Use the fall sales to fill your freezer with butter, meat, bread, cheese for cooking and frozen vegetables, then eat from it through December. Here is what freezes well, how to organize it, and how much space you need.
Black Friday 2026 is November 27, and most grocery flyers start the day before. In recent flyers, about three in four items were not cheaper than usual. Here is how to spot the real deals and what to stock up on.
In Ontario flyers from April to September 2026, dry pasta ranged from about $1.32 a kilogram to over $5 a kilogram on sale. Big 750 to 900 g bags beat small 340 to 410 g boxes. Here is the data by brand and size.
Grocery points are only worth what you can redeem them for. Convert every points offer to dollars, subtract it from the price, and compare that net price with the item's normal price. Here is how, with worked examples.
Start with the flyer, not the recipe. Pick the two or three proteins and produce items that are truly on sale, build five dinners around them, and shop your pantry first. Here is a step-by-step method with an example week.
In Ontario flyers from April to September 2026, cheese blocks ranged from 86 cents to over $2.40 per 100 g. The 700 g bar on sale was the cheapest, but a 400 g block at $4.92 came close. Here is the data.
A family of four can lower its fall grocery bill by planning dinners around real flyer deals, buying staples in bulk at their low prices, packing lunches from leftovers and cutting waste. Here is a practical plan.
In Ontario flyers from April to September 2026, big tins of Maxwell House ground coffee almost always sold for $15.97 to $15.99. Here is the cost per 100 g by size and brand, and when to buy.
Discount banners often had the lowest flyer prices in Ontario from April to September 2026, but not always. Conventional stores had some of the best deals, and many name-brand items cost the same everywhere. Here are real examples.
In Ontario flyers from August to September 2026, Halloween fun-size candy ranged from about 14 cents to 33 cents per piece. Here is the price-per-piece data by pack, and how to buy enough without overpaying.
In Ontario flyers from April to September 2026, a 454 g block of butter usually sold for $4.88 to $5.99. Anything at or under $4.00 was a true stock-up price. Here is how to time it before holiday baking.
Unit price is the price per 100 g, per kg, per litre or per item. It is the only fair way to compare different sizes. Here is how to read it on Canadian shelf tags, where it can mislead you, and how to do it yourself.
In Ontario flyers from April to September 2026, 10 lb bags of potatoes sold for as little as $1.99, about 20 cents a pound, while 5 lb bags often cost more per pound. Here is the price data and how to store a big bag.