That is exactly the reason why there's no Black Friday at grocery stores.
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They also have smaller margins to start with.
I’m not sure about that these days
They do
Tell that to Loblaws with it's multi-billion dollars a year in profits since lockdowns.
Someone should sue them, then! Let's see how he feels when someone lobs a law bomb at Loblaws' Bob Loblaw.
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They know u need groceries.
Black Friday is about getting you to buy things u simply don't need.
Black Friday is dead. Retailers realized they don't actually have to give you a discount but can just sell you crap they were having trouble getting out of their warehouses with some percentage off a price they never sold it for.
'essentials' are rarely put on deep discount sales. manufacturers and retailers know you're gonna buy regardless. even the discount retailers like walmart and target don't put a lot of 'essentials' on black friday deals anymore. used to get a pair of jeans, some socks, shorts and tees, a new hoodie, and a few other things every year, to replace what's worn out or been eaten by the dryer monster, and they were always cheap af--always some kind or another of those were on sale. but i haven't been able to the last 5-6 years.
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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.)
yeah. There will be some whole turkey deals in the next week or two in the us that are just insane.
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.
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Don't buy either of those things at the grocery store. Go to Costco and you've got black Friday pricing all year round.
LPT: Don't buy Tide Pods at all.
Any liquid or powder detergent will get cleaner clothes and be far cheaper.
Powder is the way.
Otherwise you're paying for the water, its storage and shipping.
I bought a big bucket of the stuff which has lasted me for several years.
I actually tried the laundry sheets. They are just detergent that's been processed into load sized sheets. A tiny tissue box sized cardboard box is 50 loads. They work great, and like you said, I'm not paying for extra water and packaging.
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Yeah, can’t believe people think those things are economical. And they’re terrible for the environment. A lose/lose.
They're not even that convenient, are they? Like, how hard is it to scoop some detergent?
It’s even better when they put stuff I want on sale.
They have a super mega UW monitor on sale for $250 off right now. Unfortunately that still puts it at $750. I go stare at it every time I'm there and imagine how cool it would be to have. Some day...
That’s stunning! If you can dream if you can achieve it! 😝 When my membership was active, since I’m rural and an hour -ish away, I tried to get the more expensive membership for free shipping. Two percent adds up at the end of the year.
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Because they know you're gonna buy the groceries either way lol
while we're at it, why don't groceries fluctuate like fuel prices? those go up and down. food only goes up.
That's how ALDI works. They fluctuate with the market prices. But many of the larger chains sell things at a fixed price because that's what lots people want. They will make more money when the market prices are low and less or none when they are high. Many even sell staples like eggs and milk as loss leaders and neve make money off them. Of course things like the avian flu cause exceptions because they're not going to go bankrupt selling you eggs for half what they paid.
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Maybe a regional thing, but the only thing I stock up on Prime Day every year are dishwasher tabs.
Buy powder. Cheaper and will give better results, it's what most dish washers are actually made for. (See https://youtu.be/_rBO8neWw04)
Surprisingly the laundry pods were cheaper per load than the powder last time we were at Costco. We always get whatever option is cheapest per load, and for some reason the pods were the best value. Value and convenience? I'm in!
If you calculate it to be cheaper for you, awesome! I hope you get a good deal! For me where I buy my stuff online the box of powder and glass shine liquid and salt is rated at 160 uses for €15. The same brand has 80 pods for €18. And I adjust the amount of powder to the amount of dishes and how dirty they are. And if there's no glasses I don't use the program so the liquid isn't used. So I'm getting more than 160 uses out of it too.
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Don't even think about it. There's this international grocery chain near where I am that has gamefied grocery shopping to such an extent that if you aren't doing everything to get the cheapest 2x3 or 50% or free such and such for purchases over $50€ you are getting ripped off, they don't need ideas.
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Pods and creamer? No wonder you are poor, stop wasting money.
honestly, I want to share this because it's a super relatable sentiment... but tide pods and coffee creamer aren't exactly the most relatable groceries to use for it lol
someone pls photoshop this tweet with bread or chicken or something so I can send it to my friends 😅
Amen. I just realized I don't miss much since leaving reddit but now I miss /r/frugal
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