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  • KarissaKS
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    What do you pay for your raw bones?

    KarissaKS

    Posted : 7/11/2008 7:31:52 AM

    I have found the deal of the century!!

    I used to think that I was getting a good deal when I was paying $7-9 for a 6-10lb bag of assorted bones from a butcher a few towns over.  I lost my connection to that place (too far for me to drive just for bones), so I started to search around.  The grocery store bones were low quality and they were robbing me blind.

    One day I decided to stop by the butcher shop that I drive by on the way to see my horse to see if they offered such a thing.  Not only do they have a huge box in the back just for the dogs, but they are DIRT CHEAP.  I can take whatever I want for $0.25/lb.  Last night I picked up over 10 lbs of bones for under three dollars.

    The dogs are currently going to town as I type this.  Wink  Gotta love small town butchers!
  • Jewlieee
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    Jewlieee

    Posted : 7/11/2008 7:58:04 AM

    Wow that is great. I get mine from either Kroger for something like $1.50 for a good sized knuckle bone, or $2 each for a leg bone from a friend's butcher here at work. He brings them to work for me. 
  • brookcove
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    brookcove

    Posted : 7/11/2008 10:15:45 AM

    I can get butcher's packs like that pretty easy but they are recreational bones only, usually.  I get excited when I can find non-chicken consumable bones (true RMBs) for less than a dollar a pound.  I walked into a Compare foods in another town, the other day, and almost raised the roof yelling when I saw cut up pig heads for 50 cents a pound!  I kept my joy restrained to excited whispering to myself, fortuntately, or I'm sure I'd be writing to you today from the Happy House.  Big Smile 
  • PrincessPenny
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    PrincessPenny

    Posted : 7/11/2008 5:54:24 PM

    Yeah, that's a really good deal! It costs me about $2-$3 for a small package of beef "soup" bones. Lucky you!
  • NikoAwesomo
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    NikoAwesomo

    Posted : 7/11/2008 10:02:03 PM

    I got the entire bone (along with the knuckle) for $0.59/lb.  I usually go to a large asian market and have the bone cut to my specification (I don't want it too small for fear of my lab swallowing them or too large for fear of him trying to bite it to get to the marrow).

    $0.25/lb is definitely good deal!!