This is what a 99 cent sale looks like - Page 2

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

We would use up that flour in no time--for two people. We bake bread (bread machine and otherwise), make pies for us and for friends, make biscuits and cornbread, etc.

Sugar? In the summer the orioles drink it like made--and sometimes the hummies too!

We use about a teaspoon of sugar in a whole pitcher of tea (tablespoon if it is a big pitcher!) so we do use that too, but don't buy much at a time because it gets hard.

GOOD SHOPPING AND STORING LADY!!!!!

hellodali · ‎03-16-2010

I can't remember the last time I saw either for 99 cents! What a great deal!!

Plus our sugar is now in 4 lb. bags that look like the 5 lb. bags used to.

You definitely got yourself an excellent bargain. You won't have to worry about running out for a while. Enjoy and happy holidays!

Pooky1 · ‎12-23-2015

thats awesome. last year at this time stop@shop had 5lb of flour 10 for 10. i bought 10 bags of flour.my wife said were do you want me to put all that.i said i dont know. it was a good price and i new you would figure it out and make it happen. lol another time pasta 68 cents i bought 20 boxes. i believe in stocking up on good sales.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@Annabellethecat66 wrote:
The problem with many food banks (not busting on them just stating this) they have so many rules and regulations that must be met, it's very difficult to donate food. They want money, not food.

THey can buy food much cheaper than we can. . . they get deals we don't get

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

I am in WA state and I've never known ANY food bank locally to refuse ANY food, as long as it was fresh and non-perishable. Of course all food banks need money but all the local ones request actual donationsf of FOOD!

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@Mominohio wrote:

Gracious....that's a whole-lotta empty processed calories.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Pooky1 wrote:
thats awesome. last year at this time stop@shop had 5lb of flour 10 for 10. i bought 10 bags of flour.my wife said were do you want me to put all that.i said i dont know. it was a good price and i new you would figure it out and make it happen. lol another time pasta 68 cents i bought 20 boxes. i believe in stocking up on good sales.

@Pooky1

This is just how we both were raised. My husband's family was so poor that they often only had the food they were able to raise. My family, while better off, did face some job loss challenges which left us a time or two with little or no income, and then my father lost his health and ultimately his life, leaving us with less financial stability than my parents would have liked. We both were taught to stock up on basic food stuffs and household goods when they are at rock bottom prices. Never know when they may help you (or someone else) through a tight spot!

I tend to prepare for one year. One year's worth of this type of food is much less than it was when I was raising a child and couldn't seem to keep him full! What I bought yesterday, 35 pounds of flour and 30 lbs of sugar, will last at least a year. Sugar stored properly will last for years and years.

I usually prefer Domino sugar and a name brand flour, but this particular house brand (Meijer out of Michigan...booo...Go Bucks LOL) is really good and I've used them off and on for years. I haven't seen prices like these in a very long time either.

Oh, and I did pick up some for the food pantry. And peanut butter for us and them too, was 99 cents a jar. I've been picking up the super bargain food sales the last few weeks and getting it together to drop off all at one time.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@sidsmom wrote:
@Mominohio wrote:
Gracious....that's a whole-lotta empty processed calories.

Gracious, that is a year's plus of that type of food for my family that is turned into delicious breads, cookies etc. Don't worry yourself, as we have a huge garden a fruit orchard with at least 8 different types of fruits and berries that we put up every year too. We do have a balanced diet, but I certainly wouldn't expect you to want to see that. A rey of sunshine, like always.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Sooner wrote:
We would use up that flour in no time--for two people. We bake bread (bread machine and otherwise), make pies for us and for friends, make biscuits and cornbread, etc.

Sugar? In the summer the orioles drink it like made--and sometimes the hummies too!

We use about a teaspoon of sugar in a whole pitcher of tea (tablespoon if it is a big pitcher!) so we do use that too, but don't buy much at a time because it gets hard.

GOOD SHOPPING AND STORING LADY!!!!!

I bake breads (both yeast and sweet) as well, and I cook and bake for my mom next door a lot of the time too. We also bake for several events at church, so flour and sugar can go very fast here, if we are called upon to contribute to a number of events throughout the year.

@Sooner

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Sooner

Forgot to mention the jam! I make strawberry jam, peach jam and sometimes blueberry jam from our fruit that we grow. That uses up a ton of sugar for just one batch of each!