Tuesday, September 25, 2012

let's try this again, shall we?

Take 2! I'm off to Costco in a little bit. Things I gotta buy:

shampoo (approx. $7)
terlit paper - large pack (approx. $9)
paper towels - large pack (approx. $9)
mouthwash - 2-pack (approx. $7)
cold meds (approx. $8)
Pepto Bismol - large (approx. $5)

garlic powder (approx. $5)
thyme (approx. $5)
McCormick Montreal Steak mix (approx. $5)
bay leaves (approx. $6)
bacon crumbles (approx. $10)

pine nuts (approx. $10)
basil leaves (probably Wegmans, not Costco)* (approx. $6)
parmesan cheese (approx. $10)
Gruyère (approx. $10)

butter (approx. $5)
heavy cream (approx. $4)
tomato paste (approx. $8)

naan - 2 packs (approx. $10)
10-pack spaghetti (approx. $10)

frozen chicken breasticles (approx. $12)
Italian sausage (approx. $15)
ground beef - large pack (approx. $12)
Kirkland porn-size dinner franks (approx. $10)
potstickers - 2 bags (approx. $20)

Now that I'm looking at the above list and prices, I'm thinking that I won't be able to afford the lot in a single go. Will have to do a bit of strategic cutting, not to mention some serious Costco coupon-ing. Now, where did that coupon book go...?

Revised list:

shampoo (approx. $7)
terlit paper - large pack (approx. $9)
paper towels - large pack (approx. $9)
mouthwash - 2-pack (approx. $7)
cold meds (approx. $8)
Pepto Bismol - large (approx. $5)

Kirkland porn-size dinner franks (approx. $10)
potstickers - 2 bags (approx. $20)

Yeah... that's better. I can buy vegetables at the local Food Lion.

Today's post-Costconic adventure includes laundry (ironing, really), proofreading, and reading. I'm on the fifth book in the Harry Potter series; the reads are much quicker this time, and I seem to be averaging about a book a week. It's probably because I'm no longer sitting in front of my computer, watching "24" on Amazon Prime video.



*For pesto, if fresh basil is scarce, as it often is in my part of the world, I can substitute fresh baby spinach leaves fortified with dried basil, of which I have plenty.


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2 comments:

Bratfink said...

I'm almost half way thru HP5 myself.

I don't envy you your shopping trip. I hate grocery shopping but I always enjoyed the challenge of it. The mark-down items in the meat dept. for example. I used to have to shop for a month in one fell swoop. Except for bread and milk, of course.

I'll be watching for your update.

Elisson said...

Costco's pine nuts are still a good deal, but man, they have gotten expensive. Last bag I bought there set me back more than a double sawbuck.

It's getting hard to shop there without dropping a C-note... and that's just on the stuff where they're so cheap, you pretty much have to buy it there to avoid the feeling of Local Supermarket Price-Screwage.