I decided to do some of my shopping today so I could use those Bird’s Eye Coupons from the Advantage Buy flyer before it expired. Boy am I ever glad I went today! I got lots of groceries INCLUDING our 10.86 pound Easter ham for for a whopping total of $7.52 (including tax)!
The ham was supposed to be over $27… so how on earth could I pay less than $10 for the ham and $60+ of groceries? Well–I think the planets were in perfect alignment for this deal to occur. I had intended to purchase a semi boneless ham for $1.39/lb. When I was unable to find that ham I spoke with the meat manager. He told me that they did not have any semi boneless in stock BUT he would gladly substitute another brand and give me the $1.39/lb sale price. While looking through the hams, I found a Smithfield ham that was priced at less than $10. I immediately grabbed it and began checking the tag. The meat manager explained that he had just marked the ham down due to the fact that it’s expiration date was 4/5/09. The original tag indicated that the ham was originally priced at $27. He told me if I wanted that ham–he would guarantee that it remain fresh and ready to cook on Easter Sunday. He even said that if I opened it on Saturday night and had any concerns–I could return it and he would gladly give me a replacement at no cost! How could I resist! I am planning on freezing the ham (just in case) and I will thaw it in time to cook for Easter. Meat markdowns are a fantastic way to get a great deal!!
I had a coupon for $6 off pork WYB Kingsford charcoal. I also had a rain check for the Kingsford and a FLIP to save $3 off charcoal. All of these coupons combined gave me overage to use on my ham. I also had overage from the Birdseye veggies and bought 4 jars of Pace salsa and use the $4/1 coupon to get even more overage!!
Here is what I purchased:
12 Steamfresh Veggies
8 Kraft Dressing
1 No-Salt Del Monte Tomatoes
1 Thomas’ English Muffins
1 Value Pack Gorton’s Fish Sticks
1 Breakstone’s Sour Cream
1 Kingsford Charcoal (This will be given away as we have a gas grill J)
4 Pace Salsa
2+ lbs squash
1 head of lettuce
2 tomatoes
2+ lbs chicken breast
4+ lbs whole chicken
10.86 lb Smithfield Ham
My total pre-coupons was $72.76
My total after coupons was $6.14 + $1.38 tax = $7.52 (90% savings)
It is deals like this that remind me why it is important to get a rain check for items that are out of stock–sometimes they can make for great deals later on!
Don’t forget the rebate for a free ham/ turkey (up to $20) wyb $40 of unilever products! http://www.makinglifebetter.com/april09rebate
Thanks Marie–I didn’t forget 🙂 I have the match-ups for the MIR highlighted in the weekly ad. Hopefully there will be enough deals that I can reach the $40 mark (I am going to shop normally and hopefully it will work out!)