Recently, our family has decided to buy only organic foods for our youngest child due to some health issues. If it wasn’t so expensive, I’d love buying all organic food, but we like to eat too much. A family of 7 isn’t cheap to feed as most of you know, so finding the best prices on everything is MY full time job!
A favorite and very convenient snack in our house is dry cereal. It’s fast, portable and not too messy. Cheerios have been a staple in our household for a long time! In our search for a low-salt organic replacement we have definitely tasted our share of twigs and bark. Envirokids looks like the winner. They have an assortment of animal-named counterparts to Cheerios, Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, even one with peanut butter and chocolate (ugh) . The one that we like the most is “Gorilla Munch”, which tastes just like Captain Crunch, but doesn’t leave that greasy coating on the top of your mouth like Capt Crunch does. The kids LOVE it.
So we checked the prices for Gorilla Munch at Publix and Krogers (Walmart didn’t carry it), and the price per 10 oz box was $4.95 and $3.94 respectively. Ouch. I looked it up in our food coop catalog, and it comes out to about $3.75/10 oz box when you buy 12 boxes, not including the extra fees that the coop order charges. (not that much if you order regularly anyway)
Then my mom looked it up on Amazon and found you could get 3/23 oz bags for $19.02 and if bought with the Subscribe & Save Plan, it’s only $16.17. Do the math and it comes out to the equivalent of $2.34/10 oz box. Remember that Amazon doesn’t charge tax, either. Some of you don’t pay tax on food, but in TN, it’s a whopping 9.25%! So buying it from Amazon saves us almost half ! Oooh. . . I love it when we find a deal like that!
There’s also an option on Amazon for Gorilla Munch for 160/1 oz bags that comes out to only a little more than buying it in the big bags. ($2.46/10 oz). If you find yourself filling little baggies of cereal a lot, this could be a great option, but be sure you know your kids like it, 160 bags is a lot of cereal!
How does Amazon’s Subscribe & Save really work?
If you’re like me, I was hesitant to try signing up for scheduled delivery and even ended up getting double shipments the first time I tried it. Now, a regular S & S-er, it’s a really convenient option that saves you an extra 15% on anything that qualifies. Here’s the nitty-gritty on the Subscribe & Save:
First, when you are on the page of the item you want to put on Subscribe & Save, select how often you want it and it will automatically take you to the checkout page. Don’t worry about how often you chose to have it shipped, you can change and even cancel it at any time by going into ‘your account’. They will ask you what address you want it shipped to and how you want to pay for it.
Second, it doesn’t matter if it’s under $25, you get free shipping on ALL Subscribe & Save orders. I like that! If you have other items you are ordering in your cart, your Subscribe & Save item will not show up, but is on it’s way.
Third, if you go through an entire case of your order on Subscribe & Save program and now you’re sick of it (happens), you can cancel the entire thing and the next scheduled order and all future orders (of that item) will be cancelled. If you only want to delay it for a few more months, you can do that too. It’s really a great program with no ‘catches’. My mom uses it all the time, and if I was online more, I would too. Finding someone to share the quantities with makes it even more fun.
Want to know what I like best about getting a good deal? Having it delivered on my front porch!
Envirokidz Gorilla Crunch-3/23 oz bags, $16.17
Envirokidz Gorilla Crunch – 160/1oz bags, $46.39 (don’t think it’s Subscribe & Save eligible, it’s what they call a ‘manager’s special’ and already 50% off). Still no tax, but $0.99 shipping.
For more Amazon deals take a look at the blog, The Good Deal Gal. She lists the best deals on Amazon every month along with lots of other good deals!
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I would love to buy more organic foods, too, but they are just too expensive. great resource on how to buy organic on a tight budget.
I’m with you, Amy, if organic wasn’t so expensive I’d go with all organic. I have found organic carrots at Kroger’s for as low as .49/pound-I bought 10 packages! Someone needs to start an Aldi’s of natural and organic foods.
My son loves this cereal. Not only is it a good price and good for you but it tastes good…. that combination is hard to find.