Just the Basics weekly deals
Here's your weekly list of the best basic grocery deals including bread, produce, milk, meat, eggs and more.
Sale Dates
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreen, Dollar General, and WalMart deals are valid through May 16, 2015. These deals run Sunday through Saturday.
Carlie C’s deals are valid through May 17, 2015. These deals run Monday through Sunday.
Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion, Aldi, Kroger and Publix deals are valid through May 19, 2015. These deals run Wednesday through Tuesday.
Abbreviations used below include:
CC = Carlie C’s
HT = Harris Teeter
LF = Lowes Foods
FL = Food Lion
RA = Rite Aid
WG = Walgreens
DG = Dollar General
PB = Publix
WM = WalMart
Please post any other favorite basics deals in the comments section below!
BREAD
Aldi: L’oven Fresh hot dog or hamburger buns, 12 oz, .89
Aldi: Whole wheat hot dog or hamburger buns, 13 – 15 oz, $1.29
DG: Clover Valley hamburger or hot dog buns, 8 count, $1.00
HT: Arnold Dutch Country Breads, 20 – 24 oz, BOGO for $1.74 each - $1 printable coupon = .74
Kroger: Kroger buns, 8 count, $1.00
LF: Flatout breads, BOGO - .50/1 coupon from Hopster.com recently
DAIRY & FROZEN
CC: Kraft chunk or cubed cheese, 5.8 – 8 oz, $1.98 - $1/2 coupons from 5/10 or 4/26 = $1.48 each
CC: Morning Fresh Farms vegetables, 16 oz, $1.00
HT: Harris Teeter sliced cheese, 8 oz, BOGO for $1.39 each – great deal!
HT: Harris Teeter chunk cheese, 8 oz, BOGO for $1.49 each – very good deal!
HT: Harris Teeter string cheese, 12 oz, BOGO for $1.83 each
Kroger: Kroger singles, 16 count, $1.88
Kroger: Kroger cheese, 12 – 16 oz, $3.49 - .50/1 Kroger digital coupon = $2.99 (good deal for the 16 oz)
LF: Lowes Foods cheese singles, 12 oz, $1.29
Publix: Daisy sour cream, 16 oz, BOGO for .91 each
Publix: Athenos feta cheese, select, 3.5 or 4 oz, BOGO for $1.59 each
DRINKS
CC: IGA orange juice, 64 oz, $2.00
CVS: Maxwell House breakfast blend or original coffee, 11 – 11.5 oz, $2.99
FL: My essentials orange juice, 64 oz, $1.97
FL: Pure Leaf tea, 64 oz, $2 - $1 coupon from 5/3 SS = $1.00
HT: Pure Leaf Tea, 59 oz, BOGO for $1.49 each - $1 coupon from 5/3 SS = .49
HT: Harris Teeter apple juice, 64 oz, BOGO for $1.49 each
HT: HT Traders coffee, 12 oz, Buy 2 Get 3 Free (reg. $7.99)
Ibotta: .30/1 ibotta cash back offer for any ground coffee
Total after sale when you buy 5 = $3.19 each
Total after ibotta offer and sale = $3.14 each
HT: Seattle’s Best coffee, 12 oz or k-cups, select, $5.99 - $2 printable coupon
Ibotta: .30/1 ibotta cash back offer for any ground coffee
Total after coupon and ibotta = $3.69
LF: Seattle’s Best coffee, 12 oz, select, $4.99 - $2 printable coupon
Ibotta: .30/1 ibotta cash back offer for any ground coffee
WG: Maxwell House coffee, 10.5 – 11.5 (excludes decaf), $2.99 - .50/1 coupon from 3/29 SS = $2.49
Milk:
HT: Highland Crest milk, 1 gallon, $2.99 – every day price
Kroger: Kroger milk, 1 gallon, $1.99 – great price
EGGS
HT: Harris Teeter eggs, 30 count, $3.67 – every day price
Kroger: Kroger large eggs, 18 count, $1.77, limit 4
WG: Nice eggs, 1 dozen, large, $1.29 – good price
MEAT
Aldi:
Parkview jumbo franks, 15 oz., .99
Pork chops, assorted, $2.19/lb
Pork chops, assorted, thin sliced, $2.49/lb
Ground beef, 73% lean, $2.89/lb
Parkview smoked sausage, 40 oz, $3.89
Chicken breasts, frozen, 48 oz, $6.69
Grass fed ground beef, 85/15, $6.99/lb
Ground beef patties, 85% lean, $9.99
Carlie C’s:
Smoked picnics, whole, $1.28/lb
Assorted pork chops, bone-in, family pack, $1.68/lb
Country Style pork ribs, bone-in family pack, $1.78/lb
Chicken breast fillets, boneless, $2.18/lb
Center Cut pork chops, family pack, bone-in, $2.18/lb
Land O Frost lunchmeat, 2 oz, 2 for $1
BarS sliced bologna, 12 oz or meat franks, 12 oz, $1.09
Carolina Pride sliced bacon, 12 oz, $2.50
DG: Armour hot dogs, 12 oz, $1.00
Food Lion:
Pork Boston Butt, $1.29/lb
Country style pork ribs, $1.49/lb
Chicken wings, value pack, $1.99/lb
St. Louis pork ribs, $2.49/lb
Pork back ribs, $3.49/lb
Perdue ground chicken, 16 oz, $3.49
Chuck roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Food Lion fish fillets, select, 12 oz, $3.99
Tilapia fillets, $4.49/lb
Dockside crab or lobster cakes, 12 oz, $4.99
Food Lion jumbo shrimp, raw, 1 lb, $6.99
Jennie-O turkey franks, 12 oz, BOGO for .99 each
Oscar Mayer bologna, meat, 16 oz, select, $2.00
Oscar Mayer meat franks, 14 – 16 oz, 2 for $5 - $1/2 coupon from in-store coupon kiosk = 2 for $4
Smithfield bacon, 16 oz., $3.49 - $1/2 coupon from 3/29 SS = $2.99 each
Harris Teeter:
Harris Teeter split chicken breasts, BOGO for $1.34/lb
Smithfield Boston Butt pork roast, $1.49/lb
EZ Peel white shrimp, 2 lb, Buy 2 Get 3 Free (limit 10) = $14.39 per bag ($7.19 per lb)
Porterhouse or T-bone steak, $6.99/lb
Ball Park beef franks, 14 – 15 oz, select, BOGO for $2.72 each - .55/1 coupon from 4/12 RP = $1.62
Butterball turkey bacon, 12 oz, $2.50 - .75/1 printable coupon = $1.75
Harris Teeter breakfast sausage, 12 oz, $2.00
Fresh Foods Market meats and cheese, pre-sliced, Buy 2 Get 3 Free (reg. $5.49) = $2.19 each when you buy 5 (limit 10)
Farmland bacon, 12 oz, BOGO for $2.74 each - .30 ibotta cash back offer for any bacon = $2.44
Land O Frost Simply Delicious lunch meat, 13 oz, $3.99 - .75/1 coupon from 4/26 SS = $2.49
Harris Teeter mild, hot, bratwurst grilling sausage, 18 oz., $2.50
Kroger:
Perdue chicken drumsticks, thighs or roaster, .99/lb – good price
Pork Shoulder roast, Bone-in, $1.49/lb
Pork spareribs, $1.77/lb
Heritage Farm boneless chicken breasts, value pack, $1.99/lb
Pork chops, assorted, value pack, $1.99/lb
Extra large white shrimp, raw, $7.99/lb
Gwaltney Great Dogs 16 oz or bologna, 12 oz, $1.00
Butterball turkey sausage, $2 - .75/1 printable coupon from their website = $1.25
Tennessee Pride breakfast sausage, 16 oz, $2.50
Kroger Smoked Sausage, 13 – 14 oz, $2.50
Kroger bratwurst or Italian sausage, select, 16 – 18 oz, $2.99
Smithfield bacon, 12 – 16 oz, $3.50
Kroger salmon burgers, 12 oz, $4.99
Lowes Foods: 25% off meat sale
Publix:
Chicken drumsticks or thighs, $1.69/lb
Pork Loin rib chops, $3.49/lb
Pork cubed steaks, $3.99/lb
Tilapia filets, $6.99/lb
Top sirloin steak, $7.99/lb
Cumberland Gap boneless ham steak, 12 oz, BOGO for $2.35 each
Nathan’s skinless franks, 11 – 14 oz, $3.50
Lloyd’s shredded pork or chicken, in BBQ sauce, fully cooked, 16 oz tub, BOGO for $3.50 each
Banquet chicken nuggets, 24 oz package, $3.99
MISCELLANEOUS GROCERY
DG: Starkist tuna, chunk light tuna in water or oil, 5 oz, .80
DG: Hunt’s pasta sauce, 24 oz., .85
FL: Kellogg’s Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, or Corn Pops, select, $2 - $1 coupon from Kelloggsfamilyrewards.com when you redeem 850 reward points = $1.00
HT: Wish-Bone salad dressing, $2.00 - .75/1 coupon from 5/10 SS = .50
HT: Bertolli pasta sauce, 15 – 24 oz, Buy 2 Get 3 Free (reg price $2.99)
Coupon: $1.50/2 coupon from 4/26 RP
Ibotta: .30/1 ibotta cash back offer for any red sauce
Total after 2 coupons and sale = .59 each – great deal!
Total after 2 coupons and ibotta = .54 each – great deal!
Limit 10
HT: Harris Teeter chunk light, 5 oz., .80 each
HT: Harris Teeter baked beans, 16 oz, $1.00
HT: Harris Teeter Organics baked beans, 15 oz, $1.00
HT: Newman’s Own pasta sauce, 24 oz, $2 - .50/1 coupon from 4/12 RP = $1.00
HT: Skippy peanut butter, 15 – 16.3 oz., BOGO for $1.64 each - .30/1 ibotta cash back offer for any peanut butter
Kroger: Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, 18 oz, $1.00 - $1/3 coupon from 5/10 SS = .66 each – great deal for this product!
Kroger: Kroger tortilla chips, 10 oz, $1.00 – very good deal!
LF: Peter Pan peanut butter, 13 – 16.3 oz, $1.79
Publix: Wish-Bone dressing, 16 oz, BOGO for $1.14 each - .75/1 coupon from 5/10 SS = .39
Publix: Bertolli pasta sauce, 15 or 24 oz jar, BOGO for $1.39 - $1.50/2 coupon from 4/26 RP = .63 each
Publix: Peter Pan peanut butter, various, 28 oz., BOGO for $2.50 each – very good price for this size
RA: Jif peanut butter, 16 oz, 2 for $4
WG: Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 5 oz, .79 with in-ad coupon, limit 3
PRODUCE
Aldi:
Little Salad Bar garden salad, 12 oz., .59
Green peppers, 20 oz., $1.19
Round tomatoes, 24 oz, .99
Baby Bella mushrooms, 8 oz, .99
Zucchini, 24 oz, $1.29
Red potatoes, 5 lb., $1.79
Carlie C’s:
Vidalia onions, .79/lb
Mangoes, $1 each
Tomatoes, $1.19/lb
Broccoli crowns, $1.79
Fresh Express romaine, or Green & Crisp, 9 – 12 oz, $1.89
All purpose white potatoes, 5 lb bag, $2.69
Eastern red apples, 3 lb bag, $2.99
Food Lion:
Green cabbage, .49/lb
Kiwi, .50
Gala apples, .99/lb
Red vine cluster tomatoes, .99/lb
Mangoes, .99 each
Leaf lettuce, red, green or romaine, $1.49
Baby Portobello mushrooms, 8 oz, $2.00
Vidalia onions, 5 lb bag, $2.99
Red potatoes, 5 lb bag, $2.99
Rainbow bell peppers, 3 pack, $3.79
Harris Teeter:
Cucumbers, 2 for $1
Seedless navel oranges, .60 each
Lemons, .60 each
Lemons, 1 lb bag, .99
Sweet Vidalia onions, .99/lb
Red Delicious apples, .99/lb
Organic Hass avocados, BOGO for $1.14 each
Broccoli bunch, $1.49 each
Grape tomatoes, BOGO for $1.49 per container
Sweet blackberries, 6 oz, $1.99
Cantaloupe, BOGO for $1.99 each
Large slicing tomatoes, $1.99/lb - .20/1 ibotta cash back offer
Raspberries, 6 oz, $2.99
Personal size seedless watermelons, $2.99 each
Russet baking potatoes, 5 lb bag, $3.00
Golden Delicious Apples, 3 lb bag, $3.00
Kroger:
Sweet corn, .39 each
Broccoli crowns, .99/lb
Jazz apples, .99/lb
Organic avocados, .99 each
Avocados, .99 each
Yellow or Zucchini squash, .99/lb – good price
Red, yellow or orange bell peppers, .99 each – good price
Organic gala apples, $1.79/lb
Organic broccoli, $1.79/lb
Red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 16 oz, $2.00
Blueberries, pint, $2.50
Organic romaine hearts, 3 count, $2.99
Organic Vidalia onions, 3 lb bag, $2.99
Lowes Foods:
Navel oranges, 2 for $1
Green onions, .69/bunch
Russet baking potatoes, .88/lb
Sweet potatoes, .89/lb
Mangoes, BOGO for $1 each
Roma tomatoes, $1.48/lb
Beefsteak tomatoes, $1.48/lb
Russet potatoes, 5 lb bag, BOGO for $2.00
Pineapple, large, BOGO for $2.50 each
Publix:
Sweet corn from Florida, .30 each
Mangos or Honey Mangos, $1 each
Vidalia onions, $1.29/lb
Green beans, squash, zucchini, $1.49/lb
Tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Athena Cantaloupe, from Florida, $2.50
Red potatoes from Florida, 5 lb bag, $2.99
Blackberries 12 oz, $3.00
Raspberries, 6 oz, $3.00
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