Some Things to Always Buy in Bulk [FIXED]

Posted this in the 10 Things to Always Buy in Bulk here

My family was pretty poor when I was growing up so we'd get a trip to costco or loblaws from my grandparents about once a year around Christmas time to stock up the sort of things poor people are apt to run out of:

• Frozen fish in individual bags
• Various meats (ground beef, stewing beef, chicken breasts, chicken legs and thighs -- basically anything we could separate into meal size portions)
• Rice -- My parents have a bucket of rice at all times
• Dry pasta (I'd suggest couscous as well, or any rehydratable starch)
• Flour -- We also used to have a bucket of flour but since it turned out that I'm celiac, and my brother lost his interest in being a pastry chef, it's no longer necessary. But if you bake a lot, know that most things keep well if stored properly and the more you buy, the less it costs.
• Sugar
• Dry legumes
• Pallet of soup/tomato (Basically everything we make is tomato based for some reason, but canned tomatoes can be pretty expensive and don't go on sale all that often.) Basically any canned good we liked, we bought a pallet.
• Pallet of Ramen
• Pallet of kraft dinner
• Toothpaste/Shampoo/toiletries (only because my dad likes neutrogena and it's hard to find elsewhere)
• Toilet paper and paper towel
• All sorts of detergents -- you can find buckets of laundry soap at costo. Those would last us basically until the next trip with maybe only one or two extra purchases between trips.
• Cereal, oatmeal
• Any non perishable condiment (so things with vinegar, jams)

I wasn't the one doing the cooking so I didn't have that much say, but I'd also suggest picking up powdered stock, whatever kind you prefer, and some baby herb plants in pots (they usually have them hiding somewhere). That way, you always have fresh herbs on hand too. Most grow pretty easily but if you suck at taking care of plants, try dill and chives as your first go.

Ziplock bags are really indispensible if you wanna save on buying tupperware and they really are superior quality to the store brand (which I have now since I moved out and am poor).

Things you can just buy on sale:

• Soap/Toothpaste/Deoderant/Moisturizer/Shampoo (yes I know they're up there) -- I worked at a drugstore and I can tell you it all goes on sale about once a month. And usually for less than half of its normal cost. All sorts of hair goop too. If you just pay attention to flyers, which you can check online, you can go raid the drugstore. If they're out of whatever you wanted, get a raincheck.

• For women -- tampons/pads are also always going on sale. At my particular drugstore, about every two weeks at least one product will be like 2.99 or 3.99 for a bulk box (40 of whatever or more). Bacon -- Also, for anybody from Quebec, I've noticed that bacon at Couche Tard (it means stay up late in fresh, shaddup) is usually only 4.49 regular price, not on sale. Provigo on sale is 4.99, 3.99 at the least. So, shop around for meat. If you find super cheap bacon in bulk though, freeze it in small batches, like enough for a big family breakfast or two small ones, so that it doesn't sit around in your fridge being all delicious and uneaten.

• Yogurt is also cheaper at the corner store for some reason, only 1.99 for a huge tub of plain yogurt instead of like 4 bucks at the grocery store.

TL;DR, Basically, buy anything that won't rot in bulk but do some legwork for any perishables to find the best deal. It's worth it in the end.

EDIT: My misuse of the word palette in pace of the word pallet was really confusing a few redditors down there. The more you know!