Pro tip: buying 20 pound bags of rice at Restaurant Depot cut my grocery bill by $60 a month

Derek Henderson · 2026-10-07T18:55:04.865061+00:00

I used to grab the 5 pound bags at Kroger for around $7 each, but a coworker named Darnell told me to check Restaurant Depot on a Tuesday morning when there is no line. A 20 pound bag of the same jasmine rice was $16, so I ran the numbers and realized I was burning about $60 a month feeding a family of four. I swing by once every six weeks now and store it in a 5 gallon bucket with a gamma lid. Anyone else got a bulk spot that actually beats normal grocery prices, or is it just warehouse stores for you?

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