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Progresso Soup Lovers - heads up!

FunkyHulaGirl — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:28:53 GMT

I don't get it often as it's a little bit pricey, but...

Dollar Tree has them right now - not all the flavors, but vegetable, minestrone, and tomato basil. If you love these soups, stock up while you can - they're a special purchase, not a regular item.

Little bit of trivia: I used to buy Campbell's vegetable beef soup, but didn't care of the bits of "mystery meat," so I'd try to feed them to my cats, who will eat pretty much anything and are always begging from me while I eat. They wouldn't touch them! OTOH, I've tried giving them the (much larger) bits of the meat from the Progresso vegetable beef soup, and they glom them right down. One of those "Hmmmmm" things....

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AnnMarie-1 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:48:08 GMT

Thanks, do you know what the price is?

A new Dollar Tree opened by my mother & they had specials just for that store, $1.00 Campbell's Chunky soups & 50 cent Kraft Mac & Cheese

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FunkyHulaGirl — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:52:45 GMT

Everything at Dollar Tree is a dollar.

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Shelbelle — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:55:47 GMT

Did you happen to notice the exp dates, my DH says very important to check food items for dates in dollar stores.

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toodles11 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:58:21 GMT

Progresso also has some soups that are gluten free. I really need to find some soup recipes to try.

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AnnMarie-1 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:58:33 GMT

I just checked the expiration dates, both items I bought are good

Thanks, I will check in the future before I buy

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AnnMarie-1 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:59:46 GMT

On 4/17/2014 FunkyHulaGirl said:
Everything at Dollar Tree is a dollar.

It was Family Dollar that just opened, not Dollar Tree

and not all products there were a dollar

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Ibby114 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:04:25 GMT

My local food store often has the Progresso vegetarian varieties on sale for $1 each- I prefer to buy there knowing they're fresh. I often by the non vegetarian varieties in a bundle pack at Costco, around $1.30 each then ??

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FunkyHulaGirl — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:13:48 GMT

Everything at Dollar Tree is guaranteed fresh. They're not a fly-by-night company like many small dollar stores are; they're a Fortune 500 company and have almost 5,000 stores throughout the country and thus have tremendous buying power. In fact, I buy a lot of treats to send the troops at Dollar Tree - they make it possible to do a lot more than I'd ordinarily be able to afford to.

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Shelbelle — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:32:38 GMT

I love the greeting cards in Dollar Tree, nice cards for 50 cents!!!

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chrystaltree — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:37:57 GMT

Maybe there was ""mystery meat"" in your soup because you bought it at the Dollar Store....

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chrystaltree — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:38:55 GMT

On 4/17/2014 FunkyHulaGirl said:
Everything at Dollar Tree is a dollar.

That's not correct, not by a long shot.

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FunkyHulaGirl — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:41:13 GMT

On 4/17/2014 chrystaltree said:
On 4/17/2014 FunkyHulaGirl said:
Everything at Dollar Tree is a dollar.

That's not correct, not by a long shot.

You're no doubt thinking of someplace else - maybe Family Dollar or Dollar General.

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FunkyHulaGirl — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:40:00 GMT

On 4/17/2014 chrystaltree said:
Maybe there was "mystery meat" in your soup because you bought it at the Dollar Store....

I never said I bought Campbell's soups at Dollar Tree - that's an erroneous assumption you made. Even if I did, what do you think Campbell's does - have a separate line for dollar stores? Dollar Tree - and other places - simply buys overstocks.

In any case, my Campbell's soup has always come from Publix or Walmart.

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FunkyHulaGirl — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:42:38 GMT

On 4/17/2014 Shelbelle said:
I love the greeting cards in Dollar Tree, nice cards for 50 cents!!!

I agree! Spending $2-3 (or more) for a piece of lightweight cardboard that will go in the trash is ridiculous; I always get my cards at Dollar Tree - either 2/$1 or $1 for the fancier ones - can't beat it!

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kittymomNC — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:46:34 GMT

I wait for Progresso to go on sale at my local grocery store 4 for $5.00 - if I have coupons, they double, so I really stock up just to have on hand. They seldom limit which kind you buy, and I especially like the Rich and Hearty variety. I seldom buy Campbell's anymore, other than the cream soups.

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lovesrecess — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:51:01 GMT

I have always thought Progresso soups had a weird taste and don't like them at all. But I have bought them at Dollar Tree for DH...they had zesty gumbo last week that he really liked.

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ValuSkr — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:38:43 GMT

Thanks for the heads-up. Is the sale at Dollar Tree. Dollar General, or Family Dollar? I like both Campbell's and Progresso. Remember to take coupons for an even sweeter deal.

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house cat — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:46:17 GMT

I buy them there all the time. Our church takes a special food pantry collection every week. I like to bring lentil soup or some other protein rich soups to donate.

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FunkyHulaGirl — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:15:51 GMT

On 4/17/2014 ValuSkr said:
Thanks for the heads-up. Is the sale at Dollar Tree. Dollar General, or Family Dollar? I like both Campbell's and Progresso. Remember to take coupons for an even sweeter deal.

It's Dollar Tree, where everything is a dollar. I went to another one yesterday, and bought all the tomato basil they had left - 13 cans.

Good idea, house cat. Also, for those who don't have a church or other place nearby they can donate to, on May 10 there's the annual nation-wide collection by the USPS for local food panties - they're asking people to put nonperishable food they want to donate by their mailbox, and the postman will pick it up.