primitives discuss stretching dollars at grocery store

[franksolich]

Monica knows exactly where it's at.

You know what freaks me?

Monica's sparkling old dude shops at Safeway in the Baltimore area.

Safeway is so 1960s-ish.

In fact, it wasn't until the sparkling old dude one time mentioned Safeway, that I was aware it still existed.

There used to be a couple hundred Safeway stores plastered all over Nebraska, but they all closed down when I was still reasonably young, and so I assumed they'd gone bankrupt or something.

[obumazombie]

You know what freaks me?

Monica's sparkling old dude shops at Safeway in the Baltimore area.

Safeway is so 1960s-ish.

In fact, it wasn't until the sparkling old dude one time mentioned Safeway, that I was aware it still existed.

There used to be a couple hundred Safeway stores plastered all over Nebraska, but they all closed down when I was still reasonably young, and so I assumed they'd gone bankrupt or something.

They went the way of A&P !

[Celtic Rose]

You know what freaks me?

Monica's sparkling old dude shops at Safeway in the Baltimore area.

Safeway is so 1960s-ish.

In fact, it wasn't until the sparkling old dude one time mentioned Safeway, that I was aware it still existed.

There used to be a couple hundred Safeway stores plastered all over Nebraska, but they all closed down when I was still reasonably young, and so I assumed they'd gone bankrupt or something.

There are still lots of them out in California, they are a lot nicer, in general, than the Lucky's supermarkets.

I usually shop at HyVee because they have the best produce selection locally. 

[BEG]

There are still lots of them out in California, they are a lot nicer, in general, than the Lucky's supermarkets.

I usually shop at HyVee because they have the best produce selection locally. 

I remember the HyVee when I live in Omaha. They are in Iowa too.

[franksolich]

There are still lots of them out in California, they are a lot nicer, in general, than the Lucky's supermarkets.

I usually shop at HyVee because they have the best produce selection locally. 

When I lived in Omaha, I used to go to the Hy-Vee around, oh, approximately 75th and a little bit north of Dodge Street.  It was built on the site where once stood a world-class amusement park, Peony Park.

I dunno why they tore down Peony Park; it rivaled amusement parks in cities much bigger than Omaha.

[IassaFTots]

Tom Thumb, down here is owned by Safeway.  800-900 a month in Groceries?  Are you freaking kidding me????  What. The. Hell?

[Celtic Rose]

When I lived in Omaha, I used to go to the Hy-Vee around, oh, approximately 75th and a little bit north of Dodge Street.  It was built on the site where once stood a world-class amusement park, Peony Park.

I dunno why they tore down Peony Park; it rivaled amusement parks in cities much bigger than Omaha.

Since I live right downtown, I usually drive to the one in Council Bluffs since it is closer, but I have been the one around 75th.  

[Tucker]

They went the way of A&P !

Which went that way because of union demands. A&P told the union to take concessions or that they would fold. The union said no.

They folded.

Wonder what happened to all of those union workers?

[BEG]

When I lived in Omaha, I used to go to the Hy-Vee around, oh, approximately 75th and a little bit north of Dodge Street.  It was built on the site where once stood a world-class amusement park, Peony Park.

I dunno why they tore down Peony Park; it rivaled amusement parks in cities much bigger than Omaha.

OMG I went to Peony Park all the time. I almost drown in the pool there when I was about 4.

[franksolich]

OMG I went to Peony Park all the time. I almost drown in the pool there when I was about 4.

It was a great park.

I dunno why the big guy didn't make it one of his "restoration projects," to pad his resume for the Bellevue city council.

[Ballygrl]

You guys are so bad!

[franksolich]

You guys are so bad!

You notice another parallel among we Nebraskans.

BEG almost drowned in a pool at Peony Park when she was four.  franksolich almost drowned in a pool at Chadron State Park when he was seven.

I'm sure that when dutch508 and MrsSmith check in, that'll make four of us who had bad experiences in swimming pools.

But never in any river, where the risks are greater.

[BattleHymn]

Why are these lousy primitives having problems buying groceries in this glorious Obama economy??  

[Skul]

As I recall, they had a monkey island there.
It was great fun to throw warm marshmallows to the primatives.
Watching a primative peel a warm marshmallow was interesting.

[obumazombie]

Which went that way because of union demands. A&P told the union to take concessions or that they would fold. The union said no.

They folded.

Wonder what happened to all of those union workers?

GM ?

[franksolich]

Why are these lousy primitives having problems buying groceries in this glorious Obama economy??  

Yeah, I thought that was all going to change at 11:00 p.m. central time January 20, 2009.

The primitives promised us it would.

It's in the DUmping Ground somewhere, but there was that famous comment by the lonestarnut primitive in late December 2008, when the primitives were talking about the hungry.

The lonestarnut primitive said she hoped they could hold on for another month, until January 20, after which they'd be fed.

[Evil_Conservative]

Why is food up 6% under Obama?  This is absurd!  

I'd say use coupons, but there are no good coupons/sales anymore because of that Extreme Couponing show.  We eat a lot of pasta in our house so we stock up when there's a great sale.  Albertson's is selling Barilla pasta for .75 a box when you buy 10.  Buying 10 items is mix and match, so we don't have to buy 10 boxes of pasta... but we are going to.    That pasta will last us weeks and will provide our family with inexpensive meals.

Food 4 Less (a Kroger chain) regularly sells their chicken drumsticks for .79 per pound.  We can get 13 drumsticks for less than $5 a package.  We usually buy two packages of drumsticks when we go to Food 4 Less.  When we get our house built, I am buying a stand alone freezer and will stock up on chicken & meat when it's a really good price.

We are a family of three.  Two adults and a picky eater.  We don't shop at Trader Joe's or anything like that, so our food bill never comes out to an astronomical price.

[Skul]

Yeah, I thought that was all going to change at 11:00 p.m. central time January 20, 2009.

The primitives promised us it would.

It's in the DUmping Ground somewhere, but there was that famous comment by the lonestarnut primitive in late December 2008, when the primitives were talking about the hungry.

The lonestarnut primitive said she hoped they could hold on for another month, until January 20, after which they'd be fed.

It appears the lad was correct.
They've survived on three years of BS, already.
Stupid DUmpmonkeys.

[Ballygrl]

Why is food up 6% under Obama?  This is absurd!  

I'd say use coupons, but there are no good coupons/sales anymore because of that Extreme Couponing show.  We eat a lot of pasta in our house so we stock up when there's a great sale.  Albertson's is selling Barilla pasta for .75 a box when you buy 10.  Buying 10 items is mix and match, so we don't have to buy 10 boxes of pasta... but we are going to.    That pasta will last us weeks and will provide our family with inexpensive meals.

Food 4 Less (a Kroger chain) regularly sells their chicken drumsticks for .79 per pound.  We can get 13 drumsticks for less than $5 a package.  We usually buy two packages of drumsticks when we go to Food 4 Less.  When we get our house built, I am buying a stand alone freezer and will stock up on chicken & meat when it's a really good price.

We are a family of three.  Two adults and a picky eater.  We don't shop at Trader Joe's or anything like that, so our food bill never comes out to an astronomical price.

The stores here, when there's a 10 for $10 sale? you don't have to buy 10 to get it for $1, you can buy 5 and it'll still be $1 each, you can also mix and match here.

[Evil_Conservative]

The stores here, when there's a 10 for $10 sale? you don't have to buy 10 to get it for $1, you can buy 5 and it'll still be $1 each, you can also mix and match here.

Only a few of our stores honor that rule.  I like the mix & match sales where they offer numerous items at a discount.  The 10/$10 sales are lame now.  It's usually stuff we don't need/want.  With the mix & match sale, you save .50 cents or more (depending on their sale) on each item for the week. 

I was able (one time) to buy a dinner for our whole family for $3 with those Mix & Match sales.  Love it. 

[Skul]

One thing I remember is the bargin bin.
Meat that had "expired" the day before.
Had to hit the store early.
Don't see that much anymore.
I ate well in my younger years.
There are many things that can assist a person.
Being friendly with the work staff is one of them.
I suspect the DUmmies forget that part and demand special treatment.
My friends at Kroger and HEB are priceless.

[BannedFromDU]

I also do BJ's for things like soap, detergent, paper products, water and some frozen items.

     You really shouldn't cheapen yourself like that...just my .02.

[BEG]

     You really shouldn't cheapen yourself like that...just my .02.

Ha!

I love you Bally!

[Skul]

     You really shouldn't cheapen yourself like that...just my .02.

Maybe she does that beer money.  

[BattleHymn]

I also do BJ's for things like soap, detergent, paper products, water and some frozen items.

BG you are a hoot. 

It doesn't help when BEG quotes you and puts it in 86-point font, either.