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Default Boston: New nonprofit store sells donated surplus food

On 6/7/2015 5:49 PM, La Mirada wrote:
> "Cheri" > Wrote in message:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 11:20:49 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>>>
>>>> From WBUR. Some of the prices don't sound any better than what I can get
>>>> at the discount rack at Market Basket (canned goods, in that section) or
>>>> at Haymarket (produce; that's only on Fridays and Saturdays) but if I can
>>>> get a deal on baking chocolate and walnuts, it might be worth a trip
>>>> every two months or so. I wonder how many other cities have stores like
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.wbur.org/2015/06/04/dorch...-grocery-story
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> By Curt Nickisch
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> First paragraphs:
>>>>
>>>> Is it worth buying groceries at a steep discount if they have a shorter
>>>> shelf life? A new grocery store in Dorchester is finding out. It opened
>>>> its doors Thursday with shelves full of surplus and aging food.
>>>>
>>>> Called Daily Table, the nonprofit grocery store just outside of Codman
>>>> Square is selling canned vegetables two for $1, a dozen eggs for 99
>>>> cents, and potatoes at 49 cents a pound.
>>>
>>> People post regularly and proudly here about buying "used" meat, which
>>> is in the mark down bin because it's at or near its sell by date - so
>>> why would any of the above be a bad thing? Buy less and shop more
>>> often, if saving money on food is a priority.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> sf

>>
>> Except to me it's not "used" meat, it's reduced in price meat, which I
>> always look for, also S-Mart puts out a rack of discounted veggies, fruits,
>> etc. everyday at 10:00 A.M. lots of good buys there, but I'm not out at that
>> time as a rule, usually shop early around 6-7 or so. I buy a lot at the .99
>> Cent Store and the Dollar Tree store, lots of name brands marked a lot
>> lower, I love all those buys.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>

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