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Post by bc2ca on Feb 9, 2022 17:59:09 GMT
The biggest price increase I've seen is with meat. I've gone back to buying bone-in chicken and buy less overall.
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Post by sassyangel on Feb 9, 2022 17:59:45 GMT
Usually it *is* a good deal, but you often need a bigger household (or tons of pantry space) to make it so, lol. That’s one thing men don’t seem to factor in, I’ve noticed. Not to mention that if you don't need it or won't use it, it's really not a good deal. There are some things that I do buy at Costco or Sam's because they do work out economically. But there are a lot of things that don't, or aren't things that we need in the first place. Yep, I don’t buy produce there, the minimum purchase volume is too much for two of us to eat, before it goes bad. At least with meat you can freeze it, so there is more value in buying that there for us. |
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Post by sassyangel on Feb 9, 2022 18:01:28 GMT
Perhaps bacon is more labor intensive? Bacon is made from pork belly. There is a limited amount of belly on a hog. Ham can be made from more cuts on a hog, but mostly from the leg area. But there is more 'ham' than 'bacon' on a hog. Demand is higher now too. Oh, I always learn something new each day from this place. I didn’t know that, but it makes sense. |
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Post by snowsilver on Feb 9, 2022 18:20:32 GMT
i know there has been a dramatic increase in prices but i was actually shocked to see the price of something go down drastically. remember when people were complaining about how prices of vanilla extract at Costco almost doubled a couple of years ago? to almost $30. now they are back down to $14.99 or thereabouts. i was really surprised. I remember spending almost $200 for a 16 oz. bottle of vanilla at Penzey's a year or so ago. I felt so guilty--like I was some kind of pampered princess or something but I DO like good vanilla. The next time I needed it it was still astronomical so I bit the bullet and bought McCormick's at Wegmans. I noticed the entire cream cheese section at Wegmans was empty, but there was plenty of Philly Cream Cheese at Lidl and for the regular price. Yes, I've not been able to get cream cheese at Wegmans either. Totally wiped out except of the low fat ones. They did have Philadelphia brand but it is SO much more expensive. |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Feb 9, 2022 20:43:11 GMT
Chips for sure, and they aren't always available.
Cat food - our cat has to have special food and it went up $10 per 24 cans (case). that damn cat is lucky he has us for a family and can afford to feed his ass. LOL
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Post by tenacious on Feb 9, 2022 22:59:25 GMT
Chips for sure, and they aren't always available. Cat food - our cat has to have special food and it went up $10 per 24 cans (case). that damn cat is lucky he has us for a family and can afford to feed his ass. LOL Sam’s has the super big bags of chips for under $4.00 here. Some are $3.50. I have been shopping more and more at Winco. Super impressed with the prices. The canned tomato sauce I usually get is about half the price there, Johnsonville Italian Sausage $1.50 plus cheaper per pack, they have nice ground pork for a good price, and I got a huge container of mascarpone for under $5, that would have been double that anywhere else. AND, they had medium avocados today for 50 cents! It’s definitely a pain to shop around, but, I just can’t stomach the high prices at my local grocer. |
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Post by shanniebananie on Feb 9, 2022 23:02:21 GMT
My husband has been doing all the grocery for the last few years so I am always shocked at the prices when I have to pick up a few things.
I had 2 ladies over last night for drinks and I went to the store to buy items for a charcuterie board. The total was $85! I was absolutely shocked!
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