So we’re running out of milk. There’s probably enough fat-free milk in that gallon container in our fridge to eek out one bowl of cereal tomorrow morning, but with two kids to feed before the 8:20 a.m. bus, I’m going to have to go out and get milk tonight.
Mary Hunt, the Everyday Cheapskate, recently shared in her column some great tips on saving money on things like a gallon of milk by going food shopping in a place other than the grocery store. In other words, thinking–and shopping–outside of the supermarket aisle. She suggested looking in warehouse clubs, drug stores and convenience shops for some of your everyday necessities, like milk.
After I drop my eldest daughter at her softball practice tonight, I intend to comparison shop prices for a gallon of fat-free milk. My plan is to visit CVS, Superfresh, Wawa (the PA version of 7-11, for all you folks saying, “What the hell is a Wawa anyway?” FYI, it’s the Native America word for goose, I believe, thus the flying fowl in its logo), Giant, and Walgreens. These are the only stores within a 5-mile radius of my house that have refrigerated cases and sell milk. I’m also going to log onto Shoprite.com, where I usually order my groceries, to see what the going rate for a gallon of milk is there.
It will be interesting to see if Hunt was right. I’ll let you know.
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