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There's been someone on Reddit Calgary that posts what they think are decent food deals every Wednesday for the upcoming week- Great idea in these high price-gouging times

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/com..._7_to_13_2024/

This week's post

Spoiler!

FreshCo:

Avocado (5-pack): $2.97

Spend $75, get 500pts

Kellogg’s family size cereal: $5.47, buy 2 get 100pts, effectively making them $4.97ea. Or better yet, get Superstore to price match this and get more points at Superstore

Iceberg lettuce: $2.47, buy 1 get 50pts, effectively making them $1.97ea

Dempster’s whole grain bread: $2.97

Safeway / Sobeys:

Broccoli crowns: $2.49/lb

Spend $50, get 500pts

Kraft inner (12-pack): $9.99, $0.83/lb

Kellogg’s, General Mills, or Post jumbo cereal: $8.99, buy 2 get 200pts, effectively making them $7.99ea when you buy pairs

Walmart:

Honeycrisp apples: $1.44/lb

Dempster’s grain bread: $2.97

Post family size cereal: $4.47

Yellow potatoes (10lb): $5.97 (Superstore is better if you can use 20lb of red potatoes)

Iogo yogurt (16x100g): $5.47

Save on Foods:

Gala apples: $0.99/lb

Lean ground beef: $4.47/lb (3lb pack) – This is only an ok price, but if you need it this week you are unlikely to do better. I normally look for lean ground beef to be $4.00/lb or less

Fresh pork tenderloin: $3.88/lb

Dare crackers: $1.99, limit 3 (or get Superstore to price match this and get the PC points too)

Kraft dinner (12-pack): $9.99, $0.83/lb

Calgary Coop:

Cosmic Crisp apples: $0.99/lb

Romain hearts (3-pack): $2.99

Tomatoes on the vine: $1.69/lb

Campbell’s chunky soup: $2.00

Carrots (5lb): $4.99 + 15% bonus cash effectively making them $4.24ea

Cauliflower: $3.99 + 15% bonus cash effectively making them $3.39ea

No Frills:

Lean ground beef (1kg): $9.88 (this works out to about $4.49/lb, which is ok, but I normally look for lean ground beef to be $4.00/lb or less)

Unico canned tuna (198g): $1.25

Mandarins (5lb): $6.99

Bartlett pears (5lb): $6.99

Celery: $2.99

No Name Naturally Imperfect red or russet potatoes (20lb): $7.00

Country Harvest bread: $3.00

Allen’s apple juice (1L): $1.00

Quaker Dipps granola bars: $1.99, buy 1 get 1,000pts, effectively making them $0.99ea (note that there is probably GST on these, so they probably actually come out to $1.09/box after tax because the tax is applied to the original price – this is an excellent price)

Real Canadian Superstore:

Roger’s icing sugar (1kg): $1.99

Roger’s brown sugar (1kg): $1.99

Wonder bread or buns: $2.49, buy 1 get 500pts, effectively making them $1.99ea

Avocados (bag of 6): $3.16

No Name Naturally Imperfect bell peppers (2.5lb): $6.00

Kellogg’s family size cereal: Buy 2, get 4,000pts. Price match FreshCo where these are on sale for $5.47ea, effectively making them $3.47ea when you buy pairs.

Breton crackers: Buy 2 get 1,000pts. Price match Save on Foods where these are advertised at $1.99ea, effectively making them $1.49ea

Crisco vegetable shortening (1lb): $3.27