Probably Running to Schnuck's Today
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (110338)
United States
October 29, 2025 6:50am CST
Around here, Schnuck's is the "main" grocery store in town. Some time ago others like Kroger and Shop 'N Save were in the area, but they have since left. The only other "major" grocery store in town is Dierberg's, but I never go in there. Their prices are through the roof.
I hardly ever am in Schnuck's either because 9 times out of 10 their prices are just way too high compared to Ruler, Aldi and Walmart.
There are Save-a-Lot's around. But they're complete dumps.
But every once in a while, Schnuck's does have a deal, and I always peruse their weekly ads. This week they have pork steaks on sale for $1.79 per pound, which is a deal considering the cheapest are $2.24 at Walmart (up from $1.94), and I need some some so...
They also have, at times, either Hatfield or Smithfield marinated pork loins on sale for $5 each, which is good compared to from $6.99-$8 anywhere else. So, I will likely get 3 and freeze them.
They also have Idaho Russet potatoes in 5 pound bags at 2 for $5, which is pretty good currently, so I will probably get 10 pounds of potatoes.
While I am there, if I decide to go, I will also check their ground beef section since sometimes they do run a manager's special, and I haven't been buying any lately because of the prices.
We'll see.
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@porwest (110338)
• United States
30 Oct
@LadyDuck I don't go to a specific place, necessarily, for bargains. I shop entirely by price, and I know my prices, so I also know who has the best deal wherever I go. I have never found a single store that had the best price on everything.
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@xstitcher (36244)
• Petaluma, California
29 Oct
Schnuck's--that's one I haven't heard of.
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@xstitcher (36244)
• Petaluma, California
30 Oct
@porwest Oh, okay. I thought it might be something like that.
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@porwest (110338)
• United States
30 Oct
@xstitcher When we lived in San Diego, the big chain out there was Vons.
@Marilynda1225 (86708)
• United States
29 Oct
those Hatfield pork tenderloins are delicious. I always have one in the freezer and my favorite is the marinated brown sugar one.
I find the same thing here with supermarkets. One is on one side of town and is way expensive and the other on the other side is decent but not really many bargains. I only shop at the more expensive one when they have good sales that I can't pass up.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16094)
• Torrington, Connecticut
29 Oct
Sounds funny, I went down south couple of months and visited a waawaa and bojangles for the first time
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16094)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Oct
@porwest Same, I prefer KFC or Popeyes. The name itself threw me off, thought it was a strip club "Bojangles" lol
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@porwest (110338)
• United States
6h
@BACONSTRIPSXXX lol. I guess there could be a strip club called that. I always think of the song. As for chicken, I prefer Lee's Famous Recipe with Popeye's being a close second.
@lovebuglena (48084)
• Staten Island, New York
29 Oct
You’re a smart shopper! I sometimes wonder if something is greatly reduced in price if that means the product is no longer good.
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@lovebuglena (48084)
• Staten Island, New York
29 Oct
@porwest my Russian store sometimes has a label that says “reduced for quickly sale”. I am hesitant to buy that.
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@porwest (110338)
• United States
30 Oct
@lovebuglena You're fine to buy anything that says that so long as you use it quickly or freeze it. The dates put on items are not expiration dates. They are sell by dates, and things will last several days or weeks past the sell by date depending on what it is and how it is packaged.
@LindaOHio (204955)
• United States
29 Oct
Sounds like a lot of good bargains. Good luck.
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@snowy22315 (198149)
• United States
29 Oct
Good luck at the G store. We all need it these days for sure.
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