Dips and Spreads
Do you like to keep your pantry chock-full of snacks for binge-watching your favorite shows? Then you might be tempted to buy that massive tub of artichoke dip at your local warehouse club. True, you get more for the money.
Yet, will you have eaten that entire 40oz container of hummus by the time you’re done watching your favorite show in just two days?
Unless you’re buying food for a big party or you have a large family, you should only purchase smaller quantities of cheese dip, refrigerated hummus, and salsa. That’s because these perishable items go bad after a certain amount of time once opened.
For instance, the packaging on Sabra brand hummus containers includes a disclaimer stating it should be consumed within a week after opening.
You’ll probably spend more on a unit-price basis at your local grocery store, but you’re more likely to actually finish the small container.
But if you’re set on scoring a deal, pay attention to the weekly sales at places like Trader Joe’s, Target, or Walmart, which regularly offer discounts on dips and spreads.
I live alone and buy Dawn dish soap at Costco in their largest container and put in smaller containers. Never seen a change in quality using Dawn over the years.
I never found those club stores to be much of a bargain considering what they want you to pay for a yearly membership You have save that on shopping to begin with The prices at local grocers can be just as good price wise Some sell in large quantities at better prices Staple goods can be very reasonable at local stores especially if you use coupons and they all don’t raise prices on buy one get one free Buy one get one is usually a good deal but you need to know your prices When all is said and done big box stores are not that much of a bargain except maybe in the bakery goods
Costco is very disappointing to me. My wife got hearing aids there and has bought nothing else. So even if she did save a little on hearing aids….btw she found lower prices later elsewhere….we haven’t saved enough to pay for the membership. It IS very popular as the parking lot is always jammed. But I think a lot of that is their special on a meal or two. And try to get one of those with a seat to sit in. People go and park their butts and stay like it’s a coffee shop in a rural area. They haven’t hurt me so I shouldn’t be so critical, but to advertise as a discount store and not have many discounts, it’s all deceptive as can be. One does need to learn the color coding of prices to see if things are on sale. I haven’t found anything enough on sale to justify my walking thru their door. My membership will be canceled. My wife will probably keep hers.
Living a LOOOOONG way from town, some of these reasons are valid, others are not !
We buy our Meat from Sams Club, and a few other things, dog food, paper-goods, Produce in the off season.
But then again, 50 miles for a stick of butter or bag of cereal is a bit far, besides we get paid once a month, and so Stock up when we do shop, we do NOT, do designer clothes.
some of your arguments do make sense, like expiration dates.
All I can say is thank you for saving this household money
Great job