I have a confession to make.
Last week at Harris Teeter it was Super Doubles. I went to get a handful of things. Literally. Didn’t get a bunch of free things. I just wasn’t into it. I have inserts from the past three cycles and I haven’t touched them. I’m burnt out with coupons. I’m tired of going to the grocery store every week. I’m tired of trying to stay on top of the couponing and failing miserably. I’m just not into it anymore. I know this will pass and I’ll eventually get back into the swing of things; but for now, no ma’am.
I am realistic however, in knowing that (1) I can’t buy everything I need at Sam’s Club, (2) I don’t have the storage options required to buy many things at once {this will change soon}, and (3) I don’t have the means to do large Sam’s Club hauls at the moment. Knowing these things, I did want to go and get a few basic things that I know we use a lot of and are cost effective.
When I saw online the Instant Savings that were available on the items I already buy I was pretty excited. I couldn’t partake in all of them at once financially, but I did appreciate the savings I got on what I did buy.
Here’s how I look at it:
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I went with syrup on my list. We go thru a lot of syrup. Syrup is one of those items I’ve seen the coupon supply dry up on. When I do see a rare coupon pop up it will either be for a brand I don’t prefer or won’t be a good value. I like Mrs. Butterworth’s or Aunt Jemima brand syrup. When they’re on sale I will get them, but they don’t go on sale often. At Sam’s I got a 2-pack of 64oz each of Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup for $7.28. That comes to $3.64 each and I don’t anticipate having to buy more syrup for a few months. Just to put that into perspective…the current retail price of a 24oz size of Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup is $4.19 at Harris Teeter. On sale it may go down lowest I’d say $2.97. I still came out with a better deal.
I like to get my bagged salad from Sam’s Club now too. When I got it the last time the 2lb bag of salad lasted for two weeks and helped me get my eating under control. Last time I got just hearts of romaine and this time I got iceberg and romaine mix for a few cents cheaper.
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A 5 lb bag of Tyson chicken nuggets were $9.98 with Instant Savings of $2.00. Getting that size bag of chicken nuggets for the regular price at most stores of $7.98 for a smaller size is insane!
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I got the same pack of Mt. Dew bottles I’ve been getting at Sam’s Club at an already good value of $6.98 with an Instant Savings of $2.00 off added that’s just mind boggling to me! lol $4.98 for a 15 pack of Mt. Dew!!! A 6 pack of the same size bottles is currently on sale at Harris Teeter for $4.39.
I got other deals too but I just wanted to share how I’m really loving Sam’s Club and I cannot wait to move and have more storage space in order to really take advantage of how much I can save in both time and money. I’d rather just go to the grocery stores sporadically and do Sam’s Club hauls monthly or probably even less after the first few trips. I still want to save money but right now, I’d rather shop this way.
I will need to invest in some shopping bags for refrigeration that way I can keep the cold stuff cold on the way home. I know Rachel Ray has some on QVC, and I’ve seen a couple I like on the Sam’s Club website. I’ll do some looking around. Bulk shopping makes me want to invest in a truck! Imagine me in a F-150!! lol I’m serious tho! I’m not really a truck kinda girl, but it would be cool to have as a third vehicle. {I dream big and in color} I’ve been fantasizing about the Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo a lot lately 🙂 It’s such a sexy beast!
Happy Shopping & Still Saving!!
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