Grocery Getter

Do you plan out your grocery shopping before you go, or do you just head out, hit up the same store, buying the same products every week?

I take the time to look through the Sunday ads, searching for the best deals out there.  All of the grocery stores I like to visit are just parking lots away from each other, so the gas I burn doesn't defeat the savings I make by visiting multiple stores.  (I also view the ads online rather than buying the Sunday paper, as that saves me an additional $1.50!)  In order to make sure I don't miss a deal, I make out my list according to the deals at each store.

At the bottom, you'll notice cottage cheese, veggies, and other random products that were not listed on sale, so I bought it at the first store where the price felt right.  I always hit up ALDI first, because I can't find an ad for them online and most of their products are cheaper than anywhere else (for example: 25cents for a can of tomato sauce).  I will occasionally run to Walmart, but that's usually for LAUGHING COW cheese because it's $1 less than anywhere else.  Which reminds me, new wedge flavors come out this month, including light blue cheese, light mozzarella sun-dried tomato & basil, and light queso fresco and chipotle. Me cannot waitz!  I can explain my excitement about the tomato basil one!  Laughing Cow, please don't let me down!!

**Side note:  Have you ever heard of THE CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPS?  It's a really neat store that sells seasonal items, obviously Christmas stuff at Christmas time, but has everything you can imagine for the summer season!  I found random organic products, suntan lotion that until not I could only find at Ron Jon in Florida, and other random items!  One random item was the Laughing Cow cheese for $2.49, a whopping 50 cents less than at Walmart! woohoo!!

Question of the Day:  How do you organize your grocery list?