Best Buys - Week of 12/18/11

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, or any other  offers.

Aldi
Celery - $0.59 stalk
Cream Cheese (8 oz)- $0.89
Brown & Serve Rolls (12 oz) - $0.99
Fresh Pineapple - $0.99 each
Broccoli (14 oz.) - $0.99
Sweet Potatoes (3 lb) - $0.99
Navel Oranges (4 lb) - $1.29
Appleton Farms Spiral Sliced Ham - $1.69 lb.
Butter (16 oz) - $1.99

CVS
Ricola Drops - $0.50 Money-Maker
Decorative Band-Aid Brand Bandages -  FREE
Purse-size Essence of Beauty Hand Cream - FREE
Kleenex Tissues - $0.82
Revlon Nail - $0.99
Hershey's Holiday Candy - $1.00
Arm & Hammer Spinbrush - $1.39
Hershey's Pot of Gold - $1.49

Dierbergs
Heluva Good! Dip - $0.50
7 Up, Dr Pepper or Sunkist Orange (2 liters) - $0.95
Reames Noodles - $1.00
Premium Extra Fancy Red or Gold Delicious Apples - $1.00 lb.
Chex Cereal - $1.16
Perdue Oven Stuffer Roasting Chicken - $1.39 lb.
Dierbergs Whole Cut-Up Chicken - $1.69 lb.
Dierbergs Smokehouse Spiral Sliced Half Ham - $1.79 lb. (limit 1 with $25 purchase)
Whole Honeysuckle Turkey Breast - $1.99 lb.
New England Ground Coffee (9-12 oz) - $3.99

Schnucks
Campbell's Gravy - $0.25
Prairie Farms Dip or Sour Cream - $0.30
Campbell's Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup - $0.35
Fleishmann's Yeast - $0.45
Swanson Broth (14-14.5 oz) - $0.50
Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies - $0.63
Pillsbury Frosting - $0.75
Sweet Potatoes - $0.78 lb.
7 Up or Dr Pepper (2 liters) - $0.94
Schnucks Ground Pork (1 lb) - $0.99
Dole Pineapple or Tropical Fruit - 0.99
Whole Mushrooms - $1.00
Chinet Plates or Bowls - $1.00
Melitta Coffee Filters - $1.00
Nabisco Snack Crackers - $1.07
Schnucks Frozen Turkey - $1.19 lb.
Cook's Bone-In Shank Portion Ham - $1.39 lb.
Cook's Bone-In Butt Portion Ham - $1.49 lb.
Schnucks Spiral Sliced Ham - $1.79 lb
Kretschmar Ham - $1.87 lb.

Shop 'n Save
Campbell's Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup - $0.33
Prairie Farms Yogurt - $0.33
Buddig Wafer Sliced Lunchmeat - $0.41
Hunter Meat Hot Dogs - $0.48
Prairie Farms Sour Cream or Dip - $0.48
Libby's Vegetables - $0.42
Swanson Broth (14 oz) - $0.47
Ritz Crackers - $0.47
Hungry Jack Potatoes - $0.50
Flav-R-Pac Vegetables - $0.52
Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies - $0.82
Better Oats Oatmeal - $0.67
Green Giant Boil In Bag Veggies - $0.67
Dole Pineapple - $0.75
Hunter Bologna - $0.75
Kraft Philly Cream Cheese - $0.75
Nabisco Wheat Thins - $0.78
Nabisco Ritz Crackers - $0.87
Parkay Margarine - $0.88
Heinz Gravy - $0.88
Flav-R-Pac Quick 'n Easy Combos or Potato Blends - $0.98
Jolly Time Popcorn - $1.00
Chex Cereal - $1.16
Gala or Fuji Apples (3 lb. bag) - $2.50
California Navel Oranges (8 lb. bag) - $4.88

Target
Coke Zero (2 liters)  -$0.26
Campbell's Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup - $0.34
Swiss Miss - $0.69
Green Giant Boxed Frozen Veggies - $0.80
Butterball Premium Frozen Turkey - $0.97 lb.
Market Pantry Frozen Turkey Breast - $0.99
Coke Zero 12-packs - $1.80
Archer Farms Spiral Sliced Ham - $1.89
Markey Pantry Russet Potatoes (5 lb. bag) - $1.99
Granny Smith Apples (3 lb. bag) - $2.97

Walgreens
Bayer Advanced Aspirin - FREE
Reach Floss or Prevent Toothbrush - FREE
Nestle Candy - $0.25
Brut Deodorant - $0.50
Ricola Drops - $0.65
Dawn Dish Liquid - $0.74
Coffee-Mate - $0.74
Betty Crocker Cookie Mix - $0.99
Cream of Nature Foam Lotion or Replenishing Spray - $0.99
Popcorn Indiana - $0.99