{"id":12198,"date":"2011-06-27T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=12198"},"modified":"2011-06-24T14:41:57","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T20:41:57","slug":"frugal-librarian-38-late-night-lettuce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/frugal-librarian-38-late-night-lettuce\/","title":{"rendered":"Frugal Librarian #38: Late-night lettuce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/frugallibrarian.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1897\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/frugallibrarian-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>In another month, every break room and front porch is going to be loaded with well-intentioned zucchinis, cucumbers, and tomatoes from benevolent friends and neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>But in the interim, take this recent advice from Lifehacker.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5809759\/save-on-groceries-by-shopping-late-in-the-evening-especially-wednesdays\">According to them<\/a><\/strong>, it&#8217;s practically a standard equation at the supermarket level regarding deep price markdowns to salvage some return on the product before the freshness date expires.<\/p>\n<p>To compound it, Wednesday may enable you to harness overlap between the the two-week span&#8217;s advertising circulars.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense, and it&#8217;s actually true.\u00a0 I figure whatever they aren&#8217;t going to be able to work into the next day&#8217;s salad bar gets the big red sticker.<\/p>\n<p>Frequently I get seven bagged salad mixes that were $3 once they become $1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That&#8217;s the <strong>only<\/strong> time to buy.\u00a0 If you pay more than $1, you paid too much.\u00a0 If there&#8217;s nothing there for $1, select another style of mix that they are unloading.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, you paid $7 instead of $21 for your week&#8217;s lunches, you genius.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently the leafy greens in there turn into a pumpkin coach after midnight as opposed to something that is completely edible and delicious we all can safely consume for an additional 7 to 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>Bless you freshness date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In another month, every break room and front porch is going to be loaded with well-intentioned zucchinis, cucumbers, and tomatoes from benevolent friends and neighbors. 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