Correction

I just got back from Harris Teeter, and the price on EZ peel shrimp wasn't as good as I'd reported on Wednesday. They're still BOGO, but the 31/40 count are $19.98 for a 2 lb. bag, making them $5 per lb - no deal at all. When prices aren't listed in the circular, I sometimes go online to check the prices with their "Express Lane" (shop at home) service. When I checked the price of the shrimp this way, it was listed as $9.99 per 2 lb. bag, BOGO. Obviously that was wrong - the bags are $19.98 BOGO, or $9.99 EACH.

Sorry about that, folks. :(

Great Deal Alert

I just got an email from Harris Teeter. Today through Tuesday, e-Vic members who spend at least $50 in a single transaction will get $10 off at the register. That's 20%!

You're an e-Vic member if you've linked your Vic card to your email address, and signed up to receive Harris Teeter's weekly fliers by email.

So check your email to see if you've gotten this offer. And if you haven't already signed up to be an e-Vic member, now seems like the perfect time to do it!

Wednesday Dinner

Tonight I made a pasta bake. I cooked 1 box of Ronzoni Smart Taste spiral pasta (this is the pasta that has extra calcium and fiber, but tastes like regular pasta). I purchased it with a coupon so it was the same price as regular pasta. I stirred in 1 jar Prego pasta sauce (purchased on sale + triple coupon), 1 grated zucchini from my garden, and a little less than a pound of Italian sausage, cooked and sliced (purchased on markdown). After stirring everything together, I topped with 1/2 an 8oz. package shredded cheese (purchase buy 2, get 3 free), and baked at 350 for 30 minutes. It was delicious served with a loaf of crusty bread hot from the bread machine.

Totals:
$1 - pasta
$1.76 - Italian sausage
.30 - Prego sauce
.65 - cheese
.50 - ingredients for bread
free - zucchini

$4.21 for dinner for 4 (sister & husband joined us), with plenty of leftovers

Food Lion Deals

They're having a 2-day stock up sale starting Saturday at 8am. Good deals to be had on paper towels ($4.99 for Brawny 6 or 8 pack), and toilet paper ($4.99 for Quilted Northern 9 mega or 12 double roll pack). I wasn't impressed with their other "stock up sale" deals. The following deals are good all week:

Washington cherries - $1.49/lb
Assorted pork chops - $1.99/lb
Food Lion brand soda 12 packs - $2/ea
Hunts Manwich - $1/ea
Chicken leg quarters in 10 lb bag - .79/lb

BOGO
John Morrell off the bone lunchmeats
Steak-ums
Deli turkey breast - roasted, smoked, honey or fried (buy 1 lb, get 1 free)
Hungry Man dinners
Cole's garlic bread
Keebler Chips Deluxe cookies
Emerald Mixed Nuts
Cantaloupes
Edy's Ice Cream

Lowes Foods Deals

Their big pull this week are their $2 deals. You'll have to look at the fine print in the ad to see how much you're actually saving over the regular price. In some cases, it's just a few cents (.38 off 4-pack of yogurt), in other cases, there's a substantial savings ($2.79 per lb. off eye of round roast).

$2 Deals
Boneless Skinless chicken breasts (per lb)
Assorted pork chops (per lb)
Boneless eye of round roast (per lb)
Weight Watchers entrees
Kraft shredded cheese
Lowes Foods lunch meats
Lays potato chips
Bakery cookies (1 dozen)
Wonder bread
General Mills cereals (select varieties)
Green Giant nibblers (12-pack frozen corn on the cob)
Dannon yogurt 6-pack
Activia yogurt 4-pack


BOGO
Breyer's Ice Cream
Mayfield Ice Cream
Starr's pimento cheese
Velveeta singles
Thomas' English Muffins
Snickers candy bars
Lowes Foods brand ice cream sandwiches, foam plates, and sandwich baggies

$1 each
Pepsi 2-liter
Totinos Pizza Rolls

Kraft Chunk Cheese - 3/$4.98

Lowes Foods has a new thing called e-offers by InstaSave. You register online with your Lowes Foods rewards card, and you can electronically link online coupons to your rewards card. They'll email you when new offers are available. You just click on the offer to "link" it to your rewards card, and you'll automatically get money off at checkout without having to clip coupons. You can also print a list of all your offers so you'll remember them while you're at the store. To register, go to Lowesfoods.com/instasave
As a thank you for registering, you can link an offer to get a dozen large eggs for .39 (limit 2). Great deal!

Harris Teeter Deals

This is a decent week at Harris Teeter. I see several deals good enough to entice me into the store.

Best Deal:
EZ Peel Shrimp BOGO works out to be $2.50/lb for 31/40 count. Definite stock up price - this is as low as it goes. (Sold frozen in 2 lb bags - only have to buy 1 bag to get BOGO price.)

Buy 2, Get 3 Free
Harris Teeter brand ice cream
Harris Teeter brand bacon
Ocean Spray Craisins
Marble Composition Books

BOGO
Fresh Foods Pizza Crust
Baby Back Ribs
Arm & Hammer laundry detergent & fabric softener
Breakfast Cookies (in the bakery)
Colgate Toothpaste
Chicken Breast
Ground Chicken
No-sugar Fudgesicles
HT brand English Muffins or Bagels
Hefty Cinch Sak, Foam Plates or Plastic Cups
Kleenex
Lipton/Knorr Rice & Pasta Sides
Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip
Kraft Salad Dressings
Lays Potato Chips
La Brea French Baguettes
Nature's Pride Bread
Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice
Popsicles
London Broil
Deli Turkey Breast

1 lb. strawberries or 1 pt blueberries - $1.25 each

Kraft 7 - 8oz. shredded or brick cheese - $2 each

Hamburger Helper - $1.33 each

Tuesday Dinner

I've been keeping busy while The Kid is at camp by immersing myself in a major cleaning-reorganizing project. So dinner last night was simple but hearty. Turkey Kielbasa, corn on the cob, and a Lipton/Knorr rice mix (broccoli and cheese). As I've said before, the Lipton/Knorr rice and pasta side dish mixes are a great way to stretch a budget. Coupons for them are regularly in the Sunday paper, and Harris Teeter frequently puts them on sale. (They're BOGO this week, as a matter of fact.) Combine coupons with sales and you can consistently buy these for 25 cents each or less. During triple coupons, this is a product I often get free or for just a few cents. I keep plenty on hand for nights like last night, when I want to quickly put together a meat-starch-veggie dinner.

Totals:

$2 - turkey Kielbasa (Hillshire Farms brand, WalMart + coupon)
$1 - corn on the cob (3/$1)
.4 - rice side dish (purchased when HT had triple coupons)

$3.04 for dinner for 3 (sister joined us)