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Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:10 PM Jun 2016

Was at grocery store yesterday, saw something disturbing. [View all]

Remember the "organic milk" I mentioned, that was more than twice as expensive as ordinary milk?

($2.70 a gallon as compared to $6 a HALF gallon for organic...)

The ordinary milk is still $2.70 a gallon.

The organic milk is EIGHT BUCKS a half gallon now.

Organic is nothing more than a scam.

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It is! They just keep cranking the price up to see what the market will bear. Sell less at a higher RKP5637 Jun 2016 #1
Organic Milk Disappearing from Supermarket Shelves (SHORTAGE) Omaha Steve Jun 2016 #170
Thanks!!! Interesting!!! RKP5637 Jun 2016 #196
That's exactly how all of your grocery prices are set metalbot Jun 2016 #199
Yep! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #201
Maybe it was artisanal as well as organic NightWatcher Jun 2016 #2
Is the milk bucket hand hewn from reclaimed barn wood? Throd Jun 2016 #11
"Reclaimed wood" shut it down, you've won the subthread. NightWatcher Jun 2016 #12
Sometimes, you reed my mind. n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #65
And, the organic lasts a lot longer! scscholar Jun 2016 #76
Organic milk has a very long life in the fridge. Atman Jun 2016 #159
This was an amazing post :) nt MadDAsHell Jun 2016 #206
It does keep well. forgotmylogin Jun 2016 #3
About $3.72 for a 2 pack of 32oz aseptic containers. nt Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2016 #4
Is it in a gold carton? DonRedwood Jun 2016 #5
Hey Don, haven't seen you around for a while.... panader0 Jun 2016 #37
beer is cheaper and doesn't give me the shits dembotoz Jun 2016 #6
My boyfriend always buys organic lactose free milk womanofthehills Jun 2016 #182
Your boyfriend wastes money on "organic" labels? HuckleB Jun 2016 #216
Milk is just about the only organic thing I buy Ratty Jun 2016 #7
"Most significant health benefits" from organic - celery, leafy greens, MH1 Jun 2016 #34
You *do* realize that the pasteurization process Aerows Jun 2016 #55
There are so many disturbing things in the world right now frazzled Jun 2016 #8
Organic Milk is higher becuase of no milk subsidies Sam_Fields Jun 2016 #9
Organic milk is as eligible for milk subsidies as any other Major Nikon Jun 2016 #40
Very True! Jim Beard Jun 2016 #175
Corn is heavily subsidized. nt Doremus Jun 2016 #198
As are a few other commodities Major Nikon Jun 2016 #208
It's what they feed cattle because it's cheap, making the cows sick in the process, Doremus Jun 2016 #221
Feed corn doesn't make livestock sick Major Nikon Jun 2016 #230
"feed corn doesn't make livestock sick." You're quite mistaken. Doremus Jun 2016 #231
Michael Pollan, known hack and junk science purveyer Major Nikon Jun 2016 #233
All you've got? Doremus Jun 2016 #236
You stole my line! Major Nikon Jun 2016 #237
Unless it is for a child I don't understand why people avebury Jun 2016 #10
It cracks me up that some people take pills so they can digest the stuff. bunnies Jun 2016 #17
I'm glad you find humor in my inability to produce the proteases enzymes Demonaut Jun 2016 #27
No one over the age of 3 produces them. bunnies Jun 2016 #28
ignorance knows no bounds..lol, you have no idea what I think..but you might now:) Demonaut Jun 2016 #42
Congratulations on your dickish execution... bunnies Jun 2016 #44
you might think twice when posting what you assume a poster "thinks" Demonaut Jun 2016 #45
Mirrors work wonders. n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #104
When all else fails, double down on the dickishness. bunnies Jun 2016 #83
Yes, I'm sitting here looking at it. Aerows Jun 2016 #106
Are humans not "meant" to find water wherever it exists? cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #54
Milk is not water. Water is not milk. bunnies Jun 2016 #82
Humans, like every other organism, are meant to seek out nutrition where they can find it Major Nikon Jun 2016 #149
You are wrong. Many adult humans can digest milk. SheilaT Jun 2016 #73
It's genetic Freddie Jun 2016 #80
I need the calories, the calcium and the protein. Aerows Jun 2016 #102
Soy, almond, coconut milks are all higher in calcium Doremus Jun 2016 #197
Soy, almond, and coconuts don't have teats Major Nikon Jun 2016 #209
Waiting for a citation proving the health benefits of bovine calcium Doremus Jun 2016 #222
You're going to be waiting a very long time for me to prove an assertion I never made Major Nikon Jun 2016 #228
Sub Saharan Africans.....not so much Red Mountain Jun 2016 #147
Actually, I'm not wrong. bunnies Jun 2016 #81
Yes, you are wrong. You said " No one over the age of 3 produces them." SheilaT Jun 2016 #94
^This^ Aerows Jun 2016 #108
How come I can digest dairy so easily then? anigbrowl Jun 2016 #186
75% of the world's population is lactose intolerant. You aren't special. nt Doremus Jun 2016 #200
I dunno dumbcat Jun 2016 #18
I drink organic milk every day too womanofthehills Jun 2016 #71
No one cares. HuckleB Jun 2016 #112
I care Red Mountain Jun 2016 #144
No one cares. HuckleB Jun 2016 #152
Domesticating cattle GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #20
^^^^this^^^^ mopinko Jun 2016 #22
However the nasty by-product of drinking milk avebury Jun 2016 #23
We eat them? GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #24
I don't eat beef, lamb or pork. avebury Jun 2016 #31
I am truly being serious here GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #36
Venison is an absolute necessity Aerows Jun 2016 #63
Just finished off a batch GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #72
"Cooking rabbit" Aerows Jun 2016 #119
Now I am hungry GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #137
You don't cook it if you aren't planning on having some delicious Aerows Jun 2016 #139
Like cabbage, love mustards GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #140
No, seriously, Vitamin K deficiency is so prevalant Aerows Jun 2016 #141
I can tell GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #146
When would they not be? Aerows Jun 2016 #148
I killed a huge rattlesnake last summer and thouht about eating it womanofthehills Jun 2016 #183
I'm not sure if you are joking or not Aerows Jun 2016 #189
Not joking womanofthehills Jun 2016 #190
I'm not either Aerows Jun 2016 #219
I only eat grass fed beef and luckily I live in a ranching community womanofthehills Jun 2016 #60
I live in an area where there are chickens laying eggs Aerows Jun 2016 #64
Your own eggs aren't as safe as store bought Major Nikon Jun 2016 #176
I've been eating my raw eggs for about 12 yrs now every day womanofthehills Jun 2016 #180
As usual you rely on shitty sources to give you shitty information Major Nikon Jun 2016 #184
I don't get why you are so angry My Good Babushka Jun 2016 #195
Why are you so angry at me? Major Nikon Jun 2016 #207
I am not at all angry My Good Babushka Jun 2016 #225
No, I think you are angry Major Nikon Jun 2016 #227
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/stop-drinking-milk ciaobaby Jun 2016 #58
My wife always insists that milk is a great food... Adsos Letter Jun 2016 #53
Because I love my Cocoa Pebbles! scscholar Jun 2016 #78
So what? HuckleB Jun 2016 #111
I suspect that you and I would have a dinner table Aerows Jun 2016 #123
Way to ignore the question. Also, you wouldn't be eating, if that were true. HuckleB Jun 2016 #129
The hell? Aerows Jun 2016 #131
Probably not. HuckleB Jun 2016 #154
Um, okay. Aerows Jun 2016 #155
No, you didn't. HuckleB Jun 2016 #158
You have a nice day. n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #161
I always do. HuckleB Jun 2016 #162
We do lots of things other species don't metalbot Jun 2016 #202
Pretty much all Old Codger Jun 2016 #13
I pretty much agree Freddie Jun 2016 #84
I just paid $6 and change for a GALLON obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #14
Cucumber added to water and sell it for 10 dollars. sarcasmo Jun 2016 #15
Were you at whole paycheck market? kimbutgar Jun 2016 #16
They and their local mimics are the worst, but all chains pull this crap now. HuckleB Jun 2016 #114
I don't touch that cow saliva stuff... 2naSalit Jun 2016 #19
Some of us drink milk Aerows Jun 2016 #30
http://www.thedailymeal.com/why-you-should-stop-drinking-milk-right-now/013014 ciaobaby Jun 2016 #56
Nope. Aerows Jun 2016 #59
Well then you are much better off than the baby cow who got none of his mother's milk cause you had ciaobaby Jun 2016 #67
LOL! Aerows Jun 2016 #69
not being silly at all - just wondering what you think is so funny. ciaobaby Jun 2016 #212
If that is a serious question being lodged by you Aerows Jun 2016 #214
well that's very responsive - but about what I would expect. ciaobaby Jun 2016 #217
Keep expecting. It's good for you to have hope. n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #218
"baby cow" Major Nikon Jun 2016 #235
Much of that has been debunked Major Nikon Jun 2016 #85
That web site has just about any and every super-fattening recipe... Archae Jun 2016 #87
Macro nutrients consist of protein, carbohydrates, and fat Major Nikon Jun 2016 #89
I am sure it has all been debunked - by the dairy industry. ciaobaby Jun 2016 #90
Sure, because the source is rock solidly non-biased to begin with Major Nikon Jun 2016 #91
Yup, another "conspiracy theory..." Archae Jun 2016 #191
I think milk is horrible stuff. I've been lactose intolerant since I was five Warpy Jun 2016 #130
Yeah, I know... 2naSalit Jun 2016 #105
Seriously - switch to goat's milk Aerows Jun 2016 #122
That's true but 2naSalit Jun 2016 #168
I'm in the sticks, myself. Aerows Jun 2016 #169
There are a couple 2naSalit Jun 2016 #172
Please don't stop trying! Aerows Jun 2016 #173
I have 2 women friends who goat farm and sell their goat cheese and milk womanofthehills Jun 2016 #181
Well ... it's not specifically "fermented" milk ... Aerows Jun 2016 #135
Cheese is made from fermented milk, so I'm not sure what you are referring Major Nikon Jun 2016 #177
If you are truly lactose intolerant..... Red Mountain Jun 2016 #160
I know, 2naSalit Jun 2016 #167
Greek yogurt contains much less lactose so you might try that Major Nikon Jun 2016 #178
Yuk... 2naSalit Jun 2016 #223
Not a bad plan Major Nikon Jun 2016 #229
That's how I see it......nt 2naSalit Jun 2016 #232
can you drink lactose free milk? womanofthehills Jun 2016 #185
Not sure 2naSalit Jun 2016 #224
Just another scam to seperate upper-middle class latte liberals from their money. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #21
... Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 #25
to avoid the growth hormone just look at the label or buy at costco Demonaut Jun 2016 #26
Goat's milk Aerows Jun 2016 #48
There is no such thing as "organic" milk Aerows Jun 2016 #29
We used to get milk straight out of our bulk tank when I was growing up. 47of74 Jun 2016 #35
There's a dairy farm about a mile away from me Aerows Jun 2016 #47
Yeah the robots make sure to clean em off 47of74 Jun 2016 #100
A lot of people pretend to know where their food comes from. Aerows Jun 2016 #109
YUP. And there are plenty of them around here. HuckleB Jun 2016 #115
Was it gluten free, too? Aerows Jun 2016 #32
all milk is gluten free unless it's flavored Demonaut Jun 2016 #49
Yes. I think we all know this. Aerows Jun 2016 #50
lol, sorry...I was going to post "are you serious?" but I respect you too much Demonaut Jun 2016 #52
:wink: Aerows Jun 2016 #62
1 percent of Americans GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #74
Thanks to cats which protected our grain stores Aerows Jun 2016 #75
It's a learned trait Major Nikon Jun 2016 #211
I was in a local organic grocery yesterday... Chan790 Jun 2016 #193
where do you shop? at the supermarket I use, organic gallon is 5.17. regular is 2.99 to 3.59. niyad Jun 2016 #33
Yup, me too -- Whole Foods & Trader Joe's organic is similar obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #107
Not for price in most places. HuckleB Jun 2016 #117
yes, the whole foods and tj here are very similar in that regard, as well as my supermarket. niyad Jun 2016 #128
This week. HuckleB Jun 2016 #116
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #138
I'm glad you've got something really serious to worry about. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #38
How dare people care about consumers getting scammed. HuckleB Jun 2016 #121
When you become dictator, you can tell everyone Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #163
And your red herring is even more ridiculous. HuckleB Jun 2016 #164
It's always the "summer sausage" that disturbs me. hunter Jun 2016 #39
I'll eat pretty much anything on earth Aerows Jun 2016 #46
They know the health nuts will pay for it so why not? Nt Logical Jun 2016 #41
I'll convene the prayer circle on your behalf. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2016 #43
Because there are fewer small dairy's that produce the milk and the polluted milk from bkkyosemite Jun 2016 #51
best tasting milk ever from small independent dairy farmers womanofthehills Jun 2016 #66
Even a non organic dairy in Oregon uses no antibiotics, hormones etc and their bkkyosemite Jun 2016 #165
The vast majority of all dairy farms have less than 100 cows Major Nikon Jun 2016 #124
http://www.thedailymeal.com/why-you-should-stop-drinking-milk-right-now/013014 ciaobaby Jun 2016 #57
I'll just go about ignoring the hell out of this Aerows Jun 2016 #61
Good decision - much like your decision to drink milk from another species. ciaobaby Jun 2016 #68
Go forth, non-milk drinking warrior! Aerows Jun 2016 #70
Unless you are a practicing cannibal, everything you consume comes from another species Major Nikon Jun 2016 #88
It is a marketing method to appeal to the middle class. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #77
If you think organic milk is nonsensical, and if regular milk is still the same price, djean111 Jun 2016 #79
That's pretty much the way I look at it Major Nikon Jun 2016 #86
Yup. Archae Jun 2016 #95
As someone said, below, that's capitalism. djean111 Jun 2016 #134
Part of that is because they price regular milk at or below cost TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #92
It's called bullshit. Archae Jun 2016 #96
Are you saying milk from a dairy that is certified organic TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #99
It's definitely not organic, and it's definitely no more than a marketing term Major Nikon Jun 2016 #113
The "organic" label does have to meet certain federal TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #125
There's all sorts of culinary terms that have to meet federal standards Major Nikon Jun 2016 #127
Visit a dairy farm. Aerows Jun 2016 #145
I prefer goat milk too TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #150
Actually, my 5 yr old grandson told me the milk I have tastes better than what he drinks at home womanofthehills Jun 2016 #187
Some commercially available milk does taste better than others Major Nikon Jun 2016 #210
around here(houston) regular retail milk is about 4.70 a gal. & horizons organic about $8-10 halfg. Sunlei Jun 2016 #93
Where are you shopping? TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #132
I shop at all those places at the wrong time for the best milk prices. Sunlei Jun 2016 #171
I confess, milk us milk to me TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #174
So don't buy it. nt B2G Jun 2016 #97
It is my understanding LoverOfLiberty Jun 2016 #98
What cracks me up is people buy organic everything and still drink alcohol like fish. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #101
Organic liquor, beer, and wine are the biggest scams of all! HuckleB Jun 2016 #118
I think organic wine is a good idea because grapes are one of the most heavily pesticided fruits womanofthehills Jun 2016 #188
Organic wine production uses enough copper sulfate to choke a horse Major Nikon Jun 2016 #192
Organic wine is bad for the environment. HuckleB Jun 2016 #215
I have to say I was impressed by the organic orange juice I got to try at Costco brewens Jun 2016 #103
It doesn't need to be organic to be good, and the stuff you taste... HuckleB Jun 2016 #120
#1 Reason Organic Food Might Be a Scam HuckleB Jun 2016 #110
White flour and rice and most cereals are fortified too TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #136
As do millions of other people without getting sick Major Nikon Jun 2016 #142
So you have no actual response. HuckleB Jun 2016 #153
I read the People's Chemist article TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #156
So you still have no actual response. HuckleB Jun 2016 #157
But was it gluten-free? Scootaloo Jun 2016 #126
I beat you to it Aerows Jun 2016 #133
A fool and his money are soon parted. former9thward Jun 2016 #143
I don't know where you are buying your milk but I have never paid anywhere that for organic milk and EV_Ares Jun 2016 #151
2-2.50 per gallon for Braum's... no antibiotics or growth hormones JCMach1 Jun 2016 #166
Braum's skim milk is pretty tasty Major Nikon Jun 2016 #179
and if it isn't a scam then it's elitest that only the rich get to eat healthy food. n/t leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #194
That is pretty much life in these United States. For everything, including food. n/t djean111 Jun 2016 #204
"Our regulations do not address food safety or nutrition." Major Nikon Jun 2016 #234
Organic milk is $6.49 a GALLON from a delivery service in Boston, which is merrily Jun 2016 #203
What are those good reasons? Major Nikon Jun 2016 #213
You are correct, we usually buy it at Costco or Sprouts Markets & it is a little more than regular EV_Ares Jun 2016 #220
I worked at a grocery store for about five years in my 20s. MadDAsHell Jun 2016 #205
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