Flashfood Purchases in September 2024

Lots of fresh strawberries this month. Fave pickup this month.

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Here is my monthly round-up of the items we bought from Flashfood in September 2024. This month, we spent $233.26 on Flashfood purchases.

September 3:

Rob’s No Frills (Warden/16th):

2 items for $2.58

Wheat tortillas, 10 pack $1.45 (original price: $2.89),
Cinnamon raisin bagels, 6 pack $0.99 (original price: $1.97).
- Paid $2.58 for two items after 5% service fee and tax.

September 4:

Rob’s No Frills (Warden/16th):

$2.11 for loaf of bread

100% Whole Wheat thick slices bread $2 (original price: $3.99). Paid $2.11 after 5% service fee and tax.

September 5:

Wholesale Club Richmond Hill:

4 items for $21.73

Boneless skinless chicken thighs $11.53 (original price: $23.06),
Chicken drumsticks, club pack $4.70 (original price: $9.39),
Turkey breast with sharp white cheddar $2.10 (original price: $4.19),
Smoked summer sausage, sliced $2.24 (original price: $4.49).
- Paid $21.73 for four items.

Enzo’s No Frills (Yonge/16th):

4 cheese items for $12.88

Lactose free Laughing Cow cheese $2.24 (original price: $4.49) x3,
Castello havarti, creamy $5.47 (original price: $10.94).
- Paid $12.88 for four items.

First time seeing Laughing Cow cheese on Flashfood!

September 6:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

7 items for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (7 boxes of strawberries) $3. Paid $3.17.

These strawberries were so small and very sour. Very different than the other ones we got last month which were big and sweet.

33 tomatoes for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (33 tomatoes) $3. Paid $3.17.

26 bananas for $2.11

Mixed Produce Box (26 bananas) $2. Paid $2.11.

Last time, we got 41 bananas for the same price. It’s still a great deal but what a reduction in quantity!

3 bags of oranges for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (3 3lb-bags of oranges) $3. Paid $3.17.

One of the bag of oranges had a completely moldy orange which was squished by the other ones. I had to wash away the orange pulp from the other neighbouring oranges. I opened some of them that night to try and according to the husband they were very sweet!

September 7:

Peter & Suzi’s No Frills (Markham Rd/Hwy 7):

4 items for $30.01

Chicken thighs, club pack $4.86 (original price: $9.73),
Atlantic salmon steak $7.81 (original price: $15.62),
Atlantic salmon steak $8.60 (original price: $17.20),
Atlantic salmon steak $7.14 (original price: $14.27),
Paid $30.01 for 4 items.

Great deal — especially the salmon steaks which turned out with two steaks in one package, making each one about $3 to $4 only.

September 8:

Rob’s No Frills (Warden/16th):

3 items for $9.48

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins $3.75 (original price: $7.50),
Double Chocolate Mini Muffins $2.22 (original price: $4.44),
Oatmeal & Chocolate Cookies $3 (original price: $6).
- Paid $9.48 for three items.

When the husband picked this order up with the two kids, my youngest one saw the cookies and wanted to eat one right away. Haha, she is such a cookie monster. You can’t even tell from the photo that one cookie is missing actually; he sealed the package back up perfectly.

September 12:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

1 fillet for $5.50

Rainbow Trout Fillets $5.21 (original price: $10.42). Paid $5.50.

3 bags of grapes for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (3 bags of grapes) $3. Paid $3.17.

7 boxes of strawberries for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (7 boxes of strawberries) $3. Paid $3.17.

31 bananas for $2.11

Mixed Produce Box (31 bananas) $2. Paid $2.11.

3 heads of cauliflower for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (3 heads of cauliflower) $3. Paid $3.17.

6 bags of bok choy for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (1 bag of bok choy JR, 5 bags of Shanghai bok choy) $3. Paid $3.17.

September 15:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

1 fillet for $4.64

Icelandic Cod Fillets $4.39 (original price: $8.79). Paid $4.64.

September 16:

Tufts Your Independent Grocer:

2 cartons of milk for $1.98

1L of 1% milk $0.94 (original price: $3.59) x2. Paid $1.98.

I love that I was able to snatch these cartons of milk at 94 cents each when they reduced the price. (They later increased the price back up to 50% off when they realized people were actually buying out their milk lol.)

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

4 heads of lettuce for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (4 heads of iceberg lettuce from Ocean Mist Farms) $3. Paid $3.17.

The iceberg lettuce was really green and fresh.

Rob’s No Frills (Warden/16th):

1 loaf for $2.11

Cranberry & Oats Loaf $2 (original price: $3.99). Paid $2.11.

September 17:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

white mushrooms and Chanterelle mushrooms

All these mushrooms and Chanterelle mushrooms for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (a bunch of whole white mushrooms, 1 pack of Chanterelle mushrooms) $3. Paid $3.17.

These white mushrooms were so fresh!! It was also our first time trying fancy chanterelle mushrooms. I can’t believe a small pack like this costs $9.99 at original price…

September 19:

Rob’s No Frills (Warden/Hwy 7):

2 items for $4.47

Flax & Quinoa Bread $1.75 (original price: $3.49),
Original Spiced Pumpkin Tarts $2.48 (original price: $4.97).
- Paid $4.47 for two items.

Our first time trying these pumpkin tarts and they were pretty good! The tart part was softer than expected. The husband said they reminded him of the pumpkin pie from Costco.

September 20:

Rob’s No Frills (Warden/Hwy 7):

$1.85 for a pack of tortillas

100% Whole Grain Tortillas $1.75 (original price: $3.49). Paid $1.85.

Good to buy for prepping the kid’s school lunches nowadays.

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

3 items for $14.21

Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets $5.02 (original price: $10.04),
Jamaican jerk chicken legs $4.73 (original price: $9.46).
Atlantic Salmon Steak $3.70 (original price: $7.40).
- Paid $14.21 for three items.

31 bananas for $2.11

Mixed Produce Box (31 bananas) $2. Paid $2.11.

37 citrus fruits for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (3 oranges, 34 mandarins) $3. Paid $3.17.

3 packs of romaine lettuce for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (3 packs of romaine lettuce) $3. Paid $3.17.

September 22:

Loblaws McCowan (McCowan/Hwy 7):

42 fruits for $5.25

Fruit Box (26 apples, 13 lemons, 3 mangosteens) $5. Paid $5.25.

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

6 packs of mushrooms for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (6 packs of organic sliced white mushrooms) $3. Paid $3.17.

Lots of okra. Too many to count!

Mixed Produce Box (bunch of okras) $3. Paid $3.17.

44 pieces of produce and fruit for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (6 green peppers, 29 plums, 2 eggplants, 7 pears) $3. Paid $3.17.

September 24:

Tufts Your Independent Grocer:

1 kg of yogurt for $4,17

2% vanilla Greek yogurt, club size $3.94 (original price: $7.99). Paid $4.17.

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

4 heads of lettuce for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (4 heads of iceberg lettuce) $3. Paid $3.17.

September 25:

Rob’s No Frills (Warden/Hwy 7):

2 items for $5.18

Original Thin Pizza Crusts $2.39 (original price: $4.79).
Oatmeal Cookies $2.50 (original price: $5).
- Paid $5.18 for two items.

My husband has been making homemade pizza for the 4-year-old to bring for lunch at school and it’s been such a great hit! He uses Havarti cheese, sliced ham, and diced tomatoes (all from Flashfood too) to make them.

September 26:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

3 fish items for $15.86

Atlantic salmon steak $4.41 (original price: $8.82),
Rainbow trout fillets $5.03 (original price: $10.05),
Faroe Island $5.57 (original price: $11.14).
- Paid $15.86 for three items.

6 boxes of strawberries for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (6 boxes of strawberries) $3. Paid $3.17.

Very fresh strawberries! The 4 year old loved these ones.

September 28:

Rob’s No Frills (Warden/Hwy 7):

1 loaf for $1.85

Quinoa flax bread $1.75 (original price: $3.49). Paid $1.85.

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

27 items for $3.17

Mixed Produce Box (26 Roma tomatoes, 1 English cucumber) $3. Paid $3.17.

One of the rare times where we didn’t pick up the produce order the day we bought it. A few of the tomatoes were moldy and the top of the English cucumber wasn’t looking so good either. It’s too bad our timing didn’t work out…

September 30:

Enzo’s No Frills (Yonge/16th):