Woolworths: $80.39
Aldi: $65.71
Reject Shop: $8.00
Coles: $101.29
Total: $255.39
Nothing awesome this week, but I was happy to see that the total was barely over $250, even with lots of extras for Jack's birthday next week. Extra chips, Coke, ingredients for a cheesecake, etc.
My big bargain this week was for the little (85g) cans of shredded chicken that Jack has been asking for. I bought some about a month ago to see if the boys liked them. Jack did, James didn't, and I told Jack that I'd buy more when they were on sale again. Woolworths ran them for 99 cents a can this week, so I bought a dozen.
I also earned my first My5 discount from Flybuys (sorry, I mean flybuys). If you're not familiar with it, the way it works is that you select 5 items and get a 10% discount (even if it's already on sale) when you buy it. As long as you spend at least $50, and I think there's a limit of 5 of each item. For me, it meant an extra $4.10 savings at the register.
The general idea is that you should select high-priced items so that you maximize your discount. The thing is, I don't buy a lot of high-priced items at Coles, so that's not going to work for me. So I've selected items that I buy every week (or nearly) -- bread, orange juice, Coke, tomatoes, and ground beef. The only one that may not work for me every week is the Coke, since I generally only buy it from Coles when it's on sale.
But over-all, I've happy with my purchases, and my stockpile is about as big as it can get unless I buy more shelves, buy a second freezer, or start stashing stuff in other cupboards, closets, etc. like some kind of hoarder.
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