The answer is—it can be! It's important to shop around and compare prices before committing to one meat source. In some cases, butchers may provide better deals than supermarkets on certain cuts of meat. Turns out, it's all a matter of shopping smart.

Generally speaking, butcher meat is also fresher and higher quality than meat purchased at a supermarket. Rather than being pre-cut, pre-packaged, and laid out until someone decides to purchase it, butcher's meat is often cut right in front of the customer.

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Butchers sometimes operate specialized shops selling meat, known as butcher's shops, meat stores, meat markets or butcheries. Meat may also be sold in supermarkets, grocery stores, and fish markets, and these shops may employ a butcher.