Last-minute trip!

Supposedly one of the great things about couponing and stockpiling is that you never have to make a separate trip - you have everything you need at home.

Well, I guess then my stockpile needs some work, because I found myself making special trips over the weekend to pick up items for a birthday party and for the Passover holiday.

I went to Walmart and ALDI. ALDI wasn't all that crowded - again, I worry about the store's future in my area. Walmart, on the other hand, was packed; I had trouble rolling my cart within the aisles and almost ran into people several times. (Can you tell I'm used to shopping on weekday mornings, when I have the stores practically to myself?

I didn't use coupons for any of these items. ALDI doesn't take them, and I checked but couldn't find coupons for the items I got at Walmart.

So here's what I got:

ALDI:
2 dozen large eggs @ $1.29
2 apple juice @ $1.29
2 butter quarters @ $2.29
1 strawberries @ $1.59
1 gallon milk @ $1.99

Total spent: $13.32

Walmart:
1 box candles @ $1.32
1 snack plates @ $1.97
1 grape juice @ $2.48
1 8-oz sour cream @ 88¢
1 package cocoa @ $2.42 (ALDI was out of cocoa!)

Tax: 20¢
Total spent: $9.27