Dollar supermarkets

In article <[email hidden]>, Dawn

Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Dawn

Lots of groceries in the dollar stores around here (Twin
Cities), but I've never seen frozen goods there.
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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 22:51:55 GMT, Dawn <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Aldi seems to be the leader in much of the US, but it does
have meats and produce (I believe).

We have several non-chain dollar stores here in Austin that
have quite an assortment of canned and dry goods mostly
cheap, and some name brands (regular price).

Most of this stuff is closeout items (either discontinued by
the manufacturer or bought from another dying chain). But
sometimes it's not as good a deal as it appears to be. Other
times it's just satisfactory. I don't go out of my way to
shop there. -sw

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[email hidden] wrote on 3/16/04 5:51 PM:

Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Dawn

We have something called "Xpect Discounts" here, and while
it's not a dollar store, per se, they do have some very good
deals. They carry canned, frozen and fresh produce. I
believe the only meats there are in the frozen food case.
They carry lots of basic dairy items, too. I don't go there
much because it's about 10 miles away.

We also have "Price Rite", which is similar, except they
also carry fresh meats, like chicken, ground beef, pork
chops, pork butt roasts, chuck for stew, etc. They have
great everyday low prices on chicken, for example, in large
packages. $1.99 for boneless chicken breasts, in a 3-4 pound
package. And the leg quarters are a great deal, if you like
legs....$3.99 for a 10 lb bag!!!!! Ground "mystery" beef is
$2.12 a pound, prepacked in 1.5-2 lb packages. Its in those
"pillow packs" like they have a Walmart. They are not store
ground, fer sure.

This store has their own brands of many items, like canned
veggies, tuna, cereals, soda, peanut butter, jelly, basic
white bread, steak sauce, flour, laundry detergent, etc.
Mostly staple items. I buy a very large canister of oatmeal
for about $1.29, for example. 20 lb bags of Goya rice for
$4. You get good value there, that's for sure. Have to know
what you're buying though. Sometimes, it's not really a
better value, but you're saving enough on the other stuff
you're buying, so paying the same $2.00 for item x that
you'd pay for it at the regular market isn't a big deal.
Even if you pay a few cents more for a couple of items (not
likely, but it happens, I suppose), there are some items
there, like the Oatmeal, that are over a dollar less at
Price Rite than at regular markets, so it more than makes up
for it. Price Rite is really a store to go to for restocking
the pantry.

There is a rather large Black and Latino community here and
the grocery stores cater to their needs. I think it's great!
Everyone wins...we see terrific variety in all the different
ethnic foods! And lower prices, too.

I have noticed the Super Stop and Shops in my neighborhood
are beginning to have more items at "everyday low prices"
which is something I've wanted for years. Mangoes are always
2 for a dollar here. Lemons, 4/$1, Limes, 5/$1. 20 lb bags
of rice are $3.99. And they added a "dollar aisle", where
you can get stuff that is normally found in the dollar
stores. They have fabulous! strawberry and fig "newton" type
cookies. The pretzels are a brand I pay a lot more for
elsewhere! And the liquid hand soap is great because it's
not "antibacterial", which I appreciate. Certain items are
not a great value, like the dish washing detergent, it's too
watery for the amount you get and I get a big bottle of
Crystal White Octagon for $1.18 at Walmart and its' GREAT at
cutting the grease. Lots of other items are everyday low
priced too.

I think it's great that these stores are beginning to
respond to their competition and follow the model of the
stores that are most successful. I know Walmart is supposed
to be the evil empire, but I really appreciate the fact that
I don't have to buy something NOW on "sale", even if I don't
really need it now, but I'm afraid if I wait 2-3 weeks until
I need it, the price will be considerably more. I have to
really watch every penny I spend, so knowing I can buy what
I need, WHEN I NEED IT, at the best prices is very helpful.

"Dawn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Dawn

We just got a discount grocery store too on the other side
of the island, but the canned goods aren't under $1! Every
item is an off-brand I've never heard of. I was only inside
this place once and I didn't purchase anything, but my
friend did. She bought some items that when opened were
almost unedible. She never went back.

kili

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Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Dawn

There is a "discount" supermarket in Portland (ME). Honestly
I've never been into the place. What I know of it was from a
former co-worker shopping there on her lunch break,
everthing they sold was expired. But cheap! Not
surprisingly, the gal that shopped there was also the one
that wouldn't speak to me for a month after I took it upon
myself to clean out the fridge in the break room, I tossed
her bottle of salad dressing with a late 80s expiration
date, this was in 97 or 98. Nothing to lure me in when I had
the Portland Greengrocer, Miccuci's, and the Portland Public
Market within walking distance of the office.

The dollar stores here sell some grocery items it's all
canned/boxed stuff and usually things that are cheaper at
the grocery store. That said, I'd still at least browse a
dollar grocery store, one never knows what difficult to find
foodstuff an off price place might turn up.

Jessica

"Dawn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

99¢ Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) operates over 100 locations in 3
western states. All the ones in the L.A. area now have a
selection of refrigerated foods and frozen foods as well as
a large variety of other food items in addition to non-
foods. Some of the items like milk are always there but a
lot of other things come and go. They began with one store
here in 1982 so it hasn't been just a midwest trend.
Interestingly, 99¢ Only Stores also operates an outlet
called Sav-Mor to dispose of their own closeouts and
distressed merchandise. Canned food with dents, for example,
is sold for a quarter when it reaches their outlet

"Dawn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Um, these aren't food stores. They are variety/dime stores.

Dawn <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Dawn

We have one called Cheep Foods but goods are not limited to
under a dollar. They have some discounted frozen stuff no
produce but they do carry some dairy at regular supermarket
prices. Our dollar stores all have lots of food but no
frozen, produce or dairy. Cheep Foods accepts food stamps.
The dollar stores do not. Lynn from Fargo (Who loves
"scoring" fancy schmancy salad dressings etc. at less than
half the retail $.)

"Dawn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Dawn Chain in SoCal 99 cents store....nothing over 99
cents...lots of

overruns...imported stuff...even eggs at 99 cents dozen
& quarts of
milk....very little frozen...ice cream bars....give me ten
bucks and I stay for a day..

Harriet & critters

Steve Wertz said:

We have several non-chain dollar stores here in Austin
that have quite an assortment of canned and dry goods
mostly cheap, and some name brands (regular price).

Are they dedicated supermarket stores or just a couple
aisles among the rest of the salvage? The two I mentioned
are pretty big, and dedicated food stores.

Dawn

projectile vomit chick said:

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Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Um, these aren't food stores. They are variety/dime
stores.

But they do sell non-perishable food items as well as knick-
knacks and junk.

Best regards, Bob

On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 00:27:06 GMT, Dawn <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Steve Wertz said:

We have several non-chain dollar stores here in Austin
that have quite an assortment of canned and dry goods
mostly cheap, and some name brands (regular price).

Are they dedicated supermarket stores or just a couple
aisles among the rest of the salvage? The two I mentioned
are pretty big, and dedicated food stores.

The latter. They stock about 800 different items though.
These are *long* isles.

Aldi is a dedicated supermarket.

-sw

KML in Pittsburgh isn't as cheap as it once was -- canned
goods are being reclaimed for Second Harvest. But the store
has chicken for 25-35 cents a pound.
E. P.

Dawn said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Sounds like a midest phenomenon to me. We have Grocery
Outlet here in Seattle but no "under a dollar" grocery
store. I've been into Grocery Outlet exactly twice, while
purchasing the surplus grocery boxes used by a delivery
grocery service. It seemed to have a small decent variety of
canned and boxed goods. Some dairy, some produce, I dont
remember if there was meat or not. I didnt see myself
shopping their though, as everything was either an off brand
or out of date. Deb

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Dawn said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last year
with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now there
is a new one that claims nothing in the store is priced
over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Dawn

They've been here in the South for years, but mostly just
junque shops! Don't need dollar stores for canned goods most
of the time, unless you are talking about some of the
fancier canned meats. ;-)

K.

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Dawn said:

Again, no meat or produce department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

It seemed to have a small decent variety of canned and
boxed goods. Some dairy, some produce, I dont remember if
there was meat or not.

Both posters above seem to be using the word 'produce' to
mean something specific - can anyone explain what that
something is? To me (English living in Ireland), 'produce'
could mean any type of basic ingredient, but obviously it's
being used in a different way here. Thanks in advance for an
explanation!

Jo

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Quoted message said:

There's two of these in my area now. One opened last
year with deep discounts on canned and frozen goods, now
there is a new one that claims nothing in the store is
priced over a dollar. Again, no meat or produce
department.

Anyone else seeing these stores or is it a midwest
phenomenon?

Um, these aren't food stores. They are variety/dime
stores.

But they do sell non-perishable food items as well as knick-
knacks and

junk.

Yes, but I hardly consider that a "supermarket".

Darkginger said:

Both posters above seem to be using the word 'produce' to
mean something specific - can anyone explain what that
something is? To me (English living in Ireland), 'produce'
could mean any type of basic ingredient, but obviously
it's being used in a different way here. Thanks in advance
for an explanation!

Jo

When I refer to produce I'm talking fresh fruits and
vegetables. Deb

projectile vomit chick said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Um, these aren't food stores. They are variety/dime
stores.

But they do sell non-perishable food items as well as knick-
knacks and

junk.

Yes, but I hardly consider that a "supermarket".

The ones I started this thread about are supermarkets. All
they sell is food. Frozen food, canned food, dry boxed food,
but only food. And everything is a dollar or less.

It must be a local thing at the moment.

Dawn