Marked down food

[Gail]

Do you buy the marked down clearance food items at the grocery store?

What are your favourite deals?

[Amelia]

I love the marked down frozen veggies. I go crazy over crushed boxes of tissue and pkgs of TP. I once got a great deal on oatmeal because the front label on the bxs was missing.

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Look in the Yellow Pages of your phone book to see if there is anything listed under Surplus and Salvage Merchandise. Many cities have stores that deal almost exclusively with surplus, outdated and distressed merchandise. Here in the Orlando area SACKS seems to be the only one of its type. I make it a practice of stopping there not less than twice a week. You never know what they are going to have.

Example: COSTCO Blueberries @5.99--SACKS @$3.00, Publix Strawberries @ 4.99--SACKS @$2.00 .... I have found,however, that I can purchase FRESH cereal at ALDIS cheaper as long as I don't HAVE to have the box say "Cheerios". Their brand of Oats is just as good. $1.79 whereas the surplus outdated Cheerios at SACKS goes for $2.29 nuff sed

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Addendum to above:"Food Expiration Dates

So remember, just because a package has a date on it; it does not mean you have to charge off to the trash can and throw out the food. ..."

www.gourmetsleuth.com/...Food.../food-expiration-dates.aspx -

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[Guest]

Example: COSTCO Blueberries @5.99--SACKS @$3.00, Publix Strawberries @ 4.99--SACKS @$2.00 ....

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Richard wrote:

"Wow that's high! We can buy blueberries here in NC, brand new for $1.99. Strawberries too."

That's for about six-eight ounces....I am talking 18 oz. to 20 oz. for that price. and..........you can't buy them this time of the year for that price........... nuff sed

[Gail]

What about dented cans? Which ones will you buy/use and which ones not? How far will you go?