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Originally Posted by uno
When we shop at Costco we almost always wind up spending $300 or more dollars for things like whole beef tenderloins, king crab legs, huge crates of stuff we probably won't use in a year, etc.
Even shopping at the 3 local supermarkets our bill runs 2-300 every week or 2, but I like to cook and a lot of times I need exotic or expensive spices, weird ingredients, things like that. It all adds up.
Trader Joe's, looking back, I do think we spend less, but Whole Foods is definitely crazy expensive, but very high quality and/or organic products.
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I do the same thing at Sam's. I end up spending more than I otherwise would because I buy things I would never buy if they didn't look like such a "deal".
And they have all these "new products" that I want to try, but you have to buy such a large quantity, and if I don't like it, then it ends up going to waste. (Like the tub of bruschetta I bought last month)
I've definitely become a "shop with a list" guy lately. I won't deviate from the list no matter what, saves alot of $$.