Stockpile Question?

**Bournecrazy** · 08-29-2008, 02:25 PM

when building a stockpile and items in store on on 'BOGO' do you get a few multiples of the item and put the 'free' ones in the stockpile, wait until you use the first product, then buy more on offer??

my local store i shop in has some good deals and i am trying to add to my stockpile but i dont have the offer of coupons to help me out, all i have to rely on is bogo offers, so do i stock up on all the offers i can (that i use) and go from there?

**hippytreehugger4ever** · 08-29-2008, 03:50 PM

If it's something that you will actually use up, stock up on at least as much as you think you will use before it might hit BOGO again.

**DonnainME** · 08-29-2008, 05:15 PM

I agree - buy as much as you can. Sales seem to go in cycles. I have noticed about a 6 to 8 week cycle here on most things. There are some things that only go on sale once a year.

**Frugal Cook** · 08-29-2008, 08:44 PM

Even buying one item extra on each trip to the store will add to your stockpile and will add up over time.

Everything I buy goes into the stockpile space and then I replenish my daily pantry shelves from it. That way the stocked items are constantly being replenished and updated so nothing gets stale. After a couple years of this I have a well-stocked pantry and stockpile and future price increases are hardly felt since I'm eating from last year's purchases.

I also "can" and dehydrate excess produce and meats so nothing is wasted and will be used in the future.

Good Luck