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Old 09-07-2012, 05:53 PM   #8251
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I didn't get any this trip, but I usually buy my Hershey's Chocolate Syrup there. Chocolate milk is practically on tap here. I buy the chocolate in a ten tin. A six pound can. And I probably have three or four empties in the basement at any given time. SonofV likes to joke with his friends after school by offering to give them some hand soap in their milk. wtf? It's because I transfer the chocolate syrup from the big can to various bottles small enough to fit in the refrigerator. The biggest one used to have hand soap in it.
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Old 09-07-2012, 05:58 PM   #8252
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I still maintain that most wholesale places are generally more expensive -but that's probably because I don't buy big name brands in the main (except for nappies and a few other things). Their own brands are usually pricey, but they are cheaper for big-name-brands. Have yet to visit the Costco that opened here this summer.
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Old 09-07-2012, 08:40 PM   #8253
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I usually go to Sam's Club once a month or so to stock up on things... but I also get bulk items whenever I can find a good couponing deal on them. It's a lot of math though... bleh
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Old 09-07-2012, 08:43 PM   #8254
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Ahh yes Sams club , how Much can you afford to save ??
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Old 09-08-2012, 05:13 AM   #8255
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Compared to Aussie pricess


paper Towel $1.50 .... Home Brand $2
Bogroll $2.... 6 Rolls of semi decent (your-finger-wont-go-through-at-the-wrong-time) $4
Soda $3 * 2 = $6.... 12 cans for around $6 Home Brand
milk: $5 ($3.50 if you have an ALDI) $2.89 for 3 Litres
creamer ?$3 ??
Mayo $3 Small squeeze bottle Home Brand $4
Bread $5 $1 per Loaf for crap, I pay $3 per loaf.
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Old 09-08-2012, 10:37 AM   #8256
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I feel like this could be a whole thread!!
The cheapest bread in my area is $1.29 / loaf
I've been splurging to buy sunbeam "queen sized" since we go through it so fast, that's $2.99 here
Milk is all the way up to $4.59/gal unless I go to the commissary, but most of you don't have access to those so I'm posting regular grocery store prices. (Mostly Food Lion, if you're wondering)
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Old 09-08-2012, 02:34 PM   #8257
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I have made a list of the items I normally buy at Sam's Club (I would much prefer Costco, but it is an hours drive from me) with the cost per unit or ounce or whatever, so that I can check whether the sales (with coupons or promotions) at the grocery stores I also shop are better or not.
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Old 09-08-2012, 02:48 PM   #8258
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I'm in the process of cross-referencing all my local grocery stores and pricing. Sam's club is about an hour's drive from here and the nearest costco is about 3 hours (so I've been told)...

Since I'm currently jobless I've turned my "job" into saving as much of the husband's paycheck as possible.
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Old 09-08-2012, 03:01 PM   #8259
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Do you live near an Aldis? Typically their prices cant be beat and all lot of the stuff they sell isnt bad at all.
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Old 09-08-2012, 03:22 PM   #8260
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No Aldi's near me (though I think there's one near my hometown) I've got Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly, Super Walmart, and Harris Teeter as options here. (As well as the commissary on base)
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Old 09-08-2012, 04:47 PM   #8261
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigV View Post
(from Amazon) Bounty Select A Size Paper Towels, 12 Mega Rolls
by Bounty
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List Price: $39.95
Price: $21.99 ($1.83 / Item)
You Save: $17.96 (45%)

Sheets per roll: 154
Quantity: 12 rolls
Ply: 2
Color: White
Sheet size: 11" x 6"
Bounty's thick quilts offer super absorbency
One sheet keeps working on your mini-messes
12 super rolls = 22 Select-a-Size regular rolls
Individually wrapped rolls
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some arithmetic
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number of sheets * size of sheets * number of rolls = how much paper towels you're getting
(154 * 11 * 6 * 12) / price = cost per area of towel.

121968 sq inches of paper towel / 21.99 = 5546.55 square inches of towel per dollar


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(210 * 11 * 9 * 12) = 249480

249480 / 26.63 = 9368.38 square inches of paper towel per dollar.

The Bounty is almost twice as expensive.

OK, so just for interest this is what we are currently using:

http://www.meijer.com/s/meijer-essen...lls/_/R-192189

I make that over 10K sq inch per dollar, plus I probably paid one or two dollars less than that because I always buy on sale. And I didn't have to shell out so much $ in one go to get that price. We tend to alternate between this and Aldi brand -which is a little more expensive but does the small sheet size hich means we use less, plus Aldi and Meijer are in different parts of town, so i shop where i am. In desperation I'll buy Walmart's cheapo stuff, but the quality is sub standard.
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Old 09-08-2012, 05:13 PM   #8262
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I cost out paper goods by use - which is by the sheet. I can get Pom paper towels for .00884 cents per sheet and Pom toilet paper for .00109 cents per sheet at Sam's Club. I generally like the quality better than store or generic brands and I really like having the larger quanities...it doesn't run out as quickly
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Old 09-08-2012, 05:29 PM   #8263
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Don't forget to ad in the cost of membership (and gas)
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Old 09-08-2012, 05:46 PM   #8264
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$40/year (Sam's Club) is not a lot for membership though, if I go 1-2 times a month ...say 18 times a year? It's $2.22 per visit, and with my gas-friendly Toyota Yaris, I hardly go through any gas to get there. I think it's worth it for us.
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Old 09-08-2012, 06:04 PM   #8265
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Oh yes, it certainly is for many, it's just a cost to include. How much do you spend each time you go? People here used to travel 30 minutes to go to Costco, they'd go maybe 4 times a year ($10/visit) and buy stuff that's only a little cheaper than locally. Now we have one here, I *may* join, I'mm'a take a guest-pass test run first. We've had a Sam's Club forever, but we let our membership go after Thor was potty trained. We probably broke even on the membership/savings, but it was so stressful because the staff were crap it wasn't worth it.
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