Posted on 01/02/2009 5:32:49 PM PST by PinkChampagneonIce
One of my resolutions for the new year is to begin a food storage program for my new house. Unfortunately, I live in a very rural area where there aren't any bulk food warehouses. The only bulk foods available are from extremely overpriced health food stores and co-ops. Wal-Mart prices are actually pretty good for canned goods, but I want to buy wheat, barley, flour, oats, beans, etc., in 25# or 50# bags.
Can anyone point me in the direction of good sources for small quantities of staples? I wouldn't mind travelling once a year to pick the stuff up, if it would be worthwhile pricewise. I'm in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.
I've done a pretty thorough search on the Internet, but feel as if I'm probably missing the best places. If anyone knows where they are, it's going to be FReepers!
Thanks in advance for your recommendations. And HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Found this place but have never bought anything http://www.thereadystore.com/
and this one
http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/
Costco.
As long as you don't open the bags they are protected from bugs.
You can live on rice and beans indefinitely.
I buy 25 pound bags and 50 pound bags of flour at Costco. I have also bought 10 pound bags of salt, and giant containers of honey. Probably 5 pound boxes of oatmeal. They have 25 and 50 pound bags of rice, too.
Mostly canned goods and large bags of basic staples, dated and stored in large ‘bug-tight’ bins.
Rotate about once a year... and hope I never ever have to tap into it!
Thanks, LiberConservative, but the closest Costco is in Missouri. There IS a Sam’s Club in Tulsa, but when I add the cost of the membership to my relatively frugal needs, it inflates the price above what I would like to pay....I would only be going there once a year. They also don’t have wheat, and the flour I bought there once (with a one-day free pass) had weevils in it when I opened it! Their pasta is MORE expensive than Wal-marts, as are many of their other staple items. I just think I can do better than Sam’s Club, even if I have to pay shipping.
Yes, everyone. I am the tightest of tight-wads. I’m in search of the mother-lode of all rock-bottom bargain staple food places.
Generally, I’d say Costco has slightly lower prices than Sam’s Club, and a bit nicer selection.
Food Ping...
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Oh, food thread? Um, yes, we’re eating food. Thanks for the ping.
They are free, which you will appreciate. You will have to wash them out.
I use them to store the 25# bags of flour and rice and other items like pasta that I buy at Sam's. A 5 gal pail will hold a 25# bag of flour.
Wal-Mart is getting over rated in my area, also.
Now the Feds want to hike gas taxes by 50% which will result in everything costing more ... not just gas. Which in the long run brings in more tax money for states and municipalities because they wont have to even raise taxes ... the more things cost the more they rake in.
Thanks, driftdriver, for the great site. I don’t think they can beat waltonfeeds.com on prices for grain, but I love the wonderful tools and utensils. I’ll spend a while looking at what they have!
THANKS! I have been looking for a source for plastic pails, and just didn’t know where to ask. Everyone in my town is very helpful, so I’m sure I won’t get an attitude if I ask the next time I’m at Wal-mart (which is fairly frequently).
Large quantities of open items should have ‘bay leaves’ placed inside, and that will prevent bugs as you use out of them.
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