Great Week for Bargains

If you've thought about starting to follow the sales and coupons this is a great week to begin. There is some great stuff FREE at Walgreens and Cub has some great "stock up" prices this week! $1.96 per pound for cheese is a rock bottom price so I'm stocking up. Did you know that you can freeze cheese? Not in the chunk form, however, grate it up and freeze it. Butter is $.97 per pound. Don't be afraid to stock up on this. It will keep in your frig for 3 months at least - check the expiration date. The last time I bought butter was Christmas so I need to stock up again myself. And the best deal of all for me! Pepsi is $1.98 per 12-pack. I'll be buying 12 to 16 this week which will set me up for quite a while. I'll be making at least 3 trips to Cub this week and grabbing Pepsi, butter, and cheese each time. I also picked up some strawberries for $1.50 a pound. Not a bad price for fresh fruit! There are a whole bunch of other items on stock up prices so GO for it!

Also, I checked out Aldi's over the weekend. The last time I went there was several years ago in Rochester. This time I went to the one in Faribault. I am impressed! The store was spotless and neat. The fresh fruits and vegetables were absolutely beautiful. I bought a pineapple for $1.49 (a rock bottom price) and it's the sweetest ever. I also picked up 3 pounds of oranges for $1.29. I have had better but with the freezes in Florida and elsewhere hurting the harvest I think these were just fine. I will return to Aldi's.

Also, I noticed fresh flower bouquets at Aldi's for $2.98. This is a "rock bottom" price. Something to keep in mind if you need one of those quick gifts or to adorn your table.

I checked out Menards on my way home last Friday and believe it or not the garden hose that I wanted to get was on CLEARANCE. I used my insulation rebate and bought 2 hoses. Oh, happy day, I can now through my clunker hoses away!