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| - This place has bottles of wine for $1.99! Cheapest wine I've ever seen that actually came in a glass bottle! And not bad wine at that!
They're a "Grocery Outlet" so I guess they get all the surplus selections that other places don't want, or don't have room for, or whatever. This works out well for me, as I love wine, but don't really have the cash flow to throw down a $20 every time I want a little weekday buzz with dinner. Most of their selections range from the $3.99-$9.99 range, but because these are "outlet prices" they carry labels that in a regular store would be at least double what you pay for them here.
The only brand name that I recognized (not to say there weren't any good brands...I just have my favorites and don't remember much else) was Toasted Head, which I think usually goes for about $14. Here it was $3.99. They only had Merlot though, and I'm not a Merlot drinker, so I gambled with a few bottles of Shiraz, Cabernet, and Chardonnay. So far, I've only had the $1.99 Aussie Vineyards Chardonnay (which Google prices at $8.99)...and it was good. For $1.99 I wasn't expecting much, but I did get 3 of them so I'm glad it worked out!
The place is a lot like a Ross for grocery stores. You can get cheap, name-brand (Dove, Aveeno, Axe, Etc.) shampoos and soap for about half price here as well, and they have some obscure food items that are equally cheap. I found my Boyfriend his favorite cereal "Oh's" here for $1.99! Just like the real thing, except all the writing on the package is in Spanish! I call them "Latin-Oh's". And yes, my 24 year old boyfriend still has a favorite cereal.
The place itself feels a bit like a dollar store...not the classiest of places. I wouldn't necessarily do my everyday shopping here but I'll definitely come back when I need to replenish my wine (or cereal) collection on the cheap.
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