Shopping at Grocery Outlets to Save Money

Have you seen the prices for food while shopping at your big chain grocery stores? Oh my gosh, how are people able to feed their families? Inflation and the price for food is totally out of control. I never thought I would see the day (in my lifetime) when a dozen of eggs cost $7.00, a gallon of milk $6.50, bacon $9.00 per pack, etc. Awful.

Last week I decided to visit a Grocery Outlet Store that is located about 10 minutes from my home. I had been in there before but it had been a few years. It was time to pay them a visit to see if I could save some money. They don’t take coupons because all groceries are already discounted.

So….here’s what I got.

1 Bag Domino Granulated Sugar
1 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad
1 Box of Quart Size Zipper Storage Bags
1 Bag Ballpark Hot Dog Rolls
1 Bag Ballpack Hamburger Rolls
1 Box (12 packs) Orville Redenbacher’s Microwave Popcorn
1 Box (12 k-cups) Breakfast Blend Cofee
1 large bag UTZ Party Mix
1 pkg. Thomas English Muffins – Cinnamon Raisin
3 snack bags Wheat Thins Veggie Chips
1 Box (contains 8) Honey Buns (for my grandchildren)

Take a guess what I paid? Just under $18.00 for all of that stuff! Yay!!! That grocery outlet doesn’t sell damaged goods. You won’t find dented cans, ripped up boxes, crushed bakery products, etc. Nope…nothing had damage at all.

They had a small refrigerated section that had white and chocolate milk, iced teas, fruit juices, bacon, lunch meats, eggs (sold out), cheese, and a few other things. They had an entire aisle of snack foods (chips, pretzels, crackers, snack mixes, granola bars, etc.), a half-aisle of breakfast cereals, an entire aisle of bakery goods, some canned goods, pasta, a small amount of paper goods, etc.

The store had more than a convenience store but less goods than a full-size grocery store. With that said, I’m very pleased with the savings. That box of Orville Redenbacher’s Microwave Popcorn contains 12 full-size packs! At the grocery store I normally shop that would of cost me clost to $8.00 just for that! The 12-pack of coffee K-cups was only $1.99 which was a great deal too.

Point of my post…try to do some research to see if there are any grocery outlets, bakery outlets, etc. located near you. Even if you have to drive 20 minutes or so to get to one it may be worth your time and effort. I spoke to the store manager and he said their inventory at the one I shopped at changes every 10-14 days, so I’m going to go back next week to see what they have.