The Day Old Bread Store.

[Remy]

Does anyone else remember these? My mother shopped there. I have few good memories but we were allowed one of those packaged baked treats every time we went. Like the twin cupcakes or those banana things.

My mother would buy a lot and then freeze. She said fresh bread isn't good for you. I disagree with that strange statement.

They don't have dedicated day old bread stores anymore. At least I haven't seen one in years.

 

[JaniceM]

There was one around here someplace years ago but I never had a chance to go to it.

Back east there was one called Freihofer's, went there regularly. Good stuff!!

 

[Paco Dennis]

We did a lot of shopping at the day old bread store. A great pace to get pastries too.

 

[dobielvr]

We had one here in town too. It was located by where I worked, so I would stop there on once in awhile on my way home.
It was mostly pastries. It was called Entenmann's.

 

[Aunt Bea]

There is a Bimbo dead bread store a few blocks from my apartment.

They always have a special bonus item for people that spend $5.00 or more and senior citizen discounts on Wednesday.

I usually stop when I’m out running errands.

 

[NorthernLight]

I haven't seen one for maybe 40 years. I used to shop there. My friend called it the used bread store.

Occasionally I'd see bread or baked goods marked down in a store or bakery, but not in a dedicated store. Probably the overhead got too high.

Many years ago I ate some bread that made me sick. After that I could eat only fresh baked goods. So no more day-old bread for me.

 

[Blessed]

It was part of my childhood and something I did as an adult. The products offered were so much cheaper and were still fresh. Used to have one around the corner but it closed about 10 years ago. I still miss it. Great thing to pop in and grab hamburger, hot dog buns or specials on rye or sourdough.

 

[Don M.]

Our local Walmart has a big shelf of expired date bread and baked goods....the local Amish and Mennonites snap that stuff right up. Once in awhile I get lucky and find a dozen doughnuts there for 1/2 price, and they go in my cart.

 

[Remy]

I see Safeway grocery stores put their bakery items on at half price in the corner. But not usually the brand breads. It makes me wonder where those go to.

"Freakin Frugal" dumpster diving on YouTube pulled out a bunch of bagels from an Aldi dumpster in their latest video.

 

[NorthernLight]

The brand breads go back to the company that stocks them.

The most delicious cantaloupe I ever ate, I found behind a supermarket next to the dumpster. I guess it was too ripe to sell.

 

[Remy]

The brand breads go back to the company that stocks them.

The most delicious cantaloupe I ever ate, I found behind a supermarket next to the dumpster. I guess it was too ripe to sell.

And I wonder what they do with them? Donate? Throw away? It seems all that food and other products, some which are purposely destroyed, can be written off by the store and/or company for taxes. So that's so much easier than donating. Just dump it, as long as they still get the money.

I wish this would change.

 

[Marie5656]

I often shopped at one when I lived in Rochester. There was a lot of deals. Back when I had my big freezer I stored a lot. Did not go there as much after Rick died. He often brought sandwiches to work for lunch. Now that it is just me I do not eat as much bread.

 

[feywon]

Does anyone else remember these? My mother shopped there. I have few good memories but we were allowed one of those packaged baked treats every time we went. Like the twin cupcakes or those banana things.

My mother would buy a lot and then freeze. She said fresh bread isn't good for you. I disagree with that strange statement.

They don't have dedicated day old bread stores anymore. At least I haven't seen one in years.

Whenever i lived in cities that had one i always shopped at them. My favorite was the King's Hawaiian Bakery in Honolulu.

As for fresh bread 'not being good for you', that is actually somewhat true about commercial white bread. I recently saw a video that said if you freeze then thaw white bread before using it lowers the glycemic index # for it by some 30%, and somehow aids digestion. And if you toast it after defrosting, the glycemic index is lowered a few more points.

It was all we ate as kids till Mom And i moved to NJ. Most kids raised on white bread don't shift to liking heartier whole wheat, rye, pumpernickel but i loved the extra flavor. The only thing i have on white anymore is peanut butter or cream cheese and jam. And sometimes i !ake bread pudding with it. Freezing it before using doesn't seem to impact the flavor or texture for sandwiches either.

 

[Aunt Bea]

And I wonder what they do with them? Donate? Throw away? It seems all that food and other products, some which are purposely destroyed, can be written off by the store and/or company for taxes. So that's so much easier than donating. Just dump it, as long as they still get the money.

I wish this would change.

I think that we are too spoiled to live in a world without enough of a selection on store shelves to eliminate waste.

In this area the national brands of bread carried by the dead bread store that remain unsold to consumers are sold in bulk as animal feed to local farmers.

 

[PamfromTx]

Does anyone else remember these? My mother shopped there. I have few good memories but we were allowed one of those packaged baked treats every time we went. Like the twin cupcakes or those banana things.

My mother would buy a lot and then freeze. She said fresh bread isn't good for you. I disagree with that strange statement.

They don't have dedicated day old bread stores anymore. At least I haven't seen one in years.

When I volunteered at my stepson's elementary school in Uvalde... I'd buy cupcakes for the students at one of these places. Kids would scarf them down. lol

 

[Geezerette]

I remember there being a Freihofers store in upstate NY, but was only there once or twice because it just wasn’t on our usual shopping circuits.

 

[feywon]

I think that we are too spoiled to live in a world without enough of a selection on store shelves to eliminate waste.

In this area the national brands of bread carried by the dead bread store that remain unsold to consumers are sold in bulk as animal feed to local farmers.

Part of the reason Americans were so freaked out by shortages during the worst of pandemic was that we have way too many choices in most everything normally. 'Spoiled' is indeed a good description. When i visited my in-laws farm in Guyana in 1971-72 i admit i was surprised but also kind of liked the simplicity of not having 5 different brand's version of 20 different kinds of cereal for example.

 

[Remy]

I think that we are too spoiled to live in a world without enough of a selection on store shelves to eliminate waste.

In this area the national brands of bread carried by the dead bread store that remain unsold to consumers are sold in bulk as animal feed to local farmers.

I've said it for years that we are spoiled. Grocery stores full of food.

 

[Fyrefox]

The big attraction there was baked goods rather than bread, but my mother frequented an Entenmann’s discount clearance store in New Jersey. They had “red line” and “black line” clearance items, with one being even older than the other. The stuff was cheap as was my mother, and if you resided in a household as I did where home baking was almost non-existent, it was manna from heaven. I’m probably alive today because of the additives and preservatives in all those over-the-hill baked goods I consumed…

 

[Blessed]

They do make tasty baked goods though! At least around here they are quite expensive.

 

[StephanieLewisLongevity]

Does anyone else remember these? My mother shopped there. I have few good memories but we were allowed one of those packaged baked treats every time we went. Like the twin cupcakes or those banana things.

My mother would buy a lot and then freeze. She said fresh bread isn't good for you. I disagree with that strange statement.

They don't have dedicated day old bread stores anymore. At least I haven't seen one in years.

They're still around, I haven't been in one since I was first married and broke!

 

[HazyDavey]

There is a Bimbo dead bread store a few blocks from my apartment.

They always have a special bonus item for people that spend $5.00 or more and senior citizen discounts on Wednesday.

I usually stop when I’m out running errands.

We also had a Bimbo Bakery bread store years ago. It was fun to drop in and see what they had, maybe try a new bread or something. Got to know the folks working there and it was nice to visit with them a bit. We miss it very much..

 

[Gary O']

They don't have dedicated day old bread stores anymore. At least I haven't seen one in years.

We've got one here
I tap it when my lady is too busy to bake

This one is not as discounted as the ones of old
But.....gotta have my bread

 

[Pappy]

There was one around here someplace years ago but I never had a chance to go to it.

Back east there was one called Freihofer's, went there regularly. Good stuff!!

Well thank you Janice. I worked for Friehofers for 26 years. Family owned and the very best. Sadly, shareholders sold them out to Kraft foods and it was all down hill until I retired.

 

[Pappy]

I remember there being a Freihofers store in upstate NY, but was only there once or twice because it just wasn’t on our usual shopping circuits.

There was one in Verona and Syracuse, NY. I dropped my day old bread in Verona depot.