Great Bulk Prices at the Local Store
By Morgan
@OneOfMany (12150)
United States
September 12, 2015 7:27pm CST
Since people like talking about shopping, I just got back from the store where there were great deals because of their 1 year reopening anniversary. All sorts of meats were on sale so I stocked up. Now my freezer is really full, when I thought it was full before. Too bad my hands were a mess after handling those meats and repackaging them into smaller freezer bags.
Do you buy in bulk and repackage for easier handling when the prices drop?
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
13 Sep 15
I get big pounds of meat and break them down into many 1 pounders.. so i always feel like i have my freezer full..
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
13 Sep 15
Well after tonight I will have to get more freezer bags at the store the next time I'm there. I went right through them quickly.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Sep 15
if the store has a meat counter they will often do this for you, but if I shop at walmart I do the same thing, so gross, but so nice having all that meat in reserves!
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
13 Sep 15
I couldn't eat beef from walmart. It was so full of dyes and other chemicals that it tasted disgusting to me.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Sep 15
@OneOfMany Im not fond of walmart meat and produce but I have learned which ones I dont mind as much. I do try to hit the local sales at brookshires and stock up as much as I can
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
13 Sep 15
@Jessicalynnt The store locally has great meats because they come from local sources, and there are meat processing facilities in the area, so freshness is somewhat guaranteed here.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 Sep 15
I do the best I can with what I can find Morgan.
I do divide it up as you say, but we are always short of food.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
14 Sep 15
I grow a garden in the summer time and it produces more than I can eat (although you get tired of the same thing over and over too). Except green beans, I love those.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
13 Sep 15
I didn't know that it would be copied that quickly, or that it was worthy to copy to begin with. How odd. Thanks for the look out. You can tell how much I was paying attention. Silly person, that post was tailored to my user name too.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
13 Sep 15
@OneOfMany Exactly, that's how I spotted it so easily. The post was personal to you.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
14 Sep 15
@OneOfMany My parents were like that too. Once a year they would go to their local butcher and get their meat during the time they ran specials. There was always meat in our freezer as well as veggies from the farmers market.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
13 Sep 15
My parents have a freezer in their basement. It's also full, and they are stocked up for a while. I just have a normal refrigerator/freezer combo. But then again, I'm just one person.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
14 Sep 15
@simone10 When I lived in an area with expensive and bad tasting meats, I would buy bulk from the store here and fill my freezer with it (they flash froze it for me so it would survive the journey back).
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
13 Sep 15
Sometimes, not always. I do like to stock up on a lot of things though.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
14 Sep 15
I tend to run through a supply too fast if I don't have a nice stockpile of things. I used to stock up on soda when I drank it all the time. These days I do not.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
14 Sep 15
@OneOfMany I'd probably stockpile more things if I have more pantry space, but for now I usually shop for things as and when needed.
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
14 Sep 15
Sticking to a budget one needs to go in shorter bursts. I always had to make a list, eat before I shopped, and refrain from buying what I didn't need. Now it's not that tight.
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
13 Sep 15
I know that it is a wonderful feeling to have your freezer full.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
13 Sep 15
It's great as long as it's all stuff that is usable and you want. Fortunately most of this is. 
@gudheart (12659)
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13 Sep 15
@OneOfMany We don't have many options here in the UK which is a shame.
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
13 Sep 15
We have a BJs near here, and it's good for many things, but not meats as much as the local store.
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@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
13 Sep 15
does anybody go to the big box companys to gain a better deal get more of the things that we really need like bimart,costco,sams club the only one i shop at is bimart
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
14 Sep 15
I do from time to time, but in the end it's not that much of a savings because of the New York state sales tax. We don't have much of one in Pennsylvania, so buying things here tends to be cheaper.
@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
13 Sep 15
buying in bulk is a good thing if you have the income to do it with might last longer
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