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Heard a dad at the grocery store tell his kid to check the markdown bin first
I was grabbing a few things at the Kroger on Broadway last Thursday and overheard a dad explaining to his maybe 8 year old that the markdown bin at the back of the meat section is where they put stuff that's close to the sell by date. He said you can usually get chicken or ground beef for like 40% off if you cook it that night or freeze it right away. I never really bothered to look back there before, but now I check it every trip and I've saved maybe $12 a week just on meat. Anyone else have a go to spot in their store for clearance finds?
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sam_anderson3mo ago
Check the markdown bread rack, I snag bagels for 99 cents all the time.
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Quality meat costs more for a reason. You get what you pay for.
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margaret_flores171mo ago
My local butcher sells grass fed ribeyes for almost $18 a pound, and I've definitely had nights where I just couldn't justify that. But @terryr46, what exactly is your definition of "quality" here? I've bought cheap meat that was labeled "organic" and "grass fed" and it still turned out tough and chewy. Are you talking about the actual grading like USDA Choice vs Prime, or more about where the animal was raised and what it ate? I've had expensive dry aged steaks that were good but not $50 good, so I'm genuinely curious what line you draw in the sand. There's so much marketing fluff out there that it gets hard to tell what's actually worth the extra cash.
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