Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Kaleva

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16. I haven't notices any difference in quantities.

Sun Feb 21, 2021, 12:23 PM

Feb 2021

A 15.5 oz can of Clover Valley kidney beans is the same as a 15.5 oz can of Great Value (Walmart) kidney beans and so on. Walmart Great Value tuna comes in 5 oz cans as does Dollar General Clover Valley tuna.

I usually buy Purina dog food in the 20 lb bag. It's actually a dollar cheaper for the same at Walmart but when one factors in the 20% discount when using the $5 off if one spends $25 then the 20 lb bag is a $1.60 cheaper at Dollar General then it is at Walmart.

Also for me, it takes 1 gallon of gas to make a round trip to DG compared to 3 3/4 gallons for a round trip to Walmart.

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Frugal shopping at Dollar General [View all] Kaleva Feb 2021 OP

I love me some Dollar General. But..... pnwest Feb 2021 #1

Yes, a lot of things in identical looking packaging but smaller. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #4

Walmart generally does a great job of driving down cost Shermann Feb 2021 #6

I remember when we bought coffee in 1 lb. cans. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #7

Most 7 oz cans of tuna cannabis_flower Feb 2021 #12

How skinny can they make cereal boxes? LOL mobeau69 Feb 2021 #14

I checked my pantry, mine are 5.0 oz nt Shermann Feb 2021 #15

5 gallon buckets of paint or roof coating are now 4.5 gallons. panader0 Feb 2021 #8

I haven't notices any difference in quantities. Kaleva Feb 2021 #16

Do ya know about the penny-out items? TlalocW Feb 2021 #2

This is actually a good idea samplegirl Feb 2021 #3

At Doller Tree everything is always a dollar. Don't know if this would be cheaper or not. patricia92243 Feb 2021 #5

I love dollar tree jimfields33 Feb 2021 #9

I buy cannabis_flower Feb 2021 #13

Dollar Tree is good but the nearest one to me is 45 miles away. Kaleva Feb 2021 #17

Dolar Tree.... I got a bunch of reading glasses or $1 each. 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #10

Me, too! AwakeAtLast Feb 2021 #18

Thanks for heads up!!!! Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #11