Military Wives

Well my husband is retired military, and he works in the civilian sector.  But as with alot of people his job is iffy at this point.  So I am doing everything I can to cut back and save and be prepared just in case he is layed off.

I was wondering if you ladies thought the grocerys were cheaper at the commissary then at the civilian grocery stores.

What I have been feeling is that some of the civilian grocery stores are running some fairly good sales to try to keep competitive, and if you use those sales along with using coupons that you can usually find some good deals.

I have found the commissary is cheaper on some things but not all things.

What are you feelings on the subject?  Appreciate your input.

Susan

Wife of Greg,  Mom to Rick and Rob

Grandma to Sweet Anthony

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I think it is cheaper especially for meats. When we buy chicken (the same local stuff we can get at the grocery store) it is half the price. Other things we buy on a regular basis like instant oatmeal ($1.90 a box) baked potato chips ($1.00 off marked price) it really adds up.

I hope that helps.

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I've found around here it is a lot cheaper for me to go to the commissary. I usually make one big trip to the commissary where I get all of meats and pantry staples and then I just hit the local store (which is closer) when I run out of milk, bread, and produce throughout the month. Doing it this way, my grocery bill has gone down a lot from what it used to be.

Last month, when I made my big trip, I was expecting to pay $200. With all of the sales they were having and all of the coupons I was able to pick up in store, I only spent about $150.

Btw...as awful as it is to go to a commissary around payday, the few times I have made the mistake here, I noticed they have REALLY good sales around then. You could also ask someone at the commissary what day they usually run their sales. Sometimes, on slower days, they have more sales to draw people in.