While 50-cent bread may seem more likely to be the name of a new music group than an actual line item on the grocery list, it can be done.
Have you seen the cost of bread lately? Try getting a smallish loaf for under $3. It is nearly impossible, even for the store brand around here. If you want a large family-sized loaf, forget about it. Still, today I went to the store and bought four large family-sized loaves of sandwich bread for only $2, or $.50 cents a loaf. One went on the counter, and the other three went into the freezer for use later.
How did I score this cheap bread? I simply knew when and where to shop and kept my eyes open at my local grocery store.
Beside the large loaves of bread, I could have also bought packages of hamburger buns for a quarter and bagels for $.30 cents. I didn’t need either of these today, but they were good deals if I had.
Going to the local grocery store on a Tuesday or Wednesday usually means that there is plenty of bread overstock to be found. This is because I know that my local store receives deliveries on Tuesday.
Also, going to the smaller chain store rather than the larger chain store where everyone else shops also means that bread overage is more likely to be found, even when both stores belong to the same chain.
Inexpensive 50-cent bread can sometimes be found near the regular bread, and sometimes not. So, it helps to look around in the store or ask a store employee, although sometimes even the regular employees don’t really know about it (the manager would).
The next time you are in your store doing the week, look around to see if you can score a similar bread deal. If you do, stock up and put extra in your freezer.
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