I live, write, and garden in the PNW with my husband of 27 years, disabled daughter, college-aged son, and my 84-year-old mother. We have paid off $250,000.00 worth of debt (if you include the interest) in the last fifteen years and as of 6/12/2020 are 100% DEBT FREE!!!!Every 2 to 3 months we go to Costco and do a big grocery shop. The only meat there we buy is chicken now that they have organic boneless skinless thighs and organic bone-in legs in family size portions. Today was that shopping trip. We pick and choose from items to get the good deals and ignore the bad ones.
Periodically I like to record what I buy and the prices and compare it year to year. I had a rebate coupon for $12.46 so I got that discount. Anyway this is that post.
2 cases of Charmin @ $20.99 per
2 pounds of sea salt @ $2.79
3 4 packs of butter (12 pounds) @ $8.99 per
3 quarts of organic coconut oil @ $22.99
Kitchen garbage bags @ $14.99
Family size 3 pack of Q-tips @ $8.99
2 half gallons of organic e.v. olive oil @ $14.99 per
Disposable razors @ $19.99
10 pounds of Krusteaz pancake mix @ $6.39
20 pounds of organic unbleached flour @ $12.49
2 10 pound bags of organic carrots @ $5.79
14 pack of pink lady organic apples @ $9.79
1 case of oranges @ $11.99
3 pack organic chicken drumsticks $12.42
3 pack organic boneless skinless chicken thighs $16.04
I've only got 2 things that I am brand loyal on anymore and that is Q-tips and Charmin toilet paper. All the other ear swabs bend when you use them. And Charmin is the only TP that does not cause an allergic reaction for my son and I. Otherwise, I don't care about brands at all.
The Krusteaz pancake mix is not strictly necessary, I could make them from scratch, but I also use it to make biscuits, which I could also make from scratch. However, I do like a few things in life to be a bit easier in the kitchen, DS eats pancakes almost every day, and Krusteaz is a brand that doesn't have ingredients that make my son sick, so we go with that.
The garbage bags and Q-tips should last for a year. The rest of the staples should last about 3 months, except the fruit which will get eaten in about a month to six weeks and I'll supplement it with what I have canned of fresh from the food co-op.
We also spent $22.49 on gas since it was $3.15 a gallon.
Oh, and the reason you don't see any sugar on that list is that I am still going through a 50 pound bag leftover from canning jam the summer of 2012. We don't eat a lot of it.
Big Grocery Shop for Staples
February 12th, 2014 at 12:32 am
February 12th, 2014 at 04:58 am 1392181106
May be worth going back and grabbing 2 more cases of Charmin?
February 12th, 2014 at 05:36 am 1392183404
February 12th, 2014 at 06:28 am 1392186513
LF, they have reduced how many bags are in them. They used to last us longer, before.