Kicked arse at Safeway today.
Done, what's the next tip for avoiding paying inflated prices?
Sadly until a lot more people feel a lot more pain they probably will not stop voting this on themselves. The rest of us are kind of along for the ride and have to make the best of it we can.
There is a place up here called US Foods Chef Store. They used to be called Cash and Cary. They have them in OR too. The place is aimed at small commercial operations like restaurants and such. For many years the one place I worked for bought stuff there and I just assumed they only sold to business. found out anyone can go there. Price on most stuff is lower than any store but, you of course have to buy larger amounts of most stuff. I make our own ground beef from them using FAR better cuts and its cheaper but, have to buy a large package. If one of them is within easy drive would be worth checking out.
We have one near us, the prices generally don't seem great to me but I am cheap. Their quality is probably much better than the sketchy stuff I buy.
Assuming they all sell the same stuff, they sell a lot of name brand things. Just in larger amounts. There is a lot of stuff I will not cheap out on and there is often a huge difference in price at least here. Again though to get that price have to buy a lot more than I would at the store. We can buy Sirloin steak here and grind up for less than the ground beef in the store. Again have to buy an entire butt at a time. Often buy NY strip too and its a little more than ground beef in the store but of course have to buy an entire slab at a time. It's IBP so very good stuff. Lot of stuff we would normally buy in a jar they have in those large cans. So as long as you have a way to store it, saves a lot. Now the store in OR may for some reason be on a different price schedule? Lot probably depends on the local gov and what they tack on.
Problem the best tip is to shop with intelligence and compare prices. Know what you are buying and if the product will last. I have an in on what products have a lot of claims on them for being bad stuff.
