Canadian Shopping Deals: May 26, 2012

I woke up bright and early to hit the stores this morning. I got to Walmart right when they opened and found almost everything I wanted, thankfully.

Then I went to No Frills right when they opened and found not only everything I wanted, but I also caught an employee right when she was bringing out marked down produce and got some amazing bargains on pears, apples, tomatoes and peaches. I’m going to spend a few hours making tomato sauce and apple sauce this weekend!

I’m not sure what to do with the pears or peaches yet, but they will likely be frozen for something.

Finally, I finished up my shopping at Metro, where I picked up 5 boxes of Weetabix cereal for just $0.99 a piece. I also took advantage of the FREE lemonade offer by splitting my purchases into 2 transactions to get 2 free lemonades for spending $10+.

*I thought we had another bag of chicken in the chest freezer, but we didn’t, so I had to pay full price.

Metro Canada Deals:

5x Weetabix Cereal @ $2.99 each = $14.95 – 5 x $2 coupons from coupon insert (Smart Source) = $4.95 (saved = $25)
3x Lactantia Butter @ $2.99 each = $8.97 – 3x $0.75 coupons from coupon booklet found in stores = $6.72 (saved = approx. $5.25)
1x Cheerios @ $2.99 (saved = $2) + Free coupon for Oasis juice
2x Selections Lemonade @ $1.25 each = $2.50 – 2x FREE juice coupons = FREE! (saved = $2.50)
Tax @ $0.38

Total value of products = $49.79
Total paid OOP = $15.04
Savings of 70%

No Frills Canada Deals:

1x Campbell’s Broth @ $2.47
1x Sesame Seeds @ $1.49 (going to try to make tahini!)
1x Sesame Oil @ $2.89
2x English Muffins @ $1 each = $2 (saved = approx. $1.74)
1x Green Grapes @ $1/lb = $2.56 (saved = approx. $0.75)
4x Nectarines @ $1/lb = $0.74 (saved = approx. $0.25)
1x Green Onions @ $0.34
4x Green Peppers @ $1/lb = $2.55 (saved = approx. $1.50)
3x Reduced Bags of Apples, Pears & Peaches @ $0.99 each = $2.97 (saved = approx. $5.94)
1x Reduced Bag of Tomatoes @ $1.49 (saved = approx. $6.47)
2x 3pk Garlic @ $0.67
1x Tomato @ $0.67

Total Value = $37.24
Total paid OOP = $20.59
Savings of 45%

Walmart Canada Deals:

1x Bag of Onions @ $1 (saved = approx. $1)
1x Bag of Carrots @ $1.47
1x English Cucumber @ $0.77 (saved = $0.50)
4x Bosc Pears @ $0.77/lb = $1.56 (saved = approx. $0.40)
2x Tylenol Travel Size = $2 each = $4 – 2x $2 coupons from the company = FREE! (saved = $4)
8x Sweet Baby Rays Barbecue Sauce @ $1.97 each = $15.76 – 8x $2 coupons from coupon insert (Smart Source) = +$0.24 (saved = $24)
1x Toddler Toothpaste @ $3.28 – $0.50 coupon from previous purchase (it was in the box) = $2.74 (saved = $0.50)
3x Glade Air Freshener @ $1 each = 3x $1 peelie coupons from previous SJ Johnson purchase = FREE (saved = $3.81)
1x Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Family Pack = $15.20 (Ouch!) *
1x Milk 4L @ $4.47
1x Iceberg Lettuce @ $0.79 (price matched Oceans) (saved = $0.48)
2x Unico Beans @ $0.89 each (price matched Food Port) = $1.78 (saved = approx. $0.76)
8x Bananas @ $1.89
1x Spinach Bunch @ $0.88 (price matched Food Port) (saved = $0.09)
1x Rice Cakes @ $1 (price matched No Frills) (saved = $1.47)
1x Astro Greek Yogurt @ $2.99 each (price matched Metro) = $5.98 (saved = $1.51)
2x Strawberries @ $1.44 each (price matched Freshco) = $2.88 (saved = $3.06)
4x Royal Gala Apples @ $0.88/lb (price matched Freshco) = $1.23 (saved = approx. $0.50)
2x 18pk Eggs @ $2.97 each (price matched Freshco) = $5.94 (saved = $1.55)
Tax @ $0.78

Total value of products = $95.04
Total paid OOP = $51.41
Savings of 46%

Grand total value of products = $182.07
Grand total paid OOP = $87.04
Savings of 52%