My Latest Scratch and Dent Store Purchases- an Amazing Haul

 I was at the dentist the other day and while I was there decided to check out the nearby scratch and dent store, and came home with such a wonderful haul of cheap items. As usual, there were things that I needed to buy anyhow and I got them for a fraction of the price that they would be in a regular grocery store. Of course, I was excited and wanted to share what I bought with you. 

Here is what I bought and how much it cost.

First off, the thing that I really, actually, truly needed was cereal. While I buy cereal at the grocery store for as cheaply as I can buy it there, even the cheap stuff there is much more expensive than what I can buy at the scratch and dent store. And, fortunately, that is something I can almost regularly find there, and not just cheaply, but gluten free cereal super cheaply.

For comparison's sake, at the grocery store, the cheapest cereal I buy (that my kids will agree to eat) is $2.85 a box. Gluten free cereal at the grocery store is, at cheapest $4.57 a box. At the scratch and dent store they had gluten free honey nut cornflakes for $0.57 and gluten free chocolate cereal for $1.90 a box. I was shopping without a wagon so I bought as many as I could carry in bags (since they weren't heavy) so I bought 10 of the cornflakes and 3 of the chocolate.

Another thing I really needed was lemon juice- the last time I bought it wasn't even real lemon juice, just "lemon flavored sauce" or something like that, which was made with water and lemon concentrate or something like that. I mean it works but I'd rather the real thing, and I know the scratch and dent store usually has this cheaply, and I ran out of my scratch and dent supply in my stockpile, which is why I had to buy that subpar "lemon sauce" or whatnot. I wasn't let down- I bought 3 bottles for $1.90 a bottle, while the store bought real lemon juice is $2.85 a bottle.

Tuna is not so cheap locally, usually about $1.50 a can or more and once in a while on sale for $1.30. So when I saw the scratch and dent store had cans of tuna for $0.95 a can, I got all that they had (and accidentally knocked over some precariously shelved items next to it and needed to call a salesperson to help me- that was fun!).

Now that I got what I needed, the fun began.

Do your kids always say "Mommy, what can I eat?" when it isn't mealtime? I don't know about you but I hear that soooooo many times a day. So I decided to see what ready made foods that my kids would eat I could buy at the store cheaply, and fortunately they had some good stuff.

My kids love breadsticks. So when I saw them for $0.57 a box I grabbed a bunch. As a side note, when I went to the grocery store yesterday I saw them sell the same exact package, same brand, same size, same everything, for $1.45, and I felt even more proud of my purchase.

The scratch and dent store had packages of peach and pineapple fruit cups, packages of 4 for $0.95, which I knew my kids would love. Unfortunately, being without a wagon meant that I was limited in how much weight I could carry, and fruit cups were heavier, so I could only get a small amount, despite how cheap they were. They were a good choice and my kids devoured then when I got home. Next time I'm at the dentist (next week) I really hope they have more, because this time I'll bring a wagon and I'll buy a whole load of them.

They had packages of pearl couscous for $0.57 a package, when they usually are over twice that price, so I bought 5.

I don't eat eggs, and generally make my own mayonnaise from flax seeds. But sometimes I don't have the energy to make my own mayo, especially if I just need a little bit, so when I saw jars of vegan mayo and vegan spicy mayo for $1.40, I bought 6. (Sushi, here we come!)

And last but not least, they had gluten free lasagna noodles for $1.90 a package. Mind you, I don't think I ever bought gluten lasagna noodles but I just looked at the price for gluten lasagna noodles at an online circular and saw that they range in price from $2.15-$2.85, and gluten free lasagna noodles cost $5 a box. So, of course, I bought some. I just made some lasagna with it now and my kids devoured it, which means I'll definitely be looking for it again next time I'm in the area.

My kids are a big fan of surprise eggs. They always beg me to buy them but they are so ridiculously overpriced so it is a rare treat. They had packages of 3 surprise eggs for $0.95 a package so I bought 3.

I also bought some Aquafresh toothpaste for $1.40 a package. While this is somewhat cheaper than they generally are, I'm not sure it was super cheap, but that's ok because I needed to buy toothpaste anyhow.

And last but not least, they had some dish towels with empowering sayings on them, and I actually needed new towels, so this was perfect. They were $2.80 for a package of three, so I got three packages.

As an aside, I went to another scratch and dent store a few days later and saw gluten free "granola" bars being sold for $0.70 a package, so I bought 12 packages.

What do you say? A great haul or what? Have you gotten any great deals lately? What were they?