Thursday thoughts: Best deals for July 4th cookouts

Planning a July 4th cookout? Here’s a rundown of the best deals for all your holiday party needs.

Kroger: Value chicken leg quarters in 10 lb bag $5.90 (.59/lb) through 7/2

Food Lion: Chicken leg quarters .69/lb through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Chicken leg quarters value pack .77/lb through 7/5

Kroger: Tyson split chicken breast .99/lb through 7/2

Kroger: Oscar Mayer wieners .99 after .30 Mega Event discount - $1/2 coupon from 5/15 and 6/19 SS = .49 each (a very good price for non-beef hot dogs) – must buy 10 qualifying items to get the .30 per item discount. Sale good through 7/2.

Lowes Foods: Oscar Mayer hot dogs BOGO for $2 - $1/2 coupon from 6/19 and 5/15 SS = $1.50 each (still a better deal at Kroger) – through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Oscar Mayer wieners of beef franks BOGO - $1/2 coupon from 6/19 and 5/15 SS through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Smithfield whole Boston butt pork roast $1.29/lb through 7/5

Lowes Foods: Southern style or pork spareribs $1.99/lb through 7/5

Kroger: Pork spareribs $1.99/lb through 7/2

Harris Teeter: Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, frozen 2.5 lb bag BOGO for $4.99 ($1.99/lb) through 7/5

Food Lion: Holly Farms chicken breasts, boneless $1.99/lb through 7/5

Kroger: Ground beef 75% lean $1.99/lb through 7/2

Kroger: Oscar Mayer beef franks $2.69 after .30 Mega Event discount - $1/2 coupon from 5/15 and 6/19 SS = $2.19 each. Must buy 10 qualifying items to get the .30 per item discount. Sale good through 7/2.

Food Lion jumbo shrimp, frozen, 16 oz BOGO through 7/5

Food Lion: Corn 8 ears for $2 through 7/5

Kroger: Sweet corn 4 for $1.00 through 7/2

Harris Teeter: 8 ears of corn for $2.00 (this is an e-Vic deal and you must purchase all 8 in same transaction to get price and be signed up for the e-Vic program to get this price) – through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Peaches .69/lb – a very good deal through 7/5

Food Lion: Nectarines, yellow or white .79/lb

Kroger: Yellow peaches .88/lb through 7/2

Lowes Foods: Yellow peaches from SC .97/lb through 7/5

Food Lion: Strawberries, 2 lb tub from California $3.59($1.79/lb) through 7/5

Kroger: Athena jumbo cantaloupe $2.00 through 7/2

Earth Fare: Watermelon $2 with coupon from their website at earthfare.com when you sign up at link in coupon box above

Lowes Foods: Seedless watermelon $3.47 (a good price!) through 7/5

Food Lion: Seedless watermelon $3.69 each through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Watermelon, whole seedless $3.97 (better price at Lowes and FL this week)

Lowes Foods: Heluva good dip $1.69 - .55/1 coupon from 6/19 and 5/15 (exp 6/30) = .59, through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Breakstone’s sour cream dip $1.99 - $1 coupon from 6/12 SS = .99 through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Chi-Chi’s salsa, 16 oz, $2.00 - .50/1 coupon from 6/12 and 5/15 SS = $1.00 through 7/5

Lowes Foods: Chex Mix, 6-8.75 oz, $1.00 - .50/2 coupon from 6/1 SS = .50 each (a good price) through 7/5

Lowes Foods: Krunchers potato chips $2.50 - .75/1 coupon from 6/26 SS = $1.00 through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Lays potato chips Buy 2 Get 3 Free (must buy all 5 at once to get deal) = $1.60 each – a very good price for Lays potato chips – through 7/5

Kroger: Cheetos or Fritos 9 – 10.5 oz $1.69 after .30 Mega Event discount. Must buy 10 qualifying items to get the .30 per item discount. Sale good through 7/2.

Harris Teeter: Franks Red Hot Sauce 5 oz BOGO - .50/1 from 5/15 SS = FREE! Through 7/5

Lowes Foods: Texas Pete hot dog chili sauce .50 each - .50/3 coupon from 5/8 SS = .17 each through 7/5

Harris Teeter: French’s Spicy Brown mustard $1.29 - .50/1 coupon from 5/15 SS = .29 (very good deal) through 7/5

Food Lion: Texas Pete hot dog chili .50 each - .50/3 from 5/8 SS = .33 each through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Mt. Olive pickles 24 oz, BOGO for $1.62 each - .50/1 from 6/26 SS = .62 (a very good deal) through 7/5

Kroger: Kraft BBQ sauce .69 after .30 Mega Event discount. Must buy 10 qualifying items to get the .30 per item discount. Sale good through 7/2.

Kroger: Hellman’s Mayo $2.99 after .30 Mega Event discount - .25 coupon from 6/26 RP = $2.49. Must buy 10 qualifying items to get the .30 per item discount. Sale good through 7/2.

Food Lion: Kraft Miracle Whip or Mayo 2 for $5 - $1/2 coupon from 6/19 SS = $2 each through 7/5

Food Lion: Mt Olive bread & butter chips or baby dills 24 oz BOGO - .50 coupon from 6/26 SS through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Hellman’s mayo BOGO - .25 coupon from 6/26 RP through 7/5

Lowes Foods: Ball Park buns $1.50 - .55/1 coupon from 6/5 RP (exp 7/2) or .55/1 printable coupon = .40 (a great price!) through 7/5

Food Lion or My Essentials hot dog or hamburger buns, 8 count .79 (a good deal) through 7/5

Walgreens: 8 pk. Harvest Pride Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns: On sale for .99 - through 7/2

Kroger: Kroger brand Hot Dog and Hamburger buns $1.00 through 7/2

Lowes Foods: Slider rolls from the deli, 8 count BOGO for $1.25 through 7/5

Kroger: Kroger brand ice cream 48 oz $2.50 through 7/2

Harris Teeter: Breyers ice cream $2.50 each through 7/5

Harris Teeter sugar cones BOGO for .99 through 7/5

Target: Joy ice cream cones $1 through 7/2

Food Lion: Blue Bunny bomb pops, 24 oz BOGO - .55/1 printable coupon when you sign up on Blue Bunny website, .75/1 coupon from All You Magazine June – through 7/5

Harris Teeter cola, 2 ltr .80 each through 7/5

Walgreens: 2 L Pepsi Products: On sale for 88¢ through 7/2

Kroger: Coke products, 2 ltr .89 after .30 Mega Event discount. Must buy 10 qualifying items to get the .30 per item discount. Sale good through 7/2.

Food Lion or My Essentials soda 5 for $10 ($2 per 12 pack – a good deal for soda) through 7/5

Kroger: Coke or RC 12 pack 12 oz cans Buy 4 Get 1 Free = 5 for $12 ($2.40 per 12 pack) through 7/2

Kroger: Pepsi sodas 6 pack 16 oz bottles Buy 4 Get 1 Free = 5 for $10 ($2.50 per 6 pack) through 7/2

Food Lion: Pepsi products 12 pack 12 oz cans 4 for $10 ($2.50 per 12 pack – a good deal), limit 4 – through 7/5

Lowes Foods: Coke 12 pack, 12 oz cans $2.50 each through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Coke 12 pack, 12 oz cans Buy 2 Get 3 Free (must buy all 5 in same transaction to get deal)= $2.48 each (which is about the same as the other grocery stores this week)

Target: Coke 12 packs 12 oz cans $2.50 though 7/2

CVS and Rite Aid: Pepsi 12 pack, 12 oz. cans Buy 4 get 1 free, Total for 5 = $13 ($2.60 each) – through 7/2

Walgreens: 12 pk. Pepsi Products: On sale 4 for $13, Buy 4 and get 1 Free with in ad coupon, Total = 5 for $13 ($2.60 each)

Food Lion: Home 360 forks, spoons, combo dinnerware 24 count .79

Food Lion: Home 360 party cups 20 count .79

Harris Teeter: Reynolds wrap foil, various BOGO for $1.99 - .75 coupons from 6/12 = .49 through 7/5

Harris Teeter: Hefty plates BOGO - .55/2 coupon from 5/22 RP through 7/5

Kroger: Banana Boat or Hawaiian Tropic suncare BOGO - $1 coupon from 6/26 SS through 7/2