This was my trip to Food Giant today. I took part of the big 3 day truckload sale.
Pictured is 14 Pepsi product 2 liters, 6 bags of Golden Flake Potato Chips, 1 box of tea bags and a box of Honey Buns.
I paid $14.99 for it all.
2 liters – 50c/each ($7 for all)
chips -$1 each ($6 for all)
tea bags – $1
honey buns 99c
Now, 14 two-liter drinks in one purchase might seem a little absurd. But I’m stockpiling. And this time, instead of just stockpiling because it’s a good price, I’m stockpiling for a reason because it’s a good price.
What you see here are all the drinks I will need for Bug’s birthday party in October and lunch on Christmas Day when we have everyone over. All that for $7. The chips are for both parties too. I’ve stockpiled these at rock bottom prices to save me money later. Which is what stockpiling is, only this time, I know exactly when I’m going to use the products. If I weren’t having these parties coming up, I probably would’ve only bought half as much of this stuff. But because I was thinking ahead I’ve saved me some $$$! I mean, how often do you find 2 liter drinks for 50c? I never have. They go on sale for a $1 sometimes. So if I had waited until closer to the party to buy drinks, even if I found them on sale for $1 – I still would’ve paid twice as much! Now, today I could’ve just bought enough drinks for the October party. But that wouldn’t have made much sense when I know I will need drinks for the Christmas party too! (Most of the drinks I bought today have January 2011 dates on them!)
So I spent a little out of this months grocery budget to save on next months budget and even December’s budget! The month is almost half over and we are still waaaaaaaaaaay under budget, so spending $13 on stuff for parties in the upcoming months makes sense, since it saved me $10 on the long run!
So watch your sales and think ahead! Now is a good time to be thinking about candy for Halloween, fixings for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and snacks and drinks for those New Years Eve parties!!
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