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"Available at: Scratch &amp;amp;amp; Dent Stores What I think: I got an intriguing comment from a reader in Florida about the money saving deals available at her local &amp;quot;scratch and dent&amp;quot; stores. Here are just some examples: $5.00 boxes of cereal for $1.25 Purina cat food - 25\u00A2 a can Imported balsamic vinegar just 95\u00A2 ... ... great deals because there was just a slight damage or dent. The reader wondered why there aren&amp;#039;t more stores like this across the country, and just what supermarkets do with their damaged and dented foods. So did I, so I went on a bit of a search. Here in my area of New York, I couldn&amp;#039;t find any such stores. (As for the question about what supermarkets do, I suspect they probably sell their dented and damaged goods at full price unless someone asks for a discount!) The first thing my search turned up was appliances. Evidently some Sears&amp;#039;s outlets sell slightly damaged appliances at deep discounts. Also found a company in upstate New York that ships anywhere in the States. While there are good savings to be had, you have to find out what&amp;#039;s wrong with the appliances as well as what kind of warranties come with them. Then I found an outlet for electronics that looked pretty interesting. But I was really looking for stores that sell discounted food. Evidently the term &amp;quot;salvage stores&amp;quot; is similar to scratch &amp;amp;amp; dent stores and may be listed in local yellow pages. I came across a site you might want to check out that compiles salvage stores by state from information submitted by the site&amp;#039;s users. While I think these stores are a terrific idea, it doesn&amp;#039;t look like I&amp;#039;ll be shopping at one any time soon - unless I travel out of state. But if anyone knows of, or shops, these stores, I&amp;#039;d love to hear from you. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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