Just the Basics best deals 3/1

Here is your weekly list of good sale prices for the basics at our various grocery & drug stores including milk, meat, produce, & more. This list includes deals from the sales ads, with only a few regular priced items included. Please add any other great deals (regular price or sale) that you find!

Kroger, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens deals are valid through 3/3.

Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi deals are valid through 3/6.

Walgreens: Milk, 1 gallon $2.79, limit 2 – very good price!

Harris Teeter: Eggs, 1 dozen, .99 for e-Vic members only, limit 2 – a great deal!

Aldi: Wild caught salmon fillets, 16oz., $3.99/lb – good deal for salmon

Aldi: Tilapia fillets, 24 oz., $4.49

Food Lion: Holly Farms boneless chicken breasts $1.79/lb – very good deal

Food Lion: Whole boneless beef sirloin tip $2.49/lb – good deal

Food Lion: Smithfield smoked bacon, 16 oz, $3.99 - $1 coupon from 1/29 SS = $2.99

Harris Teeter chicken breast, frozen, 2.5 lb bag, BOGO for $4.99 = $1.99/lb

Harris Teeter: Oscar Mayer bacon, 16 oz, BOGO for $3.49. If you have the $3 HT digital ZVR coupon loaded on to your card from a couple weeks ago, the total will only be .49 for 1 package.

Kroger: Tyson split chicken breasts, drumsticks or thighs .99/lb

Kroger: Bar S franks, 16 oz, $1.00

Lowes Foods: Sanderson Farm boneless chicken breast $1.99/lb (Holly Farms is $1.79 at Food Lion, but I really like the Sanderson Farms chicken because they don’t inject with broth)

Lowes Foods: Bone-in pork chops $1.99/lb

Lowes Foods: Ground beef, 80% $2.99/lb

Lowes Foods: Gwaltney hot dogs, 12 oz., $1.00

Aldi: Lemons, 2 lb bag, $1.29

Aldi: Baking potatoes, 5 lb bag, $1.19

Aldi: Flat leaf spinach, 9 oz, .69

Aldi: White Mushrooms, 8 oz., .59

Aldi: Broccoli crowns, 16 oz., .99

Aldi: Cauliflower, .89 per head

Food Lion: Kiwi fruit 3 for $1

Food Lion: Strawberries or blueberries $1.50 (ad does not give sizes)

Food Lion: Yellow onions, 3 lb bag, $1.99

Food Lion: Russet potatoes, 5 lb bag, BOGO

Harris Teeter: McIntosh or Rome apples 3 lb bag BOGO for $1.99 (.66/lb) – a very good deal!

Harris Teeter: Green bell peppers, 2 pack, $1.69 (.85 each)

Harris Teeter: Hot House tomatoes, .99/lb – good price!

Harris Teeter: Cantaloupe BOGO for $1.84

Harris Teeter: Personal watermelon BOGO for $2.49

Kroger: Green peppers .50 each – good price

Kroger: Cucumbers .50 each – good price

Kroger: Roma tomatoes, .69/lb – a very good deal for tomatoes

Kroger: Jazz apples .89/lb – good price

Kroger: Organic cameo or red delicious apples .99/lb – very good price for organic produce

Kroger: Avocados or mangoes $1 each

Kroger: Strawberries, 16 oz., $1.50

Kroger: Jumbo russet potatoes, 8 lb bag $2.99

Kroger: Navel oranges, 8 lb bag $5.99

Lowes Foods: Green cabbage .49/lb

Lowes Foods: Seedless red grapes .97/lb – a good deal!

Lowes Foods: Broccoli crowns $1.47/lb

Lowes Foods: Leaf lettuce $1.69 each

Lowes Foods: Yellow onions, 3 lb bag, $1.99

Food Lion: My Essentials 3 (three) liter soda $1.37

Food Lion: My Essentials apple juice, 64 oz, $1.88

Harris Teeter: Trop50 or Tropicana orange juice $2.47, limit 2 - $1/2 coupon from 2/26 Pepsico = $1.97 – a good deal

Harris Teeter cola, 2 ltr, .97

Kroger: Big K soft drinks, 2 ltr, .79

Kroger: Pepsi soft drinks, 24 pack cans, Buy 2 Save $2 makes final cost $4.99 each (like paying $2.50 per 12 pack – a good deal)

Lowes Foods: Pizzazz soft drinks, 2 ltr, .69

CVS: Pepsi 2 liter, .99 each, limit 5

Food Lion: My Essentials hamburger or hot dog buns .96 each

Lowes Foods: Merita bread (including 100% whole wheat) BOGO for $1.45 each

Aldi: Happy Farms shredded cheese, 16 oz., $2.99 (like paying $1.50 for an 8 oz package)

Aldi: Fit & Active yogurt, 6 oz., various flavors, .39 each

Aldi: Clancy’s corn chips, 9.25 oz., $1.19

Food Lion: Stouffers family size entrees, 32 to 40 oz., - $2 coupon from 1/29 RP = $3.00

Harris Teeter rice, 16 oz., BOGO for .44

Harris Teeter: Kraft cheese BOGO for $1.92 - .50/2 printable coupon that was on coupons.com recently (may not still be available) = $1.42 each

Harris Teeter: Birds Eye Voila BOGO for $2.79 - $1.85 coupon available on couponnetwork.com recently = .94 – a great price!

Harris Teeter: Krunchers potato chips $2.50 - .75 coupon from 2/26 SS = $1.00

Lowes Foods: Tribe hummus BOGO for $1.75

Lowes Foods: Post Honey Bunches of Oats $2.50 - $1 printable for Fruit Blends variety if on sale (coupon is on Couponnetwork.com) = $1.50

CVS: UP2U gum pack 14 count, .99 - $1 coupon from 2/5 SS = FREE (they will probably have to manually adjust the coupon amount to .99)

Total after RR and coupon = FREE!

Rite Aid: UP2U gum pack 14 count, .99 - $1 coupon from 2/5 SS = FREE (they will probably have to manually adjust the coupon amount to .99)

Walgreens: Trident gum .69 with in-ad coupon - $1/3 coupon from 1/8 SS = .36 each, limit 3

Total after coupon and ECB = .24

CVS pantiliners 2 for $1

CVS: V05 shampoo and conditioner .77

CVS: Xtra laundry detergent, 28 loads, $1.99

Total after coupon and $2 in +UP rewards = .49 each

Total after store coupon and 2 manuf. coupon = .50 each

Walgreens: Burt’s Bees honey natural throat drops, 21 count $1.99 - $1.00 RR = FREE after reward!

Walgreens: Super Poligrip free denture adhesive vream, .75 oz., $1.99 - $1.99 RR = FREE after reward!

Walgreens 5 Blade Men’s Razor System $3.99 - $3 Register Reward = .99 after reward

Walgreens: Nivea lip care $2.99 - $2 RR - .99 after reward

Walgreens: Nice! Bathroom tissue 12 rolls or paper towels 6 rolls $5 - $1 in store coupon = $4 each

Total after $2 coupon (if Little Snugglers or Movers are included) and reward = $5.49 – a decent price