Unfortunately, no major electronics or winter coats were involved. Instead it was primarily food. But food for four kids, including three teenaged boys.
It was the new Walmart in Apex, North Carolina, and although I loathe the Walmart closest to my house, I decided to give this new one a try.
Why do I despise my local Walmart? Could it be the dingy floors, greasy smell, disgusting restrooms or uninterested employees? Yes, yes it could.
But I'm a sucker for shopping and I don't mind if my favorite discount store, Target, has a little competition. Especially if it benefits me.
So I went to Walmart and I stocked up. I bougbt enough frozen pizzas to keep my kids happy for at least a week. I found my fav hot dogs for at least $1 less than my regular grocery store. Soups, snacks, fruits, vegetables, meats and drinks--oh my.I stocked up, taking full advantage of the store's grand opening prices.
Even the Walmart employees were visible, plentiful and pretty friendly.
Has my mind changed completely about the Walmart shopping experience? Nope. But I'm willing to go back for the prices-- at least until the newness wears off, and this store develops the typical Walmart persona. We'll have to see.
Which camp do you fall in? Do you love or hate Walmart?
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The $270 Grocery Bill
I knew it would be bad, but this-- this was quite bad.
It was that last grocery trip before the start of the school year, and I was at one of my favorite stores, Super Target. Contrary to other (frequent) trips to Target, I wasn't buying clothes, books or accessories. I was buying food for the hungry mass that is my family.
What was different about this trip is that I had to really buy breakfast foods.
In the summer, my kids don't usually get up until it's really possible to have brunch. With early mornings for school, we needed foods that would tempt sleepy tummies into eating at least a little something before that 10:15 lunch time. I got Bagelfuls, Nutrigrain Waffles and Jimmy Dean's D-Lite breakfast sandwiches. Hopefully one of them will be a winner.
Then I had to get foods for lunches. Lots of turkey (thanks for the sale, Target), ham, cheese, chips, Juicy Juice for the younger ones, Coca Cola for the older ones.
Of course, we needed something to put the lunches in. Baggies, and lunch boxes were on the acquire list.
Fall sports season is also starting, which means that in the next 10 evenings, there are 2 where I don't (currently) have somewhere to take some kid or another, typically right at dinner time. Enter Stouffer's frozen entrees and anyone else's quick and easy cooking meals.
Okay, I did buy deodorant, but really, didn't you want me to?
I went to Target, even though it's less convenient than my plethora of nearby grocery stores because the prices are generally lower. Nestle's chocolate milk? $3.59. In my fav grocery store? $4.29. Really?
What I'd love is price matching. Harris Teeter-- I love you because your fruits and vegetables are always so fresh and plentiful. but that much more for milk? If you matched Target's prices, I wouldn't have to cheat.
I should cut coupons, but frankly, half the time I'm running to the grocery store from someplace that's not home, so even if I had searched, clipped and stored coupons, I wouldn't have brought them.
Can you email me relevant coupons instead, and just let me scan them from my phone? Maybe then, my grocery bill would have been only $265.
It was that last grocery trip before the start of the school year, and I was at one of my favorite stores, Super Target. Contrary to other (frequent) trips to Target, I wasn't buying clothes, books or accessories. I was buying food for the hungry mass that is my family.
What was different about this trip is that I had to really buy breakfast foods.
In the summer, my kids don't usually get up until it's really possible to have brunch. With early mornings for school, we needed foods that would tempt sleepy tummies into eating at least a little something before that 10:15 lunch time. I got Bagelfuls, Nutrigrain Waffles and Jimmy Dean's D-Lite breakfast sandwiches. Hopefully one of them will be a winner.
Then I had to get foods for lunches. Lots of turkey (thanks for the sale, Target), ham, cheese, chips, Juicy Juice for the younger ones, Coca Cola for the older ones.
Of course, we needed something to put the lunches in. Baggies, and lunch boxes were on the acquire list.
Fall sports season is also starting, which means that in the next 10 evenings, there are 2 where I don't (currently) have somewhere to take some kid or another, typically right at dinner time. Enter Stouffer's frozen entrees and anyone else's quick and easy cooking meals.
Okay, I did buy deodorant, but really, didn't you want me to?
I went to Target, even though it's less convenient than my plethora of nearby grocery stores because the prices are generally lower. Nestle's chocolate milk? $3.59. In my fav grocery store? $4.29. Really?
What I'd love is price matching. Harris Teeter-- I love you because your fruits and vegetables are always so fresh and plentiful. but that much more for milk? If you matched Target's prices, I wouldn't have to cheat.
I should cut coupons, but frankly, half the time I'm running to the grocery store from someplace that's not home, so even if I had searched, clipped and stored coupons, I wouldn't have brought them.
Can you email me relevant coupons instead, and just let me scan them from my phone? Maybe then, my grocery bill would have been only $265.
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