Shopping Day

I just went shopping, and I want to share a couple finds with you.

Sometimes a great deal on a certain item can be as little as 2% off, which would be true for things like stamps, but on most items it needs to be at least 25% off before I would consider it a good deal. When it comes to luxury items or higher end brand names, you will generally be very lucky with 20% off of the average sale price (notice I didn't say retail--just about nobody pays retail unless you're buying a brand name electronic item new).

Here is what I got today: Large King Crab legs. Average retail appx. $22.00 per pound, average low online price including shipping: $44.10 for one pound (yes seriously).

A good price would be $15.00 per pound, a great price would be $11.00 and a fantastic price would be $8.00

My price: $4.99 per pound.

You simply are never ever ever are going to see this unless you are really lucky, but it will happen that with patience and looking in the right places you are going to occasionally find similar deals on other products.

Who wants some crab now?

Anyway, I also got a good deal on sugar free Smuckers boysenberry jam MMMMMmmm...for $1.99. That would be about an average price if it were regular jam, a decent price for off-brand sugar free, but Smuckers is really tasty and I can't wait to try a little with some whole-wheat bread ($.88).

I was also able to score some hard-to-get sugar free Heinz ketchup. at $.79 /14 oz. Which appears to be a really great deal as it shows online at over $3.00. I am currently on a low calorie diet, and Wal-Mart here does not currently carry it, so actual price comparison is difficult.

If you are fortunate enough to live in Fort Worth or nearby then you need to check out Town Talk foods on Beach St. If you normally buy specialty foods or are into trying exotic dishes, this is the place for you. I shop there at least twice every month, and am in good with one of the stockers, she gives me the low-down on the hottest selling and newest products. If you live in the DFW, head on over there before noon on September 23rd 2009, as of posting they have 3 cases left and going fast (beware, they also have some snow crab mis-marked as king crab) Also, there was a smattering of snow crab for the equally crazy price of $2.50 per pound, but that will likely be sold out as I post this.