Many years ago, my best friend and her husband used to drive to Vegreville (45 minutes away) to go to their No Frills store to catch a Dollar Days sale. At that time, it was the closest to Edmonton. Her husband recently got a company vehicle, so gas wasn't a cost to us. The amount of money that we saved on groceries was amazing. I was living on my own in an apartment, so any type of money savings was a welcome change. I remember on one trip in particular, I get 10 boxes of fabric sheets, cans of soup, garbage bags, lunch items (frozen dinners), juice etc. My cart, for me and myself alone, was LOADED and I walked out of there paying just under $100. Besides fresh, I didn't buy groceries for literally, months.
They ended up building a No Frills in Fort Saskatchewan and that was a closer drive. About 7 months ago, they opened a No Frills in Edmonton. Right on the way to my Moms, actually. It is a drive for me - about 20-30 minutes of city driving. I hadn't stopped there before because of it being that far away - that is until I saw the flyer for their Dollar Days this past week!
Myself and two friends headed there on Saturday.
Here is the break down of my bill:
* 13 blocks of Armstrong/Saputo cheese (Mozza, Marble and Medium Cheddar) - 300g $2.00 each (Reg. $3.97)
Had 4 coupons for $0.75 off - Total cost: $23.00 - Savings of $28.61
* 6 large bags of Unico Pasta - $1.00 each (Reg. $2.97)
Total cost: $6.00 Savings of $11.82
* 6 2L of Coke Products - $1.00 each (plus deposit/enviro of $0.31 each) - (Reg $1.97)
Total cost: $7.86 Savings of $5.82
* 6 bags of NN Frozen Veggies (4 corn, 2 peas) - $1.00 each (Reg. $2.97)
Total Cost: $6.00 Savings of $11.82
* 2 bags of Cookies (Oreo and Fudgeo) - $2.00 each (Reg. $3.97)
Total Cost: $4.00 Savings of $3.94
* 3 boxes of Perogies - $2.00 each (Reg. $3.97)
Total Cost: $6.00 Savings of $5.91
* 12 boxes of Finish Powerball Dishwasher Detergent - $2.00 each (Reg. $3.97)
Had 12 $1.00 coupons - Total Cost: $12.00 Savings of $35.64
* 1 4L jug of Milk - no sale - $4.57
Total Cost: $4.97
* 12 Jars of Catelli Garden Select Pasta Sauce - $1.00 each (Reg. $2.97)
Total Cost: $12.00 Savings of $23.64
* 1 bag of Chibatta Breadsticks - $1.00 (Reg. 2.97)
Total Cost: $1.00 Savings of $0.97
* 1 bag of Old Mill Bagels - $2.00 (Reg. $2.97)
Total Cost: $2.00 Savings of $0.97
* 3 packages of Bacon - $1.00 each (Reg. $2.97)
Total Cost: $3.00 Savings of $5.91
* 1 Sirloin Tip Roast - $15.25
Total Cost: $15.25 I'm not too sure what the exact savings on this is, but normally, this size of roast would be $8-12 more)
* 1 Blueberry Clamshell - $2.00 (Reg. $3.97)
Total Cost: $2.00 Savings of $1.97
* 4 Pampers Wipes - $2.00 (Reg. $3.97)
Had 4 $0.50 coupons - Total Cost: $6.00 Savings of $9.88
* 1 Huggies Wipes - $2.00 (Reg. $3.97)
Had 1 $0.75 coupon - Total Cost: $1.25 Savings of $2.72
Total Cost w/ GST: $112.33
Total Savings w/ Coupons: $157.62
Total Savings Ratio of 58%
The only product they were out of that I wanted more of was the Huggies wipes. I have 19 more coupons to get the tubs for $1.25 each. I hope to be go back there later this week. Ironically, it is cheaper to buy the tubs rather than the refills this way. A box of 8 refills runs for around $16 - so about $2.00 a refill package. And when you can only apply a $0.50 or $0.75 coupon to a big box as opposed to a smaller container - the savings isn't all that great.
I hope they bring a No Frills closer to my door! Even though this was obviously worth the gas! The new fridge and freezer are nicely stocked.
And my need for more shelving downstairs becoming more and more of a reality.... :)
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