Kitchen & Groceries
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Cheap And Easy Meal Hacks To Spite Inflation
If you’re someone who’s plagued by regular bouts of heart-thumping anxiety delivered on the wings of ole cortisol to shock you to your core as you enter the air-conditioned, artificially-lit confines of your nearby grocery store to try to not…
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Is Costco Open on Memorial Day and Other Holidays?
Unlike some retailers (looking at you, Walmart and Target), Costco gives its employees the day off on more than a handful of holidays. But there is really no rhyme or reason to the warehouse store’s holiday calendar, so we’ve put…
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You’ll Never Order From Whole Foods’ Hot Bar After You Learn This Hack
It’s a classic story. An unassuming shopper goes to the Whole Foods hot bar, fills their container with a modest amount of food, and then recoils in horror when they see the price tag. It turns out that paying $11.99…
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Trader Joe’s Delivery: How To Get Around the Store’s No-Delivery Policy
Nowadays, it feels like just about anything can be delivered. Whipping up dinner and missing a key ingredient? No worries — just press a button on your phone and you’ll have fresh groceries on the doorstep within an hour. Can’t…
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10 Costco Seafood Items You Should Never Buy, According to Shoppers
Acclaimed for its sprawling aisles and unbeatable bulk deals, Costco has solidified its status as a go-to shopping destination for millions of shoppers. (We love Costco here at Cheapism, too, in case you haven’t noticed.) But while many of its…
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Here’s How Costco Makes Billions of Dollars a Year
When warehouse superstores Costco and Price Club merged in 1993 in a $2 billion stock swap, the nation’s largest warehouse club was born. “It’s truly a blockbuster event in retailing,” Michael Exstein, a retailing analyst, told the Los Angeles Times…
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10 Easy Instant Ramen Recipes That Aren’t Soup
There is so much to love about instant ramen, but one of the most under-appreciated things is its utility. Aside from a classic bowl of ramen, it feels like there…
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10 Ways To Make Store-Bought Frosting Better
Store-bought frosting — while convenient and time-saving — is often a poor substitute for homemade frosting. Sporting too much sugar and a lack of nuanced flavors, it pales in comparison to…
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Sam’s Club vs. Costco: Which Is Better?
In This Article: Which Is Better: Costco or Sam’s Club? Product Price Comparison Locations Membership Costs and Tiers Shopping Experience Product Selection and Brands Online Shopping and Delivery Options Automotive…
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These Are Costco’s Most ‘Overpriced’ Products, According to Superfans
In a recent Reddit thread, hundreds of fervent Costco fans came up with a long list of “overpriced” items that shoppers should skip at Costco. Here are some of the…
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The World’s Most Amazing Sandwiches
There are so many variations of amazing sandwiches just here in the U.S. — fried chicken, roast beef, grilled cheese, a classic sub, and so on — that even contemplating…
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‘Stupidly Good’: 9 Expensive Foods Frugal Shoppers Could Never Give Up
As much as penny pinchers might want to live like cloistered monks, living off porridge and the fumes of self denial, everyone gives in to their desires eventually. Even Redditors…
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15 Things Not to Buy in a Grocery Store
There is so much advice when it comes to saving money on the grocery bill, from cooking at home over ordering take-out to shopping the store brand over name brand.…
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These Are the Best Frozen Tater Tots for the Air Fryer and Beyond
When you’re perusing the frozen foods section, it’s always an obvious move to grab a bag of frozen fries. Yet, how often are you grabbing frozen tater tots? Not nearly…
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Best Spindrift Flavor: 10 Sparkling Water Flavors, Ranked
Ever since La Croix sparked a seltzer revolution, countless flavors and brands have competed for the market, offering zero-sugar alternatives to soda. Ever-popular brand Spindrift Sparkling Water has tweaked the…
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15 Things You Should Never Put in the Dishwasher
While dishwashers offer a convenient way to clean up after meals (raise your hand if doing the dishes is your least favorite chore), they’re not a one-size-fits-all solution for every…
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Costco Online Shopping: The Big Differences Between Costco and Costco.com
In this brave new world of e-commerce, plenty of stores have tried to make their websites a seamless extension of their brick-and-mortar shopping experience. But even the biggest Costco fans…
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Lemon Curd, Chantilly Cake, and 5 Other ‘Hidden Gems’ at Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s store is so tiny and paired-down that it only takes a few visits to orient yourself. But despite the no-frills retailer’s small size, veteran shoppers on Reddit say…
