The Greatest Thing in the World - The Salvage Grocery Stores, also known as bent and dent stores! Specialize in selling products at up to 80% off.
When I was.... really young in 1994. I had a salvage store within five minutes of my house. What I remember were green beans, corn and other canned vegetable for only 19 cents per can. There were these huge freezers. I don't know if there was any other food in the freezers, but as a kid, I knew there was lots of ice cream. My favorite thing to get were a whole box of orange and vanilla ice cream bars for a dollar. It really scarred me for life, when I had to buy an ice cream from truck. When I could buy a whole box for a dollar.
These items are sometimes sent back by stores because they have dents or scratches. Sometimes items just don't sell well in a given area. A lot of times stores have excess inventory and sell it to discount stores. Another reason why an item can end up at these stores is that the item is getting close to its expiration date.
Sometimes you can find Organic and healthy choice options, even non-perishable and discontinued items are available. What to watch out for at these stores are sell-by dates and always use your better judgement. If you are buying from the freezer watch out for frost bitten items.
You can find gold in these stores and sometimes it is a miss, but it can be a fun treasure hunt. These stores don't get a constant supply of the same item, so there is always something new.
Below is an updated list of Salvage and Discount stores listed by state. I called each one personally to make sure I provided an up to date list. Happy Hunting!
Alabama
Anniston
Boo’s Salvage Grocery, 3100 Noble St., Ph 256-235-2008
Paw Paw’s Salvage Grocery, 229 South Wilmer Ave., Ph 256-237-2506
Luverne
Bobbies Discount Grocery, 903 West 3rd. St. Ph 334-335-2626
Shelby
Shelby Discount Grocery, 4814 Highway 47, Ph 205-670-0038
Verbena
Sandy’s Bent-N-Dent Grocery, 6545 US Highway 31, Ph 205-755-4301
Arizona
Mesa
American Discount Foods, 308 South Extension Road. #108, Ph 480-649-4495
Peoria
The Dented Can LLC, 9501 W Peoria Ave Ste 11, Ph 623-486-9646
Yuma
Green Tree Grocery Outlet, 495 E. 10th Street, Ph 928-329-6664
Arkansas
Alma
A to Z Discount Grocery, 4810 North Highway 71, Ph 479-632-8348
Elkins
White River Discount Foods, 2421 North Center Street, Ph 479-251-1425
Huntsville
Ma & Pa Bent N Dent Groceries, 15045 Highway 412, Ph 479-738-6272
California
Atascadero
Grocery Discount Center, 7065 El Camino Real, Ph 805-460-9341
Grocery Outlet Bargain Mart, 6421 Ming Ave., Ph 661-833-2180
Berkeley
Grocery Outlet, 2001 4th Street, Ph 510-666-0670
Buena Park
Grocery Oulet, 8960 Knott Ave, ph (714) 952-2977
Chico
Grocery Outlet, 2157 Pillsbury Road, Ph 530-345-2666
Hayward
Grocery Outlet, 22660 Vermont St., Ph 510-881-8020
Hemet
Grocery Outlet, 1470 East Florida Ave, Ph 951-766-8819
National City
Grocery Outlet, 3446 Highland Ave, Ph 619 420-7134
Oakhurst
Grocery Discount Center, 49333 Road 426 Suite B, Ph 559-683-5429
Oakland
Grocery Outlet, 2900 Broadway, Ph 510-465-5649
Redwood City
Grocery Outlet, 1833 Broadway St, Ph 650-364-7406
San Bernardino
Mike & Judie's Grocery Warehouse, 580 South Inland Center Drive, Ph 909-885-8381
Santa Rosa
Grocery Outlet, 1116 4th St., Ph 707-566-0530
Tracy
Grocery Outlet, 825 W. Eleventh, Ph 209-836-2182
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Extreme Bargains, 2727 Palmer Park Boulevard, Ph 719-448-0757
Dacono
Dacona Discount Grocery, 913 Carbondale Drive, Ph 303-833-5005
Delaware
Dover
Byler’s Country Store, 1368 Rose Valley School Road, Ph 302-674-1689
Florida
Bonita Springs
Dixie Liquidation Groceries, 9080 Bonita Beach Road, Ph 239-992-1002
Dade City
Tin Can Pams, 14444 7th St. Ph 352-567-3719
Groveland
Groveland Discount Grocery, 141 Howey Rd, 352-429-4299
Lake Alfred
Discount Foods, Inc., 750 East Alfred St. (Hwy 1792), Ph 863-956-5253
Ocala
Oma’s Gerneral Store of Ocala, LLC., 2640-A NW 10th Street, Ph 352-401-9330
Saint Augustine
Discount Groceries & More, 233 State Road 16, Ph 904-827-0660
Wildwood
Tin Can Pams, 1006 N Main St., Ph 352-748-4666
Winter Haven
Discount Foods, Inc., 801 Spirit Lake Rd, Ph 863-299-6271
Georgia
Buford
Hill Brothers Grocery & Salvage, 122 E Shadburn Ave, Ph 770-945-7218
Covington
Bells Discount Groceries, 11377 Brown Bridge Rd., Ph 770-787-8800
Illinois
Arcola
Country Salvage Store, 427 East County Road 200N, Ph 217-268-3698
Wayne City
Greenfield Discount Grocery, RR 2 Box 136 Ph (618) 895-2025
Indiana
Goshen
The Dented Can, 25743 State Road 119, Ph 574-862-2212
North Judson
Bailey’s Discount Center, 5900 S. Range Rd, Ph 574-896-3889
Shipshewana
E & S Sales, 1265 N. State Road 5, Ph 260-768-4736
Urbana
7 Mile Mini Mart, 255 State Road 13, Ph 260-774-3438
Warsaw
Sherman & Lins Discount Grocery, 1900 East Winona Avenue, 574-269-4320
Kentucky
Irvington
Ridgeview Salvage Grocery, 7510 E Highway 60 Ph 270-536-3503
Louisville
B & E Salvage Company, Inc., 4602 Greenwood Road, Ph 502-995-3330
B & E Salvage Company, Inc., 8645 Preston Highway, Ph 502-968-6638
Massachusetts
Greenfield
The Barn, 95 River St., Ph 413-774-5599
Indian Orchards
Save-A-Lot Food Stores, 459 Main St., Ph 413-543-0200
Springfield
Sav- A-Lot, 655 Liberty St., Ph 413-732-4405
Michigan
Bay City
Blue Knight Salvage Foods, 3286 South Huron Road, Ph 989-686-5540
Newaygo
Brookside Discount Grocery, 3701 W 72nd St., Ph 231-924-9118
Minnesota
Anoka
Mike’s Discount Foods, 516 E River Rd, Ph 763-422-8615
Fridley
Mike’s Discount Foods, 230 Osborne Rd NE, Ph 763-572-2254
Hilltop
Mike’s Discount Foods, 905 45th Ave NE, Ph 763-502-8999
Minneapolis
So Lo Grocery Outlet, 3111 Emerson Av. N., Ph 612-302-8855
New London
Pete’s Surplus, Junction Highway 9 & 71 Ph 320-354-2626
St. Cloud
Gopher Bargain Center, 229 Lincoln AVE N.E., Ph 320-252-3311
Mississippi
Burnsville
Dollar Wise Discount grocery, 373 Highway 72, Ph 662-427-8840
Collins
Cash Truck Stop, 466 Highway 35, Ph 601-765-0009
Moss Point
Cheap Charley’s Surplus Salvage Groceries, 11200 Highway 613, Ph 228-474-8995
Missouri
Birch Tree
Beavers Salvage Grocery, Highway 60 West, Ph 573-292-3664
Cabool
Shetler’s Discount Grocery, 200 Industrial Park, 417-962-2251
Clark
Terry’s Country Store (and Bulk Foods), 4646 Audrain Road, Ph 573-819-2730
Humansville
Mill Street Market-Discount Grocery, 508 W. Mill, Ph 417-754-8787
Jamesport
Hutch Brothers Outlet, 208 West Auberry Grove, Ph 660-684-6324
Mountain Grove
The Discount Grocery, 6893 Outer Rd., Ph 417-746-4233
Montana
Thompson Falls
Grocery Surplus Store, 5460 Highway 200, Ph 406-827-6373
Nevada
Carson City
Grocery Outlet, 1831 N Carson St., Ph 775-882-6199
Reno
Grocery Outlet, 3800 Kietze Lane, Ph 775-826-7688
Sparks
Grocery Outlet, 2020 Oddie Blvd., Ph 775-356-7400
New Hampshire
North Walpole
Discount Food Warehouse, 115 Church St., Ph 603-445-5317
New Jersey
Paterson
Giant International Trading Co. Inc, 91-97 East Railway Avenue, Ph 973-977-9272
New York
Seneca Falls
Glenwood Foods, 2905 Rt-318, Ph 315-568-2050
North Carolina
Black Mountain
Amazing Savings, 3018 US Hwy 70, Ph. 828-669-8988
Denver
Bargain Center Groceries, 3825 North Highway 16, Ph 704-489-2262
Granite Falls
George’s Grocery Salvage, 3846 Mutt Marshall Lane, Ph 828-396-4320
Odum’s Salvage, 2474 Connelly Springs Road, Ph 828-728-6221
Lumberton
Extreme Bargains, 4111 W 5th St., Ph 910-738-1445
Newton
Banana Box Grocery, 1901 Northwest Bvd., Ph 828-464-6449
Statesville
Gene’s Produce, 1020 W Front St., Ph 704-872-0479
Tyron
Jon & Jay’s Discount Groceries, 1005 South Trade Street, Ph 828-859-3005
Ohio
Bellefontaine
Stites Grocery, 3524 County Road 130, 937-593-9223
Circleville
Discount Grocery Outlet, 900 South Pickaway Street, Ph 740-474-6501
Hartville
R Grocery Outlet, 214 Market Avenue, Ph 330-294-0876
Lima
Daly’s Discount Groceries, 506 North Main St., Ph 419-225-2907
Stites Grocery, 8100 Harding Hwy, Ph 419-225-9710
West Farmington
Bontrager Salvage Grocery, 151 College St., Ph 330-889-3678
Oklahoma
Chouteau
Crossroads Discount, 305 N Chouteau Avenue, Ph 918-476-7696
Grove
Cheapo Depo, 530 W 3rd Street, Ph 918-786-8893
Muskogee
Sooner Surplus, 2300 North 32nd Street, Ph 918-684-4000
Tulsa
Sooner Surplus, 3190 West 21st Street, Ph 918-445-0895
Oregon
Portland
Everyday Deals, 17310 S.E. Division St, Ph 503-762-4970
Pennsylvania
Blandon
BRL Grocery Outlet, 1076 Park Rd., Ph 610-926-4444
Lebanon
Sunset Grocery Outlet, 1650 North 7th Street, 717-272-4906
Mifflinburg
Wenger’s Grocery Outlet, 8035 Old Turnpike Rd (Rt.45) Ph 570-966-5084
Morgantown
B.B.’s Grocery Outlet, 6180 Morgantown Road., Ph 717-786-3210
Newburg
B.B.’s Grocery Outlet, 20 Quigley Road. Ph 717- 786-3210
Philadelphia
San Marc Liquidators, 13451 Damar Dr., Ph 215-969-6955
South Dakota
Belle Fourche
Robbs Inc., 1833 5th Avenue, Ph 605-892-4309
Hermosa
Pop’s Grocery Shoppe, 30 North Fergusen Street, 605-255-5977
Tennessee
Dercherd
Bargain Barnes, 2108 Decherd Boulevard, Ph 931-962-0227
Fall Branch
Building 5, 18105 Horton Hwy.,Ph 423-348-7520
Knoxville
United Grocery Outlet, 6021 Chapman Highway, Ph 865-573-8000
Lebanon
Bud’s Salvage, 320 N. Cumberland Street, Ph 615-449-8085
Texas
Dallas
The Grocery Clearance Center, 3107 S. Cockrell Hill Road (at Kiest Blvd), Phone 214-330-3663
Forth Worth
Town Talk Foods, 121 N Beach St., Ph 817-831-6136
Houston
Capital Sales Damaged Freight Groceries, 4663 Telephone Rd, Ph 713-649-8658
Virginia
Madison Heights
Anderson’s Country Market, 4133 S. Amherst Hwy., Ph 434-528-9393
Washington
Chehalis
J J Berry, 2141 Jackson Highway, Ph 360-748-1940
Deer Park
Discount Groceries and More, 124 E. Crawford St., Ph 509-276-2736
Wisconsin
Oxford
The Harvest Market, W7341 State Hwy 82, Ph 608-586-4303
