Grocery Store Relay

Ok, so I have this well kept secret...I LOVE THE GROCERY STORE RELAY!!! There I said it! I have been out of my habit of going to the grocery store relay at one of our local super markets.  This past weekend I went with Tracey and Julia Grace and let me just tell you there are certainly AWESOME grocery store relay partners!  Tracey loves a bargain just as much as I do.  So, this helps out tremendously!  So, I know you all are wondering, what is a grocery store relay and why in the world would this make someone so happy?  Here's the reason...

THESE THREE BOXES!!!

So, what's so wonderful about these 3 boxes?  First of all I got everything in these 3 boxes for exactly $24.00.  The grocery store relay costs $8.00 per box and it's as many things as you can fill in your box.  Secondly, I bought these items with school starting in mind.  I wanted things I could easily put in lunches.  Finally, the $24.00 I spent on these 3 boxes is less than 1/10 of the retail value for everything in the boxes.  What's in the boxes?  Here's my list:

Peanut M and M's - 8 packs *all M and M's will be used to make snack mix for lunch boxes and potty treats for Mason Luke!!!

Ghiradelli - 1 large milk chocolate bar

Pretzel M and M's - 66 packs

Plain M and M's - 22 packs

Dove Chocolates - 2 big bags

Lucky Charms Cereal Bars - 1/2 box (split with Tracey)

Kudos Granola Bars - 1/2 box (split with Tracey)

Quaker 90 Calorie Peanut Butter Granola Bars - 2 boxes

Wishbone Thousand Island Dressing - 2 bottles

Hidden Valley Peppercorn Ranch - 1 bottle

Hidden Valley Fat Free Ranch - 2 bottles

OrganicVille Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinaigrette - 2 bottles

Deboles Organic Angel Hair Pasta - 1 box

Muellers 32 oz Thin Spaghetti - 1 box

Old El Paso Enchilda Dinner Kit - 2 boxes

Old El Paso Soft Taco Bake - 1 box

Old El Paso Fajita Kit - 1 box

Old El Paso Burrito Kit - 1 box

Old El Paso Taco Shells and Tortillas - 1 box

Crystal Light Iced Tea w/ Lemon - 3 packs of 4-16 oz bottles

McCormick Worcestershire Ground Black Pepper Blend - 1 box

Inlehoffer Sweet Hot Mustard - 1 bottle

Marias Gamesas Cookies - 3 large boxes

Kraft Honey Mustard Dressing - 1 24oz bottle

Bob's Red Mill Muesil - 1 bag

Cheese Crackers - 1 pack

Rustic Crust Pizza - 2 pizza crusts

Back to Nature Blueberry Granola to Go - 1 bag of 5 packs

Laura Lynn Cheese Crunchies - 5 bags

Smart Puffs Cheddar Cheese Puffs - 5 bags

Peanut Butter Lover's Chex Mix - 5 bags

Applesauce - 1 can

Individual Applesauces - 1 six pack

Pears - 2 containers

Milton's Seasalt Crackers - 2 boxes

Premium Wafers - 1 box

Cardinis Crutons - 6 bags (4 italian, 2 garlic)

Canadian Farms Organic Granola Bars - 2 boxes

Kraft Fat Free Ranch 16 oz - 1 bottle

Newman's Own Organic Alphabet Cookies - 1 bag

Neman O's Chocolate Creme Cookies - 1 package

Ghiradelli Chocolate Chips - 1 bag

Roland Strawberry Tartlettes - 8 packages

Fruit Rings Cereal - 2 boxes

Pediasure Vanilly Sidekicks - 1 four pack

JJ Flats Organic Flatbread Crackers - 1 package

Annie's Organic Chocolate Chip Granola Bars -1 box

Dickinsons Purely Fruit Blueberry Spreadable Fruit -1 jar

Green Giant Whole Kernel Corn - 1 Can

Green Giant Cream Style Corn - 2 cans

Cracker Jacks - 2 boxes

Panni Potato Dumpling - 1 box

Chock Full O Nuts 26 oz Coffee - 1 can (Woo Hoo!)

Sesmark Sesame Thins - 1 package

Hunts Spaghetti Sauce - 2 large cans

Old El Paso Tortilla Stuffers - 4 packages

Hunts Tomatoes - 1 can

Ravioli - 1 can

Green Beans - 1 can

OrganicVille Herbs de Provence Dressing - 1 bottle

Wholesome Sweetener Light Brown Sugar -1 bag

Blue Ribbon Self Rising Flour - 1 large back

Deboles Spaghetti - 3 boxes

Hodgson Mill Spinach Spaghetti 16 oz - 1box

Peaches in Splenda - 1 can

Pace Picante Sauce - 1 jar

Arrowhead Mills Peanut Butter (the good organic/all natural kind) - 2 jars

Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs - 1 container

Lucks Chicken and Dumplings - 2 containers

White House Applesauce - 1 jar

I am sure I missed a thing or two.  Most of these things you can find at places like the Fresh Market or Whole Foods.  The Pediasure and peanut butter would have cost me $24 alone.  Just those 3 things paid for the boxes.  Enjoy the pictures below and a little sample of my pantry (which I did finally take pictures of to share in a post soon)!  



Lots of Items to Sort!!!

This is just the first box of things!



 Lots of M and M's to make trail mix/snack mix for lunches in a couple of weeks!

 The best peanut butter (for sandwiches, smoothies, and icing when I make peanut butter cream cheese icing)

Where do I even start???

It was almost as if it kept multiplying!!!

Finally on the last box!!!



Mallory was a great helper in sorting all of this!!!

By the way, Tracey and I did work hard for all of our deals.  It's not just a walk up and get it kind of experience.  You have to work for what you get, but it's so much fun and worth it.  Basically, it's a free-for-all for about 15 minutes and then you are good!  However, you're really lucky if you have a Julia Grace to sit on the boxes you really want!

Sorting is now complete!  I will also tell you that Tracey has 3 boxes just as full as mine!  She really racked up for her 1st trip as well!  I think both of our hubbies will be happy with this shopping excursion.  Shhhh...don't tell them we totally rewarded ourselves with Panera after this adventure!