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The things that keep me shopping at Sam’s once a week are milk, produce & meat.

~1% Milk is currently $3.03 a gallon at my Sam’s, over $4 elsewhere. I buy 6-8

gallons a week, so this is my best Sam’s bargain.

~Meat, chicken & fish prices are good (I got a 7 lb roast for $2.89/lb, which

will be 2 meals for my family of eight, 4 ham steaks for about $15, which will

also be two meals. A package of about 12-14 chicken thighs was $7.21 the last

time I bought them. I think most of the pork cuts are still under $2/lb.

~Fresh fruits & veggies are cheaper, but only if you can use the larger

quantities. I paid $6.88 for 10 lbs of navel oranges the other day, & $2.42 for

a normal sized cantaloupe, & a package of 6 romain hearts for $3.00. I avoid

the heads of iceberg lettuce. If you like lettuce wedges, they’re probably

good, but I find that they’re small & very hard. I like my lettuce a little

leafier. All of the produce is bagged or boxed in quantity, but not outrageously

so. Melons & pineapples are the only things you can buy singly, or pick through

to find the best.

~Pasta is a great bargain-under $1 a pound.

~For a quick meal, their rotisserie chickens are great. They make the

rotisserie chickens at grocery stores look like Cornish game hens, & cost under

$5 a piece, where the other stores are close to $7 a piece. I buy 2, use all of

one & some of the other for a meal, then make homemade soup with the rest.

Paper goods are a bargain, if you don’t mind 15 rolls of TP at a time.

As a general rule, I don’t buy name brands at Sam’s unless they’re brands I

usually buy (Jiff peanut butter or Cheerios, for example), because store brands

or low end brands can almost always be found cheaper at the grocery stores. But

the prices on the name brands are great. You can find some Sam’s brand products,

mostly in the paper goods & pop.

Flour, sugar, rice & beans all come in large bags 10lb~ 25lb, so they’re good if

you’ve got the storage space. I don’t, so don’t buy them, & don’t know the

prices!

btw, these prices are for the denver, co area.

dee

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> From: brlane4@yahoo.com

> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 20:04:55 +0000

> Subject: Budget101.com : SAMS Club

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> I am really trying to cut back on my grocery spending. Do any of you

> have any tips on the best buys when you visit the big cost clubs like

> Sams?

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> Regina

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