WOULD I SAVE MONEY IF I BUY FOOD IN BULK?

Even yet you have been usually the family of 3 as good as the dog, you outlay rounded off 150-200 each 2 weeks upon groceries. Even afterwards you finish up spending 4-5 days with usually the unclothed essentials for breakfast as good as dinner. my father is in the armed forces as good as he cooking good shall I contend sufficient to feed me as good as my son also. So I was wondering on top of the use of coupons assisting us save money, will selling for the food in bulk additionally assistance us save income or presumably get sufficient food to last? If so should you try selling during sams club?

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yingfa June 22, 2010 at 9:12 pm

There is no harm to try buying in bulk, but keep this in mind:

Buying food in bulk is not necessarily always the best, depending on what it is. i.e. buying a incredibly big jar of mustard if you don’t use it often would be a waste.

However, everyday food items that you know you will eat, buying in bulk is a good way to save – like pasta, frozen meats and poultry, etc.

PoliPino June 22, 2010 at 9:40 pm

You might.

Some things to consider:
1. Wholesale clubs don’t usually take manufacturer coupons. I’ve found that sometimes buying things at the regular store with a coupon is cheaper than the clubs.
2. Sale prices at regular stores sometimes make it cheaper than clubs.
3. Not all items at wholesale clubs are cheaper than regular stores. Especially if you are OK buying the store private label items, they may be cheaper than similar items at the club.
4. If you can’t use as much as you need to buy in bulk, it’s not usually worth it. Even if the item at the club is cheaper by the ounce, it doesn’t make much sense to get it and end up throwing half of it away.
5. A lot of people fall into the ‘wholesale gorging’ trap. For a lot of people, when they see that much food in their pantry, they end up eating a lot more, since it seems like there is an endless amount. So they end up spending more because they eat more.

In the end it was worth it for us to join a club store. Many of the items we use a lot were much cheaper than buying it at the store. Enough so that we calculated that we could save more than the annual membership fee.

bluebell June 22, 2010 at 9:42 pm

It wouldn’t work for me. I’d buy too much and end up throwing half of it out, unless the bulk buying is cans, dried foods like pasta, or household items like loo paper. The great thing about a weekly shop is that the food is always fresh. I go shopping late, before the store closes, and head for the reduced-to-clear shelf. I only buy what I will use, and don’t find coupons much help as they are frequently for things we don’t use. I freeze things to keep them fresh, and use less meat and more vegetables (cheaper and healthier). For some reason, I get best bargains on a Tuesday evening.

This week I have spent less than 40 so far. If I go into any more shops I will buy at least something, so I am staying out. There is enough in the freezer anyway. There will be just 5 more needed at the end of the week to pay the milkman. There are two of us and a cat and dog in my house.

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