The best secret that my family has for saving money in this economy is using the Flashfood app to buy all our essential grocery items (like bread, fruits, seafood, meats, dairy).  Participating supermarkets will upload photos of items that are nearing their “best before date” for 50% off or more of the original price.  We’ve eaten so well and been able to save so much money since using this app in 2023.  I can’t believe not more people use it and I really hope more supermarkets will join Flashfood this year (and beyond) (waiting for Food Basics, Walmart, T&T, independent Asian stores…).

Use my referral code KARE4PEFC  to get $5 off your first purchase of $7+.  It’s a free app to download.  You can check out which stores around you participate on Flashfood.  Make sure you check the app often because deals are uploaded multiple times in a day at random times.  Once the item is bought, it is taken down and there is no sign of it on the app.

Here are my January 2025 grocery hauls from Flashfood.  We spent $194.79 this month.

January 3:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Mixed Produce Box (35 bananas) $1.  Paid $1.06 after 5% service fee and tax.

First time getting their $1 banana bags!  Best deal EVER!!!

 

January 8:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Atlantic Salmon Steaks $3.83 (original price: $7.65),
• Atlantic Salmon Steaks $3.70 (original price: $7.40),
• Pacific Halibut Steak $4.45 (original price: $8.90),
• Icelandic Cod Fillets $5.45 (original price: $10.89).
  • Paid $18.42 for four items after 5% service fee and tax.

 

January 10:

VanSpall’s No Frills (Markham Rd/Highway 7):

• 100% Whole wheat bread $0.25 (original price: $3.94) x2,
• Original English muffins $0.25 (original price: $1.97) x2.
  • Paid $0.79 for three items.

Such a great deal!  So happy that I was in this area to get their cheap breads.  I love that this location No Frills frequently prices their breads so cheap like this.  Why can’t all locations participating in Flashfood do the same? 😊

Loblaws McCowan (McCowan Rd/Highway 7):

• Fruit Box (31 oranges, 7 apples) $5.  Paid $5.28.

Great, fresh fruits.

Vi’s No Frills (Silver Star/Steeles):

• Mixed Produce Box (6 cantaloupes, 1 honey melon, 2 packs of blueberries, 1 box of strawberries,) $8.  Paid $8.45.

• Mixed Produce Box (2 bags of carrots, 5 lemons, assorted lotus root, vegetables) $5.  Paid $5.28.

 

January 11:

Real Canadian Superstore Dufferin & Steeles:

• Pork and beef tourtiere $4.24 (original price: $8.49),
• Falafel pita kit $7.50 (original price: $15),
• Organic roasted garlic hummus $2 (original price: $3.99),
• Mini cheese and pepperoni tray $4 (original price: $8),
• Blueberry mini muffins $1.75 (original price: $5).
  • • Paid $20.49 for five items.

I absolutely love going to this Superstore so that we can score these incredible items (we rarely buy them) at such a great deal.  I was also lucky enough to catch these being uploaded live so we were able to buy them right away too.  (So many baked goods were sold out afterwards.)

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Mixed Produce Box (11 dragonfruits, 1 mango) $3.  Paid $3.17.

Fresh fruits that my kids devoured very quickly upon being brought home.

 

January 12:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Mixed Produce Box (2 packs of white whole mushrooms, 1 pack of white sliced mushrooms) $3.  Paid $3.17.

• Mixed Produce Box (5 heads of lettuce) $3.  Paid $3.17.

Very fresh heads of lettuce!

 

January 13:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Mixed Produce Box (Brussels sprouts) $3.  Paid $3.17.

These Brussels sprouts were so good and fresh.  They were even fresher than the ones that the husband bought from the supermarket at full price for Christmas last month (he bought a small bag of them for $9) and here we got so many meals’ worth for just $3~!

• Mixed Produce Box (4 bags of mandarins) $3.  Paid $3.17.

 

January 14:

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

• Chicken leg with bone $2.89 (original price: $5.78),
• Chicken leg with bone $2.88 (original price: $5.77),
• Chicken leg with bone $3.03 (original price: $6.05),
• Chicken leg with bone $3.04 (original price: $6.08),
• Turkey sausages $3.49 (original price: $6.99),
• Rosemary and garlic lamb $7.16 (original price: $14.33),
• Chicken drumsticks $4.32 (original price: $8.64),
• Chicken drumsticks $4.12 (original price: $8.25),
• Chicken thighs, club pack $5.59 (original price: $11.19).
  • Paid $38.58 for nine items.

Best meat haul in a while!  We are all stocked up for a while.  I love that this location of No Frills always has such low costs for chicken!

 

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Mixed Produce Box (35 bananas) $3.  Paid $3.17.

 

January 17, 2025:

Wholesale Club Richmond Hill:

• Chicken thigh, club pack $5.88 (original price: $11.75),
• Cheddar cheese $3.64 (original price: $7.29) x2.
  • Paid $14.37 for three items.

 

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

•  Mixed Produce Box (54 roma tomatoes) $3.  Paid $3.17.

Not all of these tomatoes were great (some moldy), but the husband cut the majority of them up and made them into tomato sauce so not all was lost!

 

January 20:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Creamy yogurt $3.74 (original price: $7.49),
• Extra lean ground chicken $3 (original price: $6),
• 2% lemon Greek yogurt $2.49 (original price: $4.99),
• 0% vanilla Greek yogurt $2.39 (original price: $4.79).
  • Paid $12.28 for four items.

I miss the guy who would price dairy products at more than half-priced off at this Loblaws!  Where did he go?  Does he not upload items for Flashfood anymore? 😦

 

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

 

January 22:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Mixed Produce Box (4 coconuts, 1 papaya) $3.  Paid $3.17.

• Medium cheddar cheese sticks $2.74 (original price: $5.48) x2,
• Marble cheese sticks $2.74 (original price: $5.49).
  • Paid $8.68 for three items.

These cheese sticks are such a great, easy, lazy snack.  I wouldn’t buy these at full price.  I also don’t like all the plastic wrapping involved.

 

January 23:

Tufts Your Independent Grocer:

• PEI mussels $1.94 (original price: $7.49).  Paid $2.05.

I learned somewhat recently that mussels are actually really high in protein and nutritious for you.  Thus, why I got it right away when their price reduced from 50% off to more than 50% off.

 

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Mixed Produce Box (3 bags of oranges, 2 bags of mandarins) $3.  Paid $3.17.

• Mixed Produce Box (30 sweet potatoes) $3.  Paid $3.17.

• Mixed Produce Box (25 carrots, 1 bag of Andy Boy lettuce) $3.  Paid $3.17.

The carrots look black but once you peel the skin, they were really good quality; nice and thick.

 

January 24:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

• Chicken drumsticks, club pack $4.90 (original price: $9.80),
• Faroe Island fillet $5.65 (original price: $11.30),
• Black cold brew coffee $1.34 (original price: $4.99).
  • Paid $12.57 for three items.

First time getting the black cold brew coffee and the husband said he liked it.

• Mixed Produce Box (34 bananas) $2.  Paid $2.11.

This time, the bunch of bananas weren’t all that great and a few were mushy already.

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

So happy to see strawberries available on Flashfood again.

• Mixed Produce Box (2 boxes of strawberries, 2 boxes of blueberries, 3 boxes of raspberries) $3.  Paid $3.17.

Amazing deal of berries!  So fresh and my kids devoured one box of each berry that night after dinner.

 

That’s it for this month’s hauls.  Tune in next month to see what else I buy from Flashfood!  Link to posts:    February 2025,   March 2025,   April 2025,   May 2025,   June 2025,   July 2025,   August 2025,   September 2025,   October 2025.

Use my referral code KARE4PEFC  to get $5 off your first purchase of $7+.