My great,grandfather use to have us carting him from store to store,in hopes of saving a few pennies, when I was in my twenties and much more impatient-haha,I thought this made absolutely no sense,but over ten years later-I have seen the light!! Going shopping at several stores makes perfect sense,if you are getting what you want and it's available at a discount! Every month I hit 3 major stores for sure,if I have excess I throw in Big Lots and Marshall's and yes I did say Marshall's-they have fantastic culinary products,and lots of unsual items from different countries as well.
The main store is Walmart-here I purchase the basics eggs,bread,frozen veggies,and other dried goods, and canned beans....
Second-Aldie's here,I get the bulk of my fresh produce,and miscellanious items like,crackers,chips,dip,yogurt,-most dairy products,and today I discovered that I can get an even better bargain here on preshredded and sliced cheese,and specialty items on sale or clearance.
The Third is Ollie's-I get my cold-pressed olive oil and pasta sauce here every month exclusively!! They also have great organic items every month today I found two types of organic tea bags...
Am I wasting gas,I don't think so-I'm getting what I want, and everything is a hop and a skip from each other!!
Good shopping everyone!!
Thank You RastaMomma! It is wise to go to a few different stores, especially if they are in range of each other. I regularly hop from my local health food store to Publix and then to the Italian Market. Everyone acts like I'm crazy, but it's important to get what you want at a good price! I'm with you one this one.
ReplyDeleteI have recently discovered Aldi and have become a fan. I bought a gallon of milk ($1.29) and make 2 # of fresh ricotta cheese from it ( in the store $5.00 a #).
ReplyDeleteI also don't mind Roasted red peppers from the dollar store!