DRS for Grocery Deals

Sometimes you can find great deals in unexpected places. Off of Alcoa Highway, behind West Chevrolet, is one of those places. Damaged Recovery Systems (DRS) is located at 3490 North Bend Circle in Alcoa. Wonder where all of those crushed boxes and slightly dented cans at the grocery store go? Many of them end up at DRS. They sell slightly damaged grocery and household items. Some of the items are also past the "sell by" date, but are definitely still safe. Some of the items simply didn't sell well at the store and ended up at DRS.

Whatever reason brought these items to DRS, you are the one who gets the savings. I have always wanted to try the Bush's Chili (you know, the one in the glass jar), but was not willing to spend almost $3 on a can of chili. When we were there this past weekend, DRS had Bush's Chili with a "sell by" date well in advance. The price? Just 99 cents a jar. We bought several jars for that price. They also have canned soup, canned vegetables, and lots of other grocery items.

You can also find some household items there too. They had household cleaners and personal items too, such as toothbrushes and toothpaste.

DRS is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. They do not accept coupons or check, but will take cash, credit cards, debit cards, and food stamp