Westside bargain mart: "Bargain Mart" Colorado Springs Shopping Tip by leafmcgowan

Bargain Mart - one of my favorite discounted groceries hosts proudly adverts claiming they are the 'lowest priced groceries in town' - which they are unquestionably in this town, the most affordable bargains you can find. Its because they deal in the discounted grocery, closeouts, overstocks, and damaged freight goods. Here you can get most high brand salad dressings that usually cost you $3 a bottle, for a great deal of 2 dressings for a $1.25. Started up by John and Jean Fowler, it was taken over by Jim and Diane Krug to provide an alternative for west-side shoppers boasting having 70's pricing scales. There are two others in the area - on the east side of the Springs and Manitou Springs - all different owners. Here you find a variety of foods - always a treasure trove of finds - always different, though some brand names can be seen there on a frequent basis. They carry the stuff that premiere and pricey grocery stores think they can't sell - dented cans, surplus that might have torn labels or missing labels, improperly guled cereal boxes, inventory at King Soopers that someone opened up on the shelf to take a single item from, now making the set un-sellable there - all of these items go to a reclamation center to determine what should be boxed up for discount outlets like Bargain Mart, disposed of, or given to charities. Bargain Mart weeds through the surplus and won't carry anything that is perishable which makes them different than alot of their competitors. They also have alot of organic and natural foods in their inventories.
I've found lots of Starbucks coffee, high-end teas such as Oregon Chai, A Taste of Thai, and other great finds. They also have electronics, household goods, and clothing in their offerings. I often get Vitamin Water, Propel, and Gatorade for 50 cents a bottle there. For the soda drinkers, you usually can get your can of coke or pepsi for 25 cents a can. Of course my most favorite grocery store - is Trader Joe's, where you get perfectly packaged, brand new unique grocery stuff for comparable prices to Bargain Mart - but alas, there are no Trader Joes in the state of Colorado. Therefore my shopping plan is check first at Bargain Mart, write down on a list of what-can-wait for my Trader Joe trips to New Mexico I do every other month, and then its off to the Vitamin Cottage, King Soopers, or Safeway. Rating: 5 stars out of 5.

Address: 3135 West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs * 8090
Phone: (719) 685-4500
Theme: Discount Store