[cherry]

Costco can really save you money....their gas prices are consistently 20-40cents lower than other places..you can't beat their prices on vitamins, especially if you wait for the sales. but you must buy judiciously....some things are more expensive in the long run especially if you let things go bad......I bought a large container of peeled garlic thinking it would gone in a flash....ended up throwing a good portion out....

Thrift stores are great....I don't buy clothes there but I have found great dishes, pots, pans, gardening supplies, and all sorts of things....

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

cherry :"..some things are more expensive in the long run especially if you let things go bad......
I bought a large container of peeled garlic thinking it would gone in a flash....ended up throwing a good portion out...."

That is the idea about figuring out how much you use per week/ month and then purchase for you need; that's a form of 'food budgeting'.
Prepper Mantra :" Store what you eat, and eat what you store" which means an honest assessment of use frequency, and keeping then keeping it in rotation.
Agreed, a bargain isn't a bargain if you end up throwing a good potion out. (I have done the same, myself ;-) )
Better to grow you own. If in an apartment, plant some around the residential landscaping, it will grow in partial sun, but thrives in fun sunshine.

[meowmeow]

Peeled garlic freezes really well and lasts a long time.

[metmom]

You can chop up the garlic in a food processor and freeze it.

That’s what I do with my garden grown stuff when it starts to look suboptimal about Jan/Feb.