Packaged meat and canned goods, petfood etc are all brand name, slightly to greatly cheaper, and in case you didn't know, they have sell-by dates, so you know they are current stock. Vegetables are fresh--no way to hide overaged veggies.
The only downside is they don't pay credit card companies--cash or check only. And longer lines and less elaborate checkout areas. If you have the time to spend an extra ten minutes in line, you can save a bundle. They even have free plastic bags.
Closeouts are closeouts for a reason. And it’s not always the same merchandise. We’ve learned this from WalMart.
Yes I know all about sell-by dates. I also know how many stores will not buy product past a certain distance from the sell-by dates which is where the discount stores come in on those closeouts. Sure you get the same merchandise then, but the amount of storage time you get is greatly reduced. And there’s ways to hide overage in veggies: freezers. Any produce I was ever dumb enough to get from WalMart or cheaper was freezer burned.
There’s a lot of downsides, the products tend to be less fresh, smaller, and often made with a different cheaper formula. You’re often times not saving anything, especially when they use product size to make their “discount”.