Week 46 Grocery Shopping - $124.50!

Well, so much for my plan to spend very little on groceries.  I ended up buying much more than I anticipated as I was lured into several stores for good deals.  Darn!  

I went to Champion Groceries in Issaquah to pick up pecans for Christmas baking.  There had been lots of packages on my last visit, but they were sold out this time.  Instead I bought a small container of pecan halves that will do the job.  I spent $23.10.

Chips - 3/$1.00 I bought 15 bags
Tazo Tea - $2.60
Twinings Tea - $2.20
Dry Mustard - $2.00
Garlic Powder - $3.30
Pecans - $8.00

I had a $5/$20 coupon for Grocery Outlet so I visited specifically to use that.  I had $20.43 of product and paid $15.43 after the coupon.  I calculated everything around 25% off because that was the effect of the coupon.

Coffee Creamer - $1.99 32 oz (25%) = $1.50
Coffee Creamer - $0.99 16 oz each (25%) = $0.75 each
2# shredded cheese - $4.99 each (25%) = $3.75 each
Cereal - $3.49 (25%) = $2.65
Bacon - $2.99 (25%) = $2.25

I stopped at Fred Meyer to pick up cereal and found lots of other great stuff on sale.  I spent $27.51

Cereal - $2.00 ($1/3) = $1.75 each
Chocolate Milk - $1.00
Organic Yogurt - $1.79
Hunts Pasta Sauce - $0.69 each
Mac & Cheese - $0.50 each
Sour Cream - $1.00 each
Hunts Tomato Paste - $0.69
Tazo Tea - $1.99 each box on clearance
Brown Sugar - $1.67 ($0.40 MC) - $1.27
Hot Dogs - $0.79 on clearance
Lunchmeat - $3.49 ($1.00 MC) = $2.49

Costco was the unexpected expense.  I went for lettuce and picked up some of our other staples.  I didn't expect it to cost $47.30!

Chips - $3.69
Cocoa - $8.99
Feta - $9.86
Chicken Nuggets - $9.99
Bananas - $1.39
Lettuce - $3.49

Our milk was $11.16 and I didn't get eggs this week. 

In total our groceries cost $124.50 this week!
Total year to date 2013: $4,703.47
Weekly Average: $102.25

I have my big fall pantry purchase arriving in a couple of weeks.  That will be a big grocery addition on top of what I expect will be lots of stocking up in the next few weeks, too.

Katie