Sheeba from Desi Saving Mom emailed in the following tip:
I know a lot of moms out there are struggling to pay for milk with prices as high as $3.59. Indian stores here in NJ (Apna Bazaar Cash & Carry) has gallons of milk for only $2.89. It has gone up just $0.10 in price and is cheaper than most stores. -Sheeba
In our area, Aldi seems to consistently have the best milk prices. Though I hadn’t thought to check an Indian store for milk!
How about the rest of you? Where are you finding the best deals on milk right now?
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Costco has the cheapest milk going here in Delaware as far as I know. It is $2.39 for skim and $2.99 for whole and somewhere in between for 2%. I always buy 3-4 gallons when I go.
Here in Oklahoma, I mostly buy our milk from Braum’s, a local dairy that has a chain of stores in OK, southern KS, northern TX, and eastern AR. It’s always $1.74/half gallon, or $2.99/gallon. It is worth the extra money because it is so fresh, and the expiration dates are usually at least two weeks away. Their skim milk tastes amazing because they put it through some special process that concentrates it so it tastes like 2% but without the fat. I have toured their dairy before and they are very particular about the quality of their product. It is not certified organic, but they don’t treat their herd with hormones, they grow their own grain to feed their cows, and they process, package, and transport it to their stores themselves.
We too live in PA, but we buy raw from a local dairy. I wasnt sure about doing this change, but one taste of raw milk and every dollar extra was worth it. plus health benefits and helping a local business makes it all the better! We pay $5 a gallon.
I consistently find skim milk at Aldi for $1.99/gallon.
Costco is about .10 cheaper but it’s also a 20 minute drive so I only get it there if we need it and I’m there anyway.
After talking with people in other areas, I’m grateful for our milk prices.
Okay, so I am chuckling to myself…when I saw “Indian”, I thought “Native American” and wondered how on earth you ever found out about such stores. I’d never heard of them! And now, looking through some of the comments, I realize you mean “India” Indian. Duh! Guess I’m still a product of the 70′s/80′s before the more PC terms came into play!
I find milk is cheapest at the gas station – $1.99 / gallon of the name brand local dairy I buy. They want to get customers into the mini mart. For a frame of reference, the same brand 1% milk is $4.79 at the supermarkets in MA. The warehouse club has Land of Lakes brand for $2.29 and that’s my backup source. I’ll pay the extra 30 cents to pick up milk while I’m buying other things.
I normally buy it at Costco, last week it was $2.08 a gallon. For a long while it was $1.88/gallon but it’s going up lately. We go through 5-6 gallons a week!
Here in WI–a big dairy state I am paying $1.98 a gallon for milk in a bag, and anywhere from $2.19–$3.29 a gallon (2%) for milk in a jug. I get the bag milk at a local gas station (Kwik Trip) and buy the jug milk at Aldi or Walmart. If I have to buy it at a grocery store that is when I pay the higher price. I never buy organic or brand name. Always buy generic or house brand.
Aldi’s is always the cheapest in our area by far. $2.29 was what we bought it at this past weekend. Big grocery stores it’s $2.89 – $3.xx depending on store brand vs. name brand.
Save-a-lot: Vitamin D Milk consistently priced at $1.79/gallon. I will drive across town just to buy milk there.
It is interesting how something so simple like milk can warrant such a response! My husband and I recently decided to start buying Strauss organic whole milk from Whole Foods. Here in San Diego it runs a little over $4 a half gallon but I didn’t know milk could possibly taste this good so I don’t mind too much. In order to save money though, we only buy one half gallon a week and use Almond or coconut milk if more is needed.
I go to Aldi for eggs and milk every week. Both are at least a dollar cheaper than where I do my coupon shopping.
I live in OH and on Tuesdays our local grocery, Buehler’s has half gallons of milk for 79 cents (limit of 5). I usually stock up becuase we go through so much with 2 little boys.
We get raw milk from the farmer. There is no comparison to the store bought milk including organic milk. I cannot drink regular milk but am able to drink the raw milk and it tastes so much better. If you need to buy spices, the Indian stores are WAY cheaper and a bigger variety too.
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