You know Hitting the dollar store before the grocery store and Coscto

[Carnea]

Really Rocks....

Honestly many things such as condiments and frozen fish and hash are simply cheaper than than even buying in bulk. I still hit the Publix for Fresh baked bread and milk and Costco for the rest but the dollar store has knocked a good 40 dollars a week of our grocery bill.

Anyone else picking up imported Belgian strawberry jam made with sugar instead of corn syrup for only a buck?

[suninvited]

1. No, but I get my

homeopathic medicine there.

Now that really rocks!!!!

[PassingFair]

2. I go ...

Big Lots----> Aldi's ------> CostCo ------> Kroger


I save about $100.00 a week.
And the kids get all the CRAP they want
for next to nothing.

(My best friend throws SAV-A-LOT into the mix,
but I HATE that place...)

[Schema Thing]

3. I've been checking out the Big Lots

I like the weird selection. Soups Jam Salsa etc. Vitamin water, Drinks, the occasional carpentry tool. They have these heavy duty Stanly bar clamps now, for a ridiculously low price.

[WinkyDink]

4. Not to mention greeting cards, wrapping paper/bags, picture frames, tablets,

pens, etc.!

And that one awesome time I found Belgian chocolates!

[LeftyMom]

5. We have two different dollar chains here.

The Dollar Tree doesn't normally have any food I would consider eating, but has lots of toys, cleaning things, first aid stuff, little doodads for around the house, etc.

The 99 cent store gets a lot more food including a fair amount of natural and organic stuff, in addition to the usual junk. Their selection generally tends to be a lot more variable, but they get fabulous deals- my favorite was when they had my $8 razor refills for a buck- I cleaned them out and should be set for a year or two. :D

[truedelphi]

6. In California there is this place called Grocery Outlet, They had boxes of

ORGANIC brownie mix for $ 1.50 - and I thought "Oh yeah but I bet there is a catch."

Bought two boxes. Each box made enough brownies for an army - and it was ORGANIC and not spoiled or rancid, but totally fresh.

They also carry "Amy's Organics" items for as little as 89 cents some times.

We get frozen prawns - a huge sack for $ 6.99

And the people there are so friendly!!