Expired Advice

From the comments:

Seems like almost everything here has acquired an expiration date in the last few years, even your beloved Pepsi and Cool Ranch Doritos.

One tip we have is to buy meat at Safeway a day or two before the due date - there will often be two or more "$2 off" stickers on it. This way you can buy a $12 roast for $6.

Another tip is to buy different items at different stores. For instance, canned and prepackaged goods are cheapest at Superstore, while they sometimes don't have the best meat or produce.

Kevin adds: It has always baffled me how stores here in Russia never seem to discount. Certainly there are sales, but to knock a few rubles off soon-to-be expired foods is unheard of! Thanks for the tips!

(Mmm...Cool Ranch Doritos)