Thursday, November 13, 2008

everyone can use a good deal

So, after the field trip yesterday I decided to try this new food club that a friend of mine told me about.  It is part of the Westside Food Bank, but ANYONE can go.  They don't check id or income or anything and there is nothing to join.  It is just south of Bell Rd. at Dysart and Elm Street.  You turn into the food bank and pull around to the blue and white shed.  Yes, a little sketchy sounding, but it is all ligit.  Even the women from the DOC are ligit...and all very nice.  At the shed you pick your box you want to purchase.  I picked the meat lovers which comes with two different boxes of meat and then it says it comes with 2 bonus boxes and a few other things that I didn't catch.  After paying (debit, cash or check only) you pull over to wait for your food to come out.  They bring it right to your car and you load up and drive away.  Super easy, I didn't have to get my kids out of the car, took no more then 7 minutes total. 

So this is what I got...not including the meat
 
Here is the meat...about 11lbs total with chicken, ground beef, pork, steak, and pork ribs...

This is what came in the two bonus boxes: loaves of bread, hot dog and hamburger buns, saltine crackers, keebler cookies, air freshner, cheese, pumpkin cheescake, gatorade, soda, chocolate cake, and lighted halloween decorations.


I also got a third box FULL of fruit and vegtables...many organic with Trader Joe's labels.   Apples, pears, tomatoes, cantelope, cabbage, potatoes, green peppers, yams, and yellow squash filled this box. 

Oh yea...I paid $35 for all it...a pretty good deal???

3 comments:

Kerstin said...

I say a GREAT deal! The meat alone probably would have cost close to $30. Way to go, Katie! :)

Stacie Aho said...

Wow that's awesome! I don't know what I would do with 4 heads of cabbage, but still. I do the bountiful baskets every other week and I love it. It's only $15 and you get a ton of fresh fruit and veggies. I pick it up on 19th Ave and Union Hills. You have to order online by the Wednesday beforehand.

I want to go check out that place!

Julianne said...

Sweet! Let me know if you go again, I would love to tag along if that is ok.