Best Buys - Week of 5/06/12

My "best buys": Items for $1 or less, meat for $2.50 or less a pound, and a few other items that are at rock bottom prices. When I keep my shopping list to these items, I can bring home a ton of groceries for very little money.

Price listed are the final cost after all coupons, Catalina Checkout coupons, Instant Savings, Register Reward, ECBs, Mail-In Rebates or any other type of offer.

Aldi
Cucumbers - $0.29 each
Baby Carrots (16 oz) - $0.39
Garden Salad (12 oz) - $0.39
Mushrooms (8 oz) - $0.69
Grape Tomatoes (10 oz) - $0.59
Multi-Colored Peppers (3 ct) - $0.99
Eggs (dozen) - $1.19
Butter (1 lb) - $2.29
Skim Milk (gallon) - $2.79
2% Milk (gallon) - $2.89
Whole Milk (gallon) - $2.99

CVS
Mars Chocolate Single - FREE
Good 'n Natural Energy Bar - FREE
Children's Allegra - FREE
Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna - $0.27
Mitchum Deodorant - $0.99
U by Kotex Products - $0.99
Dean's Milk - $1.99 (Illinois)

Dierbergs
Yoplait Lactose Free Yogurt - possibly FREE (not included in sale)
Sprite, Sprite Zero or Minute Maid Lemonade (2 liter) - $0.75
Texas Toast Croutons - $0.75
Vidalia Onions - $0.89 lb.
Diet Pepsi or Pepsi Next (2 liter) - $0.95
Pinata Flour Tortillas - $1.00
Lays Family Size Potato Chips - $2.00

Schnucks
Kool-Aid Drink Mix Envelopes - $0.07
Bi-Color Sweet Corn - $0.33 ear
Kiwi  - $0.33 each
Vidalia Onions - $0.68 lb.
StarKist Chunk Light Tuna Pouch - $0.75
Old Orchard Juice Concentrate - $0.75
Ken's Steak House Salad Dressing - $0.79
Campbell's Condensed Soup - $0.80
Franks Red Hot Thick Sauce or Sweet Chili Sauce - $1.00
Minute Mad Limeade, Lemonade or Fruit Punch (59 oz) - $1.00
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast - $1.99 lb.
Fresh Pork Spareribs - $1.99 lb.

Shop 'n Save and Price Check
(Thursday price)
Mom's Best Natural Cereal - $2.22 Money-Maker
Sun Drop Soda 2 liters - $0.10
Libby's Vegetables - $0.28
Pure Protein Bars - $0.30
Vidalia Onions - $0.44 lb.
Creamette Pasta - $0.50
Texas Toast Croutons - $0.50
Pepsi Next or Diet Pepsi (2 liter) - $0.51
Vitamin Water or Powerade - $0.54
Baking Potatoes - $0.54 lb.
Mangoes - $0.79 each
Tyson Leg Quarters - $0.70 lb.
Country Crock Spread - $0.74
Keebler Ready Crust Pie Crust - $0.87
Cheetos - $0.92
Coke 2 liters - $1.00
Pork Butt - $1.02 lb.
Shop 'n Save Flour - $1.18
Land O frost Deli Shaved Lunchmeat - $1.50
Center Cut Pork Steaks - $1.50 lb.
Pork Spareribs - $1.58 lb.
Nutella - $1.62
Shop 'n Save Sugar - $1.74
Shop 'n Save Pork Sausage Roll - $2.14

Target 
Sobe Lifewater - $0.50
Clairol Nice 'n Easy Hair Color - $1.50

Walgreens
Complete Multi-Purpose Solution - $1.00 Money-Maker
Keebler Cookies or Crackers (5.25 - 5.5 oz) - $0.66
Lanacane Maximum Strength Anit-Itch Cream - FREE
T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel - FREE
Renew Life First Cleanse - FREE
Pepperidge Farm Cookies (2.8 oz) - $0.24
Pepsi Next or Diet Pepsi 2 liters - $0.79
Nexcare First Aid Tape or Adhesive Gauze - $0.95
Mitchum Deodorant - $0.99
U by Kotex Sleep Tampons - $0.99
Yardley Soap Bar or Shower Gel - $0.99
Kellogg's Raisin Bran, Pop-Tarts or Nutri-Grain Bars - $1.00
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner - $1.00
Brach's Candy - $1.00
Finish Powerball or Gelpacs -$1.24