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Always make a grocery list.
Look through your pantry/fridge to make sure you don't buy duplicates.
Clip coupons and remember to take them with you!
Buy generics

Sabra hummus especially the jalepeno flavor along with...
Stacy's Pita chips the simply naked flavor
Daisy cottage cheese I find the store brands too watery.

I live in Austin too and have visited Newflower twice. I did see a couple good deals but lots of items at NF are more expensive than at HEB such as those Laughing Cow cheese wedges which are about a dollar more than HEB. One good deal that I did see was Sweet leaf tea for 10/10$. I like that NF gives you a bag rebate something like 5 or 10 cents.

I'll stick to HEB I just wanted to check out NF because it's new in town.

I hope that someday we'll get a Trader Joes. I've heard lots of good things about that store.

You should try TJ Maxx or Marshalls. They have a good selection of kitchen supplies.

I can't stand the smell of ripe bananas also, don't have a problem with oranges though. Once my mom and I were going on a long car trip and my mom was eating a ripe banana. Needless to say I had a really bad headache at the end of the trip and told her to not eat ripe bananas in the car anymore.

The worst micro smell was when my brother nuked combination seafood fried rice the smell lingered for a few days. I've never dry heaved more in my life.