barry lets you in on a little secret.

i almost didn’t write this blog, for fear of family reprisals, but the ridiculously low prices made it impossible not to. how much do you spend on groceries for a month? $150.00? $200.00? uh-huh. that’s plain ridiculous. i just bought my groceries for the month, seen below as the giant pile of food, and spent (drum roll please) $72.89. this includes: a whole wild salmon for $2.28, a turkey for $10.78, a litre of buttermilk for $1.00 and broccoli florets that serve eight for $2.00 – the same price for a jar of bick’s dill pickles.

this food madness is brought to you by no frills grocery store – a delightful low-brow version of the real canadian superstore – and cannot be found in our city. no, within the edmonton area you need to head on down to leduc, fort saskatchewan or vegreville to find this gem, but believe me, it is well worth the trip.

YAY:

• food that is cheaper than borscht. (by the way, i bought a beet for 18 cents.)

MEH:

• it’s a bit of a trip to get there, but make a day of it and go visit rumor board shop in leduc or go for a trip down ukrainian lane to vegreville, or do whatever it is that you do in fort saskatchewan.
• the selection might not be as vast as in edmonton, but it’s pretty decent.

NAY:

• the prices are so good that sometimes the shelves can get a little bare.