What Products Have Priced Themselves Right Out Of Your Shopping Cart?

[HoneyNut]

Last year I was priced out of buying the prepared fresh out-of-season fruits from the fruit counter at the grocery store, but this year even though the price is higher, I'm still buying because the life expectancy tables have chopped a year off (down from 88 to 87) -- and some tables have chopped more, down to 85.5.

So, I figure I'm spending that year's budget on prepared cantaloupe, watermelon, etc.

 

[oscash]

I don't mind buying a couple of Avocados to keep when I fancy one but I'm not going to pay $3.90 each for the ones selling in Coles. What a
rip off!! Seeing nobody is buying them, why can't they bring the price down because they'll end up throwing them out as they have all turned soft and black.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Heard that. Same here. Can't find a nice 59 Rolls convertible for a decent price.
sold for $715,000


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Hahaha, yes, they went up a little bit.

 

[Lilac]

We go to Aldi, Walmart, Trader Joes & the local IGA mostly for groceries. I'm also lucky I have a bulk food store close to me for buying basics which are fresher than the big stores.

My local IGA has some higher prices than Aldi & Walmart, but they are cheaper than Kroger's & Meijers. The deli is reasonable with a good selection of meats, salads, cheese, breads & great rotisserie chicken. They also make in store subs which are loaded with meat that we like. The only thing I get from Krogers is dry kitten food & Meijer is cosequin for my one cat.

I find that buying basic ingredients & cooking from scratch is a lot cheaper than buying pre-packaged foods. I can also control what goes in them. The only "processed" foods we buy are things like condiments & some pickles.

This summer I hope I will have more time to do canning than what I did last year. I make all of our jams along with savory ketchup & dilly beans.

I've noticed items going up in price & found alternatives to them. I switched from Hellman mayo to Aldi's. I also like that Aldi has organic that isn't unreasonable to buy like their ketchup. Aldi's butter is also pretty good.

 

[hollydolly]

We go to Aldi, Walmart, Trader Joes & the local IGA mostly for groceries. I'm also lucky I have a bulk food store close to me for buying basics which are fresher than the big stores.

My local IGA has some higher prices than Aldi & Walmart, but they are cheaper than Kroger's & Meijers. The deli is reasonable with a good selection of meats, salads, cheese, breads & great rotisserie chicken. They also make in store subs which are loaded with meat that we like. The only thing I get from Krogers is dry kitten food & Meijer is cosequin for my one cat.

I find that buying basic ingredients & cooking from scratch is a lot cheaper than buying pre-packaged foods. I can also control what goes in them. The only "processed" foods we buy are things like condiments & some pickles.

This summer I hope I will have more time to do canning than what I did last year. I make all of our jams along with savory ketchup & dilly beans.

I've noticed items going up in price & found alternatives to them. I switched from Hellman mayo to Aldi's. I also like that Aldi has organic that isn't unreasonable to buy like their ketchup. Aldi's butter is also pretty good.

Aldi's butters' their 2 biggest selling brands, are almost identical to the leading brands in our major supermarkets ( anchor and Lurpak).. but approximately £1 or more cheaper per pack...

 

[dusty]

I would think in Upstate NY if NY you would have egg farm / vendors by you ?

I assumed Upstate NY due to owl pic .

A lot of chicken farms like Perdue are located in the area along the eastern seaboard like the coast of Delaware. I looked at a place to buy a few years ago and it all smelled like chicken rotting. The people need to drink bottled water which the area delivers to them on a schedule.

Also looked at a place on a river in NYS where the salmon fishing is excellent. It was great and had a huge balcony that no one used...there was a fish cleaning business down the street that smelled and dead salmon along the river bank.

 

[dusty]

Canary

crested wood partidge here

 

[NotCompSavvy]

Oh man, my birth month bird is the Vulture. Kind of wish I didnt know that!

I prefer Vulture any day over Canary .

 

[NotCompSavvy]

A lot of chicken farms like Perdue are located in the area along the eastern seaboard like the coast of Delaware. I looked at a place to buy a few years ago and it all smelled like chicken rotting. The people need to drink bottled water which the area delivers to them on a schedule.

Also looked at a place on a river in NYS where the salmon fishing is excellent. It was great and had a huge balcony that no one used...there was a fish cleaning business down the street that smelled and dead salmon along the river bank.

Oh yes plenty of those chicken farms are packed and you smell them a mile away .

 

[Twostep]

Oh yes plenty of those chicken farms are packed and you smell them a mile away .

Ride through parts of Georgia/Alabama in summer.

 

[StarSong]

A lot of chicken farms like Perdue are located in the area along the eastern seaboard like the coast of Delaware. I looked at a place to buy a few years ago and it all smelled like chicken rotting. The people need to drink bottled water which the area delivers to them on a schedule.

Ride through parts of Georgia/Alabama in summer.

Factory farms are cruel, heartless, disgusting places.

I watched a documentary about them 11 years ago and instantly went vegan. After a time I refined my eating habits to a whole food plant based diet, because many vegan foods are as unhealthy as meat and dairy.

Over the holidays I consume some dairy, but never meat. I might eat a little fish once a month, at most. Surprisingly, I don't miss eating animal flesh. Not even a little.