Shop at a Salvage Grocery Store and Save a Ton of Money on Food

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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Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/n3ZA4lKjwsI/shop-at-a-salvage-grocery-store-and-save-a-ton-of-money-on-food

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