I needed a few grocery basics to finish out the month of pantry eating – fresh fruits and veggies, milk, eggs, and bread – so I stopped by The Grocery Outlet, my favorite mark-down grocery store. They are located in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona and have incredibly cheap prices on name brand products close to their expiration date or with outdated packaging.
The outlet is hit or miss, and if you like something, get it quick because it may not be there next week! I’ve been happy to find many organic products, items that are sold at Whole Foods for more than double the cost, including local, organic cheese, whole grain breads from a local bakery, organic canned and frozen goods, and even organic and natural bath and beauty products. Although my budget doesn’t allow for as many organics as I’d like, shopping here lets me incorporate more into our diets, often for less than conventional at the supermarket.
Today’s great deal: grassfed ground beef, antibiotic and hormone-free, raised in California, for $2.29/lb. That’s cheaper than conventional in our area, and half of Costco’s price! We use about 2 lb. per month, and ground beef generally is good for about 6 months in the freezer, so I bought 12 lb. I normally would spend $4.33 per pound at Costco, so I saved $24.48 by buying it for the freezer. That $24.48 is going into the savings account!
Another great find was Naked juice for $.99 each. There is a rebate going where if you buy 10, you get $10 back, making them free.
What kind of discount grocery stores are in your area? Are you finding any great deals on natural and organic products?
This post is linked to Thrifty Thursdays at Tales from Boggeritaville, and Frugal Fridays at Life as Mom.
Are you in San Mateo area?
I go to the one in redwood city, whenever I hit Savers. I buy their yogurt for school lunches.. 4 for $1
Yes, I go to the RWC one, too. And Savers, oh my love for Savers will be a whole ‘nother post!
And since you’re in the area, where did you find that fantastic $15 estate sale??
This sounds like a great resource! Too bad there aren’t any here. 😦 Hope you have a great weekend…
Jealous! I don’t think we really have ANY discount grocery stores around here…all the chains (Meijer, Kroger, Valumarket) vary slightly in their pricing, but not by much. It’s too bad we don’t have any discount places.
Wow! That sounds great! We don’t even have Meijer or Kroger around here… and the seasonal farmer’s markets are MORE expensive than the organic grocery store prices…. (Including u-pick, which just drives me crazy… we’re doing the work, saving them storage and/or transportaion costs, and they charge us MORE…???? !!!)
Opps… sorry for the little rant~ Glad that some are able to feed their families well for less!
Wait til you see our Harris Ranch price on the February Ad…
Love, Grocery Outlet!
None here or I would be there weekly!
I have been wanting to buy more real organic foods but they are just so expensive. Great deal on your grass fed beef!
It was an estate sale held by KSA200, in Emerald Hills in RDW City. I went to one today, it was near Crystal springs Rd and it was $$..I bought som metal vintage flower frogs but on Sunday its 1/2 price and I might go again..:)
email me and maybe we can go together?:)