A new shopping trend is sweeping the nation – grocery auctions. By purchasing groceries at an auction, consumers could save 40%-90% on their groceries. Some of the people in the ABC story said that they managed to get great bargains by knowing the store price of an item and keeping their bids below that ceiling. Most of the bidders said that the quality of the food is just as good as what you would find in the store – but that the cans or boxes might have a dent, or the fruit might be bruised. However, bidders in an MSNBC story said that they would even be willing to buy food that was beyond the sell by date in order to get a bargain. Some attendees say that there’s even a social benefit to the grocery auction:

They also often need a respite from grocery shopping’s drudgery. Scouring the supermarket for all the items on your list is not much fun. You may get pumped shopping for shoes and new shirts, but who relishes the chance to buy relish? Sure, you can bid on frozen chicken pot pie over the eBay, but that’s a pretty lonely endeavor. At the very least, these auctions offer another social outlet in tough times. “It’s a fun experience,” says Randy Zimmerman, a mother of seven from Holt. “We goof around with the auctioneers. People are having conversations throughout the auction ‘” it’s a real chance to meet new people.” (Source: Time Magazine)


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