This past Saturday I really wanted to take the bike cargo trailer, hook it up to my bicycle and do what I originally
intended when I acquired said trailer. We
were blessed with some cooler temperatures for a few days so I decided I'd take
advantage of that and go for groceries.
Lucky me, my youngest offered to join me and tag along.
Leftover bits & bobs |
I used some slightly longer screws to make sure it was well attached |
Before we left I used some of the remaining hardware to attach a
black storage tote to the trailer along with some slightly longer screws to make
sure it was well secured. I reused the
plastic washers to reinforce the attachment points.
All secured into place |
The tote has clips to securely hold the lid
on. I also tossed a couple of bungi
cords inside the tote to strap items on top of the tote.
Ready to roll! |
This cargo trailer holds a lot! |
I had a pretty good sized list this time because Albertson's was
having a heck of a good sale. Most of
what I purchased was fairly heavy too.
Normally this would've been a prime time to use the car or truck, but
I'm one of these people that figures "go big or go home", ha, ha!
We didn't even squish the bread |
My partner in crime We used the bungee cords to strap two extra bags on top |
We pedaled down to the grocery store and did our shopping. Then we loaded up the trailer and managed to
get it all on with no trouble at all.
We passed on this very enticing yard sale since we had ice cream |
And we made it home! |
We have a pretty good sized hill between the grocery store and
home so once I got that far and couldn't pedal up anymore I hopped off and
pushed it up to the top. Then I hopped
back on and made my way home.
That is a bunch of groceries! |
My daughter took up the rear and reported that all went well. Nothing fell off and our maiden voyage went off without a hitch. I was super proud of myself for managing the trip and once we got home I felt great!
I was able to get quite a few back-to-school items for lunches too |
We unloaded all of our groceries and got them put away. I was able to get a lot of meat on sale including
New York Strip steaks for $4.99 a pound and chicken thighs for 69¢ a
pound. 85% lean ground beef was $2.39 a
pound.
Here is all the meat I bought I repackaged the steaks, chicken and ground beef for the freezer |
I picked up salad mix 80¢ a bag, cucumbers and bell peppers 39¢
each, bananas 39¢ a pound, bread 80¢ a loaf and pasta for 69¢ each for the
girls, loads and loads of great bargains.
Then I was able to use additional coupons to shave even more off the
price as well as two coupons for $5 OFF a
$50 Purchase and $8 OFF an $80
Purchase to save another $13 off the grand total.
Starting to refill the freezer |
By the time all was said and done I had purchased over $230 worth
of groceries for a final total of, are you ready for this? $89.62!!!
I was sooooo excited. And I
didn't use any gas, got a great workout in and spent some quality time with my
daughter. Win, win, win!
I'm sure I'll be making more modifications and add-ons as time goes on I am super happy with this trailer |
The bike trailer
performed beautifully and I am absolutely thrilled with it. My daughter's bike is working really well for her too and she is super happy
with it. I know we are going to get a
lot of great use out of this trailer.
I'm really looking forward to our next adventure with it too.
Oh my goodness. What a great accomplishment. Dang!
ReplyDeleteLOL It was so much fun!
DeleteI absolutely love your bike trailer! You did a great job using it for groceries.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love it too. :o)
DeleteWhat a haul.
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Good heaven's that was quite the haul and better still you got everything at great prices. I sure wish our grocery stores would give us such pricing. I was checking the flyers this morning for bell peppers. $5.89 for three pack (red, orange, yellow), or $1.99/lb for green peppers. I'll go for the green when I pick up groceries next week.
ReplyDeleteI was shocked when I saw those prices. No way did I want to pass those up!
DeleteI'm sure it was very satisfying to have everything go so smoothly.
ReplyDeleteVery much so. Thank you.
DeleteThe bike trailer is very impressive, but so is the amount of bargain food you managed to stow in it. I would call it a tremendously successful maiden voyage
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe the bargains. Yay!
DeleteAwesome! You girls amaze me!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks. We had a good time!
DeleteI admire you!!
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you so much Jane.
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