I once walked into a discount grocery for a single can of tomatoes and walked out wondering how the trunk would ever close. Florida is full of plain little stores selling dented cans, overstock produce, and closeout freezer meat at prices that make a regular supermarket receipt look silly.
The six stops below stretch a grocery budget so far that a full cart can still ring up under forty dollars with smart choices. Bring a list, check every date, and leave extra room in the trunk.
1. Sacks Grocery Outlets, Inc, Orlando, FL
A cereal box with one crumpled corner sits beside a can of beans wearing a dent the size of a thumbprint, and both cost a fraction of their supermarket twins. That simple idea runs the whole show at Sacks Grocery Outlets on Edgewater Drive in northwest Orlando, a short hop off I-4.
The store buys surplus and overstock from larger chains, then resells scratch-and-dent goods, closeouts, and products near or past their best-by dates. Shelves hold boxed pasta, bottled sauces, canned vegetables, frozen dinners, candy, fresh produce, and personal care basics…