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Due to various food restrictions (dairy-free, glutan-free, sugar-free, nut-free, vegetarian) we decided to keep things simple with chili, soup, lasagna, sheppard’s pie and various desserts – just so there is variety and something for everyone!
First Stop: Sobeys
6xstrawberries @1.99
blueberries @1.99
Grapes @6.74
Buitoni @3.99 – $1 coupon – $1 cartsmart
Excel mints @2.29 (just bought to go over $25 dollar mark to use my points…and because I’m addicted)
Total: $26.25
-$25 Sobeys points
= $1.25
-$1 cartsmart
= $.25
Paid with prepaid mastercard (Christmas gift)= FREE!!!
Second Stop: Fortinos
2xVegetarian lasagna @6.99
1xmeatballs @8.99
Total: $22.97
-$20 Pcpoints
= $2.97
Paid with prepaid mastercard (Christmas gift) = FREE!!!
Final Stop: Metro
Campbells soup @$2.19
carrots @$3.49
potatoes @$4.99
lemon juice @$3.19 + 5 airmiles
4xHunt’s Tomato Sauce @4/$5
Rolled Oats @2.99 + 15 airmiles
3xkidney beans @.99
soup stock @3.99
Bananas @$1.99
Cauliflower @$3.99
Cucumber @$1.79
2xCelery @$2.49
Leeks @$2.99 (just realized the guy typed it in as kale, which was $2 cheaper than leeks)
Pepperidge farm cookies @$3.99
Red pepper @$1.35
Orange pepper @$1.61
Yellow pepper @$1.78
Tofu @$2.49 (forgot my coupon, darn!)
Sour Cream @$1.99 – $1 coupon – $0.50 snapsaves
Buitoni pizza @$3.99 – $1coupon – $1 cartsmart
Grape Tomatoes@ $2.50
Total = $62.54
-$40 airmiles cash
= $22.54
– $1 cartsmart
-$0.50 snapsaves
=$20.04!!!
+23 airmiles!
I know I shopped at 3 of the most expensive grocery stores and could have gotten things much cheaper at No Frills and/or Food Basics, but I wanted to use points to make my oop as low as possible.
So after reward programs, my total came to $23.26 and after using my prepaid mastercard balances, my total oop was $20.04! Definitely makes hosting holiday meals a little easier!