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[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Grocery stores already have their own versions of Black Friday they just don’t get advertised. Go in a couple days before and a couple days after major holidays and you. An always get good stuff for cheap. I bought a ham a couple weeks ago around Canadian thanksgiving and the price was at least 1/3 of what they would normally charge. After Indian festivals, I usually go to the store and can get desserts like ras malai for $1-$2 instead of $13.

The only thing that usually doesn’t get a big discount that is brought in for the holidays is turkey, since the price is already almost at a loss and they can stay frozen until Christmas if the store has room (and a good manager would make sure they can keep an order until Christmas frozen in the back to alleviate order issues during that time.)

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

yeah. There will be some whole turkey deals in the next week or two in the us that are just insane.

[–] Caradoc879@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Many stores in my area give you a free turkey if you spend enough money. I think the one I go to will give you one if you spend $150. Which really isn't hard to spend on groceries anymore, especially if you're buying all the other Thanksgiving staples for a big family.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Show me lamb, oxtails, shell fish. We’re over turkey, here. While hams are out on sale here, and I like it, it’s not great in large quantities for my body and shellfish are prohibitively priced enough to keep me properly constrained.

Also show me great produce for decent prices.

[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Problem with produce is how quickly it goes bad. There's such a large amount of shrink already that it's hard to also cull out the less good stuff.. if all of one item looks bad though, mention it to a clerk in the department and ask if they have any in the back. When I worked at Sprouts, I would also go check and then refresh that item after if possible

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Well that’s mostly why I want it pierced less, you have to buy it more often.

[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They haven’t even replaced the sign for them in a couple stores near me, but the prices are pretty cheap already. I’m considering buying one of the bigger whole turkeys and just butchering it at home to make a bunch of different meals. The $16 ham I got ended up lasting me and my fiancé about 10 meals between the ham and the soup from the ham bones.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a seperate freezer and we stock it up and it lasts till spring.

[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We plan on getting a small chest freezer for exactly this. And Costco full pork loins.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

are they like the sams ones where its like 3ft because if so ssshhh. we don't want folks to know.

[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

No clue, we don’t have Sams Club. But I could usually get a middle roast, and about 6 chops from each side.