• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    It depends on what you’re buying, and if you can use it before it goes bad. Cereal might be okay. It doesn’t really go bad before even a single person can finish it.

    Things like mayo? It usually goes rancid unless you’re just spooning it into your mouth.

    Canned goods, frozen goods, are all great buys that won’t go bad before you use them.

    The bakery stuff is a great deal if they get used. (Those are for business types that put things out for meetings. Croissants, muffins, dinner rolls; the pies are for parties and stuffs.)

    The rotisserie chicken is a loss leader, and the meat is great if you can freeze it.

    The fresh produce is great if you’ll use it- which is why they usually put it behind the office furniture and stuff. It’s more for restaurants and kitchens; and “large” families.

    You’ll notice that all the staples that are a good deal are generally in the back so you have to walk by all the stuff that isn’t. The furniture, the giant trampolines, the seasonal shit. The clothing.