You are right about the quality of Walmart meat. Acceptable. That’s why I stated selection. With Kroger, shop the specials and the meat will be fresh enough.
However, my wife scored the deal to end all deals with Fry’s/Kroger clearance. She caught 10 ounce filet mignons expiring that day for $1 apiece! Four were left. Four family members. I was unemployed at the time. She bought all four, and they were as good as anything this side of Ruth’s Chris that I have ever had. They hadn’t gone bad. What a deal! God is Good.
Yes. If you go early in the morning, the manager’s special marked-down meat can be a steal. Expires that day or the next. That’s why God made freezers.