k2bdeutmeyer Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 What items have you found to be good deals? What items to avoid? I plan to make a trip today & don't know all of my pricing & quantities well enough to make smart decisions. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 milk, cheese, ziplock bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Toilet paper, meat, cheese, dog food, fresh and frozen veggies and fruit, oatmeal, cold cereal (when we buy it), baking items (flour, choc chips- unless I can get them on sale), butter (depends on the season. I can find it cheaper at other places during certain times of the year). Peanut butter and jelly (if we run out of homemade). I can find milk and eggs cheaper elsewhere. Milk is over $3 a gal at Sams right now. Edited February 1, 2011 by laughing lioness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 What about things like pasta, pasta sauce, canned goods, snacks?? If this helps, some normal "staples" for us are (yes, I realize a lot of this is not good for us): Flour tortillas Shredded cheese Frozen chicken breasts Pasta Chicken broth Beef broth Spaghetti sauce Coffee Canned fruit (packaged in juice, not syrup) Stick margarine Milk Eggs Cold cereal Crackers Chips Salsa Bread Frozen chicken nuggets Macaroni & cheese (I really like the individual size ones) Green peppers Onions Peanut butter Jelly Yogurt Grapes Graham crackers I'll probably think of more..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS_ Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 What items have you found to be good deals? What items to avoid? I plan to make a trip today & don't know all of my pricing & quantities well enough to make smart decisions. Thanks! I buy flour, chocolate chips, nuts, rice, dried pinto beans, vinegar (I use this in my laundy and cleaning, so buy it by the gallon), kielbasa and other sausages, produce (sometimes), ziplocs, garbage bags, and I always browse through the clothing to see what they have and what they've marked down. I used to buy some meat there, mainly hamburger in the 10 lb chubs, but we just bought 1/2 beef. A lot of the meat I could get cheaper at my grocery store, unless it had been marked down at Sam's, so it does pay to know what the prices are normally at your stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KS_ Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 What about things like pasta, pasta sauce, canned goods, snacks?? If this helps, some normal "staples" for us are (yes, I realize a lot of this is not good for us): Flour tortillas Shredded cheese Frozen chicken breasts Pasta Chicken broth Beef broth Spaghetti sauce Coffee Canned fruit (packaged in juice, not syrup) Stick margarine Milk Eggs Cold cereal Crackers Chips Salsa Bread Frozen chicken nuggets Macaroni & cheese (I really like the individual size ones) Green peppers Onions Peanut butter Jelly Yogurt Grapes Graham crackers I'll probably think of more..... I buy our tortillas at Walmart - they're cheaper and don't have hydrogenated fats in them. We used to buy shredded cheese at Sam's and it often was a good price, but it was one of the items that the price fluctuated by a few dollars a 5lb bag. Pasta is often a good deal, and I've found good prices on spaghetti sauce (sometimes it's been marked down at Sam's), but you do have to know what you normally pay. I don't buy canned broth, only boxes w/o MSG, so haven't found that at Sam's. The salsa is a good price, but it's a big container (at least of the Pace). I don't buy chips there because you have to buy 2 bags at a time of some of the name brand ones, and the price is more expensive than my grocery store. I don't know about some of the other stuff - we only buy organic peanut butter, and don't buy chicken nuggets, but they do have some good prices in their frozen section :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I usually do my grocery shopping at Walmart and I'm wondering if it might be best to continue doing most of it there. Hmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 toilet paper Kleenex paper towels bathroom cups paper products of all kinds if you use them. plates, napkins, etc. (They get nice seasonal ones in for parties cheeses butter cottage cheese frozen items books video games tax program yearly cereal real maple syrup;) coffee & tea we don't drink them anymore though popcorn vitamins shampoo conditioner Dove soap some medications glasses printer cartridges tv's I buy some produce at Sam's, but only US grown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I don't find most canned goods to be cheaper at Sams, especially if I have a coupon to use at the regular store. The same is lately becoming true for paper products. Maybe the good prices have somethign to do with local competition?? What I typically buy at Sam's is olive oil oatmeal popcorn kernels and salt pecans, walnuts, almonds Silk soy milk lunch meats and cheeses (many are hormone etc free) frozen veggies Some baking supplies and spices diapers and pull-ups, wipes jerky lettuce carrots cucumbers occassionally other fruits and veggies depending on price If we are needing large quantities I have found the following to be cheaper by far - but I don't often need large quantities hot dog buns chips candy and chocolate I seem to buy more clothing, books, and movies there than food. You really need to know what you pay at your regular stores. Not everything at Sams is a good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'm in FL, so what is a good deal here may not be for you in the Midwest. Ground beef-90% lean, $2.89/lb Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, $1.99/lb (I prefer to buy these from Publix supermarket when they go on sale for $1.99 because they are better quality/cut. But if I run out before the sale cycle comes around again, I'll buy them at Sam's.) Ricotta cheese Fresh mozzarella Refrigerated ravioli Romaine lettuce Apples, usually about $1/lb Yukon Gold potatoes Lemons Tortillas Turkey Bacon Bagel Bites Juice boxes (when it's our turn to bring snack for sports) Hefty Force Flex garbage bags Jet Dry Printer ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just looked back at your list. Milk, eggs, and cheeses are fairly inexpensive at our Sams. The shredded cheeses will be your normal Kraft variety and eggs are the same ordinary variety. They do carry Horizon milk and regular milk cheaper than the local stores. I sometimes buy pastas at Sams but it depends on what they have. The 'ordinary' pastas are cheaper and in a big quantity. I prefer whole wheat and my Sam's doesn't always carry that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I do something a bit unconventional at Sam's. I go and get the HUGE cans of tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes (usually 2-3 dollars) then I go over to the nacho cheese cans and take one of their plastic lids. I put the plastic lids on my tomatoe sauce...and Viola' a lid for that giant can!!! We go thru a ton of spagetti/pizza sauce. I also do this with the canned fruit sometimes!!! The deals are really where it is at. Look in the courmet cheese section...anything ending in a .01, .81, basically ending in a one cent is clearanced. Seasonaly, I get awesome deals on pesto, ravioloi, brie...things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 bread and AP flour in 25 lb bags softener salt Powdered sugar Brown sugar Page protectors (for notebooking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherLinda Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I have several kids taking Zyrtec and Sams has a generic that is much, much , much cheaper. I always buy the romaine lettuce, organic spinach, and shredded cheese at Sams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Kitty litter dishwasher soap laundry soap toilet paper paper towels diapers formula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surlygirlie Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 eggs (but only on the weekdays--price goes up on the weekends) Silk soy milk half and half frozen chicken breasts frozen salmon fillets provolone cheese parmesan cheese portobella mushrooms button mushrooms oatmeal canned tomatoes flour yeast fruit (depending on season and price) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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