Bargains were to be found, and everything went much more smoothly this time. Instead of 5 hours, I hit three stores (Aldi, Woolworths, and Coles) in half that time. And that includes coming home after each store (we're only 5 minutes from town), unloading and putting everything away, then taking off again.
The grand total was $244. 48, well below the usual $300-400, and about $55 cheaper than if I'd just ordered everything to be delivered from Coles. So one way to look at it is that I paid myself $22 an hour to do the grocery shopping.
Some of the savings came from just buying at the store that was a little bit cheaper, but most of it came from a few good deals. The big 5 kg (11 lb) box of laundry detergent saved about $6, Karen's tea and Coke were both on sale for $7 instead of $10 each, and the big bottle of Italian Herbs from Costco saved me around $8.
The other thing that helped keep the overall cost down was that I didn't have to buy much meat, because I planned the meals this week to use of what I've already got in the freezer. Next week, I'll have to buy more meat, but hopefully I can still keep the total down by choosing meals that use things from the increasingly-well-stocked pantry.
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