Kitchen

[TheMemphisVette]

i sure would like to know what the difference is between paying $6+ or more for a piece of pie in restuarants vs buying a $30+ pie online delivered to your door

a 10" pie can be cut into 6-8 pieces.$36 to $48

[Tori3569]

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@Goldengate8361 wrote:

Pies are unhealthy, so why not just save your money and avoid them altogether? Win - win. 

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Do you not eat anything unhealthy ever?  Especially during the holidays?  That's what this is about.  And if you don't, that's impressive but not my thing.  

[Etoile308]

@ChillyTulip, I don't know about all the pies, but the pecan and pumpkin are already baked.

[Etoile308]

Based on the recommendations I read here, two years ago I bought two different pies at Costco. I wanted to see if they were holiday worthy. I thought they were disgustingly and threw them out after trying a slice of each. To me they were not holiday worthy.

[FancyPhillyshopper]

I rarely eat pie, but my DH loves it. The one time I made cherry pie from scratch (even picked all the cherries from our cherry tree) for my DH, if I would have charged my hourly professional work rate the pie cost would have been astronomical. Yes, I am a career woman, not a homemaker, which means I have enough money to shop at QVC whenever I wish. 

So, DH can buy pies and spend whatever they cost--we were in Lancaster in August, and he bought an Amish Shoofly pie for around $30.00, and ate the whole thing himself and really enjoyed it!

Well, I have on order for the holidays two different cake desserts from QVC from the Delizioso brand--limoncello and berrymisu, just overwhelmingly excellent, and worth every dollar. We can freeze them and eat them at leisure. 

Life is short--enjoy it to the fullest, and don't begrudge every dollar, because you certainly cannot take it with you. Memories of delicious food last a long, long time!

[Icegoddess]

I love pie, especially cherry, but even if I could make a decent pie crust to make a cherry pie, sour cherries are not available here.  So, might as well buy one, usually a Marie Calendars'.  I like baking it.  

Whatever floats your boat.  

I've bought the St. Clair sides for years although not this year.  But, I think it's a fair price not to have to deal with all the hassle.  I don't enjoy cooking especially on top of all the other things that have to done and then cleaning up the dishes which can't go in the dishwasher.  

[spabar]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

The pies are frozen and shipped in a Styrofoam cooler with dry ice by UPS Next Day or Second Day Air.  This alone is very expensive, probably $20+.

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@Kachina624 Then they shouldn't say that shipping is free when we all know it isn't. They should go back to stating that shipping is "included."

[RespectLife]

@bargainsgirl 

I paid $28 for an 8" Apple Crumb pie for my daughter's birthday at a lovely family owned bakery.

Considering they are shipping it to you, I don't find it overpriced at all.

Her previous birthday 2024, I made it.

The apples alone cost me $18 !

[RespectLife]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

@Tori3569 

I'm not saying that people should buy a pie from Walmart's bakery. It was an option I gave. Walmart delivers pies to your doorstep if you want to order one. No need to drive that far.

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@SilleeMee 

Not for free they don't.

I am Walmart + and get 'free' delivery.  However, there is a tip added.   I would never be the type of person that puts 0 !  So there goes that savings.

[SilleeMee]

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@RespectLife wrote:

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@SilleeMee wrote:

@Tori3569 

I'm not saying that people should buy a pie from Walmart's bakery. It was an option I gave. Walmart delivers pies to your doorstep if you want to order one. No need to drive that far.

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@SilleeMee 

Not for free they don't.

I am Walmart + and get 'free' delivery.  However, there is a tip added.   I would never be the type of person that puts 0 !  So there goes that savings.

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@RespectLife 

Yes, not a free delivery but if you had to drive 30 miles to get to a WM then you'd be spending money on the car (gas plus everything else it takes to drive a car) and the time it takes to get there. WM pies are still a bargain even with the added charges.