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    I noticed the 'different stores have different prices' thing big time Saturday. Since I'm house sitting in San Diego I needed food for the week so I went to Vons and got an assortment of stuff I regularly get at home. The cream cheese was literally half the price that it is when on sale in the bay area, and it wasn't even on sale here.

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    As I posted previously, I went to Aldi's this past weekend and was pleased with the total bill. Went to my regular grocery store to fill in the gaps and it was MORE than the Aldi's bill!!! I shouldn't be surprised, but was.
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    Quote Originally Posted by happystuff View Post
    As I posted previously, I went to Aldi's this past weekend and was pleased with the total bill. Went to my regular grocery store to fill in the gaps and it was MORE than the Aldi's bill!!! I shouldn't be surprised, but was.
    That's been my experience on occasion, also.
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    Went to regular grocery store at lunch as I had to get something from the pharmacy. I always get store brand cheez its and choc chip cookies. None to be had. Got brand name cheez its and store brand Oreos. First time I’ve been to Jewel in a while for more than a few things. Was doing Amazon Fresh and then Aldi. So I was surprised by the gaps and lack of certain things even though I knew such lack of stock existed.

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    Went to Costco yesterday to get eggs and chicken. The eggs were the same price but the chicken thighs have doubled. Eeeeeek..... Salmon was also much higher. We eat chicken and salmon in heavy rotation.

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    Regular grocery store today. Still higher bill than I would have liked. Tried to stick to items we needed and a couple stock up of sale items, but I'm limited myself on even those. Didn't buy butter or frozen veggies as they were way too high. Will make due with what we currently have.
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    I was in a thrift store which had a box of seed packets from 2021 "free".

    I picked out 8 packets of Sunflower seeds, Mammoth variety. I do not know what conditions the seeds have been stored under, in terms of humidity and temperature, so planting them will be a gamble on germination.

    I intend to presoak the seed in cold water for 6-8 hours then plant them in small peat pots. With luck, I hope to harvest them as micro-greens to incorporate into salads or to use as a garnish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dado potato View Post
    I was in a thrift store which had a box of seed packets from 2021 "free".

    I picked out 8 packets of Sunflower seeds, Mammoth variety. I do not know what conditions the seeds have been stored under, in terms of humidity and temperature, so planting them will be a gamble on germination.

    I intend to presoak the seed in cold water for 6-8 hours then plant them in small peat pots. With luck, I hope to harvest them as micro-greens to incorporate into salads or to use as a garnish.
    You are going to eat sunflower stems?

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    Sunflower stems are delicious! I intentionally grow them with radish and pea shoots for winter salad.

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    I wish there were some (and I might try it) who go out and plant sunflowers all over town. Last year there was a volunteer one in a tiny patch of soil downtown and we all watched it grow all summer. They also appear in a triangle patch of soil next to a church and it is lovely.

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