It was a sea of blue and white here after shopping at Pak n Save on Saturday! You've already seen what I bought from other stores, now I'll document what I bought at PnS. Remember I gave myself $140 to spend on two weeks groceries, and I spent a combined total of $135.80 - $99.70 at PnS.
I already knew that generic brands were cheaper, but Budget came out on top for a lot of the items I wanted.
- Budget lavender disinfectant, 2L - $1.85. I will eventually try vinegar as a cleaner, but until then I refill spray bottles with water and disinfectant. This can be used to clean everything. If you have extra tough grime to get through, use a little cheap unbranded jif. You don't need all the different varieties on the market.
- Budget canola oil, 3L - $8.49. This was the cheapest oil per 100ml by far.
- Budget chopped tomatoes, 400g - $.75c each (two bought).
- Budget 12 pack toilet paper - $2.99.
- Budget fettuccine pasta - $.92c.
- Budget oven fries, 2.5kg - $4.79 (for when my daughter has friends over).
- Budget mixed frozen vegetables, 2.5kg - $4.99.
- Budget sugar, 1.5kg - $1.95.
- Budget cheese, 1kg - $9.79. I bought tasty cheese, even though it was $.70c dearer, as it has a stronger taste, which means you can use less for the same flavour.
- Budget butter, 500g - $3.59. I could have bought margarine for around $2 cheaper, but I'm really uncomfortable about the amount of chemicals in marg. If I really had to, if my budget didn't allow, I would buy margarine.
Additionally I bought:
- Pams tuna chunks in olive oil, 185g, $1.99 each (two bought). These will be for lunches for me.
- Pams tomato paste, 170g - $.89c. For homemade pizza.
- Watties pasta sauce, $4.20g - $1.99.
- 20 pack tray of size 7 eggs - $5.00. Great price.
- Pams chicken salt, 65g - $2.59. For a meatless 'chicken' meal I want to make.
- Multix reusable sandwich bags, 40 piece - $1.99. This worked out to $.05c each - Glad Snaplock Bags were $.10c each.
- Pams coconut cream, 400ml - $1.39.
- Eta 10 pack chips - $3.49. These were one of two snack items for my daughter.
- Campbells mushroom soup concentrate - $2.25. This is for the meatless chicken meal as mentioned.
- Maggi onion soup mix - $1.15. For a soup/beans meal.
- Pams smooth peanut butter, 375g - $2.69 each (two bought). Price per gram the small jars were the same as the big jars, but the big jars were over $7 each and I didn't quite want to spend this much.
- Pams flour, 1.5kg - $1.95. I worked out a cup of flour costs around $.16c.
- Bananas, 810g @ $2.49/kg - $2.02.
- Bacon, 900g - $5.00. Great price.
- Mainland cheese slices, 250g - $2.89. I prefer processed cheese for toasted sandwiches, I don't know why!
- Hellers shaved pastrami, 200g - $1.99. This was marked down to half price for being short dated - will be perfect for homemade pizza. I have frozen it.
- Pams milk, 1L - $2.15.
- Savoury luncheon - $2.22.
- Chocolate cake, reduced to clear - $.99c. The second treat for my daughter.
- Pams frozen chicken size 20 - $9.99.
A note on the 10kg bag of taters I bought: When I got home and opened the sack up I was delighted to discover they were washed potatoes.
Unfortunately my happiness was short-lived as almost immediately I realised the contents smelt DISGUSTING. I thought maybe I'd been duped until on further inspection I realised the offender was just one potato. Never underestimate the stench of a rotten potato. I threw the little stinker out, but the potatoes still smelt terrible. So I filled the sink with water and salt and poured the potatoes in and gave them a saline bath, before drying them on a towel on the bench. I'm very pleased to report the smell is gone from the spuds and my $7 wasn't wasted. Bonus is I don't have to rinse them before use now, they're good to go!
Tomorrow: What I've made so far this week.
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