Before I set out to shop at any store I always have a shopping list. My mission was to find Equal which is on rollback at Walmart for $7.97 as part of a shoppertunity for #CBias. I use sweetener everyday in my coffee and was thinking about making some cookies and using the Equal as a substitute for the sugar. I was going to Walmart anyway to pick up a few other things because they're really close to my house and they never give me problems when using coupons which I love to do. I shop there usually every week or two.
Before making my shopping list I always take one last look at my meal plan for the week to make sure there isn't anything else I need to pick up. Yes, my meal plan is usually just written on the back of the back page of my shopping list pad!
After checking my meal plan I usually have to take a peak at a recipe or two to make sure I do have everything. Having two young children and getting little sleep means I have to make lists and check them two or three times or something is likely to be over looked.
Once the list is made I go through my coupons and take out any that match up with anything on my list. I'll usually take one more look at the sales flyer too and make sure there's no other great deals I might be able to use coupons with.
After I had my list and coupons I headed off to Walmart. Initially I checked the sugar/sweetener isle for Equal. I found other sweeteners but no Equal. Then I remembered in the past seeing sweeteners in the pharmacy department. I had a prescription to pick up anyway so I headed over there and found the Equal canisters fairly quickly and easily. It's on rollback for $7.97 down from $9.97 to celebrate #EqualCanada being available for purchase at Walmart but there was no rollback sign to be seen. It was just marked $7.97 on the shelf.
For more information on Equal check out the Equal website or checkout Equal Canada on twitter or Equal Canada on facebook.
This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias All opinions are my own.
What a great idea to have your meal plan in the back page of your shopping list! I always make seperate lists and forget at least one of them. Having 2 young children means I forget things!!
ReplyDeleteI have 2 young ones too so I forget a LOT of things and tend to have lists EVERYWHERE! And I forget those too, lol!
DeleteHmmm...my husband couldn't find it when he went. I bet he didn't see it because it wasn't marked as a rollback! LOL...I told him to look for a rollback, and I'm sure that's all he would have looked for.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting that the Equal was kept in the pharmacy! I guess I understand it because of people who have diabetes, but it should also be in the main sweetener section, no?
ReplyDeleteI would have thought so as all of the other sweeteners which I consider to be similar to Equal were in the sugar aisle.
DeleteI totally forgot that would be where it would be found. I always menu plan before shopping also.. and lists galore for myself also!
ReplyDeleteMeal plans are total time savers! Love it.
ReplyDeleteI need to use your meal plan idea. I always end up going over budget on food, because I don't stick to my list and don't have a set plan. Great post!
ReplyDeleteMeal planning is a great idea - I really need to do that more!
ReplyDeleteI am really trying to make and stick to meal plans. Saves time and money.
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