Adventures in grocery shopping

[pinkytoe]

I can definitely see higher prices on my last few grocery trips. Cat food went up again and our Natural Grocers store has been out of oatmeal now for a month. However, Costco today was stocked to the gills with huge stacks of toilet paper all the way down the center aisle. So weird...

[happystuff]

Went grocery shopping yesterday and it was over the top expensive! Granted, I did buy a package of tp, cat litter, and more beverages than usual, but still. Definitely time for me to stop procrastinating and start making menus and using what is on hand.

[JaneV2.0]

I had grass-fed beef in my Amazon Fresh cart when it jumped in price from $6 to nearly $10. I've seen that happen before, though. I put that back in a hurry. All in all, though, I'm not seeing big increases in the prices of stuff I buy.

[jp1]

It’s interesting how some stuff is going through the roof and other stuff no change. Dairy stuff hasn’t changed. Bread, tortillas, veggies, no noticeable change except that avocados are never on sale anymore. Chicken, way more expensive. Butcher counter boneless chicken thighs were $4.50/lb the other day. Ground turkey $7/lb compared to $3.50 and $5 just a couple months ago.

[lmerullo]

I don't know if potatoes have a season, but the ones I see in stores are sad looking. Some stores don't even have any!

[Rogar]

I window shopped red meats after noticing grass fed fancy fillets were $30 a pound. Not something I have a good baseline for, but the red meat prices seemd very high. There were several markdown packages that looked close to expiration date and I wondered if people were getting priced out of the red meat market. I bought a bag of Bob's Red Mill organic pastry flour for holiday baking on sale at $7.99 which seemed high. Nothing else seemd much out of line, however I've noticed that craft beer at the local liquor stores is up a solid dollar a six pack. That's something I have a solid baseline for.

[jp1]

Nothing else seemed much out of line, however I've noticed that craft beer at the local liquor stores is up a solid dollar a six pack. That's something I have a solid baseline for.

LOL. Now that you mention it, kegs for my kegerator have been steadily going up these past few months. High end microbrews that used to be in the $90's for a five gallon keg are now going for anywhere from $104 to $119. Bud Light in a 7.75 gallon keg is still only $95 (not sure what it was before, I've never been inclined to buy it) but this is one area, like most stuff that goes in one's mouth, where quality is worth the extra money if there isn't a major substitution that works.

[Yppej]

Went to Walmart this week. They did not have cornmeal either. They were out of zinc but I found a zinc/calcium/magnesium combination I got.

There were long lines of unmasked people waiting for vaccines and maybe a half dozen unmasked people sitting for the 15 minutes you have to wait after your shot. So it is absolutely possible to care about the virus but not drink the mask Koolaid.

[happystuff]

Well, had my first grocery shopping trip of the new year and I'm not happy. Prices have really jumped in my normal grocery store! For example, my regular package of sliced swiss cheese went up $1!!! I didn't get any.

I am going to have to step up my frugality and pull out my old resources of recipes, etc. Sigh...

[sweetana3]

I was taught to be food frugal and am enjoying making soups right now. Just used an allrecipe internet recipe for Easy Red Lentil Soup. Yummy. Husband asked for more and wants me to defrost some potato soup. We shop for pretty much the same products each week and, yes, we have noticed the significant increases. We carefully monitor sales and by a lot of reduced product at Kroger. Luckily, they reduce many of the items we like although it is by chance. Yoghurt, bread, chopped salad, dressing, etc. are often reduced by 50% and we also belong to any perk programs we can and get a lot of coupons. Noticed Kroger and another store tailor the coupons sent to us to our buying.