It's all about the bottom line! What is your best price?

[House_Of_Six]

Whole chicken- $.69 lb.
Chicken breasts- $1.69
Ground Beef- $1.69
Corned Beef-$.99 lb.
Laundry Detergent- I aim for $2.00 or less
Cereal- $1.00 or less a box
Chips and snack foods- $1.00 bag or less
Almost all personal care items FREE by CVS and Walmart.
Cat food and litter- $1.00 or less

I try to get hams for the year around Easter or Christmas. Of course fresh fruit and veggies always in season.

Apples- $.69/.89 lb
Bananas- $.39/.49 lb
Baby Carrots- 99 cents bag

Just some of my pricing. I am not such a seasoned expert couponer like others. Plus some of my stores tend to be on the higher side then other areas.

[Lucky1307]

Please help, my local store has Velveeta bricks on sale for $3.99. After $1.00 q that would make them $2.99. Is that a good price or has anyone seen it cheaper? TIA

[vickib50]

About the Velveeta. Last month, my store had them 2/$7, so, $3.99 might be the best you're going to do for a while. With a Q, you're paying $3 for a pound. That doesn't sound too bad to me.

[Iluvdeals1]

What is a good price on a 1lb of hot dogs ?

[DebbieDH]

In my area (Kroger) sometimes has them on sale for .99 or bogo free.

Originally Posted by Iluvdeals1 What is a good price on a 1lb of hot dogs ?

[wealthybarney]

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts for $1.18/lb.
Toothpaste-Toothbrushes=Free
Jenni-O Ground Turkey Breast=$1.67/lb

Heinz Ketchup 10# can=$4.00; put some in bottle; rest frozen in ziplocks from "Cash & Carry" restaurant supply store.
Lean Quisine=$1.88 without Q(sale).

Clothes soap=make my own 10 gallons for $2.
Recipe for this I found at the "Duggars Family Website" they are on cable TV, called "Duggars" 17 children & counting.

[mommytaylor]

Let's see... non free items... really that's just food... all our HBA are free.

Kraft Cheese Slices $1.00 for 12-16oz.
Kraft Easy Mac Cups $.25 each
Dole Canned Fruit $.30 each
*Diapers are usually free in my eyes as I use Wags RRs that I got for usually nothing to buy them.
Milk: $1.00 for name brand half gallon
Deli Meat: $1/lb. (I can get all other meats, e.g. chicken, ground beef, for free)
Bread $.88
Butter: $1.29 without Q, without sale. Picky on the brand
Mission Tortillas: $.27
Mission Spinach Wraps: $1.69
Kashi Frozen Entrees $.75
Morningstar Crumbles $.97
Taco shells: $.50 for 12-18pk
Kraft Mayonnaise: $1.40 for 18oz squeezable
Pickles: $2.00 for Claussen
Laundry Detergent: Uhm, I can't remember, I haven't had to buy it in almost a year from my stockpiling Use Wags RRs though...
Scoopable Cat Litter: $2.00 for 28lb.


We are brand snobs a lot... I really prefer non-store brands and convenience in the items that I'm going to have to pay for at all. E.g. Squeezable mayo - pickle or butter brands - mission wraps... kraft cheese slices vs. store brand - etc.

[scissorbill]

Chicken bs breasts $1.66/lb
Leg quarters $.49/lb
Split breasts $.99/lb
Quaker instant oatmeal $1.50-$2/box
Tide HE $.07-.08/ounce
Generic diapers $4.99 jumbo pack

[dcaputo]

Ok...I see what you would pay, but can you tell me HOW you are doing this??? lol...sorry new to this

[katieprov19]

My issue is finding prepackaged foods on sale on a miniscule budget. I work for a food kitchen and I need to know good prices for things like Hamburger helper, instant potatoes, evaporated milk, muffin mix, basically Thanksgiving type food. We are given a list of foods and about $100 to use it on. I got Hamburger helper today for 3/$2.25 and I have no idea if that was a good deal or not. If anyone has a basic price list on these things or could help me out it would be great.