Are you an Amazon Prime member? Are you shopping on Prime Day? Did you know you can help a local food assistance organization EVERY time you shop on Amazon even if you’re NOT a Prime member? BUT – if you’re shopping for Prime Day – you might want to consider signing up for Amazon Smile first. Amazon…
The number one reason most people don’t use coupons is that it is toooooo time-consuming. We agree. We also have heard people complain that coupons make them buy items they wouldn’t normally buy and rarely are coupons are available for fresh foods. But don’t despair. While we do occasionally use a few coupons – if…
Have you ever asked your local Harris Teeter to let you have a copy of the Wednesday sales flyer before Wednesday? I’m not really sure how the coupon bloggers seem to do it but NONE of the stores I have visited will give it out early. I even went to a 24-hour store at 12:15am…
Stop Using Coupons If you get the weekly paper, you likely receive a ton of coupons. Everyone seems to love them and there are a myriad of coupon bloggers, TV shows, and websites that will show you how to find what they call incredible coupon-based deals. BUT, it is NOT coincidence that the manufacturer issues…
How We Know We have been capturing grocery sales flyer data since 2013 (with a brief break during 2015) at Food Lion, Lowes Foods, and Harris Teeter in a database. Most recently we added ALDI but they don’t advertise many sale products since their day-to-day prices are so low. Note: We removed beer and non-food…
Looking for an interesting side dish that is fast, easy, CHEAP? This could be it. The whole thing is only $2.78 when you use Food Lion sale items this week. Full Recipe is here: Cabbage, Corn, and Tomato Salad Makes 4 servings. Note: this recipe assumes you have the following on hand: canola oil or…
Here are the lowest sale prices on some common fare for your July 4th soiree. Some prices may surprise you. These prices are good through Tuesday July 4, 2017. Hot dogs – Food Lion = $2.14 Ball Park Beef Ground Beef = ALDI $1.79/lb Hamburger and Hot Dog buns = ALDI $0.85/pkg Pork chops =…
This is my account of how I saved $6.48 at Food Lion on a meal for 4 for $13 AND included 4 items for donation at the same time. Why I Shopped at Food Lion This Week In order to make sure I save the most money, I always use the MaxMyShopping Grocery Sale Price…
Here is a really nice mexican-type salad recipe using largely products that are on sale this week (05/17 – 05/23). If you already have olive oil on hand, this chicken salad meal will serve 4 for under $10. A link to the recipe is provided below the list of ingredients. 2 Corn cobs, cut from cob…
Those who attended the Food Marketing Institute’s Midwinter conference last month saw 2 major themes driving current grocery trends: 1)marketing local, fresh products and 2)dealing with the digital future. Here are five trends to look for when you shop. 1. Seventy percent of all sales are influenced by information consumers find on the web. Even though they…