$1 dollar steak from Dollar Tree. Have you had it, would you eat it?

[mrodgers]

They have some pretty common brands. Nissin Cup Noodles. All sorts of stuff from Kellogg's. Frito-Lay. Much of what they have is identical to what one might find in a major supermarket except that the quantities might be tailored for the dollar price.

Which is why I never shop at the dollar store. My mother is the dollar store queen and adamantly "yells" at me, why would I buy what I buy elsewhere when she gets it for a dollar at the dollar store. Every item I have looked at, the per ounce or per unit price was cheaper at Walmart or a grocery store. She only buys toothpaste there because you're an idiot if you don't. Yet I can't get through to her that $1 for a 1.5 ounce tube is more expensive than $1.98 for a 3.4 ounce tube. She is just stuck on the $1 figure. Nothing is cheaper at the dollar store.

 

[tvguy]

That might account for some of their random inventory, but a lot of what they sell seems to be specially sized just for dollar stores. For instance, I see Cup Noodles in a 3-pack, which I've never seen anywhere but in a dollar store. Dollar Tree or the other dollar stores really need stuff that kind of fits into their pricing model.

The place that does seem to end up with some random overstocks or misshipments is Grocery Outlet. I've gotten some really good bargains on my kid's favorite - Pepperidge Farms Goldfish, with all these random single-serving packages that I've never seen in grocery stores or warehouse stores. I've even seen Edy's ice cream or Hellman's mayo.

When I was in College in the 1970's one of my fraternity brothers was from Chicago and said how Old Style was the best beer around, but it was expensive. In those days Thrifty and Payless and drug stores like them used to get a lot of the type of merchandise that Dollar Store has now. I walked into Thrifty and they had Old Style beer......79 cents for a CASE. My friend was shocked when I brought him a case of his favorite "expensive" beer.

 

[bcla]

Which is why I never shop at the dollar store. My mother is the dollar store queen and adamantly "yells" at me, why would I buy what I buy elsewhere when she gets it for a dollar at the dollar store. Every item I have looked at, the per ounce or per unit price was cheaper at Walmart or a grocery store. She only buys toothpaste there because you're an idiot if you don't. Yet I can't get through to her that $1 for a 1.5 ounce tube is more expensive than $1.98 for a 3.4 ounce tube. She is just stuck on the $1 figure. Nothing is cheaper at the dollar store.

Really depends on the item. Some items I really don't care about brand and $1 a really good deal. Some items are actually cheaper at the big discount stores for the same item. But there are some items I can consistently find at a decent price. Maybe not the best price compared to items on sale, but that's another matter.

 

[Jdbsfw]

Things I don’t touch-
$2 pistol
$1 steak

 

[ronandannette]

Tri-tip is the same thing as Bottom Sirloin. Not sure where in the south you are but here its labeled Bottom Sirloin.

Ah, that makes sense actually. The only place I'd ever seen tri-tip was on the menu at (the now defunct) Ariel's Grotto in DCA. We do have bottom sirloin here, usually rolled for roasts rather than cut into steaks.

 

[tvguy]

Ah, that makes sense actually. The only place I'd ever seen tri-tip was on the menu at (the now defunct) Ariel's Grotto in DCA. We do have bottom sirloin here, usually rolled for roasts rather than cut into steaks.

Tri tip here is not rolled into a roast. A lot of cheaper cuts of meat are. This is a tri tip https://www.snakeriverfarms.com/med...5d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/d/r/drr-tritip-raw_4.jpg

 

[ronandannette]

Tri tip here is not rolled into a roast. A lot of cheaper cuts of meat are. This is a tri tip https://www.snakeriverfarms.com/med...5d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/d/r/drr-tritip-raw_4.jpg

I understand that. As I mentioned, the only place I ever had it was in California.

 

[Julie's Haircut]

Yeah, I tried that dollar steak about 10 years ago. I figured it would be nasty, but it was only a buck. It had a mushy yet chewy texture but I suppose it did at least taste somewhat like beef.

 

[Fenwickfan]

But Doc... I don't smoke, drink, or work with or around chemicals! I exercise, drink plenty of water, get enough rest...how did I get "Stomach Cancer"?! I"ll bet you a "$1" I can guess.

These stores move into poor neighborhoods, and drive out grocery stores selling real food, fresh veggies, and fruits and then you have overweight, unhealthy adults and children. Please take care of yourselves and stay away from this junk!

 

[kaytieeldr]

These stores move into poor neighborhoods, and drive out grocery stores selling real food, fresh veggies, and fruits and then you have overweight, unhealthy adults and children.

Oh. The four Dollar Trees around me are:
In a neighborhood where there's nk room for a supermarket but great public transportation;
In a small strip mall near the junction of two interstates and about 1/4 mile from the supermarket that's the only building staying after the rest of the mall was torn down;
Downtown in a medium sized city in Greater Boston; and
In a Simon Mall

 

[NYCgrrl]

That product is a prime example of why I'm a perimeter shopper now. I need to know what I'm eating.

 

[bcla]

But Doc... I don't smoke, drink, or work with or around chemicals! I exercise, drink plenty of water, get enough rest...how did I get "Stomach Cancer"?! I"ll bet you a "$1" I can guess.

These stores move into poor neighborhoods, and drive out grocery stores selling real food, fresh veggies, and fruits and then you have overweight, unhealthy adults and children. Please take care of yourselves and stay away from this junk!

There are a couple of Dollar Tree locations in Berkeley, California. One is blocks away from the very popular Berkeley Bowl supermarket. The other is literally across the street from a Whole Foods location and close to a Sprouts market. The Whole Foods and Sprouts came in after Dollar Tree was well established. However, Berkeley is kind of an interesting case of some extremely well to do areas, along with lots of poorer areas with mostly apartments and renters. Plus of course college students.

 

[bcla]

Oh. The four Dollar Trees around me are:
In a neighborhood where there's nk room for a supermarket but great public transportation;
In a small strip mall near the junction of two interstates and about 1/4 mile from the supermarket that's the only building staying after the rest of the mall was torn down;
Downtown in a medium sized city in Greater Boston; and
In a Simon Mall

One nearby in a strip mall apparently closed because they couldn't afford their lease. Now the location will host an off-price store (dd's) next to another off-price store (Ross). I see a lot of Dollar Tree locations in my area in the same strip malls as major supermarkets. As far as I can tell, they're complementary.

 

[NYCgrrl]

One nearby in a strip mall apparently closed because they couldn't afford their lease. Now the location will host an off-price store (dd's) next to another off-price store (Ross). I see a lot of Dollar Tree locations in my area in the same strip malls as major supermarkets. As far as I can tell, they're complementary.

No Dollar Tree/Family Dollar etc near me. I hear about them on the internet and see them when I travel further north. Always stop in one just to look same as Walmart- none here either. Makes for great tourist stops, LOL.

 

[Keli]

Not a chance now days when we can afford to buy groceries every week but there was a time in my life when grocery money was really the only thing we could cut back on in order to pay any unexpected, more important, bills. I'm certain I would have given this steak a try if I had seen it back then because we were eating all kinds of crap in those days. I remember buying most of the groceries for my family of 3 for a week with $11 one time (if I recall I did have some staples at the house so I wasn't truly buying everything we ate that week). I took $16 with me just in case but I was able to bring $5 back and I was super proud of myself, lol. I think those days taught me some good life lessons but I sure am thankful that I don't have to stress about whether I added everything up correctly while buying groceries because I didn't have any extra if I miscalculated.

 

[RedAngie]

The closest Dollar Tree is in the same strip mall as a mega-sized Shop Rite supermarket. Family Dollar is in the same strip as a standard sized Acme supermarket. Dollar General is a stand alone store close by. All seem to do very well in attracting their target customers.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Bromelain?

Um, ok...

Bromelain is an enzyme found in pineapple juice and in the pineapple stem. People use it for medicine.

Bromelain is used for reducing swelling (inflammation), especially of the nose and sinuses, after surgery or injury. It is also used for hay fever, treating a bowel condition that includes swelling and ulcers (ulcerative colitis), removing dead and damaged tissue after a burn (debridement), preventing the collection of water in the lung(pulmonary edema), relaxing muscles, stimulating muscle contractions, slowing clotting, improving the absorption of antibiotics, preventing cancer, shortening labor, and helping the body get rid of fat.

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-895/bromelain

 

[bcla]

Bromelain?

Um, ok...




https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-895/bromelain

https://www.mccormick.com/spices-and-flavors/other/meat-tenderizer-unseasoned​

 

[pfp258]

I've seen them before. There might be multiple suppliers depending on local distribution. I remember the ones I saw claimed to be ribeye, but when I saw them in the freezer they were extremely thin. Maybe 4 oz, and the packaging said that there was various stuff added including water.

There are a lot of things I'll get at a dollar store. I've seen great bargains on eggs and dry packaged foods. But meat there is just odd. I tried some burgers once and they were funky. I really wanted to break them up for ground beef, but they were kind of made with some sort of binding agent.

Mechanically tenderized? 30% solution added?

 

[bcla]

Mechanically tenderized? 30%

Mechanically tenderized means that they hammer it. Some still do it by hand with something like this:

I've heard of some weird ways of tenderizing meats. One was for abalone in I believe Peru. It was an episode of Bizarre Foods on Travel Channel. One cook showed how she would make the abalone softer by putting it in a wide rubber hose and just whacking it against a log on the ground.