Something That Is Still A Bargain

[Lee]

We all moan and groan in these inflationary times but perhaps a bargain or two out there. Or even free?

I find those small solar lights at $1.50 a small price to pay. Bought a dozen and just makes me feel good to see the yard lit up.

 

[Paladin1950]

 

[hollydolly]

I bought this...

One place is selling it for £99.... other places vary in their prices, but an average of £39...I got it for £10 from Temu

 

[Raven]

I find the price of bananas stays about the same. A few days ago I got a bunch of five nice bananas
for $l.65
I think that's a bargain for a healthy food.

 

[Alligatorob]

Just bought some gravel for the driveway, cost was about $10 a ton delivered. That's half a cent per pound.

Hard to find anything cheaper than that, per pound anyway.

 

[hollydolly]

I find the price of bananas stays about the same. A few days ago I got a bunch of five nice bananas
for $l.65
I think that's a bargain for a healthy food.

my 5 bananas the other day, cost just 99p...

 

[Tommy]

Interesting similarity. $1.65 in Canada is equivalent to 98p in England.

 

[CallMeKate]

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Not in my store. I buy these for kids in my life sometimes... they used to be what... 59 cents? Today:

Barnum's Original Animal Crackers, 2.13 oz Box​

(4.2)4.2 stars out of 67 reviews67 reviews
$2.16$1.01/oz

 

[hollydolly]

my 5 bananas the other day, cost just 99p...

so same price then really..

 

[caroln]

Aim toothpaste is just 98 cents at Walmart for 5.5 oz. Compared to Crest at $3.97 for 5.2 oz., that's a pretty good bargain! Sorry, that's all I can come up with.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I bought one of those solar motion Lights for $14.95. I figured it would last a couple of hours and give off the light of a candle. It lasts all night long, and really gives out blinding light. Hey. for the light and technology 14 bucks ain't bad.

 

[Sunny]

People are always bellyaching about the price of postage stamps. OK, postage for sending a package has kind of gone through the roof, but just a stamp for an ordinary letter, which I think is currently 63 cents?

I know, some of us can remember "penny postage," and for many years it was 3 cents for an ordinary letter. But people were making a lot less money in those days also. Income and prices rise and fall together, pretty much.

Compared to what we have to spend every time we go into a restaurant, I think the cost of a postage stamp is still a bargain.

 

[caroln]

Prices have pretty well out-paced my social security income. And my house and car insurance, which are both due next month, have totally gobbled up any income I have coming in for the month. Thank goodness I have a small nest egg to fall back on.

 

[Jules]

Definitely bananas at Walmart. $.69 per pound.

 

[chic]

I find the price of bananas stays about the same. A few days ago I got a bunch of five nice bananas
for $l.65
I think that's a bargain for a healthy food.

I find stability in banana prices too.

 

[StarSong]

Fresh produce generally remains reasonably priced, at least where I shop.

Some other prices have rolled back to pre-pandemic levels. Dried beans and peas are back to $1.00/lb at my dollar store. Costco sells the 10 lb package of Quaker Old Fashioned Rolled Oats for $10.99, which is less than half the price per pound of Aldi's store brand. Rice remains reasonable.

As always, comparison shopping is so important these days.

 

[Murrmurr]

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And what's amazing is that they still taste the same!...yummy

 

[Murrmurr]

I would argue that the price of gasoline is still worth not having to walk 24 miles to visit my grandkids, and still a better bargain than owning, housing, and feeding a horse.

 

[hollydolly]

People are always bellyaching about the price of postage stamps. OK, postage for sending a package has kind of gone through the roof, but just a stamp for an ordinary letter, which I think is currently 63 cents?

I know, some of us can remember "penny postage," and for many years it was 3 cents for an ordinary letter. But people were making a lot less money in those days also. Income and prices rise and fall together, pretty much.

Compared to what we have to spend every time we go into a restaurant, I think the cost of a postage stamp is still a bargain.

Our first class stamps now cost a whopping £1.10p each..that;s $1.32 US dollars

 

[StarSong]

Our first class stamps now cost a whopping £1.10p each..that;s $1.32 US dollars

My sister lives in Toronto and says Canadian Post is incredibly expensive and inefficient. She envies and misses the USPS.

 

[Beezer]

My daughter took a picture of this box of Paradise Macaroons at the Dollar Store.

We were both laughing as the product displayed looked like dog poop! lol!

 

[Nosy Bee-54]

Definitely bananas at Walmart. $.69 per pound.

My Walmart's everyday price is 53 cents/lb. Bought 3 bananas today (1.4 lbs) for 74 cents. Before the pandemic, the everyday price was 48 cents/lb. I shop often and buy few perishable items at a time to avoid waste. Research found that Americans toss 25% of their food in the trash.

ETA: Costco's Kirkland brand walnut halves: 3 lbs. for $7.99.

 

[ElCastor]

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[JeeperDon]

Bargain doesn't have to only apply to low cost items. My first computer 40 years ago was $3,300. Today they can be had for less that $1,000. In 1978 a 21" CRT TV was $800. Today you can get a 55" flat screen for less than that.

 

[Jules]

A Costco hotdog and drink. $1.75. It’s the other few hundred spent prior to lunch that makes it expensive.