Comments on: A Novel Way to Cut Your Grocery Bill: Form a Food Club http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/food-club-buying-in-bulk-07262010/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jim http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/food-club-buying-in-bulk-07262010/comment-page-1/#comment-57906 Jim Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:06:46 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=13786#comment-57906 60 rolls of TP? The biggest packages I've ever found had about a dozen rolls. Regular grocery stores sell tp in bulk now too. But why split up a package of paper towels or TP? It's not like they go bad. Stick the extras on the top shelf in the bathroom closet. I might consider a food club if I were going to order a whole side of beef, or a skid truck of soda, but I'm not sure how much you could save that way. Even the big giant slabs of provolone from Costco doesn't seem big enough to try dealing with splitting it up between families. 60 rolls of TP? The biggest packages I’ve ever found had about a dozen rolls. Regular grocery stores sell tp in bulk now too. But why split up a package of paper towels or TP? It’s not like they go bad. Stick the extras on the top shelf in the bathroom closet.

I might consider a food club if I were going to order a whole side of beef, or a skid truck of soda, but I’m not sure how much you could save that way. Even the big giant slabs of provolone from Costco doesn’t seem big enough to try dealing with splitting it up between families.

]]> By: Unless... http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/food-club-buying-in-bulk-07262010/comment-page-1/#comment-57902 Unless... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:52:15 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=13786#comment-57902 This is an idea that pays off over time and not all at once. You basically need to form your group and make sure everyone is willing to do it for at least one year. However, if someone wants/needs to leave the group, someone should be in charge of filling that vacancy ASAP. This is an idea that pays off over time and not all at once. You basically need to form your group and make sure everyone is willing to do it for at least one year. However, if someone wants/needs to leave the group, someone should be in charge of filling that vacancy ASAP. ]]> By: Medisoft http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/food-club-buying-in-bulk-07262010/comment-page-1/#comment-57901 Medisoft Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:44:32 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=13786#comment-57901 My two kids eat enough to buy in bulk for ourselves. Maybe it's just us though. My two kids eat enough to buy in bulk for ourselves. Maybe it’s just us though. ]]> By: Joelle http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/food-club-buying-in-bulk-07262010/comment-page-1/#comment-57838 Joelle Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:40:38 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=13786#comment-57838 This sounds like more effort than it's worth. This sounds like more effort than it’s worth. ]]> By: Credit http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/food-club-buying-in-bulk-07262010/comment-page-1/#comment-57834 Credit Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:39:27 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=13786#comment-57834 This is a really cool idea. Buying in bulk can be overwhelming but splitting up the food--and costs--makes it really bearable. This is a really cool idea. Buying in bulk can be overwhelming but splitting up the food–and costs–makes it really bearable. ]]>