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Originally Posted by Stevez
Mike, I do see your prices for choice brisket which is much better than Costco, at least the last time I visited. My above question was overall how you think, if you know, their prices compare to a Costco. Thanks.
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It's a little tricky to pull their flyer up but here's a link to March 2015 flyer for your region. This gives an idea of some of their items but is far from all of them.
http://www.restaurantdepot.com/Branc..._midstates.pdf
I don't regularly shop at Costco but my wife does shop and Sam's Club. She is amazing at knowing which stores sell each item at the cheapest. She tells me that while not everything is cheaper at RD, most items are, especially meat, cheese, SPICES, cooking oil and flour. Given my love of BBQ and my wife's baking business we rip through certain things. Flour she goes through over 50 lbs/month and if busy it can be over 100 lbs. Most condiments, sauces, garnishes, and other items like that are far cheaper. Produce is about a wash but since they only sell bulk size containers for produce, we don't buy much of it there as it will spoil before getting used. The meat selection is amazing, they have nearly everything. The cooler is probably 30,000 sq ft. for the location by me. Bring a jacket, hat, and gloves as you'll want to spend time in there. Deli meat at 1/3 the price of most places but it's unsliced. For that reason I'm looking into a commercial grade slicer. They sell whole lambs for $2.99/lb. They have Choice grade Angus top round for $3.19/lb, 81/19 ground chuck for $2.99/lb (sold in 10 lb tubes), pork spare ribs are $2.08/lb. Cheeses of every sort, including exotics/imports, for half what you pay at Kroger & much cheaper than Sams.
My wife still gets household items like paper plates, napkins, Windex, etc at Walmart, most produce at Kroger, and a few odds and ends at Sams.