Walking past the fancy grocery store made me see my pantry differently

Honestly, I was in the Whole Foods parking lot yesterday and saw a guy loading his cart with a single bag of fancy rice for $18. Tbh, it hit me that my local Asian market sells a 20-pound bag of jasmine rice for $15, and it lasts my family two months. I used to think those stores were just for special stuff, but their bulk bins and produce are way cheaper for basics. Has anyone else found a spot like that where the normal stuff is half the price?

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loganbaker1mo ago

Yeah, the ethnic grocery stores are a total game changer. I get all my spices and dried beans from this little Middle Eastern place for a fraction of the cost.

uma_nguyen2428d ago

My friend got the best lamb at a halal butcher last week, way cheaper than the supermarket. It made me remember what @blair626 said about the Indian market, like these places just have better deals on specific stuff. The quality was so good she's never going back to the regular meat aisle.

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blair6261mo ago

Totally agree with @loganbaker about spices! I went to an Indian market for the first time last month and was shocked. A tiny jar of cumin at the regular store is like six bucks, but I got a whole bag there for two dollars. What other things have you guys found are way cheaper? Like, is there a specific vegetable or type of meat that's always a better deal at those smaller stores?