You mean people aren’t standing in line for the discounted-about-to-expire foods at the grocery store? That’s where I find my best bargains! ;)
My hens started laying a week or so ago. So GLAD we’ve got them again. Our local Kwik Trip is selling Butter for $2.99/#, limit 2 per purchase. All of us in my local circle have been making the rounds and buying up as much as we can at that price. Butter freezes just fine. I’ve scored 4 so far. More by the weekend if all goes well. ;)
And I’m NOT just running out for the butter - I combine all of my errands on one day a week, and since I was meeting friends for lunch anyway, today was the day. :)
That’s the way to do it.
Also, once Nov comes around, the stores always have good sales on baking supplies and that’s often when I stock up for the year. Mostly morsels and butter, these days. I have plenty of white flour.