Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
>
> Fred Meyer regularly has loss leaders on fish, fresh or frozen,
> I've
> never been disappointed so far. They don't have them often, but
> about
> two or three times a year, they mark down good fish and shellfish to
> a
> really low price and just eat it. No case discounts, no rainchecks,
> variable availability if it is fresh, depending on weather and
> fishing
> conditions, but it's legitimate and a great time to stock up, which
> is
> what we do. Salad shrimp is also on sale, but for $1 or $2 more a
> pound than it normally goes on sale, so I'm passing in favor of the
> halibut. It works out to $8.00 a pound after filleting, which is
> still an incredible deal for the last few years.

It's still a terrific buy. Last year, I paid $18.99/pound here in
Maryland for a halibut fillet (special treat).


Last week they had
> $4.99 deals on whole frozen wild caught sockeye and frozen wild
> caught true cod fillets. We bought a bunch then, as well.

I think I'll move to the NW! Atlantic salmon (artificially coloured)
is about all we can easily buy here. Pffft.

Dora