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Who else late night grocery shoppers here?
It's currently 11:06pm and just got back from HEB.

>> No.10025025

>>10025004
When living abroad I found that grocery stores offered discounts in the early morning or late at night. In the US I find I just end up buying shit for the same price as if I had bought it during regular shopping hours. Stuff here gets put on sale during peak time to clear it out because theres so many preservatives

>> No.10025029

>>10025004
all the mexicans shop on sunday nights here. it's a cultural thing or some shit

>> No.10025032

>>10025025
the sweet time for sales here seems to be between 8:30 and 9:30 am. The employees in some departments (like meat) don't come in until 8, so nothing gets marked down until then.

>> No.10025478

>>10025004
there's a golden hour for grocery shopping - after it stops being busy, but before they shut off the self-checkout lines

>> No.10025487

>>10025478
And before the slaves start blocking the aisles to restock the shelves.

>> No.10025520

>>10025004
work mostly nightshift so I always do this on my weekends
I hit up Kroger as soon as they open at 6 on Mondays cause that's when they put the stuff they can't sell/soon to pass the "best by" date on clearance. Get stuff like good brand TV dinners for 1$, cheap juices and granola bars and soups
half price deli meat.

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10025532

HEB is the best. I love 'em. I ride the bus so I cant shop late, but I would if I could. Too many people at HEB most of the time. Gotta dodge 'em. People blocking the beer section you wanna look in, every lane has a line.

Eating some of their revolutionary, "ready to eat" potato salad atm.

>> No.10025548

>>10025478
No, it's about ten o'clock in the morning, when all the day's nearly-expired foods have recently been discounted and you get pick of the litter.

>> No.10025566

Used to do this a lot at HEB because it was convenient but I moved to a different side of town and it's a lot more of a hassle cause there'd only be like 2 lanes open tops.

That said, getting meat and fresh vegetables would probably be better in the morning since they don't restock the shelves until early morning

>> No.10025571

>>10025478
>Go to supermarket late to avoid people
>Nobody else there so the clerk remembers me
FUCK

>> No.10025907

I made the mistake of going to a 24 hour supermarket not knowing that the only lanes open were self checkout. Ended up embarrassing myself and the security guard had to help me. This was at a Giant grocery store in Baltimore.

>> No.10026041

>>10025571
This is the fucking worst. The cashier at my local Safeway remembers me and always asks "What are you cooking this time?" I tell her and she always calls me some master chef or some shit. I hate small talk. Just scan my food so I can pay and go home.

>> No.10026046

>>10026041
I hate it when women are into me too. When will they understand that some of us are homosexual?

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10026047

>>10025025
Getting stuff for discounts is 90% of the reason to go to a supermarket at weird hours. 1 hour before close everything in the bakery and deli is gunna be marked down because they can't sell it next day.

>> No.10026197

>>10025520
>Nightshift
>1$ TV dinners
Christ, Anon...

>> No.10026204

>>10026197
If he's investing intelligently, he's wealthier than you unless you happen to be >LAWYER. Even if you are, he's a success from most perspectives.

>> No.10026211

>>10026197
well, like I said they are discounted good brands, not crappy banquet and stuff. Like I guess those Devour things weren't selling so well, so I got a ton of those recently for a buck
also kahiki and Boston markets tv diners for 1$

>> No.10026238

>>10026046
Well I'm heterosexual and this lady is like in her late 40s. I just don't want to talk.

>> No.10026244

>>10026238
>retail position outside of school hours
>it's not a person in school
I doubt it, anon. But keep telling those porky pies. They make the world so much more interesting.

>> No.10026246

>>10025004
>not being so crippled by anxiety that you get drunk and have an Uber bring you at 3am on a weekday

>> No.10026264

>>10026244
I don't know what else to tell you anon. She even has some gray hair. I'll just leave it at that. You can believe it or not.

>> No.10026277

>>10025907
>he can't work the self checkout

I'll excuse you but only if you're an elderly person

>> No.10027666

>>10025004
You in Houston? If so we should meat some time and browse some memes.

>> No.10028083

>>10026246
quit being a pussy