Today was big haul day! I hitched up the trailer and rode to the salvage store.

This trip I brought along the cooler so that I could bring home frozen veggies.  I got a big bag of cut green beans, and a big bag of broccoli florets; but the cooler wasn\’t large enough for both. The broccoli seemed to be the more solidly frozen of the two; so I put it in a regular plastic grocery bag for the trip home.

That rectangular thing lying near the cooler is a make-your-own-grab-bag. The salvage store has several bins full of things such as 8-packs of cookies; small snack packs of nuts; and candy bars. Bags are provided; and you can fill your bag with whichever items from the bins that you like. I look for things that will make good on-bike food.

A grab bag the size shown here is $3.00. I fit eighteen items in that bag.😊 In a regular store, each one of those items would cost over a dollar; so I saved at least $15 right there. If you want even more, a large bag is $5.00. The only stipulation is that the bag must be able to zip shut.

This pic doesn\’t show as much detail as I\’d like; and I\’ve got things stacked up, so this big haul might look like less than it is. I also forgot to include the loaf of bread that I bought in this pic. Here\’s the catch: I still need to get to a regular supermarket for apples!

Grand total at the salvage store: not quite $30.  I\’m so glad I found that place. Now if only they\’d have GU-Gels at, let\’s say, $15 for a box of 24.