And since I was across the street at Safeway this morning, I couldn’t help but stop by QFC to pick up two (2) pounds of blueberries for $4.99 and see what they had for manager markdowns. If I could marry a grocery store, I am pretty sure I would marry QFC. Not only do they have the best customer service (and a crown in their logo), but they mark down produce and dairy, all. the. time. They get it – better to move it and sell it before it goes bad then to toss it out – and this saves me a bundle of money on items that don’t generally have coupons. And they don’t wait until it’s rotten and smelly – it almost always has a few days left in it, sometimes more, so I big-heart-love my local QFC. (QFC, by the way, is a Kroger store, so if you have a local Kroger store see if it’s as nice as my QFC when it comes to markdowns, for your sake, I hope it is!)
I discovered today that my local QFC has a new little markdown station and a new system. Red mesh bags are all $0.99 unless otherwise marked. Oh my those red bags are like Christmas! I picked up three peppers $0.99, a pound and a half of Gala apples for $0.99 and eight limes for $0.99. Hot-diggity-dog! My husband had asked me to pick up some apples this morning and I was cringing because the prices are so high – but thanks to the markdown we scored apples for $0.66 cents a pound! And we needed peppers for dinner tonight (perfect!) and well, I’m a sucker for limes, so I had to bring those home – but with eight in the bag, that’s only $0.13 each!
I used a $1.00 catalina coupon that I got from Safeway on a gallon of milk at QFC. Did you know Kroger stores accept catalinas from other stores? Yep, as long as it says manufacturer coupon on it. So I was able to pick up a gallon of organic milk for $4.69. They also have green beans $0.99/lb this week as an in-ad price and the yellow corn is $0.44 each
And that’s that. I purposely try to go mid-morning or mid-day. If you go too early, sometimes the dairy or meat manager hasn’t made it around to marking down the items just yet.
Stacy says
I wish mine had produce markdowns like that. I love mine though for dairy, bread and meat markdowns. And one other quick tip you can use your Fred Meyer reward card here and still get the deals. I like having one less store card in my wallet and get all my fm reward points on one card.
Lyn says
Thank you so much for sharing this information about qfc.
JBee says
Also! I know the Stanwood WA QFC does great markdowns on deli foods around 6:00pm most days. For example, I usually can get a roast chicken for $4.75. These can run up to $8.00 not on clearance. We just piece them out when I get home and freeze them for quick Alfredo or pizza or salad toppings.
Lisa says
Wow! Great markdown deals! I’m in the habit now of checking the meat, dairy, and produce sections of any grocery store I go into. You just never know what you’ll find. The Safeway store near us is not a very busy store and I have found some fantastic markdowns there.
Gillian says
I had no idea that QFC accepted other stores catalinas. You made my day! I love my local QFC too. As you say, there are always great mark downs. Some QFCs are better than others about what they mark down.