El Pasoans buying at frozen food sell-off

El Pasoans have an unusual opportunity to get frozen food on the cheap, with ConAgra Foods bringing a truck-load sale to its El Paso plant on Friday and Saturday.

Some El Pasoans on Friday said they’re clearing out their freezers, and that the sale is a great chance to stock up and save.

“I’m here because I learned about the sale, that they were selling the frozen foods per case,” El Pasoan Isela Ramos said. “The Healthy Choice sounded real good, and that’s why my sister and I came to check it out.”

It’s the first time the sale has come to the Sun City, and ConAgra brought two truck-loads with 7,000 cases of name-brand frozen food on sale for $10 a case, cash only. At the company’s El Paso plant on Leigh Fisher Blvd, people brought trolleys, wagons, and just carried off cases one at a time.

One person in line said “I had $80, I spent them all, and then I borrowed $40 from my brother. And now I’ve got four cases of pies. And the pies are delicious! Peach, apple, cherry!”

A spokesperson with ConAgra said the items are over-stocked and close-outs, but that none have an expiration date within 30 days.
Local company employees got a first chance at the sale before it was opened to the public. Some items have already run out, but many were able to get the deals on the food they want.

“I’ve got the Healthy Choice, the chicken,” Ramos said. “So this is one of six, so it’s a good deal. Yeah.”