A Trip to the Discount Market

Yes, we stuffed all those cool things into that box!

On the same day that we ventured out to a bakery outlet we also made a stop at a discount market. Although it’s called a discount market, I think a better description for this place would be “salvage grocery store”. The store sells food that is past its “best by” date, or that has cosmetically damaged packaging. While many of you may be put off by the idea of buying food “seconds”, Mr. Frugal Source and I have been purchasing food in this manner for years from several different stores and we have never had any safety issues with any of the food we’ve purchased. We are careful what we buy, making sure the package is completely sealed, cans are not too dented and items are not too far out-of-date for our taste.

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Our First Trip to a Bakery Outlet

Quite a haul for just under $15.00!

Everybody likes to save money, especially those of us into pinching pennies.  If you’re like us, you’re always looking for new and interesting ways to stretch your dollars.  We recently found a “new-to-us” way to save some grocery money when we learned of a couple of bakery outlets in our nearby city.  This time around, we decided to stop at the Aunt Millie’s thrift store as it was the closest to another planned stop.

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