While there are lots of ways to save money at the regular supermarket, to make your food dollars go even further, consider shopping at a salvage grocery (a.k.a. grocery outlet). Savings of 50% or more are common at these lesser-known food sellers.
These outlets get their food from supermarkets that have to return groceries to their warehouses. A few of the reasons this happens is if the supermarket orders more items than they need, a case is dropped (lightly damaging the packaging for a couple of cans or boxes), items are overstocked because they're out-of-season, or even if the manufacturer changes the packaging or re-brands the item.
All that unused inventory ends up at these salvage stores, where you can buy them at rock-bottom prices (e.g., Terra Chips for $0.25 a bag or a gallon of juice for $0.75, according to a thread on Frugal Village?though the prices are from a few years ago). Many outlets even accept manufacturer's coupons but might not accept credit cards.
Frugal Village also has a list of salvage groceries by state; it might not be complete, but it's a start. Update: There's another list here (thanks amandaztoy!).
For more facts about salvage groceries, check out the Mint blog article below.
Grocery Outlets: The Secret to Saving Green on Groceries | Mint Life
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