Actually, I did pick up some canned goods on sale last month but many of them had limits on the number you could buy. I picked up various kinds of canned beans 2/$1, Nalley chili .79 ea (for when the power goes out and we have to heat something in the fireplace or a cook stove outside), chicken of the sea tuna 3/$1, canned tomatoes .79 can, Hunt’spaghetti sauce .69, canned corn and green beans 2/$1, canned mushrooms (6.5 oz.) 3/$1, some canned soup and more. I really watch the ads and pay special attention to the loss leader items, store coupons and manufacturer’s coupons too. With some of the coupons added in I paid even less than the price that I mentioned.
Good for you! That's the only way to do it. Our store is getting weird on loss leaders and claiming they are out of stock. I'm tired of playing that little game and make them give me a rain check. It's been years and years since I was able to get manufacturers' coupons. They don't have them in the local paper and if I print them out I usually end up buying a cheaper brand when I get to the store so that's a waste. Here, there is still one brand (US) of beans/corn/peas that is still .50/ea so I've been stocking up on those. Tuna is never under .50 but I'm hoping for a sale around Easter to restock. Delmonte spaghetti sauce was .89 (Hunt's was .99 and I won't buy any Hunts brand). Mushrooms are about .69. The best unit price on chili was Wolf Brand (no beans) 19 oz at $1.50 so bought some for the same reason as you. For some reason lately, you have to hunt, but national brands are getting to be cheaper than store brand.