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Grocery Prices

ScrapHappy — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:20:36 GMT

Anyone else seen items at their grocery store climbing? I have. I would buy Blistex ointment for 99 cents (sometimes 89 cents on sale). First it jumped to $1.29 and today it's $1.59. Another item, my daughters organice chocolate milk. Was $4.69 and now $5.69. Aluminum foil (just generic store brand) was 99 cents, now $1.29. There's more but that's all I remember off the top of my head right now.

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BirkiLady — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:54:07 GMT

Other things are great values: I just bought five huge green peppers for $2.00!! Decided it was such a great deal, I picked up five more of them since I snack of bell peppers. That was a SCORE at the grocery store.

Grocery Prices

Spurt — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:04:34 GMT

@ScrapHappy wrote:
Anyone else seen items at their grocery store climbing? I have. I would buy Blistex ointment for 99 cents (sometimes 89 cents on sale). First it jumped to $1.29 and today it's $1.59. Another item, my daughters organice chocolate milk. Was $4.69 and now $5.69. Aluminum foil (just generic store brand) was 99 cents, now $1.29. There's more but that's all I remember off the top of my head right now.

@ScrapHappy

Your right about that..Every week things go up....

Examples of a few items:

Star Kist Tuna In Water was 99 cents then $1.22, now $1.84.

Turkey Bacon was $2.74, then $3.24, now $3.88

Wurthers Candies $1.98 now $2.18....

Paper towels was $1.69, then $1.79, now $1.99

I dont know if its because the grocery store chain was expanding to add a Curbside Pickup Area.....OR are prices just going up on everything

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SahmIam — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:43:44 GMT

Eggs at my local Aldi's went DOWN from $1.25 a carton to .85 cents a carton. I stocked up!!!

You just have to watch the sales/deals, use your freezer and plan your meals accordingly. Buy in bulk, cook in bulk and freeze.

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froggy — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:51:08 GMT

Some things go up, some go down. We get some great bargains when things are on sale (I live in AZ). We get great sales on milk and butter (this week got butter for .99 lb). Eggs are pretty good also. At Sam's we get ground beef (90/10) inder $3 per pound, pork chops under $2 per lb sometimes. And we regularly get T-bone steaks under $5 per pound. Sprouts always has good prices on fruits and veggies.

I guess it just depends on what you buy.

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Citrine1 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:59:00 GMT

I complain about this (to myself) every time I go food shopping. The prices for everything in the store our outrageous anymore. I never spend less than $100 per trip.

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dex — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:59:47 GMT

Minimum wage has gone up to fifteen an hour so of course costs are increasing.

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roeroe1005 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:27:41 GMT

Funny you should mention this. Yesterday I posted something similar on the Shop Rite website. Today it's gone.

I do my dad's grocery shopping. He eats iceberg lettuce every day.

In Shop Rite yesterday, the iceberg lettuce was $2.49! Up 50 cents from 2 weeks ago (last time I was there). I took a picture to show my sister.

My post:

This morning I stopped at our local Shop Rite. I buy iceburg lettuce for my dad. The price went from $1.99 to $2.49! For one head of lettuce! Meanwhile, Wegman's price is 99 cents. During the gov't shutdown, their price dropped to 79 cents.
What a ripoff.🙄

The closest Wegman's to me is in Montvale, NJ, until the store in Westchester County is completed (probably a year). I will drive to Wegman's, pay the Tappan Zee bridge toll, and STILL save money by shopping there. Crazy!

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KKlim — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:55:11 GMT

@roeroe1005....I know exactly where your talking about..
I live in Rockland County + go to the Wegmans on Grand Ave +Tice Farm Mall Shopping in Montvale.😊

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:08:39 GMT

@KKlim wrote:
@roeroe1005....I know exactly where your talking about..
I live in Rockland County + go to the Wegmans on Grand Ave +Tice Farm Mall Shopping in Montvale.😊

@KKlim . Same here. Rockland County and Wegmans.

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KKlim — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:10:36 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ...cool..😊I go to the Paramus Malls all the time.. lol

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KKlim — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:14:41 GMT

@proudlyftom NJ....I see your originally from NJ..
I grew up in Wayne, (25 yrs), and got married and then moved to Rockland. ( husband lived there)

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:23:12 GMT

@KKlim wrote:
@proudlyftom NJ....I see your originally from NJ..
I grew up in Wayne, (25 yrs), and got married and then moved to Rockland. ( husband lived there)

@KKlim . Grew up in Monmouth County. Lived a bunch of places after that. Moved to Rockland 35 years ago.

My last job when I retired was in Wayne.

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lovesrecess — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:30:38 GMT

Checking out grocery store ads before a holiday usually finds some very good prices; last week I found green cabbage for 25 cents a pound. The 4th of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day usually has ground beef, ribs, watermelon, and other cookout staples reduced by a lot. I usually plan my meals around what has been on sale the week before. It’s hard to save money when it is just the two of us without planning. I freeze soup, one of DH’s favorite, and love pulling that out when we have both been away or too busy to spend much time in the kitchen. Easter will bring sales on ham, potatoes, and asparagus.

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KKlim — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:49:06 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ..that’s cool-Monmouth County..It’s a small world that u worked in Wayne and u live in Rockland now..Watch u live in my town too..lol..It’s nice to meet u..🙂..Enjoy what’s left of the evening..

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:59:21 GMT

@KKlim wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ..that’s cool-Monmouth County..It’s a small world that u worked in Wayne and u live in Rockland now..Watch u live in my town too..lol..It’s nice to meet u..🙂..Enjoy what’s left of the evening..

@KKlim . PR here. Nice to meet you. Take care.

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KKlim — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 03:02:49 GMT

@proudly...ironic-I’m in Blauvelt..😂. Good Nite..

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Autumn Shimmers — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 03:11:54 GMT

Yes, prices keep climbing. Oh, and don't get me started on the sugar/drink tax! I live in a city that has it and I drive out of my city to buy all my groceries. Oh and can you believe they tax my almond milk and cashew milk? All diet and even healthier stevia versions of drinks are also taxed. Thank goodness for Wegman's. Wegman's rocks!

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Its Me LuLuBelle2 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:24:23 GMT

I'm in awe of grocery prices. And I shop for only DH and I. He, unfortunately, is a meat and potato guy. Me, not so much.

Fish and seafood prices (I eat salmon 2X a week) are crazy.

Hubby loves white bread, I'm a pumpernickel/rye gal. Full loaves are wasted as we can't go through them prior to expiration dates.

I'm not whining: although retired we saved well for our retirement and are okay financially. I do however wonder and worry how young families with kids make ends meet. I hope they are feeding their kids wirh good, nutritional choices and not empty, fatty calories.

Sadly, I fear, prices will escalate ever higher making good food a "lower" priority in many's lives. LuLu

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WindingRoad — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:38:34 GMT

I agree @Its Me LuLuBelle2 When McDonald's is the same price or cheaper than the grocery store, some parents just do more fast food and the children suffer.