Very true. I was at Albertsons and though Wow! $9 for a frozen Marie Callender’s pie!? Is this the new normal? Nope, $4 at Walmart
Grocery price shopping?
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It's tough in today's climate. Taking the time for watching adds, managing coupons and knowing when/where to go will save you some money, but not too many people can do that. With our family of 6, food, toiletries, etc are easily $400/week.
We too have some nice grocery stores nearby. Wegmans, Trader Joe's, etc.. They can be pricey, but if you're particular with what you put in your cart, try to stick with house brands, etc, you can do well.
My go-to's if I do the grocery shopping is Walmart or Aldis. Wife likes Wegmans.
Oven roaster chicken? That's one of our family favs. I'm doing one tonight in fact. Mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, etc and I'll make some gravy with the drippings. Feeds our family of 6 and then some.
We too have some nice grocery stores nearby. Wegmans, Trader Joe's, etc.. They can be pricey, but if you're particular with what you put in your cart, try to stick with house brands, etc, you can do well.
My go-to's if I do the grocery shopping is Walmart or Aldis. Wife likes Wegmans.
Oven roaster chicken? That's one of our family favs. I'm doing one tonight in fact. Mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, etc and I'll make some gravy with the drippings. Feeds our family of 6 and then some.
I like supporting local, family owned stores and businesses. Many of them are cheaper than chains.
That depends. We have many Chinese-owned low-cost neighborhood grocery stores and we have rather expensive family-owned neighborhood grocery stores. Most of them are actually chains, or they have at least several locations. They may go by different names. Noriega Produce, Haight Street Market, and Gus's Market are all owned and operated by the same family. I havent met the Don yet. Gus's has nice and fairly priced produce but their meat and cheese prices are out of control. I may as well go to Cal-Mart.
In case anyone here likes chia, I just bought several pounds of Chilean non-GMO chia flour for only $1.99 at Grocery Outlet. The same bag goes for $9.00 on amazon.com. Grab a bag before I buy them all.
Lol. But is the toilet paper cheap?That depends. We have many Chinese-owned low-cost neighborhood grocery stores and we have rather expensive family-owned neighborhood grocery stores. Most of them are actually chains, or they have at least several locations. They may go by different names. Noriega Produce, Haight Street Market, and Gus's Market are all owned and operated by the same family. I havent met the Don yet. Gus's has nice and fairly priced produce but their meat and cheese prices are out of control. I may as well go to Cal-Mart.
In case anyone here likes chia, I just bought several pounds of Chilean non-GMO chia flour for only $1.99 at Grocery Outlet. The same bag goes for $9.00 on amazon.com. Grab a bag before I buy them all.
When they ask paper or plastic I say "Paper, please."Lol. But is the toilet paper cheap?
Hate to say it ...but right now I support whoever has the lowest price on what I am shopping for....That depends. We have many Chinese-owned low-cost neighborhood grocery stores and we have rather expensive family-owned neighborhood grocery stores. Most of them are actually chains, or they have at least several locations. They may go by different names. Noriega Produce, Haight Street Market, and Gus's Market are all owned and operated by the same family. I havent met the Don yet. Gus's has nice and fairly priced produce but their meat and cheese prices are out of control. I may as well go to Cal-Mart.
In case anyone here likes chia, I just bought several pounds of Chilean non-GMO chia flour for only $1.99 at Grocery Outlet. The same bag goes for $9.00 on amazon.com. Grab a bag before I buy them all.
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Got proper smoke house ham and some turkey breasts for T-day … tired of bone bird.
But also hit the stores at opening time for some nice yellow tag steaks and burgers …
Grilled 8 burgers last night - $12 all in …
But also hit the stores at opening time for some nice yellow tag steaks and burgers …
Grilled 8 burgers last night - $12 all in …
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HaHa … finally saw Walmart selling the Asian style toilet seats
ShopRite free turkey ,ham or other entree's if you spend $400 in a month time. Use there app for digital coupons. I think there prices are great using the digital coupons and check the circular
Have been doing that since I was in college. I am old school and I look up their weekly ads online, come up with a shopping list for each, and stock up when they are on sale. I found that usually pasta and sauce are never on sale together, so you sort of have to stock up to get the best deals.
Some items I would shop on quality instead of the sale price, and if they are perishable I would not stock up.
Some items I would shop on quality instead of the sale price, and if they are perishable I would not stock up.
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One of my best engineers recalls being mocked by a food stamper who compared things in her basket to his in his senior year (his mostly noodles) … Hope that slug is not living the life he is now …
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Usually order online from Walmart over $35 to get free delivery is the cheapest for me. Charmin only (this is an executive order). I usually don't go to Walmart for grocery because they don't run the loss leader sales once in a while like Safeway does, and their produce quality is not as good as Safeway (i.e. orange size is smaller, Chilean instead of USA orange). Usually I go to Trader Joe's for milk and produce (cheaper than Safeway), Safeway for mass produced packaged stuff like cereal and waffles when on sale, Costco only for quality critical stuff at all cost (frozen organic broccoli, wild caught frozen sockeyes) with gift card recharged by friends. I don't shop at Costco or Walmart much because the line is long, the parking is always full, and they are far away. We have a Safeway every 5 mins from each other and Trader Joe is also 5 mins from my house. Walmart is about 30 mins away and Costco is about 15 mins, but they both take about 1 hr per trip instead of 20 mins.Lol. But is the toilet paper cheap?
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Pretty soon it will be chic to be frugal/cheap again like in 2008
I thought I was the only one who did this. Find some knicknack on walmart.com but need to pad the order up to $35 for free shipping.
So buy something like TP that some Walmartian delivers from the store. Our family is a Scotts 1000 family BTW.
TP and paper towels are the ultimate order stuffer / padding for an incomplete order.
Check https://flipp.com/home There used to be another one that was very specific with zip codes (this is not so, lists everything around you within 100 miles or so).
Honestly, from an efficiency standpoint, Costco is tough to beat for an (almost) one-stop shop. Sure, you may find better prices if you shop hard, but there is some value in time....especially when you have a family of 5. Plus the cost of fuel must be considered.
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