Hello! I’ve missed doing these posts, so I’m back at it. I’ll try to always do them on Wednesdays in preparation for the new flyers coming out on Thursdays. Or, at the latest I’ll do it Thursday. With grocery prices being what they are now, it’s never felt more important to be aware of the prices you pay for food.
I really think the way to make a grocery budget stretch farther is to NOT be overly loyal to any one supermarket or store. By knowing the best deals at all the stores in Calgary, then you can shop the sales. You might not be able to hit all the different supermarkets, but even by getting the best deals at two or three places every week – it’ll make a huge difference to how much food you’re able to buy with your grocery budget.
I was wandering through Safeway today – picking up the sale items of course! – and I was shocked by how much prices have increased. I know I’m stating the obvious, but one thing really stood out to me. They had a cheese grater, you know a box grater that even a year or two ago probably would’ve cost about $9.99-$12.99. (I’m totally guessing that price, but I think it’s close.) Guess what the price was? $23.99!!! Yep, we really need to make our money stretch further whenever we can.
So with that being said, here are this week’s best deals at each major supermarket in Calgary this week.
Calgary Co-Op
- Lean ground beef, 3 lb tube $5.99/lb + Members get 10% cashback on their app
- Mandarins 2 lbs $4.99 + Members get 15% cashback on the app
- Green or red grapes $2.99/lb
- Bartlett pears $1.99/lb
No Frills
- 10 lb bags of root vegetables for $4.99, an excellent deal! Choose from: beets, rutabagas, carrots or yellow onions
- No Name cheese blocks $3 (200 grams)
- Astro yogurt or Iogo or Liberte $3
- Clover Leaf light tuna OR Gold Seal sardines $1 each (I think this is also on the Clover leaf light tuna tins that are flavoured – like lemon dill flavour, etc.)
- Green cabbage $0.79/lb (Just 2 cents more per pound than Superstore)
- Acorn, butternut, buttercup or Spaghetti squash $0.99/lb
- No Name bread, bagels or English muffins $1.99
- Campbell’s chunky soup $2.50
- Little Northern bakehouse gluten free bread $6.99 (This is an awesome deal for all of us who need to eat gluten free! It’s my favourite gluten free bread, and it usually retails at about $8.49 a loaf or even $8.99.)
Safeway and Sobeys
- Nabob large tin (915-930 grams) coffee $19.99 (A similar size tin of McCafe coffee the other day was $37.99! Crazy…) I plan to get one of these, it’ll stock me for a while since I’m the only one in the house that drinks coffee.
- Compliments English muffins or hot dog buns or hamburger buns $1.99
- Liberte protein Or Yoplait source protein yogurt OR Mediterranee yogurt (2-4 pack) $2.99
- Planters cashews (200 grams) $3.99 with Scene card (or $4.99 without)
- 1 lb strawberries $3.99
- Dr. Oetker frozen garlic fingers, Momenti (small pizzas I think) or Panini $3.33 with Scene+ card
- Melitta large tins coffee OR whole bean coffee 907-930 grams $19.99 (and get 300 scene points back, which is like another $3 off)
- Compliments ice cream (1.5 l) or frozen fruit bars (6 pack) $3.99
Save on Foods
- Cracker Barrel cheese, 600 grams $7.99
- Western Family cooked (frozen) pork back ribs $7.99 (Deal coupon to download on My Offers in the app, otherwise $9.99)
- Mixed bell peppers, 2 lb bag $4.99
- Campbell’s condensed soups $1.79
- 1 lb organic strawberries $5.99 – pretty good for organic I think
- Carrots, 3 lb bag $2.99
- Fresh pizza dough ball $1.99 (with deal on More Rewards app – under ‘My Offers’; otherwise $2.79) Would make for a frugal pizza night!
- Activia yogurt $3.49
- Oreo cookies $2.49 (First 1; with the offer downloaded in the app under ‘My Offers’; otherwise $3.99)
- Bulk food deal: Download this offer in “My Offers” on the Save On app. Get 1500 points back when you spend $15 in the bulk food section.
Superstore deals
- Broccoli crowns $1.99/lb
- Fresh cranberries $2 (340 grams – Ocean Spray brand)
- No Name baking walnuts, 100 grams $2.47, limit 4 Over limit price $3.00 each
- No Name baking flaked coconut, 200 grams $2.47, limit 4 Over limit price $3.00
- Campbell’s chunky soup $2.50 limit 4, over limit price $4.00
- Green cabbage $0.77/lb (Cheapest deal in the flyers this week)
- Zucchini $1.99/lb
- Popeye bagged spinach $3 (283 gram bag) – This is an everyday price, which is a pretty good deal.
- Green Giant frozen veggies $3.33 limit of 4, over limit $3.99 each
Walmart deals
- Maple Leaf boneless skinless chicken breasts, 4 pack $9.94 (regular price $12.94)
- Sitara basmati rice, 3.62 kg $7.84 (was $11.97)
- Assorted squash $0.97/lb
- Butterball seasoned turkey, raised without antibiotics $29 for a 3 kg – 5 kg size. Try to find the heaviest one you can to optimize the value of this!
- Dole canned pineapple $2.47
- Gay Lea sour cream (including lactose free) $2.58 for 425-500 ml size, was $4.98, so nearly half price
- Great Value tinned pumpkin, 796 ml $3.77
There you go, you guys! I hope you found this list of sales useful before you head out to the stores. Happy and smart shopping to you, bargain hunters. 🙂