Aldi Grand Opening in New Lenox

Construction on the new Aldi store on Rt. 30 on the east side of New Lenox has finished and the store is open for business today. Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and the store is packed with customers, but  all of the checkout stations are manned and shoppers can get through quickly. There are quite a few Aldi employees in the aisles to help customers locate items.

If you haven't shopped at an Aldi store before, you may like to know:

1. Shopping carts are chained together, insert a quarter into the coin slot on the cart to rent one for your visit. When you return your cart to the corral, insert the end of the chain into the appropriate opening on your cart, and you will get your quarter back. (Today you won't need a quarter as staff are providing carts to customers.)

2.  Bring your own bags, or you may purchase them at the checkout. Bags are in bins below conveyor belts.

3.  Aldi doesn't take coupons, but they keep prices consistently lower than conventional supermarkets by providing their own store brands. Quality of these brands is overall quite good--if you ever have a problem, return it and you will receive replacement product and your money back.

Aldi at New Lenox is laid out in the company's new design, said the helpful young man wearing an Aldi I.D. badge this morning. Staff were all over the store, assisting customers in finding things, since the new store is much larger than other area Aldis. Aisles are longer, and it takes a little looking around to locate products, if you are familiar with placement in the older stores. The soaring ceiling with exposed metalwork is similar to many warehouse designed stores. There are more windows at this store, too, creating a feeling that the building is flooded in natural light.

And, of course, the fundamental of the store is the same: low prices. Here are a few samples:

     • Skim milk gallon $1.99

     • Celery .49

     • Carrots 2# .99

     • Taco seasoning mix envelope .39

     • Mild Salsa 24 oz. $1.79

     • Split top wheat bread 20 oz. loaf .99

     • Eggs dozen .99

Seasonal items are displayed, including holiday baking products AND toys. I'm long past childhood, but I was tempted to get the Discovery Kids 49-key electronic keyboard for just $14.99!

Links and more for Aldi:

Aldi official website

http://aldi.us/index_ENU_HTML.htm

Meal planner and recipes using Aldi products. This is very handy. I have used some of the recipes in the past, and now that I have seen it again, will use them in the future!

http://www.momadvice.com/aldi/

If you have a smartphone, there's an Aldi app for that! Mine shows special buys, seasonal items, new low prices, has a shopping list, store locator, even job listings.

Check your phone's App Store.

Frustration

Our DSL connection has been spotty this week, causing me frustration. It seems to work fine until I want to post something! So, my "cherry picks" of the best deals this week at grocery/drug stores are appearing later than I'd like. Saturday is the last day for some of the advertised specials I've listed below, and sometimes stores are out of sale items by the last day of the ad. I have had the experience of going to Walgreen's on a Saturday and finding empty shelves for the items I really wanted to buy, BUT Walgreen's is very good about issuing rain checks to use later for purchasing the items at this week's sale price. Be sure and ask for rain checks at the checkout counter there.

Trends

I wait until the last minute before Halloween to purchase trick-or-treat candy, since candy takes on magical properties in our house and--POUF--disappears! The time to buy has arrived and the average bag of candy is costing about $2.50. Walgreen's and CVS have slightly better prices, and there have been coupons in the newspaper ad inserts which can bring the cost down. Halloween is Monday, October 31, so buy that candy now, if you dare!

Berkot's 

Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 27 - Wed., Nov. 2

Centrella 1%, 2% or Skim Milk gallon 2/$5, whole milk gal. $2.99

Lay's Select Varieties or Tostitos Chips 3/$6, must buy 3, single pack purchases 3.99 ea. 

*Red Gold Select Varieties 28 oz. Tomatoes .29 with coupon on p. 2 of ad, limit 2, without coupon .99 each.

Red Gold Vegetable or Tomato Juice 46 oz. $1.79

Centrella Select Varieties Beans 15-15.5 oz. .69

USDA Choice Bottom Round Roast # $2.99

Govt. Insp. Fresh Whole Fryers # .79

Froz. Flav-R-Pac Select Varieties Vegetables 16 oz. .99

Palermo's Select Varieties Classics Pizzas 13-15.5 oz. 6/$10

Calif. Red Seedless Grapes # .99

Crisp Celery each .99

Michigan Red or Golden Delicious Apples 3# bag 2/$5

Brookhaven Market
Prices effective Wed., Oct. 26 - Tues.,  Nov. 1
USDA Premium Black Angus Choice T-Bone Steaks # $5.99
*Raccunto Selected Varieties Pasta 16 oz. .79
Palermo's Classics 12" Pizzas 6/$10
*Hot, Lean or Croissant Pockets 2 ct. $1.88
*Prairie Farms Skim, 1%, 2%, or Whole Milk gallon $2.69
Dole Orange Juice 59 oz. $1.99
Deli-Butterball Italian Turkey # $4.99
Bakery-Chocolate Frog each $2.99
*Calif. Broccoli # .79
*Kiwi Fruit 4/$1
*Haas Avocados 2/$1Cluster Tomatoes # .69
Extra Fancy Gala Apples # .69
Bartlett Pears # .59 

CVS
Prices effective Sun., Oct. 23 - Sat., Oct. 29
Mars Chocolate, Wrigley's Fun Size or Hershey's Snack Size Assorted 9.34-12 oz. or Twizzler Twists 22 oz.  Pay 4/$10 w/card-$3.00 extrabucks® reward on 4=4/$7 after extrabucks®
Palmolive Dish Liquid 10 oz. .88, limit 5.


Dominick's
Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 27 - Wed., Nov. 2
Fresh Lean 93% Lean -Extreme Value Pack- Ground Beef # $2.69DiGiorno or California Pizza Kitchen Selected varieties Pizza 12.7 to 32.7-oz.  2/$10
*Bartlett Pears # .49

Food4Less

Prices effective Wed., Oct. 26 - Tues., Nov. 1

Campbell's Chunky Soup18.6-19 oz., Kroger Selected Varieties 16 oz. Saltine Crackers 4/$5

Fresh Zucchini Squash # .98

Fresh Crisp Broccoli # .88

Jewel-Osco

Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 27 - Sat., Oct. 29th: Three Day Sale

     *Chiquita Bananas # .39

     *Select Varieties 7-UP, Canada Dry, A & W, Sunkist or Dr. Pepper 2 ltr. .79each--

          must buy 4, individual price $1.50 each

     Hershey's Select Varieties Snack Size Bag 10.5-22 oz., 

     or Mars Select Varieties 9.25-11.24 oz. Fun Size Bag,

     or Nestle Select Varieties 9.2-12.5 oz. Fun Size Bag

     Candy 4 bags for $10

Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 27 - Wed., Nov. 2

Barilla Select Varieties Pasta 12-16 oz. or Prego Select Varieties Pasta Sauce 23-24 oz. 4/$5

Cottonelle Select Varieties Bath Tissue 12 ct. dbl. roll or Viva Regular Roll Select Varieties 6 ct. $6.49 each

Celeste Select Varieties Pizza-for-One 5.7-7.2 oz. .99

Jewel Select Varieties Chunk Light Tuna 5 oz. .79

If you like grocery store giveaways, Jewel-Osco is launching "Wish Big, Win Big Holiday Giveaway." See details at the store, runs Oct. 27 - Feb. 1, 2012. 

Walgreen's
Prices effective Sun., Oct. 23 - Sat. Oct. 29
COUPON, p. 1 Hershey's, Mars or Nestle Fun or Snack Size Candy 10.23-12.5 oz. $1.99, Limit 4.
p. 7 COUPON Gain Dish Liquid 11 oz. .99 each, Limit 3.

NOTE: I make every attempt to be accurate, but check your store ad for details. Unless otherwise specified, all prices listed require store loyalty cards, if available.

*Denotes best of the best prices--these may beat the price other stores are currently offering for the same item, or are better than the regular price at this store or elsewhere.

Drying Grasses for Decorations.

Don't you love the colors of fall, the crimson and gold of leaves, and the tan and brown of drying crops and grasses? Autumn is my favorite time of year, and I like to bring some of that beauty indoors. Here is an easy project so you can do that, too.

1. Gather material. I used some ornamental grass from our garden. You can also use grasses or weeds that grow wild--just ask for permission from property owners and make sure the plants haven't been sprayed with weedkillers. Cut the grasses a little longer than what you want for your arrangement.

2. Spray plumes, flowers, and anything that might shed, with a fixative. I use inexpensive hair spray, which works well.

3. Separate stems and let hairspray dry.

 

 

4.  Loosely bind together a few stems with rubber bands. Make sure there is room for air to circulate around each stem. Hang stems upside down to dry. Drying time depends on what material you are using. The grasses I used here took a couple of weeks. (Bundles of stems make attractive decorations while drying, too. You might like to add a raffia or ribbon bow over the rubber band.)

 5. Trim the dried stems and arrange. If you have just a few stems, you can space them out to look fuller by anchoring the stems in styrofoam inside your container. Enjoy!

Grocery Cherry Picks

Trends this week:

Leaves are falling here, and I'm thinking of cooking chill-blasting hot dishes. If you're looking for ingredients to make soups, stews, and casseroles, there are specials at several of the stores . New crop apples and apple cider are featured now, too.

Berkot's Super Foods

Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 20 - Wed., Oct. 26

*Centrella 1%, 2% or Skim Milk gallon 2/$5, Whole Milk Gal. $2.79.

USDA Choice Round Steak # $2.99

*Govt. Inspected Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast # $1.79

Washington State Mid-Size Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, 

     Gala or Granny Smith New Crop Apples # $1.29

US No. 1 Idaho Potatoes 8#bag  $1.99

Fresh Crisp Celery each .99

Sweet Potatoes # .59

Brookhaven Market

Prices effective Wed., Oct. 19 - Tues., Oct. 25

*Tanimura & Antle Romaine Hearts 3 pk.  2/$3

USDA Premium Black Angus Choice New York Strip Steaks # $6.99

*Grade A Family Pack Chicken Drumsticks # .79, lesser amts. # .99

Swanson Broth 32 oz. 2/$5

Zesta Saltines 16 oz. or Cheez It 7.5-9 oz. Crackers 3/$5

Flavorful Dry Onions 3#bag  .99

Dominick's

Prices effective Fri., Oct. 21 through Sun., Oct. 23 only: Three Day Sale

     3.8 to 7.2-oz. Rice or Pasta Roni or 7.25 to 15-oz. Chef Boyardee. Selected varieties each 89¢ each

     Lloyd's Shredded Pork or Beef Tubs 18-oz. $2.99 ea

NOTE: Dominick's has a "just for U" program to load coupons directly onto your Dominick's store card. You select coupons you like online, and then you can use them at the store (no clipping or sorting needed)when your store loyalty card is scanned. See details at http://www.dominicks.com/

Jewel

Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 20 - Sat., Oct. 22: Three Day Sale

     Perdue Grade A Oven Stuffer Roaster # .88

     Red Seedless Grapes # .88

     *Select Varieties Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max, or Pepsi 2 ltr. btl. .89, limit 4.

     Arm & Hammer Select Varieties 2X Liquid Laundry Detergent 34-50 loads $2.88, Limit 4

Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 20 - Wed., Oct. 26

Combo deal: Buy 1 Maxwell House Select Varieties 21.5-34.5 oz. Coffee, and get 1 Free Cereal (General Mills Selected Varieties Honey Nut or Multi-Grain Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, Golden Grahams or Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs 9-13 oz.)--see p. 6 of ad for details

Walgreen's

Prices effective Sun., Oct. 16 - Sat. Oct. 22

Lipton 100 pk. original, 40 pk. green, or 48 pk. decaf Tea Bags $2.99 (ad p. 2)

Walgreen ad coupon sampling:

     Quaker Quick-1Min. Oats 18 oz. 2/$3, limit 4 (p. 3)

     Bumblebee Chunk Light Tuna 5 oz. .79, limit 3 (p. 3)

     Walgreen or NiceTM Aluminum Foil 25 sq. ft. .69, limit 3 (p. 3)

     Palmolive Dish Liquid 10 oz. .89, limit 3 (p. 3)

     Puffs 6 pk. To Go, 124 or 200 sheets Facial Tissue 2/$3, limit 4 (p. 4)

     10¢ 4x6 prints digital photos (purchase 75 or more)--

          other coupon/prices for prints in lesser quantities (p. 7)

     $15 off Crest 3D Whitestrips, limit 3 (p. 15)

Target 

Prices effective Sun., Oct. 16 - Sat., Oct. 22

*Grade A Large Eggs 1 doz. $1.39 (p. 25)

Free $5.00 Target gift card when you buy four items from ad grouping (see box on back page of ad):

     Q-Tips 750 ct. , or other selected varieties, each $4.79

     Lotions--Suave 18 oz. Cocoa Butter or Vaseline Men 10 oz. or selected others,  each $2.99

     Dove 8pk. beauty bar soap, Dove 2pk./16 oz. bodywash or 12 pk. Lever 2000 bar soap $8.79

     Dove 25.4 oz. Shampoo or Conditioner or other selected Dove Hair Care each $5.00

     NOTE: With the coupons which were recently available on several of these items in 

     newspaper inserts, this offer has extra value.
     

NOTE: I make every attempt to be accurate, but check your store ad for details. Unless otherwise specified, all prices listed require store loyalty cards, if available.

*Denotes best of the best prices--these may beat the price other stores are currently offering for the same item, or are better than the regular price at this store or elsewhere.

Cherry Picks

Trends this week:  
Several stores have specials on roasts or stews, which are perfect for using in a slow cooker for a simple autumn meal. It's an easy way to cook a meal while you do something else!

Nearly every store has pasta and sauce on sale, so that's an inexpensive second meal or a way to stock your cupboards, or to buy something to share with a Food Pantry. 


On a related note, my husband and I are participating in the CROP Hunger Walk October 16 in Manhattan, Illinois. If you would like to make a monetary donaion or participate in the Manhattan (or other area) CROP Hunger Walk to help raise money to fight hunger locally and around the world, go to:
http://www.churchworldservice.org/

Yum, salsa...
I spent some time in our garden today, picking tomatoes, green onions and a little of the second crop of cilantro. I chopped all of those, added the juice of a fresh lime, a little salt, and pressed some garlic into the mixture and now we have a sort of pico de gallo. Now, we need some tortilla chips! I'll pick some up when I next head to the store, and in the meantime, you can see what are the best of the grocery sale items in the ads by looking through my "cherry picks" below.

Berkot's 

Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 6 - Wed., Oct. 12

*Rinaldi Select Varieties Pasta Sauce 24 oz. .99

*Racconto Select Varieties Pasta 16 oz. .79

*Doritos or Lay's Select Varieties Chips 10-12 oz. 4/$8

     Must buy 4, single pack purchase $3.00.

USDA Choice Boneless Bottom Round Roast # $2.99

Jumbo Sweet Gold Pineapple each $1.49

Deli--Kretschmar Honey Ham or Butterball Turkey Breast Varieties 1/2 lb. $2.49 ($4.98#)

Bakery--Berkot's Bakery Mini Loaves each $1.49

Froz. Birds Eye Select Varieties Vegetables 10-16 oz. .99

Totino's Party Pizza or Pizza Rolls 7.5 - 10.9 oz.  10/$10

Pillsbury Select Varieties MW Pancakes or Toaster Strudel 11.5-16.4 oz. 2/$4

Totino's Select Varieties Pizza Stuffers 14 oz. $2.99

*USDA Choice Boneless Beef Stew # $2.99

Govt. Insp. Roast Only Pork Butt # $1.39

Bear Creek Soup Mix 9-12.1 oz. 2/$6

Select Varieties Chicken, Tuna or Hamburger Helper 4.7-7.9 oz. 4/$5

Smucker's Select Varieties Strawberry Jam 32 oz. $2.99

Pillsbury Select Varieties Brownie Mix, Muffin Mix, or Cake Mix 7.5-19.83 oz. .99

Comstock Select Varieties More Fruit Cherry or Peach Filling 20-21 oz. $2.99

Zest Select Varieties Bath Bar 3 bars $1.99

Fresh Crisp Celery each .99

US No. 1 Yellow Cooking Onions 3#  2/$3

Brookhaven Market
Prices effective Wed., Oct. 5 - Tues., Oct. 11
*USDA Premium Black Angus Choice Sirloin Tip Roast # $2.99
     Steaks (family pack) # $3.49. Lesser amt. # $3.69.
Prairie Farms Whole, 2%, !% or Fat Free Milk gal. $2.69
*Progresso Soups 18.5-19 oz. 5/$5 Limit 5.
*Deli - Wisc. Brick Cheese # $3.99
Dutch Farms Butter quarters  16 oz. 2/$5
Dutch Farms Shredded, Bar (excludes Swiss) Wisconsin Cheese 8 oz. 2/$3
Green Peppers # .69
Mild & Sweet Extra Fancy Gala Apples #  .79
*Sweet & Crispy Golden Delicious Apples 3# bag  2/$3

Dominick's Prices effective Fri., Oct. 7 - Sun., Oct. 9
Barilla Pasta .89 each
Selected Varieties Classico 15-24 oz. or Barilla 24 oz. Pasta Sauce $1.77

Jewel

Prices effective Thurs., Oct. 6 - Wed., Oct. 12

Nestle Morsels 10-12 oz. Limit 6 $1.99

10/$10 Some of the items include:

     Del Monte Select Varieties Fruit Naturals or Superfruit Cups 6-8 oz. 

     Oscar Mayer Select Varieties Basic Lunchables 3.7-4.5 oz. 

     Barilla Select Varieties Pasta 12-16 oz.

     Ore-Ida Select Varieties Easy Fries 4.25-4.75 oz.

     Edy's Select Varieties Ice Cream Cups 5.8-6 oz.

     Manischewitz Select Varieties Egg Noodles 12 oz. 

     Wolf Brand Select Varieties Chili 15 oz. 

     Ro-Tel Select Varieties Diced Tomatoes 10 oz.

     Chef Boyardee with meat Canned Pasta 14.5-15 oz.
     NOTE: Coupons from newspaper inserts are available on many of these 
     products, and these sweeten the deals.


Walts
Prices effective Wed., Oct. 5 - Tues., Oct. 11
*Fresh Express Garden Salad 12 oz. bag .99
Dean's, Centrella or Bareman's 2%, 1%, or Skim Milk gal. 2/$5, 
     Must buy 2, Limit 2. Single or addl. purchases $3.99 each.
*Froz. Birdseye Regular, Steam Fresh Select Varieties Vegetables 10-16 oz. .79
*Butternut White or 100% Wheat Bread 20 oz. 2/$3


NOTE: I make every attempt to be accurate, but check your store ad for details. Unless otherwise specified, all prices listed require store loyalty cards, if available.

*Denotes best of the best prices--these may beat the price other stores are currently offering for the same item, or are better than the regular price at this store or elsewhere.

Cherry Picks - Monday, October 3, 2011

Trends this week: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to increase support and awareness in the fight against this disease. You may have seen the information among the Sunday newspaper inserts Sunday on Bake for The Cure®. 


Click on the link below to check out what Bake for The Cure® is doing to combine sharing recipes and a love for cooking and baking with helping to fight breast cancer. 
 
Bake for the Cure®

Berkot's

Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 29 - Wed., Oct. 5

*Berkot's Extra Lean (3 # or more pk.) Ground Chuck # 2.49

USDA Choice Round Steak # $2.49

Hygrade select varieties Hot Dogs 1#  $1.67

*Centrella 1%, 2%, or Skim Milk gal. 2/$5. Addl. $2.99 ea. Whole $3.49 ea.

Dutch Farms select varieties Bagels 14 oz.  .79

Red Gold select varieties 46 oz. Tomato Juice $1.39

*Purex 2X Select varieties Laundry Detergent 50 oz. $1.99 Limit 6, addl. $2.49.

Deli-Mickleberry's Smoked Ham 1/2# $2.49

Deli-Land-O-Lakes American Cheese 1/2# $1.99

Brookhaven Market

Prices effective Wed., Sept. 28 - Tues., Oct. 4

Hass Avocados each 2/$1, Florida Avocados each .99

California Nectarines # .69

USDA Govt. Inspected Whole Beef Tenderloin # $6.99, steaks # $7.99.

Grade A Family Pack Boneless Chicken Breasts # $1.49, lesser amt. # $1.69.

Barilla Pasta 16 oz. .99

CVS

Prices effective Sun., Oct. 2 - Sat., Oct. 8

Specials on Dawn dish liquid (check coupon inserts in your Sunday paper for 25¢ off coupon), and Puffs.

Dominick's 

Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 29 - Wed., Oct. 5

Pantry Essentials or Dairy Glen Whole, 2%, 1% or Fat Free Milk  gal. $2.99 w/card.

Food4Less

Prices effective Wed, Sept. 28 - Tues., Oct. 4

Boneless Cross Rib, Bottom Round, Rump or Sirloin Tip Roasts or Steaks, Beef Chuck family pack  # $2.78

Kroger Orange Juice 128 oz. $2.98

Barilla Selected Varieties Pasta 12-16 oz. .98

Eggo Waffles 10 ct.  3/$5

Kroger Value Russet Potatoes 10# bag $1.98

Jewel-Osco

Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 29 - Wed., Oct. 5

Mix or match includes items such as:

     Progresso Select Varieties Vegetable Classics Soup 18-19 oz. 10/$10

     Navel Oranges each 10/$10

     Ronzini Smart Taste select varieties 12 oz. or Prince select varieties 12-16 oz. 10/$10

Best Life Select Varieties Buttery Spread 15 oz. 2/$3

Redi-Serve selected varieties frozen 9-10 oz. 2/$3

Walt's Food Centers

Prices effective Wed., Sept. 28 - Tues., Oct. 4

*Starkist In Water or Oil Chunk Light Tuna 5 oz. .59

*Rosebud Farm All Natural Grade A Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts # $1.99

*Dutch Farms Regular, 1/3 Less Fat or Fat Free Cream Cheese 8 oz. .99. Limit 3, addl. $1.39 each.

Dean's TruMoo Chocolate Milk gal. $3.99

Dutch Farms Orange Juice 1/2 gal. 3/$5

En-Cor Selected Frozen Traditional Entrees 2/$4

*Maxwell House selected varieties Coffee 10.5-14.3 oz. $3.99

Zeiglers Fresh Pasteurized Apple Cider gal. $2.99

Michigan Red Delicious, Jonathan, Gold Delicious, Macintosh or Gala Apples 3# bag 2/$5

NOTE: I make every attempt to be accurate, but check your store ad for details. Unless otherwise specified, all prices listed require store loyalty cards, if available.

*Denotes best of the best prices--these may beat the price other stores are currently offering for the same item, or are better than the regular price at this store or elsewhere.

Cherry Picks - Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 

Trends this week: It seems like this is a good week to buy an inexpensive bottle of olive oil (on sale around $3.99 at Berkot's, Jewel-Osco, Walt's) to use in mixing up a salad dressing, making pesto with fresh basil (lovely over spaghetti squash, if you want to keep the carbs down), or cooking. 

Toss the olive oil with 1" chunks of potatoes (leave the skin on), thickly sliced carrots, and yellow onions each cut into 8 wedges. Sprinkle a little garlic powder, salt and pepper on vegetables, and roast at 500 degrees F in an oiled metal jelly pan for 20-25 minutes, turning once, until the vegetables are done. So yummy, and the kitchen will smell divine!

Here are my favorite items at the grocery stores this week.

Berkot's

Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 22 - Wed., Sept. 28.

*Progresso Select Varieties Vegetable Classic Soup 18.5-19 oz. .99

*Tyson Spit Roasted Assorted Varieties Rotisserie Chicken each $3.99

Berkot's Homemade Hot or Mild Italian Sausage # $1.99

Gov't Insp. Boneless Pork Roast # $2.49

Froz.-Armour Select Varieties Meatballs 14 oz. $2.99

Brookhaven Market

Prices effective Wed., Sept. 21 - Tues., Sept. 27.

USDA Premium Black Angus Choice Family Pack Boneless Sirloin Tip Roast # $2.89,

     Lesser amt. # $3.19, Steak # $2.99.

Miller Amish Bone-In Split Chicken Breast # $1.69

Prairie Farms Milk gallon $2.99

*Michigan Cello Carrots 1# bag 4/$1

*Snow White Cauliflower # .49

*Bananas # .39

*California Broccoli # .69

Raspberries 6 oz.  $1.99

Idaho Potatoes 10# bag $1.99

Jewel-Osco

Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 22 - Wed., Sept. 28, unless otherwise noted.

*Jewel Grade A value pack Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts # $1.79 

     (Only through Saturday, Sept. 24!)

*Jewel select varieties White, Wheat or 100% Wheat Bread 16 oz. .69ea. Limit 3. 

     (Only through Saturday, Sept. 24!) 

*7Up, Canada Dry, A&W, or Sunkist select varieties 2 liter btls. .79 ea. MUST BUY 4 (In a single transaction using your Preferred card. Individual price $1.50 each.)

Tyson Fully Cooked Seasoned Steak or Chicken Strips 6 oz. pkg. $2.99

Walgreen's

Prices effective Sun., Sept. 18 - Sat., Sept. 24.

 With Coupon on p. 2 of ad - Royal regular or sugar-free Gelatin 5/$1. Limit 5.

 With Coupon on p. 15 of ad - Gain 11 oz. or Joy 12.6 oz. Dish Liquid .99 each. Limit 3.

Walt's

Prices effective Wed., Sept. 21 - Tues., Sept. 27.

*Del Monte green beans, corn, peas or mixed Vegetables 14.5-15.25 oz. can .39

*Dutch Farms Large Eggs dozen .79, Limit 2, add'l ea. .99.

*Flav-R-Pac selected varieties Classic Vegetables 16 oz. .79

*Skippy Peanut Butter 15-16.3 oz. $1.48

*Betty Crocker Helpers 4.3-9.2 oz. 4/$5

*Purex Liquid Laundry Detergent 50 oz. $1.99

*Red Gold Tomatoes 28 oz. .99

Kings Hawaiian Rolls 12 pk./12 oz. 2/$5

Dutch Farm Bagels 14 oz. $1.19

Acorn, Butternut or Spaghetti Squash  # .69

NOTE: I make every attempt to be accurate, but check your store ad for details. Unless otherwise specified, all prices listed require store loyalty cards, if available.

*Denotes best of the best prices--these may beat the price other stores are currently offering for the same item, or are better than the regular price at this store or elsewhere.

Cherry Picks - Sept. 17, 2011
Below are some of my favorite items from store grocery ads this week.

Berkot's
Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 15 - Wed., Sept. 21
*Palermo's select varieties Classic Pizza 12.7-15.5 oz. 6/$10
Dean's 1%, 2% or Skim Milk gallon 2/$5
*Mussman's Large Eggs doz. .99
Dean's 1/2 & 1/2 pint .99
*Govt. Inspected Frozen (6-9 lb. avg.) Turkey Breast # 1.99
Centrella Select Varieties White Vinegar 128 oz. 2/$3
Chicken of the Sea Select Varieties Solid White Tuna in Water 5 oz. 3/$4

Brookhaven Market
Prices effective Wed., Sept. 14 - Tues., Sept. 20
Frozen:
     Our Family Vegetables 12-16 oz. 10/$10
     Hot, Lean or Croissant Pockets 2 ct. 3/$5
Deli:
     *Krakus Imported Polish Ham # $3.99
     Butterball Oven Browned Turkey # $4.49
     *Wisconsin Muenster Cheese # $3.79
     Wisconsin Colby Jack Cheese # $3.99
     Sorrento Provolone Cheese # $3.99
Produce:
     *Washington Barlett Pears # .69
     *Mild & Sweet Spanish Onions # .29
     Kiwi Fruit 5/$1

Dominick's
Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 15 - Wed., Sept. 21
*Dole Golden Ripe Bananas 2 lbs. $1 with your store card
NOTE: Dominick's has many coupons in their ad this week, and a "just for u" program to load coupons onto your Dominick's store card--see their website,
http://www.dominicks.com

Jewel-Osco
Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 15 - Wed., Sept. 21

10 for $10 Mix, Match & Save - I often find items among these that I use, like Birdseye Vegetables or Steamfresh Vegetables, Ronzini pasta, Hunt's Snack Pack Pudding, Scotties Facial tissue, and coupons have been available for many of these.

See front page of add for some good baking values in the Instant Savings Spotlight section, like Nestle Morsels 23-24 oz. for $2.99.

Jewel has a coupon book out currently with specials like 5 lbs. of potatoes for .99.

Walt's
Prices effective Sept. 14 - Tues., Sept. 20
*Dutch Farms Orange Juice gallon $2.99
*7UP, Dr. Pepper, RC, A&W, Diet Rite, Sunkist, or Canada Dry Ginger Aile 2L .89 each, limit 8, add'l. $1.19 each.
Ocean Eclipse Tilapia Fillets 16 oz. $2.99

NOTE: I make every attempt to be accurate, but check your store ad for details. Unless otherwise specified, all prices listed require store loyalty cards, if available.

*Denotes best of the best prices--these may beat the price other stores are currently offering for the same item, or are better than the regular price at this store or elsewhere.

Grocery Cherry Picks - Sept. 8, 2011

Experimenting with Extreme Couponing.
You may have seen television shows or news articles about Extreme Couponing. After a cashier rings in coupon after coupon, Extreme Coupon experts end up with cart loads of groceries for a tiny sum of money. Everyone is watching their purchases these days, and Extreme Couponing looks so appealing! I am currently experimenting with that myself, and will have a blog on my experiences soon. Have you tried Extreme Couponing? Post a note and let us know how it works for you.

Here are my picks of best advertised deals this week.

Berkot's 

Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 8 - Wed., Sept. 14

*Centrella 1%, 2% or Skim Milk gal. 2.$5

Purex Select Varieties Laundry Detergent 50 oz. $1.99

Deli-Berkot's Spicy Fried Chicken (2 Legs, 2 Breasts, 2 Thighs, 2 Wings) $4.99. Limit 2 orders per family. Special pricing on new spicy chicken only.

*Dean's 1/2 & 1/2 qt. 2/$5

*Centrella Select Varieties Tomato Sauce 8 oz. 5/$1

Autumn Hard Shell Squash (Acorn, Butternut, Spaghetti) # .69
NOTE: Watch for clearance specials at all stores. I was in the New Lenox Berkot's this morning (Friday, Sept. 9) and found Polar Chunk Light Tuna 6 oz. 2/$1, and Dean  Dean's 1/2 & 1/2 pints (exp. 9/12) .99.

Brookhaven Market

Prices effective Wed., Sept. 7 - Thurs., Sept. 13

USDA Premium Black Angus Choice Boneless Bottom Round Roast #$2.99

*Dutch Farms Medium Eggs doz. .99

Our Family Frozen Vegetables 32 oz. 2/$4

*Starkist Chunk Light Tuna 5 oz. 3/$2

Sweet & Ripe Roma Tomatoes # .59

Country Fresh Baby Bella Mushrooms 10 oz. 2/$3

*Idaho Potatoes 10# bag $2.99

Calif. Sweet Nectarines # .69

CVS

Prices effective Sun., Sept. 4 - Sat., Sept. 10

Ultra Purex Liquid Laundry Detergent 25-33 loads $1.99

Hershey's Air Delight Candy Bar 1.44 oz. Pay .99, get .99 extrabuck, is like getting it free after extrabuck

Good to stock up now for Jack-O-Lanterns:

Flameless tealights (battery-operated) 6 pk. $3.99

Jewel-Osco

Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 8 - Wed., Sept. 14

Cottonelle Selected Varieties Double Roll Bath Tissue 12 ct. $5.99

Homelife Multi-Use Copy Paper 500 ct. pkg. $3.99

Again, the back page of the Jewel ad has some good offers. It's a "buy any 10 participating General Mills products" and save $5. Some of the featured products include: Honey Nut Cheerios, Betty Crocker SuperMoist Cake Mix, selected Progresso Soups, Pillsbury Chub Cookie Dough, Hamburger Helper, Green Giant vegetables, and selected Yoplait. There are also manufacturer coupons in effect for some of these products. 

Walt's Food Centers 

*Prices effective Wed., Sept. 7 - Tues., Sept. 13

Premium Golden Ripe Bananas # .39

*Michigan Gala Apples 3# 2/$5

Centrella White or Wheat Sandwich or Large White Bread 20 oz. .99

*Lean, Croissant or Hot Pockets 9 oz. 6/$10

NOTE: I make every attempt to be accurate, but check your store ad for details. Unless otherwise specified, all prices listed require store loyalty cards, if available. 

*Denotes best of the best prices--these may beat the price other stores are currently offering for the same item, or are better than the regular price at this store or elsewhere.

Cherry Picks

     Here are the deals that caught my eye in the grocery and drug store ads this week. 


TRENDS:
As we are coming up on Labor Day, stores are advertising many of the foods you might serve at a fall holiday cook-out. Pop and beverages (often have purchase requirements--check ad closely) and meats for the grill are featured in ads. 


Stores are currently offering more combination deals that yield good savings, but it's a good idea to read through the ad at home to decide how you will complete purchase requirements, and write a list so you can check off items to make certain you get the deal.


Berkot's
Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 1- Wed., Sept. 7
 
Reg./Diet Pepsi, Mt. Dew & Flavors 12 pk/12 oz. cans, 4/$8.88 when purchasing 4, with additional $15 purchase. Single pack purchase $2.75 each
*Red Ripe Sweet Seedless Watermelon each $1.99
Ball Park Lite, Bun Size, Reg., Turkey or Singles Franks 14-16 oz. .99
     (Limit 2-additional purchase $1.29 each)
Bakery-French Bread each $1.29
Palermo's Select Varieties Classic Pizza 12.7-15.5 oz. 6/$10

Brookhaven Market
Prices effective Wed., Aug. 31-Tues., Sept. 6

*Grade A Family Pack Boneless Chicken Breasts # $1.39
     (Lesser amounts # $1.59)
*USDA Premium Black Angus Choice T-Bone Steaks # $6.69
Palermo's Classic 9" Pizzas 6/$10
Deli-Wisconsin Brick Cheese #  $3.99
*Kraft Salad Dressings 16 oz. 3/$5
*California Raspberries 6 oz. 2/$3
Michigan Blueberries 6 oz. 2/$3
Large Cantaloupes .99
Dole Cole Slaw or Iceberg Lettuce Salad 12-14 oz. bag .99

CVS
Prices effective Sun., Aug. 28-Sat. Sept. 3
*Dawn Dishwashing Liquid 9.5-10.3 oz. .99 - .25 mfr. coupon in most Sun., Aug. 28 papers = .74 after savings. I never pay full price for dish liquid--CVS and Walgreens have generous deals on it, and there is usually a manufacturer's coupon available.
Dean's whole, skim, 1%, 2% (excludes flavored milk) pay $3.19, get $1.00 extrabucks reward for next time, it's like getting it for $2.19 after extrabucks. Extrabucks offer limit of 2 per household with card.
*Dean's Orange Juice 1 gallon $3.49 Plus deposit, where required. Limit 2
Skippy Peanut Butter 15-16.3 oz. 3/$5
 
Jewel-Osco 
Prices effective Thurs., Sept. 1-Wed., Sept. 7  

7-Up 2 liter btls. 10/$10 Mix, match & save
Globe Desk Lamp 10/$10 Mix, match & save
Back Page: Save $5 when you buy any combination of 10 participating products in this section--see ad. Some items include: Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, assorted Quaker cereals, Nabisco Ritz and select snack crackers, Nabisco Oreo cookies, Kraft mayo/Miracle Whip, Cool Whip, Maxwell House Coffee, Claussen Pickles, and more. Often items in the Jewel sale ad can be combined with manufacturer coupons, which sweetens the deal.

Walgreens
Prices effective Sun., Aug. 28-Sat., Sept. 3
 
Grade A Large Eggs 1 doz. $1.29
*M&Ms 11.4 or 12.6 oz. Buy 4/$10, get $5 register rewards good on next purchase, is like paying 4/$5.

NOTE: I make every attempt to be accurate, but check your store ad for details. Unless otherwise specified, all prices listed require store loyalty cards, if available. 

*Denotes best of the best prices--these may beat the price other stores are currently offering for the same item, or are better than the regular price at this store or elsewhere.

Grocery Ad Cherry Picks

Each week, my grocery shopping begins with looking through the ads for the best deals. I do most of my shopping in Manhattan, New Lenox, Frankfort, and Mokena, IL, but often items which are featured are relatively the best buys (perhaps at a different price) in other areas. 

Grocery Ad Cherry Picks

Berkot's  
Thurs., Aug. 18 through Wed., Aug. 24

Red Ripe Large Whole Seedless Watermelon each $2.99

Kentucky Legend Select Varieties Bacon 20 oz. $2.99

Centrella Ice Cream 56 oz. 3/$5 limit 3

Centrella Select Varieties Cream Cheese 8 oz. brick .99

Dean's Half & Half qt. $1.99

Jewel-Osco

Thurs., Aug. 18 through Sat., Aug. 20--3 Day Sale

General Mills Select Varieties Cereals (Honey Nut Cheerios 12.25 oz., Cinnamon Toast Crunch12.8 oz., or Trix 10.7 oz.) or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks 4.5-9 oz. $1.88

Thursday, Aug. 18 through Wed., Aug. 24

Jewel Grade A Split Chicken Breasts # .99 Value Pack

On ad back page is a "Save $5 Instantly" section when you buy any combination of 10 participating products. Products can be mixed or matched--you can use manufacturer coupons to decrease the final cost of these items even more. (For example, Wish Bone Salad Dressing is .99 when you buy any 10 of the items designated, and I will apply a .50 off manufacturer's coupon to pay just .49 for dressing.) 

Brookhaven Market

Wed., Aug. 17 through Tues., Aug. 23

Grade A Boneless (Family Pack) Chicken Breast # $1.49; lesser amts. # $1.69

Roma tomatoes #.49

Large sweet red cherries # $1.99

Green peppers # .59

Deli-Wisconsin Muenster Cheese # $3.99

Deli-Mickleberry Smoked Ham # $3.99

Dutch Farms Extra Large Eggs doz. .99

Dominick's

Sun., Aug. 14 through Sat., Aug. 20, NOTE: prices on p. 1 were good through Aug. 17

10% Goes Back to Schools Sale on selected items--see p. 2 of ad for details

Good deal coupons in ad include Skippy Peanut Butter $1.69 with card & coupon, 15-16.3 oz.

Drug stores and discount stores have some great buys, too, on things which might come out of your grocery budget.

CVS 

Sun., Aug. 14 through Sat., Aug. 20

See CVS ad for a buy $30 of designated items, get $10 gasoline card--many paper goods, cleaning products included in this feature. 

Walgreens

Sun., Aug. 14 through Sat., Aug. 20

Some excellent coupons are in the ad, including:

-Royal regular or sugar-free gelatin 5/$1 limit 5

-Deerfield Farms 8 oz. shredded, block or cream chesse or 12 oz. American single 2/$3 limit 4