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Curmudgeoness

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36. You are going to have to learn how to freeze
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 11:11 PM
Feb 2012

or can veggies if you are always doing things like that. I do the same thing, and I hate that I get carried away.

I think a lot has to do with weather The Blue Flower Feb 2012 #1
Maybe with the weather up north? Here in Dallas, prices are not zooming up. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #25
What kinds of groceries? JDPriestly Feb 2012 #2
Products in every category are higher. At least those that I buy. Paper Roses Feb 2012 #33
Yes. We go to the 99 cents and Dollar stores. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #35
The stuff from the Dollar Store is actually a ripoff, in many cases i own my story Feb 2012 #57
don't expect a slowdown of prices... handmade34 Feb 2012 #3
And with the price of gas rising, redqueen Feb 2012 #4
Bingo. And things never seem to go back down to their original price when... renie408 Feb 2012 #7
Double bingo. How your food gets to you...the 2000 mile potatos: trof Feb 2012 #13
"We cannot afford the 3,000 mile salad" dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #89
Yeah, it's bad enough with gas at $3.50. And diesel is around $4.50. trof Feb 2012 #91
Um. Gas Went Down This Week ProfessorGAC Feb 2012 #23
? redqueen Feb 2012 #42
Gas didn't go down where I live, went from $3.79 to 3.81 A Simple Game Feb 2012 #68
Where do you live? It jumped 15 cents a gallon here on the gulf coast. trof Feb 2012 #93
I agree with you Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #5
here's the deal onethatcares Feb 2012 #6
You live in Fla? Then you might know, the largest cattle ranch in the US is located there. siligut Feb 2012 #73
didn't know that. I'm onethatcares Feb 2012 #74
It's amazing! BobbyBoring Feb 2012 #82
Florida, much to many people's surprise, is the second largest 1monster Feb 2012 #99
The Fed is inflating the hell out of everything jeanpalmer Feb 2012 #8
Inflation eventually destroys the rich, too. Zalatix Feb 2012 #48
Yeah, but..they have a Gigantic "reserve cushion" to fall back on. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #94
According to the republicans anyone on food stamps are freeloaders. I know some who are on southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #9
+10 on the peanut butter.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #10
It has something to do with the peanut crop. I couldn't believe over $7.00 for a jar of peanut southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #18
the peanut crop was a disaster last season magical thyme Feb 2012 #90
Of course they're just lazy jeanpalmer Feb 2012 #11
At least never in the republican party. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #17
OMG peanut butter! With 3 kids we go through a lot GobBluth Feb 2012 #46
We don't have either of those stores. We have Krogers and Super WalMart and even their brands southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #63
we do the same, onethatcares Feb 2012 #102
Prices are always outrageous here in Los Angeles. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #12
I doubt it's because wages are up ... zbdent Feb 2012 #14
Have you tried Aldi? nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #15
I'm in the Northeast and there is no Aldi in my area. Paper Roses Feb 2012 #19
$8 for Maxwell House pound can o'coffee? That IS 'spensive. I pay $8 for Starbucks at Target. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #29
I used to shop Costco and found that if you stick to sales nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #38
I was wondering about that, too. Yes, I have a # of stores nearby... Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #44
"Illegals?" hunter Feb 2012 #51
Yes, there are a lot of illegal immigrants where I live. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #52
I call them "people." hunter Feb 2012 #55
They are "illegal immigrants" here. The hispanics who can't speak English... Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #56
Frankly, "illegals" sounds racist. hunter Feb 2012 #66
What's an undocumented worker? n/t A Simple Game Feb 2012 #70
It's ironic this is in a thread about grocery prices... hunter Feb 2012 #71
Well bless your little heart! They have jobs! piscesnewmoon Feb 2012 #81
If working people are NOT contributing to the common good... hunter Feb 2012 #87
Why would you be embarrassed that you don't know Spanish? i own my story Feb 2012 #60
Please read this. redqueen Feb 2012 #64
Sams :puke: lonestarnot Feb 2012 #103
Okay, first of all: I watch my money and WF DOES have good deals! i own my story Feb 2012 #58
+1 on Aldi. I shop a midwest chain called Woodman's which is often cheaper than Aldi riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #21
woodman`s liqueur store in janesville is huge! madrchsod Feb 2012 #31
You and I shop alike. noamnety Feb 2012 #24
You are going to have to learn how to freeze Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #36
Unfortunately I hate frozen or canned vegetables noamnety Feb 2012 #43
Here's a comprehensive guide to freezing nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #40
Why not just buy stuff fresh every week? i own my story Feb 2012 #61
Well, that would be ideal nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #69
Well, because this week, peppers are cheap.... Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #79
The Aldi's I went to in Germantown, MD was awful LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #53
I am also living on social security, RebelOne Feb 2012 #16
I'm going tomorrow. Cleita Feb 2012 #20
At least you have a guaranteed income! Why not turn that frown upside down? i own my story Feb 2012 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author Cleita Feb 2012 #65
I was shocked yesterday at my final bill. I shop very carefully riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #22
do stores still have the dented can bin? Haven't seen that for years. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #26
They do at the Stop n Shop here customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #28
My local Woodman's does. I don't shop anywhere else but Aldi and Woodman's anymore. nt riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #30
"smashed can warehouse" shanti Feb 2012 #41
Some stores are throwing out dented cans. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #95
Food prices just keep going up quinnox Feb 2012 #27
Does "food" go into the Consumer Price Index numbers? annabanana Feb 2012 #32
The four itmes not included in government CPI figs are food, energy, housing, and medical expenses. airplaneman Feb 2012 #85
Tells you how bad the economy REALLY is dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #96
I thought the whole point of an "index" wa to keep track annabanana Feb 2012 #98
It's getting obscene Tsiyu Feb 2012 #34
Oh, oh, I have to do my monthly shopping tomorrow! Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #37
you're right.... unkachuck Feb 2012 #39
I have a family of 5, I actually get nervous now when I go shopping GobBluth Feb 2012 #45
Yet the Fed tell us there is no inflation. Go figure Johnson20 Feb 2012 #47
I feel your pain tabbycat31 Feb 2012 #49
I spent almost $200 for groceries this week and came away with very little -- 1monster Feb 2012 #50
Yep--I went to Wally World for groceries yesterday, $110 and I hardly got anything, will TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #67
Food prices have gone up worldwide. Beacool Feb 2012 #54
I went from Wisconsin to Illinois and the price for groceries jumped 50% undeterred Feb 2012 #62
We have also noticed that things have shrunk in size but prices stayed the same. sarcasmo Feb 2012 #72
We noticed that too sarcasmo.... a kennedy Feb 2012 #77
Been sending letters and writing e-mails all over the place to get consumer watchdogs to nanabugg Feb 2012 #101
It is pretty bad. Grocery prices have jumped quite a bit. IndyJones Feb 2012 #75
I can actually buy some things from Amazon cheaper than locally. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #97
Today's shopping list justiceischeap Feb 2012 #76
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I went yesterday. Everything was normal, LeftyMom Feb 2012 #78
I just got back from Aldi's Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #80
How long are we all going to take this quietly?? grasswire Feb 2012 #84
We have seen no big hike recently in Belgium, but I read in Greece BelgianMadCow Feb 2012 #86
I went to the store yesterday and got tons of food at prices 'lower' than normal Tx4obama Feb 2012 #88
Our closest supermarket store is 80 miles away, one way! Yavapai Feb 2012 #92
Perhaps we shouldn't have sold are Corn to China in 2011 lovuian Feb 2012 #100
Oh no! And I have to go today. mzteris Feb 2012 #104
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