Are your grocery ads getting any better?

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

With the pandemic, good grocery ads and prices went out the window.

Our local and major chain stores ads went down to about two pages and were just mainly fresh produce for several weeks.

They have been getting bigger, and more variety in the ads, but the prices are not good. Prior to Covid, tons of rock bottom sales and loss leaders to stock up on. Now, sale prices look more like pre Covid regular prices. And across all types of food.

Supply chain issues, demand, etc. are all to blame, and I get it.

Just wondering if anyone is seeing better ad prices with at least a few loss leaders at great prices to get people in the door. Or when do you expect to see the ads getting better?

I think people are still hoarding food, and they don't have to run great sales right now. Even the Memorial Day week ad didn't have all the great regular stuff cheap (hot dogs, chips, pop, buns, beans etc.). Our shelves are (and have been for awhile) back to fully stocked for the most part. Now just hoping the sales get back in line.

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

I don't buy newspapers and rarely even glance at the flyer available in the supermarket.

I like to have a draft plan of what I'm going to make for the next week - and keep a running list of what I need to buy ... and other stuff that I'll need.

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

I was just telling one of my neighbors it seems like ALL of our local supermarkets are price gouging. The "sale" prices are the regular prices prior to the pandemic.

The company I use to grocery shop & deliver uses one of the major supermarkets.

If this keeps up, I gonna apply for food stamps & sign up for Meals On Wheels.

Meats come from a family owned butcher shop. Their prices have remained the same.

The BJ's & farmer markets in my area, the prices have not changed. Go figure.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

SouthernBee · ‎09-16-2010

@Mominohio : No. No more coupons in the paper for grocery items and no digital coupons at the store. So the "New Normal"- higher prices. In my area the shelves are not totally restocked. Still limited selections of paper products, cleaning supplies, can goods, pasta products and some breakfast cereal. Southern Bee

deeva · ‎03-09-2010

Some prices have increased, but I wouldn't call it gouging.
The only place I see price gouging is Amazon.

ScrapHappy · ‎03-28-2010

Prices are up here in the Southeast. We do have sales but they're not as many or as good. I mainy shop 2 stores, Kroger and Publix. I went to Publix today for their sales: BOGO: kraft bbq sauce, graham crackers, wishbone dressing, pace salsa, bertolli marinara, pillsbury brownie mix and klondike bars. Kroger's weekly ad starts tomorrow and I will shop their sales later in the week. My Mom, who lives with my sister now, came from a very small town (old coal mining town) in PA. She moved there after her and my dad retired but after my dad passed, moved in with my sister to another state. She still keeps in touch with many in PA and her friend told her that the grocery store in town (only one) is selling ground beef for $12/pound. Those who can will drive the 30 to 40 minutes to the nearest "big" town and shop at Walmart and Giant but those like the eldery have no other choice.

software · ‎06-08-2016

I quit the large chains about a month ago, Walmart, Publix, etc for lack of inventory & all the silly rules of how to walk, where to walk, where to stand. I'm a grown woman, not in Kindergarten.

I am fortunate enough to still live near locally owned stores, not chains.

You would never know there was a shortage. The stores stay stocked & cleaned.

They sanitize the carts.

Part of their success is limiting items like toilet paper. 1 or 2 packs sold to each customer at a time.

I live in an agriculture state and this is the best time to get local produce at a fair price.

Local cattlemen say the price they are getting for livestock is ridiculously low, many are refusing to send their cattle to market. There are many opportunities to buy in bulk at a good price directly from the cattlemen.

brandiwine · ‎03-11-2010

We have minimal ads and prices for most items range from a 30 to 50 percent price hike. We are looking at the availability of getting beef from a cattle rancher we know. They also raise hogs. At least I know what my meat has been fed and how it was raised without antibiotics. I found King Arthur bread flour at Walmart at almost half the price my Kroeger store is selling it at. They should all be charged for gouging.

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

The apparently long term supply and hoarding issues might have created (and continue to create...) the higher prices due to supply and deman. Still, one might bet the ranch that even if and when things are plentiful again, the major players are going to be reluctant to lower prices, thinking, probably accurately, consumers will fall in line for the foreseeable future.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

froggy · ‎03-10-2010

Someprices are up here (Tucson) but our stores still have a lot of good loss leaders. Produce has never been in short supply and prices are up a little. We still get some great digital coupons - i/2 gallon milk for .25, 18 eggs for 1.20, T-bone steaks for 5$ to $6 per pound, some brand of ice cream is always on sale. There are good sales on sodas. And pork is still very inexpensive.