GO is not a hill to die on.
And of course, you’re correct.
GO owners tailor their product mix to their audience.
Basic principle of their business model, seems to me.
This is delicious! Thanks for recommending!
Marina GO:
Jarred Epic pork fat $1.99
Chosen Foods toasted sesame oil 25 oz $7.99
Lots of cottage cheese, including Breakstone and Good Culture double cream classic (delicious!)
Hemplers naturally smoked bacon ends and pieces 32 oz $6.99-- meaty and moderately smoked, we enjoyed it
Peruvian Hass avocados 3/$5 I think. I mostly buy CA avocados, but picked up one a few weeks ago when the price was a bit higher. It ripened up nicely
I would have gotten some nice Manchego at the East Hayward GO this morning had the cash registers not been down.
Interesting news here
South San Francisco, Hickey Blvd.
.34 cents for a big Sabra hummus - let’s just call that free hummus.
The Big Pink rose is good - I think they’re exaggerating the retail price? But I like it.
They are probably trying to move the hummus out before it expires (it is still 2 for $.99 at both South Van Ness and Portola I believe, the same as was advertised on a recent GO flyer.)
I also bought a bunch of Pillsbury refrigerated buttermilk biscuit dough for like $.25 each for a small canister.
South Van Ness also has the Kimino ume sparkling water for $.99/can and mikan (Japanese orange) sparking water for $.50/can, but I didn’t really care for either. They have some real fruit juice a la Spindrift sparkling waters, but this also makes them IMO unpleasantly acidic for drinking on their own. Maybe they’d be better as a mixer (or perhaps I just prefer the Kimino juice drinks to their waters).
The hummus keeps getting cheaper. Pretty soon it will just be “Get One Free”.
We’ve got the same hummus up here.
They must have bought a factory load.
We walked over to the Van Ness location yesterday to check on lotion (I guess they sometimes have the EO scent my gf likes for her ‘day lotion’). I don’t eat beef at home very much except for Flannery once a year or for some random dinner party/bbq which I just go to Fatted Calf down the street so don’t know how good of a deal this is. But wasn’t Marin Sun Farms popular a few or more years ago? Did they get bought? I forget, but they had a whole case of 12oz strip steaks (a lot of them looked good with nice marbling) for $7.99.
I got one but not sure when I’ll cook it. At that price might even just use it in a stir-fry or something not just a steak.
Kim Severson of the NY Times and formerly of the SF Chronicle might want to talk to you -
Have you or someone you know bought food at a salvage or outlet grocery store for the first time recently? Working on a story about food inflation. DM me and go directly to reporter heaven.
— Kim Severson (@kimseverson) August 9, 2022
That’s a great price for that cut and from local butcher. Enjoy!
The East Hayward GO had those fancy eggs today, along with Philly Cream Cheese spreadable 1/3 less fat (my go-to–usually they just have weird flavors) and several varieties of Coolhaus ice cream (I got the S’Mores).
So. Oregon coast yesterday. Glen Muir tomatoes, choice of whole or diced .99 cents. Sir Kinsington’s Ahi Amarillo $2.99.
More Marin Sun Farms meat sightings :
Given the price of eggs these days these Stueve pastured are a steal:
I liked the Belgian ale & lemon zest sausage–may have to give the others a try.
Recently at Oakland Grocery Outlet -
Zippo's Pick of the Week
$6.99/lb., repackaged with generic labels in 4 - 5 ounce wedges - Tuxford and Tebbutt Blue Stilton from UK. Tuxford is one of the 7 creameries in the world licensed to make true Stilton and has been in operation since 1780. Creamy, not salty, no cheese crystals. Retail is about $20/lb. The Shropshire Blue m;ay also be available.
https://delishably.com/dairy/The-Story-of-Stilton-Cheese
https://www.heb.com/product-detail/tuxford-amp-tebbutt-blue-stilton/885865
$2.49/14 oz. - Nasoya Vegan Spicy Kimchi, product of Republic of Korea. Not super spicy, it’s drier and without the fizz and bubbles of other packaged kimchi. Made with Napa cabbage.
$1.99/7 oz - Nasoya Sweet BBQ Baked Organic Tofu, Firm tofu, not spicy with a touch of sweetness in the sauce.
You guys made me late for work this morning. I stopped by the farmers market early and thought I’d just dash in to Grocery Outlet (Foxworthy in San Jose), maybe check out the cheese and meat offerings.
Holy Cow! Why have I never stopped by here before? Grass fed flat iron steaks, parmesan, the house favorite mochi ice cream, pistachios to send off to distant folks. But more than that, I spent half an hour just perusing all the different products (Beau Monde seasoning? what the heck is that?) and marveling that someone thought of this and brought it to market. And then I was late for work.
It was fun. I’m the kind of person who will visit grocery stores when she travels. Will definitely stop by again. Thanks to all of you for this thread!