SC - shopping on a budget

[Siegfried Heydrich]

    Actually, I find that if I'm willing to shop well ahead of time and
store lots of groceries, I can usually beat wholesale prices by keeping an
eye out for sales. For one feast I did, I got salmon for $2/lb, and found a
sale on Brie and Camembert, 2 12 oz packages for $3. In both cases, I
grabbed all they had, and then went to another store (in the same chain) and
cleaned THEM out. And don't be shy about asking for rainchecks if they're
out!
    For spices that I don't want to buy a lot of, bulk food stores are
great!! I can get a little or a lot, depending on what I need. Warehouse
places are sometimes not so great - I find you have to do a lot of mental
math in those kinds of stores, and they can get very creative with how they
do their pricing. And I find that the wholesale price for meat is higher
than retail, generally. At least down here, anyway.

    Sieggy


> snip
> > There are many warehouse stores -BJ's Wholesale Club, Costco, Sam's Club
> > and the like that sell in bulk-and many of them have the #10 cans of
> > stuff[mmmm, black olives!] and the 66.6 zo cans of tuna, 50# flour and
> > the like. Some grocery stores will even have a bulk section with #10
> > cans.
> > margali
> > >>>
> > Do you buy these from a restaurant supply company?  If so, the average
> > home
> > cook , while possibly able to order from a distributor, will most likely
> > not
> > get the same good price as a restaurant manager or Chef.  Just curious.
> >
> > Balthazar of Blackmoor
>
> We have a camp director who lets us piggyback on his orders for canned
> goods.  I've also known some mom and pop restaurants that will let you
tack
> on an item or two to their list.  Most of them will agree or at least not
be
> rude in thier refusal.  On things like chicken and angus beef we save
almost
> fifty percent!
> Nykademus
>
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