Thinking outside the supermarket

re: Thinking outside the supermarket

riteaidnote — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:07:09 GMT

If you use a debit card and have an account at Regions bank, you can get around 3% cash back for shopping at Rite-Aid. The money is automatically moved back into your checking account. It's great with rebates; you pay the upfront price, get the cash back, and then the cash back from the rebate. I know it's not a lot...but it's still money back!

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hARMON bLAINE — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:34:33 GMT

I find A LOT OF SAVINGS AT wALGRENS'DRUGS.dOLLAR STORES HAVE SAVED ME A LOT. tHANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE. i DON'T BUY AT cvs BECAUSE OF THE STUPID CARD NEEDED.aNYONE CAN GET ONE BUT WHY DO THEY NEED THIS CARD ANYWAY?wALGRENS DOESN'T.

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Amy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:20:42 GMT

I have recently started shopping regularly at the national drug stores. I look over the ads and search for the loss leaders. It's fun finding free stuff either after a coupon or combined with a rebate. Last week at Walgreens I bought some free ballpoint pens and a battery powered candle air freshener that will be better than free after I send in this month's rebate. It's awesome when they pay me to shop.

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Gail — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:40:35 GMT

Great article. I've managed to score composition notebooks at Office Depot for $0.10 and 3-ring binders for $1 after the back-to-school rush. Great for my home office and even better for my wallet.

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Nancy K — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:18:08 GMT

Sorry, I just posted about the farmers market, etc, however I wanted to say something about Aldi's. We have one here where I live, and you do need to watch the prices there. Our local grocery store had heads of lettuce and some fruits on sale cheaper than what Aldi's had. Aldi's was .30 more for the lettuce, and .50 more a lb for the fruit. I live in a smaller town, so the grocery store is not that far away to drive to.

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Nancy K — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:12:37 GMT

I also go to Walgreens for school supplies and for things for my home business. For those that go to the farmers markets or the other markets and buy the food inexpensively, go ahead and get what you want. There are alot of veggies that can be frozen to be used later. I have a garden and I freeze my beans, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Also with the meat that you can get. It all freezes.

Also what my hubby and I do is buy a pork roast or a pork loin when on sale at a good price. We get a bigger roast, then cut it into a few smaller ones. With the pork loins, we cut off a good piece for roast, and then cut the rest up into pork chops. We can get at least 3 meals out of the roast and three to four meals with the loin.

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Jim Groelke — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:52:20 GMT

Don't forget your local Farmers Market!! These are GREAT places to buy not only fresh local produce but beef, chicken, eggs.etc. All of these items are often fresher than your supermarket.

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Kris — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:11:17 GMT

I have 3 large bottles of brand name shower cream/gel under my bathroom sink because I pick them up at discounted prices on the end displays at places like Target. I know I will use them up and they won't go bad before I use them. End displays, especially at Target, can get you some awesome deals if it's something use.

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Amber in Splendora, TX — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:57:11 GMT

You can also look into organizations like Angel Food Ministries. I can buy a whole months worth of groceries for $100 for my family of three. You order the food in advance and pay for it when you order it. It comes into the distribution location 2 weeks later and you pick it up there. How easy is that.

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Marc — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:08:11 GMT

Produce stands at weekly flea markets can be a GREAT place for food bargains. For example, suppose your local flea market is open only on Fri & Sat, & has aproduce stand. Well, come closing time on Sat, they've got to pack everything up. Whatever isn't fresh enough to last until next week (or until they set up at their next location) either gets tossed or sold for pennies on the dollar.

I've bought large boxes of produce this way for $1 each. Yeah, you have to be a little creative in order to be sure that you'll use as much of it as possible before it goes bad (& some of it might), but it's a great way to save some $$$.