DUmmies Discuss Grocery Shopping

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DainBramaged  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jun-26-11 10:19 PM
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Went shopping today because I ran out of a couple of things and my eyes were burning from the prices 
And something hit me. I remember just a few months ago a box of Post Golden Crisp weighed about 17 oz and sold for $2.89 at Target (because I bought a box, an old childhood friend that cereal was). Now the box weighs 14.75 Oz's and costs $2.99. An 8 pack of 12 oz. Pepsi in bottles was $2.79 every day, now $4.19.

If I want to buy a four pack from Amazon it will cost $7.63 plus shipping.

My wages aren't keeping up with food prices. Pretty soon it's going to be oatmeal for breakfast and rice for dinner, and I don't qualify for food stamps.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1369002
I did not know you could buy cereal and Pepsi from Amazon. I'm sure normal people do not.
 

grasswire  (1000+ posts)      Sun Jun-26-11 10:24 PM
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2. article I saw last week said food prices are up 36%
I guess that must be true.

 
But what about the price of pie? Is it still free for health and building code inspectors?

ejpoeta  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jun-26-11 10:32 PM
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5. I've noticed prices as I go grocery shopping every two weeks. In fact, I have had a nice
discussion with my husband about the stress of trying to get enough groceries to last for two weeks when I still have the same amount to get the groceries and the cost of everything has gone up every time I go shopping. And i definitely pay attention. I have an ipod with a grocery list on it. And it stores prices. My salad dressing that was $2.48 went to $2.56 and then last week was $2.78. If it was just the one thing it would be one thing. But it is every thing on my list. And I don't buy name brand stuff. I shop at Aldi. Unless maybe something is on sale. It gets harder and harder.

We don't qualify for food stamps either. $200 too much. But I have WIC for my youngest which helps a little anyway. A couple gallons of milk, some eggs, cheese, peanut butter and cereal bread and fruits and vegetables. Helps for sure. Have you tried coupons? There are some coupon sites you can try that will even show you which coupons to use and where to get them. If I could find the time to sit and do it I would. I get the paper for the coupons. Just so hectic. If you want some links I'll post a few.

WIC? Welfare? High speed internet access would pay for a lot of milk and cereal every week. Unless you use nadin's canned milk.

a kennedy  (1000+ posts)      Sun Jun-26-11 10:44 PM
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11. This just makes me sick......
I'm retired....and I haven't had a COLA for the past 2 years...... I'm not going to make it........ my middle class status has been downgraded to the lower class.   

Then get off that cable modem, and start using dialup free internet, DUmmy.

RKP5637  (1000+ posts)      Sun Jun-26-11 10:54 PM
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15. I've been wondering if no COLA is going to go into a third year. It's getting
 damn hard to try to find some cost to cut when all costs keep going up.

awoke_in_2003  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jun-26-11 10:45 PM
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12. "My wages aren't keeping up with food prices"
they haven't for quite some time

All this whining sounds so much like 1977-1980, when we had the most incompetent President in American history.
All we need now is for the jug-eared muslim to go on TV this winter in a sweater, and blame his incompetence on our "malaise".

[Evil_Conservative]

You can thank Obama.

[diesel driver]

For some unexplained reason, the "most smartest people on the interwebz" can't grasp the concept when energy prices increase, the government prints more and more money, and we are turning larger and larger percentage of our food into alcohol, the the prices WILL increase.   

As much as they try to deny it, supply and demand is still the law of the land. 

[Freeper]

For some unexplained reason, the "most smartest people on the interwebz" can't grasp the concept when energy prices increase, the government prints more and more money, and we are turning larger and larger percentage of our food into alcohol, the the prices WILL increase.   

As much as they try to deny it, supply and demand is still the law of the land. 

They work on demand and supply. They demand freebies, we the taxpayers supply.
 

[Ballygrl]

DainBramaged  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jun-26-11 10:19 PM
Original message
Went shopping today because I ran out of a couple of things and my eyes were burning from the prices
And something hit me. I remember just a few months ago a box of Post Golden Crisp weighed about 17 oz and sold for $2.89 at Target (because I bought a box, an old childhood friend that cereal was). Now the box weighs 14.75 Oz's and costs $2.99. An 8 pack of 12 oz. Pepsi in bottles was $2.79 every day, now $4.19.

If I want to buy a four pack from Amazon it will cost $7.63 plus shipping.

My wages aren't keeping up with food prices. Pretty soon it's going to be oatmeal for breakfast and rice for dinner, and I don't qualify for food stamps.

Clip coupons and wait for the sales and buy what you need, you may have to compromise on the brand but you can't get everything you want. BTW thank Obama for it!

[Ballygrl]

Have you tried coupons? <snipped> If I could find the time to sit and do it I would.

You find the time! is it easy? no, but people do what they have to do.

[compaqxp]

I think the bigger problem is that this person wants name brand things and not the cheaper alternatives. (If there post is anything to go by)

[Tucker]

I did not know you could buy cereal and Pepsi from Amazon. I'm sure normal people do not.
 
 

I wonder how they would handle the different deposit restrictions?

adigal (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Sun Jun-26-11 11:24 PM
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18. I am not trying to be mean here, but how can you afford an Ipod
   
when you are struggling to buy groceries?? An ipod costs quite a bit of money, I cannot afford one, and I don't get WIC. Whenever I talk to my republican parents and they bring up how people are not really poor or hungry because they have 3 TVs and expensive cell phones, I generally lose that battle.

If you can't afford food and have to get WIC, how do you afford an ipod?

I'm afraid adigal is going to have an early lunch.

[Ballygrl]

I think the bigger problem is that this person wants name brand things and not the cheaper alternatives. (If there post is anything to go by)

That's the problem, people have to compromise during tough times. I buy what's on sale and use coupons, I go to Walmart once a month to stock up on grocery's that I know Walmart has cheaper than the stores, I go to Target to stock up on a few things that are cheaper than Walmart and the Grocery Store. I have a really cool new cellphone that's similar to a Blackberry, it cost me $29 to buy and I use prepaid cellphone service so I spend under $300 a year for a phone that has internet access, takes pics (sorry frank I know you hate words like that LOL) and video.

[Karin]

Stagflation, the specialty of the house for all incompetent democrat presidents. 

Dainbramaged, Pepsi is an unnecessary expense and empty calories.  You could cut out that purchase, and now be able to afford Ramen, to go with your beans and rice.  Just drink tap water. 

[jukin]

How is that Hope and Change working out for you DUmmys.

I'm sure that somehow, someway that even though the democrat socialists have had control for 5 years it is the republicans fault that hyper inflation is kicking in and the answer is, of course, higher taxes, more deficit spending, and bigger government.