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Cookies for Christmas??

KCDiva — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:23:46 GMT

I snapped a picture of the store brand butter yesterday and sent it to my daughter. It was $8.50 for a 1 lb box. I am sure I will bake cookies if she wants them but I will also look for a sale.

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Harpa — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:31:07 GMT

I do not think ours has been up that high! I think it's half that. But wow! That is expensive for butter!

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LdyBugz — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:39:18 GMT

WOW!!! That is insane!

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meallen616 — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:40:09 GMT

In New Jersey yesterday, Hotel Bar Butter was 6.69, so, I bought the store brand for 3.99! Crazy prices...

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LdyBugz — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:47:04 GMT

@meallen616 I've been switching to store brands for some things. The savings do add up, and there's no difference in the quality compared to the name brand I would usually purchase.

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meallen616 — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:48:38 GMT

@LdyBugz,

I totally agree with you. The names brands have gotten way out of my price range!

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Scooby Doo — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:54:02 GMT

Ours is on sale for 3.49 today, which used to be the regular price. I think most of our butter is now 5.49.

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Snowpuppy — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:27:58 GMT

LOL is on sale for $3.79 this week.

DS picked up 365 brand butter at Whole Foods for me. It was $4.71 at the store closest to him.

I really like the 365 butter. Higher fat content, closer to European butters. Doesn't explode when melting like cheaper butters.

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SloopJohnB — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:40:11 GMT

All I can say is, if anyone ever needed an incentive for dieting all they have to do is go grocery shopping & see the prices..... $$$$$

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Carmie — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:40:25 GMT

It was predicted a few months go that butter would be going up in price. I stocked up for the holiday baking season.

Eggs are priced high too. Too bad I can't really stock up on them. I do not want to break them to freeze. I prefer fresh.

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AuntG — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:36:01 GMT

$2.99 a pound at Aldi's yesterday, limit 6. I saw people buying all six.

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sophiesofers — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:50:10 GMT

At times like this I am glad that I am a vegan. I have no use for butter at all.

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msgb — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:57:19 GMT

We bake a lot. Not just for Christmas or Thanksgiving but all year. Butter has gotten to be over the top in price. That is why I ran to one of the local grocery stores for a 1 lb package of butter for 2.99. I went to other stores in the area on the way home because to go to the store and the price of gas I had to make it worth it.

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chlema — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:57:46 GMT

This week our grocery store included a coupon for 1 lb. of their butter - free! Yay. Can't do better than that. I also had a $10.00 coupon if I spent $75.00. And that wasn't hard to do. Next week we'll pick up our free turkey.

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Eileen in Virginia — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:36:30 GMT

On Monday I paid $14.79 at BJ's for for 4 1-pound boxes of butter, so that comes to $3.70 per pound. I've been buying butter every other week to stock up for my Christmas cookie baking. Lately, I've been going through the butter baking blueberry muffins and a pound cake recipe that uses 2 sticks of butter (and a cup of sour cream). Given what I've been hearing about the price of butter in other stores, I haven't even looked at other brands of butter. BJ's had a coupon for Land o' Lakes butter, but their own brand was still a better buy.

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RespectLife — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:49:52 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
$2.99 a pound at Aldi's yesterday, limit 6. I saw people buying all six.

@AuntG

Ours was $2.49 at Aldi's started this past Weds.!!!!

I bought 6 and sent DH to the store near his work to buy 6 more.

It is listed in our ad for next week at that price as well.

My location sold out before 5 pm. Had a sign they did not know when the next delivery would be.

Prev. I paid $3.99 at Wegmans.

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kate2357 — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 02:32:49 GMT

Paid $2.99 lb today and bought 6. When my husband questioned me on why we have so much butter (had lots in freezer). I just smiled. The man has no idea how much butter we go thru during the holidays.

For some reason the eggs have not gone way up. But holy cow...sugar is expensive. I guess I have not been paying attention to sugar prices. Ouch.

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msgb — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:41:25 GMT

Bought some at Aldi yesterday.

It is baking time and butter is needed.

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Malcontent — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:07:54 GMT

With prices so high, it’s cheaper just to buy a cow and milk it your self.

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KCDiva — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:18:31 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
$2.99 a pound at Aldi's yesterday, limit 6. I saw people buying all six.

@AuntG I was just going to post that. I got 2 lbs at Aldi for $2.99 each.