More shopping off my route

A few weeks ago, I tried shopping off my route in an area where I occasionally run errands.  I found myself in the same area again and decided to try the stores once more to see if the deals held up.

First, I went to Big Lots.  I was hoping to find lots of cheap cereal there, but was disappointed to find mostly brand name cereals at maybe 25% off the grocery store prices.  Not a good deal.  Just before I checked out, though, I found some bags of Malt-O-Meal cereal, and bought 4 bags of the Cinnamon Toast Crunch knockoff.

I also found a display of day-old bread there.   At first I was excited... until I saw the prices.  Day-old bread loaves were $1.20 -- but I can get fresh bread at ALDI for $1.19!  How disappointing.  I did see some whole-wheat English muffins for that same price, so I picked up two.

Then, I went to an Italian market chain in my area.  Last time, I had found lots of prepackaged, discounted produce there.  This time, the pickings were slim, and didn't look that great.  I passed.  But I did pick up some jalapenos and sweet peppers to make poppers.

Here's what I got on the two trips:

Big Lots:
4 Malt-O-Meal Cinnamon Toasters @ $1.00 = $4.00
2 Thomas' whole wheat muffics @ $1.20 = $2.40
Total spent = $6.40

Italian market:
2 trays jalapenos @ $1.00 = $2.00
1 tray mini sweet peppers @ $2.23
Total spent = $4.23