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zxcvbob

wrote:
> On Nov 12, 10:21 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:53 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:
>>> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
>>> looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
>>> that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>> $.79, no extra purchase required.
>>
>> Free 12lb turkey with purchase of a spiral cut half ham for $2.99/lb
>> (ripoff because the ham, should only be $1.99)
>>
>> Turkey $.59/lb with $35 in purchases (Safeway/Randall's ripoff). Thee
>> $35 in groceries will set you back about $13 over just buying them
>> someplace else. Just to save $1.45 (on a 12lb turkey).
>>
>
> Depends on what you buy. I know some stores have a reputation for
> being cheap, but they aren't always. Albertsons is one of those
> stores. I went there once, and I had 5 things on my shopping list. All
> 5 items cost more than the same item at Safeway.
>
> Winco is cheaper, but their selection isn't as good, and I won't buy
> meat or seafood there ever again. The atmosphere is horrible, the
> lines are long, and I always get stuck behind somebody who can't get
> their card to work. And you have to bag everything yourself.
>
> Walmart is cheaper, and I will buy staples there, but again the
> experience is a hassle, and the meat and seafood are terrible. Produce
> is inconsistent. I try to go to Walmart once every 4-6 weeks, and I
> stock up on certain items there.
>
> I haven't found any stores similar to Safeway in my area that are any
> better. Fred Meyer is okay, but some things are more expensive, and
> they don't carry several items that I want.
>
>

I went to Walmart last night to buy dogfood (went to Sam's first but
they've inexplicably discontinued the one I buy) and I looked at the
turkey prices. Butterballs were about a dollar a pound, and some brand
I've never heard of were 74 cents per pound for mostly 13 pound hens,
but they had one 21 pounder in the bin. I would have bought it one the
spot but I don't have a place to keep it frozen (freezer is full, and
the weather is too warm to just put it in the garage)

Maybe I should have bought it and 10 pounds of ice and put it in an ice
chest. It should keep for a week that way...

-Bob