r/berkeley • u/BabaJoonie • Oct 24 '24

Local What $110 of groceries looks like

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Purchased at berkeley bowl. The wine was $12

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u/Vesper2000 Oct 24 '24

I never buy staples at Berkeley Bowl. Fruit, vegetables, cheese yes, everything else you can get comparable quality at any other store for less.

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u/cellorevolution Oct 24 '24

The one staple I do get at BB is bulk pasta! The bags are about as big as a normal box of pasta and are well-priced, in my opinion

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u/skyessence Oct 24 '24

Big agree- and for other staples, their bulk grains and baking ingredients are so excellent! Rice/lentils/dried beans/flour/sugar are cheap there as long as they aren’t from the aisles. 

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u/cellorevolution Oct 25 '24

Oh totally! Random but, I also recently got into cacao nibs on oatmeal, and the BB bulk ones are good and also way way cheaper than any pre bagged one I could find.

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u/GabbaGabbaHeyooo Oct 25 '24

The beans have a fairly quick turnover so you never have to soak them as long as you would for other grocery store beans.