Looking for Grocery Store

Try Porters. I think they are on W Kearney, north side of town, heading towards airport.

Could you mean Big Lots? They have some groceries and you summed them up to a "T"!

Is it Aldis, or there is one over off of Kearney St near alps....I cannot remember the name just where it is at....Is this Springfield,MO

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You might be thinking of or looking for:

Green Country Damaged Freight
2743 W. Kearney St.
Springfield, MO 65803
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A review of them shows:

Just about every town has at least one of these: a scratch-and-dent grocery store that buys crates of food that fell off the truck, or that have passed their sell-by date, and puts any still-good items on their shelves at a discount. This is the one that you'll find in Springfield, Missouri. (Or at least 3/4 of it is. About 1/4 of the store is a tobacco shop--but since I don't smoke, I can't meaningfully review that portion.)

THE GOOD: If you're looking for cheap, you'll find it here. This is one of the favored refuges for college students who are sick of ramen, and the out-of-work or the elderly trying to stretch their food stamp budget as far as it will go. As with most discount places, you do need to have a sense for what things should "normally" cost, because some of the deals are not as good as they appear.

Due to the odd-lots nature of supply, many of the items the store carries change constantly. In particular, there is a lot of variety in the canned or bottled beverages available at any given moment--often including selections not available elsewhere in the Springfield area. In the past I have found such exotic beverages as sangria-flavored soda pop, spicy-hot ginger beer, and bottles of Coca-Cola with Mexican labeling. Forrest Gump would compare the store to a box of chocolates--you never know what you're going to find!

There is a decent selection of canned goods, soups, vegetables, meats, and other groceries, and also a small frozen and refrigerated section for meats and dairies. There are also sections for dry goods and other non-food items such as trash bags, detergents, et cetera.

There is usually a really good selection of candy of all sorts, including both off-brand and name-brand, and some of it is available by the box. Many name-brand candy bars are available for 25 cents for normal size, 50 cents for "big" size.

THE BAD: The store is a bit dingy and a bit poorly organized. Also, the variety can work against it, as you are never sure whether you will really find what you need. As is often the case with surplus or dollar stores, there is a lot of junk.

THE UGLY: Check the sell-by dates on EVERYTHING perishable you buy--even canned goods. A month or two out is probably not too bad on most things (save for the highly-perishable stuff like dairy), but I returned home from my trip there the other day with canned tomato soup that expired in August, 2006! (I had to throw it out.) Especially check the age on your candy bars, as chocolate dries out and gets nasty in just a few months.

All sales are final, so if you buy something badly out-dated, you are probably out of luck.

In conclusion,Green County Damaged Freight is a decent place to try to make your dollars go farther, and fascinating enough in its selection that everybody should spend some time poking through it at least once--but caveat emptor definitely applies.

Source:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/greene-county-damaged-freight-spr...

OTHERS:
http://gnivas.com/food/salvage-and-bulk-food-stores-savin... Nationwide accurate salvage food store directory with maps, hours, phone (when available), methods of payment, web links, and commentary. www.gnivas.com link also lists unannounced specials, discounts, coupon links.

http://www.Bakeryoutlets.com, click on store locator, will give you Wonder/Hostess outlet stoes near your zip code.
Here are the ones in the Springfield area:

Dolly Madison / Butt
701 W. WALNUT
Springfield, MO 65806
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Dolly Madison
3103B EAST CHESTNUT EXPR
Springfield, MO 65802
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Dolly Madison / Butt
208 WEST BLAND ROAD
Lebanon, MO 65536
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Dollar General Store has food items now. We buy our popcorn from them. They have some dairy, coffee and such. I have found that laundry products, and personal items like bath soap and shampoo are less expensive than the super market for name brands.

On the West Coast, Grocery Outlet. (In the mid-Atlantic area, Big Lots grocery is only one part of the store).

And don't forget that Dollar Trees now (at least here)sell eggs, milk, frozen things, canned goods, coffee, condiments, snacks and candy. And they take food stamps, too

Deals on W. Sunshine sells some groceries.

ALDI FOODS: http://aldifoods.com/index_ENU_HMTL.htm

ALDI--SPRINGFIELD, MO
1645 E. Kearney
Springfield, MO 65802

ALDI--SPRINGFIELD, MO
421 E. Battlefield RD
Springfield, MO 65807

ALDI--BOLIVER, MO
700 E. San Martin
Boliver, MO 65613

ALDI--LEBANON, MO
668 S. Jefferson
Lebanon, MO 65536

ALDI--CARTHAGE, MO
1937 Garrison
Carthage, MO 64836

ALDI--JOPLIN, MO
3205 E. 20th
Joplin, MO 64801

ALDI--ROGERS, AR
1316 W. Walnut
Rogers, AR 72756

ALDI--SPRINGDALE, AR
2009 S. Thomson
Springdale, AR 72764

More: http://www.springfieldgo.com/GO-Magazine/March-26-2008/A-...

Food 4 Less (313 E. Battlefield Rd)

Harter House (1625 S. Eastgate Ave.)I believe there is also a location on Republic RD in SPRINGFIELD..not sure if all stores have the same specials.

Porter's So-Lo Market (1475 N. National Ave.)

Price Cutters (2900 E. Sunshine St.)SEVERAL STORES IN SPGFD
Has an Dollar Isle

Wal-Mart (2021 E. Independence St.)--All SPRINGFIELD WALMARTS
Price challenges of competitors

Dillions (2843 E. Sunshine Street)SEVERAL STORES IN SPGFD
Has various coupon days & member disount cards

**The key is to check out weekly ads and figure out which stores offer the best deals. Note that Wal-Mart often offers price challenges for items that are advertised and can be verified by current sales fliers for each week.