Saving Money on Bread
One of the ways that I save money on groceries for our large, growing family is by raiding The Dollar Tree for name brand bread deals!
It doesn’t always work out that my shopping day lines up with the bread delivery at The Dollar Tree. This past weekend, though, I was hitting a few stores after church and was thrilled to find a huge bread delivery at my local Dollar Tree. We live 30+ minutes from major shopping and sometimes I have to creatively multi-task on days that we “go to town.”
I think I may have scared the staff when I brought up my loaded cart with 20 loaves. But hey, a good deal is a good deal!
What will I do with 20 loaves of bread? We’ll probably go through a few loaves this week (we already had bread at home), so most of it will be put in the freezer. When I need to defrost a loaf I just set it on the counter the night before. It’s usually perfect by morning.
In our family we can easily go through a loaf in one meal if we’re having eggs for breakfast or sandwiches for lunch. Nothing goes to waste around here!
My quick tips to save money on bread:
*Call your local Dollar Tree and find out their bread delivery days.
*Stock up on bread and freeze loaves for later.
*Simply leave a frozen loaf out overnight and have a ready loaf in the morning!
*Of course, some families save money by making homemade bread in a bread machine. I haven’t done that yet, but if you have please leave your tips.
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The Dollar Tree is always out of bread when I remember to check there. One day I’ll get to snag this deal! 🙂 I have a question: do you find the loaves sold at the Dollar Tree to be smaller than a loaf you would purchase at a regular grocery store? Just curious.
Freezing bread is one of my favorite ways to save money when I can find a good deal also. I think it works great for every kind. Now that one of children is gluten free, we use less bread though.
Another great way to save on bread is to shop at your local discount bakery/ bread store!
Jo Ann,
The WONDERFUL thing is the name brand bread at Dollar Tree is the SAME size loaf as what I pay $3+ a loaf for at my local Wal-mart.
It’s certainly worth the run into the store! 🙂
The “dollar store” in my northern Canadian town starts about $3 for most things. It’s really just an expensive junk store. A cruel joke. I save money on bread by baking it myself, though I haven’t done it in a while.
There’s certainly only specific items that I shop for at our Dollar Tree. I love the idea of baking bread. Hope to try that one soon 🙂
I have never seen bread at my local Dollar Tree.
Our local Southern California Big Lots has Sara Lee bread products for $1.40. I have purchased a 24 pack of Sara Lee dinner rolls for $1.40 and the expiration date was still three days away. They will not tell you when deliveries are so it is hit and miss.
I too buy the bread at Dollar Tree. Plus taco shells, kitchen trash bags and Reynolds Wraps precut aluminum foil sheets.
I Get Mine at the Discount Bread Store For $1.49. At The Grocery store it is $3.29.