Best Buys Week of 10/18/09

My "best buys" are items $1 or less, meat for $2 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.

I'm only include the "big stores" in this post. See Other Grocery Stores in St Louis for best buys at the smaller stores.

Click on the store name to see the coupon match ups and other great deals.

Aldi
Bananas - .39 lb.
Large Eggs - .79
White Sandwich Bread - .79
Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns - .85
Pears, 28 oz. - .89
Cream Cheese - .99
Apples, 3 lb. bag - $1.19
Fresh Pineapple - $1.19
Red Grapes, 2 lbs. - $1.58
Pumpkins - $1.99 each
Skim Milk, 1 gallon - $2.14
2% Milk, 1 gallon - $2.28
Whole Milk, 1 gallon - $2.40


Dierbergs
Campbell's Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup - .30
Dial Basics Hypo Allergenic Bar Soap - .30
Prairie Farms Fat Free Yogurt cups - .33
Libby's Vegetables - .35
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, king size - .45
Totino's Pizza Rolls - .45
McCormick Ground Cinnamon - .49
Bounty Paper Towel - .50
Airwick Air Freshener - .50
Melitta Coffee Filters - .50
Propel - .50
Bird Eye Freshlike Vegetables - .55
Del Monte Fruit Naturals - .67
Pepsi, 2 liters - .69
Green Giant Boxed Vegetables - .75
Perdue Chicken Leg Quarters - .79 lb.
Scotties Facial Tissue - .80
Michelina's Entrees - .80
Stonyfield Organic Yogurt - .83
Green Giant Steamers - .87
Perdue Oven Stuffer Roasting Chicken - .99 lb.
English Muffins - $1
Pinata Flour Tortillas - $1
Coke or Pepsi ,2 liter - $1
Bunny Soft Twist White Bread - $1
Betty Crocker Frosting - $1
Gala Apples - $1 lb.
Bartlett Pears - $1 lb.
Fresh Express Spinach, 8 oz. - $1
Whole Mushrooms, 8 oz. - $1
Baby Peeled Carrots, 1 lb. - $1
Broccoli Crowns - $1 lb.
Perdue Breaded Chicken Nuggets, Cutlets or Tenderloins - $1.50
Purex 2x Liquid Laundry Detergent - $2.29 (makes it .07 per load)
Boneless Skinless Tenderbird Chicken Breasts - $4.97 (makes it $1.66 lb.)

Schnucks
Bumble Bee Tuna - FREE
Fleischmann's Yeast - FREE
Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes - .45
Prairie Farms Sour Cream - .79
Prairie Farms Dip - .79
Kleenex - .83
Betty Crocker Cookie Mix - .87
Keebler E.L. Fudge or Fudge Shoppe Cookies - .94
C & H Brown or Powdered Sugar - .99
Dannon Activa Yogurt - .99
Bone-in Split Chicken Breast - .99 lb.
Betty Crocker Frosting - $1
Betty Crocker Cake Mix - $1
Schnucks Butter - $1.68
Bob Evans Pork Sausage Roll - $2

Shop 'n Save (Thursday prices)
Libby Vegetables - .29
Barilla Piccolini - .30
Campbell's Soup - 30
Dannon Yogurt Cups - .30
Tony's Crispy Crust Pizza - .30
Bagel Bites - .42
Barilla Whole Grain Pasta - .43
Prairie Farms Sour Cream - .45
Prairie Farms Dip - .45
Crunch 'n Munch - .45
Chef Boyardee Microwave Pasta - .49
Hunt's Tomatoes - .53
Grande Tortilla Chips - .58
Michelina's Entrees - .60
Coffee Mate Liquid Creamer - .60
Prairie Farms Cottage Cheese - .67
Heinz Homestyle Gravy - .74
California Pizza for One - .98
Egg Beaters - .98
Special K Crackers - .98
Bartlett Pears - .78 lb.
Nestle Halloween Fun Sized Candy Bars - $1
Ore Ida Frozen Potatoes - $1.47
Pork Sirloin Chops -$1.58 lb.
Tyson Skinless Split Chicken Breast - $1.58 lb.
Fuji or Gala Apples, 3 lb. bag - $1.58
Tangerines, 3 lb. bag - $1.58

Target
Air Wick I-Motion Starter Kit - FREE
Chef Michael's Canine Creations - FREE
Chex Mix - FREE
Fancy Feast Appetizers of Cats - FREE
Buddies Bar Soap - FREE
All Small & Mighty, trial/travel size - FREE
Tide, trial/travel size - FREE
Arm & Hammer Toothpaste, trial/travel size - FREE
Dove Deodorant, trial/travel size - FREE
Skintimate Cream Shave, trial/travel size - FREE
ReNu Multi Purpose Solution, trial/travel size - FREE
Healthy Choice Dinners - .04
Campbell's Tomato Soup - .10
Rimmel Mascara - .29
Quaker True Delights - .30
Quaker Oatmeal cups - .37
Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup - .37
Zone Perfect Bars - .42
Cheerios - .49
Jimmy Deal Breakfast Bowls - .49
Chef Michael's' Dry Dog Food - .49
Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup - .50
Musselman's Totally Fruit - .54
Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers - .54
Ortega Taco Shells - .63
Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta - .69
Skippy Peanut Butter - .74
General Mills Cereals - .94
Pop Secret Popcorn - $1

Walgreens
Theraflu - $5.03 Money-Maker
Zantac - $5 Money-Maker
Triaminic - $3.53 Money-Maker
Gillette MVP Fusion Razor -$1.10 Money-Maker
DenTek Floss - $1 Money-Maker
Trident Layers Gum - .50 Money-Maker
Halls Refresh Sugar Free Drops - .75 Money-Maker
Glade Products - FREE
Pert Plus for Men - FREE
Sure for Men - FREE
Reese's Candy Bar - FREE
Emergen-C Booster - FREE
ChapStick Fresh Effects - FREE
Robitussin DM To Go - FREE
Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotions - FREE
Starbucks Frappuccino - .29
Scotch Mailer - .33
Lindsay Olives - .49
Pert Plus - .50
Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna - .55
Kellogg's Cereal - .75
Sure - .75
Walgreens Heavy Duty Batteries - .99
Nestle Fun Size Candy - $1