Posted on 05/15/2011 5:13:18 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
The meats were like a bad joke gone bad. $7-10 for a small package of chicken breasts. I got enough food for a week and it was $107. The cashier lady told me some woman (when she noticed) milk at $4 a gallon asked if there was s milk shortage. Are people this stupid?
I am truly afraid for this country in so many ways and as the cashier lady said she told the ditz lady it will get far worse before it gets better. And the cashier was in her 20's and she figured this out- so there is some hope this age group knows to vote out Impeach Obama NOW!
I’m working on that with my peers.
I went to Panda Express and they have made to containers smaller but also lowered the price some.
The people who worship obama will continue to kneel at his feet. They worship him so much they look but don’t see and listen but don’t hear.
Man do you have your work cut out for you, I have a 20 something younger brother that I am going to be seeing more of soon, he is a kind of Republican, but I am going to lead him to full conservatism.
It would be good if we could come up with a "standard" grocery cart, so we could be consistent. E.g. we could all have orange juice on our list, but it would have to be a certain type (1 frozen can), eggs (one dozen large grade A), etc.
Here are a few lists from sources I searched. They could be modified, have things added or taken away, etc. I'd add coffee to the list, for example. Here's a place to start:
Item Brand/Size
Milk Meadow Gold 2%, 1 gallon
Bread Home Pride white
Frozen corn Birds Eye Steamfresh 12 oz.
Hamburger 80%-85% lean ground
Eggs 1 dozen large
Orange juice Tropicana no pulp, 89 oz.
Cheerios 18 oz. box
Oreos 18 oz. bag
Bananas 1 lb.
Ice cream Dreyer's, 1.5 qt. vanilla
Diapers Pampers size 3 Baby Dry, 96 ct.
Laundry soap Tide powder, 141 oz.
Movie & treat Evening admission with medium popcorn and soda
Gasoline 1 gallon regular
Pizza Large pepperoni takeout
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/07/2205236/shoppers-use-strategy-to-save.html
Item
Loaf white bread, store-brand, 20 oz.
Cheddar cheese, store brand, 16 oz.
Dozen eggs, large, grade A
Ground chuck, per pound
Bacon, store brand, 16-oz. package
Gallon of whole milk, store brand, gallon
Tomatoes, Roma, 16 oz.
Green bell peppers, 16 oz.
Orange juice, store brand, half-gallon
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/04/prices_graphic.html
A more expensive shopping list:
Prices per pound of pantry staples, compared to March 2010
Bacon, up 27.2 percent, to $4.33 a pound
Bananas, up 12.5 percent, to 58 cents per pound
Bologna, up 17.9 percent, to $3.34 a pound
Boneless beef for stew, up 13.1 percent, to $4.17 per pound
Boneless pork chop, up 23.7 percent, to $4.40 per pound
Broccoli, up 25.5 percent, to $1.83 per pound
Chicken breast (boneless), up 12.7 percent, to $3.60 a pound
Coffee, up 30.2 percent from last March, to $4.62 per pound
Field-grown tomatoes, up 3.9 percent, to $2.09 per pound
Ground beef, up 18.5 percent, to $2.44 a pound
Ice cream, up 24.2 percent, to $4.87 per half-gallon
Iceberg lettuce, up 49.5 percent, to $1.22 per pound
Navel oranges, up 14.5 percent, to $1.06 per pound
Processed American cheese, up 16.9 percent, to $3.70 per pound
Red delicious apples, up 12.0 percent, to $1.25 per pound.
Salted butter, up 32.7 percent, to $3.69 per pound
Sugar, up 8.7 percent, to 69 cents per pound
White potatoes, up 19.3 percent, to 61 cents per pound
Whole milk, up 17.2 percent, to $3.81 per gallon
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Your wish is my command: look what *I* caught for you, master.
(g_w drops dead mouse on doorstep and looks up with humble feline pride):
Shadow Stat: Misery Index Highest on Record
Cheers!
About the same as what I pay and I don't know why anybody would doubt you to the point of calling you, in effect, a liar.
Are your pants on fire or sumthin'?
I just paid $8 for a quart of coconut oil. The last one I bought four months ago cost me only $5. In Econ 101, it is called ‘too many dollars chasing too few goods’. In Obamaworld, it is called ‘good economic policy’.
For example, 2% milk white colored water, and the lowest price for a gallon the store offers.
LOL no... LALALALALALALAL with fingers in my ears
20.6% of the population of Mississippi is on food stamps:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834804576301244003755956.html
Could that have any bearing on the cost of food there?
I have been married for 21 yrs., we never ate hamburger helper until recently, now it is once a week.
Our grocery chain store has guaranteed prices on certain basics until the end of the year. It costs just 99 cents for a 16 oz. bag of frozen vegetables, and $1.99 was the special price this week for a gallon of milk. The half gallon was around $1.89. Gas here just slipped under $4. I take fewer errand trips, and stick with the reduced items.
I always check the unit prices. Items featured at the end of aisles often aren’t on sale as they appear. Large sizes are sometimes more expensive per pound than smaller. Sometimes the store brands are more expensive. Just when you think you have the system figured out, they switch it again.
I stocked up on chicken breast last week for $1.39 and pound and his week the split chcikens were .99¢ a pound. This week the pork is on sale so will be getting as much as I can afford.
I got milk this week for $2.33 a gallon. non sale price here is $3.49
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