Adventures in grocery shopping

[Yppej]

Now we will have supply chain issues due to border blockages to and from Canada.

[happystuff]

I think I’m just gonna have to go to a high-end wine bar or restaurant and pay $10 for a glass which I’m happy to do.

I hate paying $10 for a glass of wine when I know I can get a huge bottle of the same wine for less! Example: Went to a restaurant several years back with a friend and got a nice Pinot Grigio for about $9 a glass. Asked the brand and it ended up being available on sale for $7.99 (big! bottle) at my liquor store! Could have had 5+ glasses for less than the price of the one.

[iris lilies]

I went to Aldi‘s and they had no fat free cottage cheese. So I’m done chasing it, it’s back to no eating cottage cheese because even the low-fat stuff is too high in calories.


It’s not like it freezes well so if I ever do find some again, it’s not like I can buy two containers and freeze bits of one. Although I don’t know maybe I should try freezing it?


But since I was in an Aldis and have not been in one in 25 years, I did check out their prices and yes they are low. So I bought a couple things and that’s fine. I didn’t see any English muffins at all, but maybe they were in the frozen food section? They were not in the bread section. I stayed out of the center isles.

[happystuff]

Went grocery shopping yesterday. Got a 20lb bag of rice for 6.99, so am well-stocked in rice! LOL. I was able to find my dry cat food, but the canned cat food shelves were very, very limited in stock. Salesperson was putting out a few cans, when I commented on the availability. She said "It's been this way for months and appears it will continue for a while." Never said why. Interesting little exchange at the time.

[Tradd]

I went to Aldi‘s and they had no fat free cottage cheese. So I’m done chasing it, it’s back to no eating cottage cheese because even the low-fat stuff is too high in calories.


It’s not like it freezes well so if I ever do find some again, it’s not like I can buy two containers and freeze bits of one. Although I don’t know maybe I should try freezing it?


But since I was in an Aldis and have not been in one in 25 years, I did check out their prices and yes they are low. So I bought a couple things and that’s fine. I didn’t see any English muffins at all, but maybe they were in the frozen food section? They were not in the bread section. I stayed out of the center isles.

I doubt Aldi has English muffins in the freezer aisle. They’re good for basic stuff and some interesting other items, like the German stuff at the holidays.

[rosarugosa]

We went grocery shopping at Market Basket yesterday and found a few things that had been absent from the shelves in recent months: small cans of tomato juice, small cans of pineapple juice, and Meow Mix seafood cups. There is no longer a mask mandate in effect, but a lot more people were wearing masks than not. I would say about 80% were wearing masks.

[Ultralight]

I shop at the HyVee here and I uses their online shopping service called "Aisles." They shop with 95% accuracy -- screw ups are rare. They will text if about substituting an item they are out of. They will send one ad to you via text each time, usually about adding a dozen cookies to your order. Easy to decline.

I order the night before, then I go first thing in the morning so no other customers are parked near me. I do the curbside pick up. They clerk who brings tour groceries wears a mask. I also wear a mask and open all my windows.

It is a good set up.

[Yppej]

RR you reminded me to email Market Basket that the state lifted its mask advisory so why are they still forcing their employees to wear masks.

[Simplemind]

Yesterday was the first time I have noticed a price increase on the basics I usually buy. Not horrible but noticeable.

[Yppej]

I refused to pay $2.79 for a dozen eggs. I can flex my diet as much as I need to in order to avoid those sorts of prices.