Couple More Tips to Help Save with a Freezer

Here's a comment left by a reader on my post titled Will a Freezer Save You Money?:

Watch the 'scratch and dent' sales, too. If it's just going into the basement, who cares if there is a flaw in the finish.

Even for a single, a small freezer is a good thing. Both my sister and I have one (hers is a chest, mine is an upright). We split a side of beef every year and it pays for itself twice over.

My best freezer tip is to make an inventory and keep your freezer organized and rotated. No 'mystery date' meat stuck to the bottom when you defrost, please.

Few comments from me:

• Scratch and dent sales are a great way to lower the initial cost of a freezer purchase -- making your payback time much shorter than without them.

• Yes! Yes! Yes! on the inventory suggestion. If you aren't at least somewhat organized, some stuff will get lost at the bottom for so long that it will go to waste (too much freezer burn, etc.) and your "savings" will evaporate.

Comments

[BigBoy]

I just bought a "used" fridge this weekend - come to find out that it was taken to the customers house and did not fit. this is a 2009 energy star stainless steel fridge and was discounted $700 off of retail!
Can't wait to use my new / used fridge.