On Apr 23, 10:41*am, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:31:39 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:34:53 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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> >> "sf" > wroteinmessage
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> >> >> Anyway... *What sorts of things should I look for there? *Thanks!
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> >> > Just walk down the aisles of the one you will shop at and scope it>> > out, Julie.*Theyoften have a really good price on butter, but>> > Safeway just got a new brand that's veryinexpensive and other brands>> > are usually on sale. *I have 3 S&F/C&C nearby andthey're all>> > different.*Theydo haveindustrial sized cans of stuff andincertain>> > stores (I think the ones labeled as Cash & Carry) there are walkin
> >> > meat lockers where you can buy whole cuts of cryovac meat. *The first>> > time I ever saw Mayocoba beans, it was a 25pound bag at Smart &>> > Final. *I like dried beans, but notinthat quantity.
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> >> I didn't realizetheywere all different!
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> >I haven't researched it, but that's what I've noticed here.*They>could be like Grocery Outlet wheretheyareindividual franchises.
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> >> Here, Safeway is one of the
> >> highest priced places to shop. *I rarely go there. *Only if I just need a>> couple of things and am by one or iftheyhave a sale on something.*Theydo
> >> have good sale prices sometimes.
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> >Safeway rotates sale items and once you getinsync with them, your
> >grocery bill is pretty much normal. *I supposedly saved a third of the>bill the last time I shopped at Safeway and that was only shoppingin
> >store sales, I don't coupon shop because coupons are for the more>expensive items and the savings isn't enough to entice me. *To be>honest, I don't think going somewhere like Smart & Final is a big>savings or any savings overall. *I can always find one or two items>that make me go "wow" at Smart & Final/Cash & Carry, but the final>bill is just as big as anywhere else and I can always find a "wow"
> >sale on some random item elsewhere too.
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> Cash and Carry has professionally printed , multi-page flyers(several)ina stand justinside the door. *One flyer is for meats and
> produce, another for canned goods, frozen foods, another for papergoods ( or something like that) *Each flyer sale price is for a month
> and as far as I can tell for all the Cash and Carry stores. *I don'thave a flyerinthe house right now so I can't check. Anyway, theseare substantial flyers,incolor, on sturdy paper. * I wouldn't thinksuch items would be printed for just one store. *If you haven't foundthe flyers yet, look for them becausetheyhighlight really good
> deals.
> Janet US

They have a website too.