July 16, 2009
Grocery Outlet
I think that most of you may have seen the ads on TV for Grocery Outlet. The ads are just off-the-wall enough to have caught my attention, yet they are not obnoxious enough to offend my sensibilities. So, the only thing I could do was to shop there one day.
I entered the store under the ruse of “looking for some graham crackers”. It is not a large store so I was enticed to wander around the entire store aisle by aisle… just to check it out and see exactly what all this non-hype hype was about. Besides I had no idea where the graham crackers might be and I didn’t want to miss them.
The store conveniently lists their price and the price an item would be at another store. I was impressed and Portland Firefly always likes a bargain, so I began to put items into my shopping cart. I had been cautioned to be sure to check the expiration dates on items and I did. I would have purchaed an entire case of name brand easy squeeze mayonaise, but the expiration date was only 6 weeks away; so I only bought what I could use or share with family.
The ice cream was another bargain, as are their cheeses. I bought the most delicious cantaloupe and an enormous bunch of cilanto for just $.44. The next week the same size bunch was only $.33!!! I have found their prices to be so reasonable that I find myself trying items that maybe I would not have purchased at full price. Most of which I like.
When you check out and are given your recipt, your cashier tells you how much you saved today. I am consistently saving more that I am spending. And that amounts to more than 50% savings on my groceries! It is really cool to be writing a check for $27.64 and saving $32.75.
Oh yes, I did get my graham crackers… and a lot more.
www.groceryoutlet.com for more info and the store near you.
