Wild Planet Can of Sardines 4 for $.97 Grocery Outlet right now

[Burt Gummer]

Picked up another 11 cases today (12 cans each, total 132). $31-32 bucks or about. Happy Valley GO

Asked the lady if there are more and she said absolutely and shelves will be restocked tomorrow. She knew all about the 4 for .97cent price because I guy came in and bought a haul before me and said he heard about it on a FireArms Forum. Gee. I wonder which one?

Not being a greedy pig an older lady asked if all of that was really only $32. Said YES and I left two there so she bailed in line to go get those.

Same ones are $31 a case on Amazon. So $341 vs $31.

GO Happy Valley Phone: (503) 855-3534 But she said all locations stock the same.

 

[Stomper]

Picked up another 11 cases today (12 cans each, total 132). $31-32 bucks or about. Happy Valley GO

Asked the lady if there are more and she said absolutely and shelves will be restocked tomorrow. She knew all about the 4 for .97cent price because I guy came in and bought a haul before me and said he heard about it on a FireArms Forum. Gee. I wonder which one?

Not being a greedy pig an older lady asked if all of that was really only $32. Said YES and I left two there so she bailed in line to go get those.

Same ones are $31 a case on Amazon. So $341 vs $31.

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"Burt bragging rights"….



Just curious, what's the country of origin on those?

 

[Cavedweller]

The only good thing about our health care "system" is potentially getting a sponge batch by Nurse Goodbody

Easy to say if you have never needed a life saving procedure.

 

[Burt Gummer]

Was once very poor. Really poor as in no food for days living in my friend's van. Eating left behind food from beach parties. Not ashamed to admit that, it made me into who I am today.

Once you have gone w/o and hit rock bottom you never forget to appreciate everything in life.

Eventually started a couple small businesses on just about nothing because no one would hire me and welfare? - forget it, I'd rather starve. The worst insult here I've suffered is that I hate Capitalism and must be a socialist - Oh Please lol. Being critical of authority and gov't is NOT being unpatriotic; it defined our founders.

 

[Yarome]

Just curious, what's the country of origin on those?

From the pacific... managed fisheries near Japan... and from the atlantic... managed fisheries near Morocco.

For what it's worth (since it was motioned here also)... the Chicken of the sea brand sardines are sourced out of the Baltic near Poland.

 

[Cavedweller]

From the pacific... managed fisheries near Japan...

Do they glow in the dark?

 

[Cavedweller]

welfare? - forget it, I'd rather starve.

Same way I feel about sardines. LOL

 

[Kruel J]

Sairdines in mustard sauce are a great tasty snack!

 

[Yarome]

Sairdines in mustard sauce are a great tasty snack!

Plain sardines topped with brown country mustard are infinitely better... and actually edible.

Just sayin...

 

[Burt Gummer]

Just my opinion, but it is always better to buy any canned fish in water. Then drain and add whatever you want in oil or spices.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil is sketchy at best from most suppliers so I doubt the quality is there in the can. In water means all you are getting is the wild caught sardine and at .25cents more than fair. Also the true shelf life should be much longer because olive oil would be the first thing to degrade.

As a general rule also, the bigger the fish the more contaminants like Mercury. Those that like Tuna might be interested in the Safe Catch pole caught tuna that is mercury tested by a third party. Go has those also at reasonable pricing. If I was eating something like Chicken of the Sea I'd keep under a couple cans a week.

There are ways to flush out toxins like mercury from your body, oral chelation, but a whole other topic.

Of course all the above is just jibber jabber nonsense in a SHTF, pending starvation scenario. No need to worry about such things when clubbing a rat for dinner. (T1 reference).

 

[Yarome]

Just my opinion, but it is always better to buy any canned fish in water. Then drain and add whatever you want in oil or spices.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil is sketchy at best from most suppliers so I doubt the quality is there in the can. In water means all you are getting is the wild caught sardine and at .25cents more than fair.

Some fair points, but I still generally prefer oil. It preserves the flesh integrity better over the long haul and more of an inhibitor than water against microbial/bacterial growth. Just considering long term shelf stability.

If you are in the habit of pouring off and not consuming the liquid in a can... also to be aware that nutrients transfer to water much easier than to oil. What's going down the drain may be more than you bargained for.

 

[Kruel J]

Plain sardines topped with brown country mustard are infinitely better... and actually edible.

Just sayin...

I grew up salmon fishing and eating sardines right out of the can. We didnt have fancy condiments. Unless you counted the eggs and smelly jelly on my hands

 

[Burt Gummer]

@Yarome Awesome knowledge there!! I will consider that 100% in the future and will stop draining off the water. Thank you!

 

[Yarome]

@Yarome Awesome knowledge there!! I will consider that 100% in the future and will stop draining off the water. Thank you!

Nothing wrong with slurping out of a can, IMHO.

It's incredibly tasty.... so... waste not want not!

I use them more as additives to water based dishes so the juice is integral as a flavor enhancer. To each their own!

 

[Stomper]

Easy to say if you have never needed a life saving procedure.

It was a jocular statement to bring a little levity to the subject…. party boy!

 

[Yarome]

It was a jocular statement to bring a little levity to the subject…. party boy!

I fail to see how gripping your nether's while commenting brings any levity to the subject.... Just sayin... TMI!!

 

[Cavedweller]

I fail to see how gripping your nether's while commenting brings any levity to the subject.... Just sayin... TMI!!

Probably levitated something...

 

[Burt Gummer]

When/If I get word of more .25cent cans I will report back here. I would probably buy $500 worth except where I live now the space isn't great. Used a file cabinet for those.

 

[Cavedweller]

It was a jocular statement to bring a little levity to the subject…. party boy!

You throw a party - I'll be there!

 

[gmerkt]

Funny how I never saw a can of tomato sardines, until I got a lot older.

Opposite for me, when I was in single digits age, in tomato sauce was the only kind my dad brought home. He was from Iowa, I don't know where he got the yen for sardines.

No need to worry about such things when clubbing a rat for dinner.

I'm way, way more likely to find a rat on my property than a sardine.

I still generally prefer oil. It preserves the flesh integrity better over the long haul and more of an inhibitor than water against microbial/bacterial growth.

My wife and I have had this conversation so many times. She's all about calorie counting, so she's for water packing. I much prefer oil packing. I've been a non-drainer for years; when you eat a can of oil-packed tuna, it's pretty filling. Not the right kind of oil, I concede.

When it comes to canned fish, my preference is for salmon. Which many people hate. I eat it straight out of the can, juice, bones, and all. Which in the case of salmon typically is water; I've only seen oil-packed salmon in those tiny, epicurean jars that cost an arm and an aorta. Well beyond what I'm willing to pay.

The foreign food stores around here often have Russian stuff. You'll find an assortment of oil-packed fish in those aisles, mostly very small species, smaller than sardines. They are from Baltic countries. If you're worried about chemicals in fish, I'd say stuff from the Baltic might be at the top of your list to avoid. The Baltic Sea is more like a very large lake, and surrounding countries have been dumping chemical waste into it since manufacturing began. And of course all the rivers around it dump into the Baltic. During the Communist era, those eastern bloc states had very little concern about the environment; quick and dirty disposal of unwanted chemicals all was into the nearest river.

Re. Grocery Outlet. Mrs. Merkt and I have been going there, off and on, for over 35 years. They started off as Canned Goods Store. GO was a good resource for discounted food goods for a long time. Lately, we've noticed that their prices have crept up closer and closer to full retail price in many instances. You have to be a careful shopper there now. As a result, we don't buy much there these days. The real deals come along once in a while in the form of short dated merchandise. If it's something you can freeze or refrigerate to prolong it's life, more the better. Or something where the use by date is fairly elastic, like the sardines.