9 Things You Should Never Buy at the Supermarket

[Swede]

Uh-oh,I didn't know about #5. Should have.


While most grocery store products are perfectly fine to buy, there are a few things you should avoid due to poor quality or exorbitant pricing. Here we reveal nine items we recommend you buy elsewhere.



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[Gabi Hayes]

1. did you read the comments? they pretty much agreed with my take on this article

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. How did they get the idea that greeting cards would be overpriced?

The price is right on them, like magazines.

[HopeHoops]

10. That's also one thing you SHOULD buy from a dollar store - often 2/$1.

[quakerboy]

3. #4 is bull

The single best piece of cookware I ever bought was at a Safeway. It cost me a buck ninety nine over ten years ago. I still have it, though the finish is wearing off. That was over 10 years ago. As compared to the 20 set I got from amazon that has lasted about 6 years, or the 40+ per piece cookware that seems to last 2 years max.


On second thought, though, the last few times I have looked at the cookware in a grocery store, it has looked like crap. As with anything you buy, you should always do your research and shop around for items you need before buying anything.

[Angleae]

4. I'll think about considering any of these things when other stores are open at 2-3 AM.

That's generally when I do my grocery shopping, just after I get off work.

[Initech]

5. I'd add beer.

Most grocery stores have a horrible selection and are way overpriced when it comes to beer and you can get better deals and better selection at liquor stores and places like Bev Mo.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Yeah, but some grocery stores are open 24 hrs

Maybe no microbrews, but there's some ok stuff for emergencies.

[geardaddy]

13. Not here in MN.

Can't buy beer in the grocery. Damn blue laws.

[RebelOne]

16. We had the blue laws on Sunday until just recently.

Beer and wine were available in the grocery stores but not on Sunday. But there just a vote on the ballot here in Georgia where the voters spoke out, and now beer and wine are available on Sunday after 12:30. That's because it is after church lets out (I'm in the Bible Belt). Now the liquor stores are doing a booming business on Sunday.

[geardaddy]

17. We are so backward here in Minnesota in that respect

No off-license on Sundays at all and no booze/beer/wine in grocery stores.

[siligut]

20. Not here in Seattle or I'll bet WA in general

We have state owned liquor stores and the beer and wine selection is always inferior compared to the better grocery stores.

[hobbit709]

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[HopeHoops]

9. A shitload of "dollar store" candy is made in China. I wouldn't even consider buying that.

[LiberalEsto]

11. A great deal on greeting cards

The Dollar Tree stores sell nice greeting cards at two for a dollar, 50 cents each. And most of these are made in the U.S.!

They also recently started selling slightly more "upscale" cards at $1 a pop, but not all of those are domestically produced.

I've been buying Dollar Tree cards for years. It sure beats paying $4.95 for one at CVS.

[progressoid]

12. One of our grocery stores has a huge isle of 99 cent greeting cards.

YMMV

[RebelOne]

14. Number #3 cosmetics I buy all the time at my local Kroger.

Kroger has an extensive cosmetic line and the products are a hell of a lot cheaper than CVS or Walgreen's.

[Bruce Wayne]

15. Why is sushi not on this list?

[zipplewrath]

18. Preference for big box

The preference for big box was obvious in that. If you can buy in that kind of bulk, that's generally going to be a winning strategy.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

19. You shouldn't buy sex toys at the Supermarket

If you do buy something, it was probably not meant to be used as a sex toy so beware. (Food products are ok - non food TOYS are the no-no)