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Groceries from the dollar section hit different when you break down the math
I grabbed a bag of frozen chicken breasts at the discount grocer for $6.50 last Tuesday. Usually I go to the regular supermarket and pay $10-$12 for the same thing. Dinner was fine, no weird texture or taste, just regular chicken. Have any of you found stuff at those random discount places that actually held up?
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emmawood5d ago
Read a piece online that said discount grocers often get overstock from bigger chains, so the food is the same stuff just repackaged. Bought a 5 pound bag of rice at a salvage store for $3 once and it was identical to the name brand bag I usually grab. Makes sense if you think about it, the supply chain is just rerouting extra inventory.
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benclark5d ago
Worked at a distribution center for a year. One time we got a pallet of organic pasta that was going to be destroyed because a grocery chain changed their packaging. Labels were perfectly fine. Truck was already scheduled to dump it. Instead of trashing it, a salvage guy I knew scooped it up for pennies on the dollar. That pasta ended up at three different discount stores. Same product. Same factory. Just a different sticker slapped on the bag. The waste in this system is insane.
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