Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ...
by LorenPechtel on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:21AM
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Even the perishables can be bought somewhat in bulk. My wife ends up chucking an appreciable amount of perishables so I have thought about the economics--and her approach is generally the right one. Much of what gets chucked came from a store with good produce sales on Wednesday only. If she ends up chucking 20% of it but paid only 30% of what it would be at the store closer to home she's still way ahead.
I'm the same as OP, for the most part my parents would be buying the same stuff at the same store. They'll also be buying at the price on their weekly shopping day and if that's on a weekend when a lot of people shop then stores aren't discounting, whereas I can take advantage of daily specials or late night discounts.
> Two, the "keeping fridge stocked" model affords going to a cheaper store less frequently, and buy in bulk, saving considerable amount of money on a monthly basis.
You can do both, most thrown away food is of the more perishable varieties, so you can buy that on an as needed basis and buy stuff like tinned food in bulk.