fiesta flyers remain the most entertaining:

Got a hungry bimbo?
Snape, Snape, Severus Snape…

 

 

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Happy Ad Friday!

 

It’s been a damn month, I know. Blame Prop 1 fatigue and fear of I35 rock throwers, that’s what I say.  Mopacalypse, that too.  And snake migration, don’t forget that.  How anyone in Austin is continuing to function is a mystery to me.

To cheer you this week we’ve got peaches, watermelon, mangos, & red bell peppers at low prices.  Corn is coming, but this week I only see 3/$1 at HEB, and it’ll be cheaper soon.  If you spot it lower, let me know!  

Because photo (1)we’re just past a big BBQ weekend there’s a lull on good meat sales, but as we get closer to July 4th they’ll be back. For now chicken and pork loin are cheep at Randalls this week.

Here’s the list:

 

HEB

peaches                                                             57c/lb (7c cheaper at Sprouts, but still cheep!)

hot house cucumbers                                    98c/ea

Gala apples                                                        98c/lb

small mangos                                                   48c/ea (possibly grackle HEBs only)

Hass avocados                                                   48c/ea

Ground chuck, 80% chub pack                       $2.97/lb

 

Sprouts

whole seedless watermelon                                  $1.98/ea

red or green bell peppers                                         50c/ea

yellow peaches                                                            50c/lb

red or yellow mangos                                                 50c/ea

Granny Smith or Pink Lady apples                          98c/lb

Thompson Seedless raisins                                       $1.99/lb

 

Fiesta

green seedless grapes                                                         $1.49/lb

green bell peppers                                                                 33c/ea

boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs                $1.37/lb (Fiesta limit)(family pack)

chicken drumsticks, jumbo bag                                          77c/lb

Goya Jasmine rice, 5lbs                                                      $5.99/lb

Fiesta brand all-purpose flour, 5lbs                                 99c/ea (limit 1)

 

Randalls

split chicken breast, drums or thighs, value pack             88c/lb

                                  (drums 11c cheaper at Fiesta, but it’s twice the weight)

whole bone-in pork loin                                                             99c/lb 

Skinner pasta, 12oz, selected varieties                                   49c/ea (buy 5, mix & match)

Lucerne eggs, dozen                                                                      89c/ea (buy 2, limit 4)

 

 

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Check the Pantry, Another Recall

General Mills has a recall of several package types of flour.  FLOUR.  I’d thought flour would be pretty immune from a contamination problem, if I’d pondered it at all.

Here’s a link to a informative article. Here’s the link to General Mills if you find you’ve got some of the flour.

Ten million pounds of flour, 20 states with connected cases of E. coli illness.

Be safe! Throw it out!  Being sick is not cheep!

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