[blackdog]

My local Kroger throws away more meat than they sell. Same with produce. The store is prohibited from price adjustment to increase sales. There are central planning manipulations in this.

Dairy products are near or past expiration dates in the coolers. The salmon in the foam cooler box is already at the sell by date before they even put it out. (I know because I buy the whole box with the sell by date from the supplier because I brine and smoke it)

Whole bags of onions, potatoes, oranges, lemons, etc...are already being fouled by rotten ones inside the same day they are put out for sale.

[EC Washington]

You should see how much Kroger throws away from the bakery department - 5 gallon plastic buckets of cake and cookie dough - just tossed out with the trash

I have several white 5 gallon plastic buckets I picked up from behind my local Kroger - the waste makes you sick - I can’t believe a local pig farmer can’t use all of this wasted food.

[TontoKowalski]

My local not-big-box grocery sometimes has meat on markdown for "card-holders" if it's approaching its use by date.

There are some relatively reasonable deals to be found on steaks and roasts, sometimes hamburger and chicken. The best strategy is to go during the week, middle of the day if possible, because they run out quickly.

It also helps to have some flexibility with what you'll cook that evening or a little room in the freezer.

The downside is that the produce is just awful. For that, we use a lot of storebrand frozen veggies and supplement with what we can at a farmer's stand, which I prefer anyway.

Good lettuce is a rarity, so our salads have been cole-slaw and spinach salads much more than usual.