Kitchen & Groceries

  • Mary LaRocca offers a sample of Libby's Vienna Sausage in a Costco Wholesale store March 8, 2002 in Niles, IL

    Here’s What It’s Like To Be a Costco Sampler

    Beyond boosting sales as high as 2,000%, grocery store samples can turn shopping into a fun, food-filled pastime. That’s certainly the case at Costco, where sampling is part of the warehouse store’s DNA. That said, it’s rare that members get a…

  • Walmart Thanksgiving Convenience Basket

    Walmart Holds the Line on the Cost of Its Thanksgiving Meal Baskets

    Walmart is saying no to higher prices for holiday meals. The mega-retailer is selling its Thanksgiving meal baskets at the same cost as last year. The baskets feature traditional Thanksgiving fare, including turkey, ham, potatoes, and stuffing, as well as…

  • Two-Buck Chuck display for Charles Shaw wine in a Trader Joe's

    Here’s Why Trader Joe’s ‘Two-Buck Chuck’ Is So Cheap

    Producing a single glass of wine takes gallons of water, hours of labor, hundreds of shiny stainless-steel storage tanks, and miles of gas-guzzling transport. So how is it that a single bottle of vino can cost just a few dollars?…

  • Lasagna Bloody Mary Stouffer's

    Stouffer’s New Lasagna Bloody Mary Is the Cocktail No One Saw Coming

    Now you can have your Stouffer’s lasagna and drink it too, at least if the phrase “lasagna bloody mary” doesn’t make you queasy.  For some reason, the famous frozen lasagna brand has decided to branch out into the world of…

  • Fairfax, USA - November 25, 2016: Trader Joes grocery store facade with sign and items on display and people walking

    The Best Spicy Foods at Trader Joe’s, According to Shoppers

    If the prospect of lighting your mouth on fire doesn’t sound so terrible and you scoff at the site of a poblano, chances are you’re always searching for red-hot spicy treats. Well, we can help out with your search thanks…

  • Indianapolis - Circa June 2017: Aldi Discount Supermarket. Aldi sells a range of grocery items, including produce, meat & dairy, at discount prices IX

    Aldi Cuts Prices to 2019 Levels in Thanksgiving ‘Rewind’ to Fight Inflation

    In a “Thanksgiving Price Rewind,” Aldi is slashing its prices on holiday favorites to November 2019 levels when inflation was just 2%. The temporary pricing throwback runs from Nov. 2-29, with discounts as high as 30%. “Providing amazing products at…