New Year, New Food Budget - Page 3

Demimonde · #51 01-13-2011, 06:59 AM

I used thegrocerygame.com, also known as Terri's List. First month is free, after that $5 a month. But for every person you recruit they used to give you a credit for one month.

I loved it! It is based on making a cabinet so you buy in bulk. I got some stupid deals. One week I got like twelve tubes of toothpaste for four bucks and it kept us in colgate for a year.

I would still be using it if all the chain white people stores hadn't moved out of our area.

LadyShea · #52 01-13-2011, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demimonde

I used thegrocerygame.com, also known as Terri's List. First month is free, after that $5 a month. But for every person you recruit they used to give you a credit for one month.

I loved it! It is based on making a cabinet so you buy in bulk. I got some stupid deals. One week I got like twelve tubes of toothpaste for four bucks and it kept us in colgate for a year.

I would still be using it if all the chain white people stores hadn't moved out of our area.

I wanted 2 stores and it would be 7.50/month. I wasn't sure how good the savings were. Was it easy to cancel?

Demimonde · #53 01-13-2011, 08:43 PM

You will easily save that, and more. Factor in too though, that you will need to buy a Sunday paper each week for the coupons, or scrounge for papers like a hobo, ie me. But the savings over time with more than out strip the out lay.

Since the spread sheets identify coupons by date rather than item alone, the good thing was I could just file the inserts in a big folder and clip when I needed. Saved a lot of time.

Also, their price has gone down, it was $5 per store.

Customer service was great, auto pay on the right day of the month and canceling was easy peasy. No hassles no retention scripts.

You know, we did have a Kroger open nearish to me. I might give them a whirl again to see what I could save. Wonder if they finally added Fiesta as an option.

LadyShea · #54 01-13-2011, 08:46 PM

It is 10.00 for the first list and 5.00 each additional list every 8 weeks, so about 7.50/month

Also most coupons can be printed online now so I may not need to even clip

Thanks for the review!

livius drusus · #55 01-17-2011, 05:58 AM

Here you go, wildy. :pancakeglomp:

wildernesse · #56 01-18-2011, 06:10 PM

Yesterday was a grocery shopping day. ST: 23.86. CM: 40.45. WF: 40.52. For a total of: 104.83. Since the 10th, we also picked up random junk at grocery stores to the tune of $12.49. For the whole month, that is $237.64.

We have spent $275 on eating at restaurants/prepared food this month. This weekend was a little rough on the home-cooking front. Ideally, this would be BELOW our grocery bill. ARG. Next month, maybe we'll try no dinners out.