take advantage of salvage stores?

I have one near me that I frequent and I can by all kinds of specialty/ health food items very cheap! There are some things they sell that aren't a bargain or very out dated so you have to be careful. I love salvage stores!!!

There isn't one near me or I certainly would check it out.

I don't think we have one around here. I am sure I would know about it, if we did! :D

As far as I know, there isn't one near me, either. I wish there were. :)

I have been shopping at mine for the last 10 years and love it!!!
My kids call it the dented can store and joke that its so cheap they play a radio instead of piped in music. But my DS comes home from Orlando 2 hours away to shop at my store. Its owned by Russian Immigants that came over with a Local church as thier sponsors. Mine has refrigerator cases and a freezer.
Two weeks ago I bought frozen pork tenderloin 3# size for 3.99 and a 8# on for 5.99. Both we're Smithfield Brand and were preseaned and delicous. One 3#er lasted us 2 plus meals.
The only thing my shop doesn't sell is fresh veggies or fruit. But there is a roadside stand on my way. In the years I've been shopping there I have gotten one buggy package of Mac & Cheese which I told them about and was given another free. I really like the strange specials my store will have like right now buy 1 Betty Crocker / Duncan Hines cake mix for .49 cents and get a second one for free. When every the shelves are too full they will run a special like that written up on a piece of notebook paper stuck to the shelf.

Laurie in Bradenton (We actually have 3 of these shops in my town but I'm partial to the one where I've been going)

We have one in our town called Liquidation Centre. I was in there to-day and they had huge jugs of bbq sauce for $1.00 but it said smoky flavour on it and I can't stand that smoky taste - good buy though if you like it.

We don't have one in my immediate area but I have heard of a few places that we could drive to just to check out!:)

I don't know of any in the area where I live.... would certainly pay them a visit if there was one :tay:

Mine sells everything. I don't buy the produce or dairy products though because they tend to be the same price or more than like Aldi's.

My sister and I have recently come across 2 in our area....they have some really great deals. No produce or dairy though.

I don't think there is anything like a salvage store in the uk
We have discount supermarkets, but thats about it....I think?

I have been shopping at mine for the last 10 years and love it!!!
My kids call it the dented can store and joke that its so cheap they play a radio instead of piped in music. But my DS comes home from Orlando 2 hours away to shop at my store. Its owned by Russian Immigants that came over with a Local church as thier sponsors. Mine has refrigerator cases and a freezer.

Laurie,

That sounds just like the one we go to when we visit the In-laws in Indiana!!! It's a 3 hour drive from here to the in-laws and we go once every 2 months to their place, and when we go, we go the the dented can store& stock up! Our place is owned by the Mennonites. We love it! We got a bag of 60ct. Koolaide for $1.25 (.02 cents a packet.), I can find tons of vegetarian canned & boxed items for an 1/4 of the price as in reg. grocery stores & co-ops, it's wonderful!!!!:cherry:

Yep we have one here. But I've found that I actually spend more money when I shop there because I can't get everything I need just from that store so I have to go to the regular grocery store too and I end up buying more stuff than I really need to because its such a good price at the salvage store. I do go occasionally though. And they have a good return policy, if you buy something and don't like it they'll refund your money. I've learned to buy mostly the brand-name products that I'm familiar with there, most of the time when I try the off-brands they just aren't very good at all but I do get surprised every once in a while.