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Great thread! Here's a short list off the top of my head:

Costco:

$5 Rotisserie chicken
$12 for 4 Kirkland Frozen Pepperoni pizzas (Digiorno clone)
$6 giant pumpkin pie (in season)
$5 for 2 gallons of milk


Walmart:
$5 Claim Jumper frozen fruit or cream pies (A steal at this price)
$1 Can of Hunts Meat Pasta Sauce (Add things to it like the above poster mentioned)
$6 Fried chicken (One of my favorites!)
$3 Banquet Biscuits and Gravy Kit (A super breakfast with leftovers for later in the week)
$1 Nalley brand canned spicy Chili (This goes great with a frozen burrito)

Most of Walmart's Great Value brand is usually pretty decent:
Ketchup
Mustard
Heinz 57 Steak Sauce Clone (This is a great value!!!)
Whip Cream
Salad Dressings

Mark K to the rescue. That's how it's done, folks.

Hey, so do I (buy them at Walmart)!!!

I buy those along with the Great Value Cheddar Queso and La Costena Jalapeno slices (cheaper than Great Value brand, tastes great, found in the Mexican food section)

This is Hall of Fame value. 8 big pieces of fried chicken for 6 bucks. And if you time it right and get it while it's new, it's almost perfect. I'll ask them to make some if they're out. That often works.

Mmm... $12 Stouffers family size lasagna at Walmart is tough to pass up.

I like it better than the $10 Great Value version. The GV sauce has a weird zing.

A photo of a potato, no matter the shape of said potato, should not need to be hidden behind spoiler tags. FFS.

Are you stalking me? This is exactly what I said to my butler the other day.

From frozen. It says oven bake, but I just put it in a saucepan, and when simmering, add fresh lemon and pepper. Toss with pasta and a bit of parm. pretty damn good.

oot consensus is generally wrong, herd mentality.

Available at Walmart, really pretty good and cheap compared to other granola cereals

Sunbelt Bakery Fruit and Nut Granola



I have had their bars as well and they seem to be a good buy.

My favorite bargains are the cheap fish mongers in Harlem and Chinatown. Fresh Spanish Mackerel for 1.99 a pound! Also, local cherrystone clams for 40 cents each. And they will shuck a dozen of em for a dollar. That right there is the best buck you'll ever spend.

Sadly my Walmart has now raised the price of 8-piece fried chicken from 6 to 6.48. Still a good value obv, and I got it fresh yesterday, still in the deli.

They also raised Red Baron pizzas from 3.33 to 3.50. Difficult times in which we live.

Canned tomatoes/tomato sauce/related still fairly elite. It's one of the few canned things that hold up well versus fresh stuff (in most cases) and is far better priced.

The $2 Santitas chips mentioned earlier ITT are a very good buy and they're easily comparable to Tostitos and other more expensive brands.

Frozen beef ravioli for < $3 can be pretty decent, and combines with a cheap can of diced tomatos and some seasoning & oil. Not ramen-cheap but you're in for less than $5 and can feed two people easily. (We grate fresh parmesan and usually have a bottle of wine which kills it but obv that's not essential).

Those 10-packs of smaller frozen burritos. Nothing fancy or particularly healthy, but they last if you keep them wrapped and are cheap. Good replacement for something like Hot Pockets.

Generic drink mix packets (without sugar). Premade junk drinks costs way too much for what they are, and are too sugary. I like my occasional dose of say Orange Flavored Drink but not the pre-made syrup they sell in stores and prefer to control my sugar intake. I'll have something off the shelf here and there but the whole beverage industry is a borderline scam and a small financial leak for many US households.

Red Rose Tea, 100 bags. Same as above. Super cheap, can make iced tea with it, and it's a tolerable insurance policy for when you unexpectedly run out of coffee and need caffeine fix.

Carrots. Can add them to tons of dishes, cook easily, or eat as a healthy raw snack. Dog likes them too.

Bananas. Healthy obv, adds to cereal and decent snacks or even for lunch in a pinch (pretty filling to hold you over at least). Dog likes these too. If you find yourself with some overripe ones banana bread is easy & simple to make, using mostly other cheap stuff like flour.

Rice, of course.

Chicken breast is often (not always) a good value. It's really versatile in what you can do with it. And once again, if you have a cool dog, it's something he can safely eat so long as you don't have any skin or bones in it. Mix with other healthy stuff with it - better dog food is expensive and my dog is awesome so this is a decent side benefit.

There's always decent stuff in produce depending on the season. If you're just looking at certain things it can be pricey but if you're flexible there's cheaper eats for sure.

Potatoes probably top my list though.

I've been living off "steamables", the microwaveable packages of rice, pasta, and vegetables. They're like $1.50 - $2.00 at WalMart, but sometimes they come with coupons for $1 off. These things are good, cheap, and easy to cook. Loving them.

you're wasting time and energy if you heat up pasta sauce. put cold sauce right from the fridge on your boiling hot noodles and it makes the perfect temperature for shoveling the food down your throat.

you should try the cereal from their bulk section. there is delicious granola.



rice, beans, and eggs are incredibly cheap. and go to farmer's markets for fruits and veggies.

also almonds are cheaper than they appear. they are loaded with calories. even at whole foods you can get about 3k calories of almonds for $6

A good buy are the Zatarain's frozen dinners, 2.50. The blackened chicken alfredo is the best. Dirty Rice and Red Beans and Rice are also good. These are a couple of notches above traditional frozen dinner fare.

It's not about temperature, it's about allowing the sauce to integrate with the meats and often the pasta itself. Marinara is a sauce, not a condiment. Blend that ****, it definitely makes a difference.

And top them off with some diced/sliced avocado.... Dats some good ass ****!!

12-pack of Snickers ice cream bars for $6. 50 cents each for the GOAT frozen treat? Sold.

Bzzzzzzt

The Dirty Rice was all I could make myself eat when I had chemotherapy.

Sadly, now I can't force myself to. The beans and rice with spicy sausage is great.

Walmart brand diet lemon lime soda is cheap and good. I prefer it to the premium brands. Hard to find, I imagine it goes quickly.

Also the bags of Walmart brand mini peanut butter cups. Cheaper than Reeses and better quality chocolate.

For you Texas people with access to the great HEB, try out the Hill Country Fare jalapeno poppers, both the cheddar and the cream cheese. It's only a buck or so for 8-9 poppers and they're awesome. Also try the Hill Country Fare onion rings, only 2 bucks and you get about 18-20, incredible value.

Snapper or salmon heads at 1.49 a pound at local HEB. Best part of the fish at 1/8 the price.

Whole corned beef brisket at $4 to $5 a pound. Boil for traditional dinner or roast in oven then slice thin after cooling and you have better meat than the Boar's head in the deli for 1/3 the price.