On Jan 5, 5:20*pm, James wrote:
Is it K Mart, Wal Mart, Target or big box pet stores? * Now that gas
is reasonalbe it may be worth it for me to drive to one of the stores
to buy cat food.

I used to get the 7 lb. Purina One but it seems expensive lately.

Clip your coupons (and search for them on-line as well), purchase as
*GOOD* food comes on sale and you won't do worse than your local chain-
supermarket. Figure if you drive 20 miles R/T to a big-box, that will
be anywhere from a buck to three bucks for gas alone, not to mention
wear and tear and so forth. The IRS does not 'allow' ~$0.505/mile for
automotive expenses for nothing, after all. And if you save a couple
of bucks overall in the food, you are not paying yourself much, are
you?

My job takes me past pretty much every retailer national or otherwise
every week. Even after all that, I find that Giant Foods to be as
competitive as any of the others, including the Clubs - of which our
company maintains corporate memberships for its employees.

Writing for myself, I steer away from many house-brands of
unidentified origins as I have no clue as to whether the ingredients
include melamine or mutton, neither or both.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA