We fly through loaves of bread in our house with both my husband and son eating a PB & J sandwich almost everyday. To save money we have started buying our bread at the local Nickels Bakery Outlet. We can get day old bread (still 3 days from the sell by date) for half the price it is in stores.
The bread outlet is a few miles from our house and out of our way, to go for one or two loaves at a time would not be a savings. So instead of buying a loaf or two, we buy eight or ten loaves (6-8 wk supply for us) and freeze them.
You might be surprised that in addition to loaves of bread, hot dog and hamburger buns by the local bakery you might also find national brand baked goods. For example, on our last trip we found Weight Watchers English Muffins and Arnold Sandwich Thins for only $0.50 a package!
We go there and to Hostess sometimes. Be sure to get their stamp card. Once it filled you get like $1 item free or something. Also, last I knew, Hostess did double points on Wednesdays.
In between trips I found the “wheat” version of Walmart’s bread for .88 to be a good buy on the fly.
I *wish* we had a discount bread store near us. Alas, it closed several years ago. I have a friend who gets me sub rolls (big 2 foot long suckers), that the grocery store deli is gonna toss (her son works there). My teenagers and hubby love them.
Otherwise, to save money on bread I make it at home. Bread makers abound at garage sales, I see them all the time for $10 or less. Buying the bread flour and yeast in bulk, I can make bread for about 25ยข a loaf. Pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, etc., too. I rarely bake the bread in the machine, since I’m not big on vertical loaves of bread. So, I turn the machine on “dough” and when it beeps I shape the bread and bake it.
Thanks for sharing your tips Tracy & Dolly!