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I went shopping the other day and I'm just sick over the prices on groceries.They keep going up and up.Ground beef 80/20 on sale is $2.99 a # that's twice as much as before.Everything seems to be 50 c
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/6/2011 2:31 AM EST
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Darla M., I was also shocked at the price of bacon. It seems like just a few months ago it was only $3.00/pound. I have switched to turkey bacon for now, at around $2.50/pound. Oscar Mayer's is actually very tasty, in our opinion. And it's more healthy!
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/6/2011 6:29 AM EST
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  I went to the store last night and got a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread a it was 8.75 for thoes to items.
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/6/2011 6:53 AM EST
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Verlee - I've mever tried turkey bacon.  You just gave me the "strength" to try it.
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/6/2011 6:57 PM EST
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The turkey bacon is a different consistency than the real thing, but the flavor is good, especially in a BLT!
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/6/2011 9:50 PM EST
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The prices in NJ have gone up too.  It is really getting sad.  Gasoline keeps going up and in turn, the price of food keeps going up.  I try to use coupons and buy according to sales and coupons, but it is still high.  Also there are not many coupons lately.
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/7/2011 12:50 AM EST
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Using coupons worth 5.00 I purchased a Butterball turkey and paid 9.14.
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/9/2011 4:06 PM EST
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 Using coupons and shopping sale items I spent $67.18 and saved $90.99 WOW ! I rack up .60 cents off per gallon of gas.There was a bonus of .10 off per gallon for every $20 dollars spent on specifed items along with the usual gas perks.That will be $15.20 off my gas fill up!So all together that was a savings $ 106.19 Today alone.I also earned 4 % off my next shopping trip.I still wish I could figure out how those extreme couponer do it?
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/9/2011 10:53 PM EST
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GRANA  here;The wholesale club is givingaway( to members)"FREE" turkeys w/ the purchase of 4 items: jars of gravy; stuffing mix; & 2 other items; a good dea lif you use those items anyway?Looks likey ou haveto spend$30 in order to get  a $8-10#  turkey thatlastyearwoldhave cost about $5.   
I've not seen prices on turkeys yet this year &I'm guesing they'l be a lot higher; makes our goigout forThankgiving  buffet dinner look less of a luxury.They're9 hotel) giving us a $5 pp discount because we are seniors Surprised we were seniors last year & paid full priceThey've added prime rib roast beef to their Thanksgiving Menu ;I guess to kee thepricethesame aslast year?!!!!!!!!!!!!!? Grocery stores, here are offering complete  Thanksgivingmealsto feed10people( everything, crudites& relishtrys  to pie; fullycooked foraround $50_ With o man local women working full time, it makes sense I'd sugest to guests to bring additiona side dishes & deserts so there'd be more food &more variety( more leftovers too!.Wink
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/18/2011 1:48 AM EST
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Land of Lakes Butter is on sale 2 for 5.00 dollars. So I used a fifty cents coupon that the store doubled for a dollar and paid four dollars for two pounds of butter. Two dollars a pound.
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/18/2011 5:19 AM EST
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Ridulous!!! It seems that baking items skyrocket around the holidays. Can't believe canned pumpkin is $1.68 for 15 oz and $2.78 for large can. Pine nuts are prohibitive, $9 for 1/2 lb.  When will it stop???
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/18/2011 7:25 AM EST
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 Iwent to the store to get milk and a loaf of bread.and it was 9.75 for those two items ./
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/18/2011 6:06 PM EST
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I got some bargains at my stores.  Seems they are having some good ones for the holiday.  Celery for 47, sweet potatoes for 37, Karo ( I get the dark when it is on sale for pecan pie) $2, but I had 80 cents off coupon, Hy-Vee pumpkin for 69.  There are some bargains out there andif you can find coupons to match, you can save
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/19/2011 3:32 AM EST
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I went to GFS,I paid .49 cents a pound for a hen turkey,so she was around $6.50,this was the deal if you spent an additional $25.If you spent $50 which I did they knocked off an additional $5.I bought just about everything I needed.I have to stop at our dicount store next week they have fresh cranberries for 2/$3 which is great every where around here is 2/ $4.
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/19/2011 6:26 AM EST
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Went shopping late Fri. (I had a lot of coupons & 2 rain checks that I planned to use, so I got to the store about 9:30PM) There were some good sales, but I noticed that there were items not on sale that the store use to have on sale the week before turkey day for the past 30 + years.  I bought a 18.67# turkey, about 12# sweet potatoes, 5 boxes Stove Top (will use during 2012, not for next week) 5# bread flour, 2 bottles of McCormick extract, 2 Miracle Whip, 3# butter, gal. of milk, 4 Pillsbury pie crust (I like to have some in the freezer), 2 S. Lee Apple Pies(like to have at least 1 in the freezer for drop ins)  2 heads of lettuce, 2 bags of Dole salad, 2 Dole pineapple & a few other items. Total before coupons & rain checks was $114.37 & I paid $47.34(savings of $67.03). I now have all I need for Thanksgiving dinner but I saw the ad for next week & will go Wed. (or maybe Thr. while the turkey is cooking) & buy a few items that will be on sale. I do not leave the house on black Fri., I usually start baking & making turkey soup to freeze.
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/19/2011 7:52 AM EST
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you can find the deals at the store and we get the 10for 10.00
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/19/2011 8:18 AM EST
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Here the prices of chocolate chips - the REAL ones - have been falling.
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/19/2011 4:11 PM EST
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Here the prices of chocolate chips - the REAL ones - have been falling.
Posted by Nancy G


Why would anyone buy anything but REAL ones?  The imitation ones taste terrible. Kind of like imitation vanilla--only the real stuff for me
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/19/2011 4:12 PM EST
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Land of Lakes Butter is on sale 2 for 5.00 dollars. So I used a fifty cents coupon that the store doubled for a dollar and paid four dollars for two pounds of butter. Two dollars a pound.
Posted by Maxine M


i always try to buy butter when it is on sale for $2.  Usually it is limit one though
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/19/2011 4:14 PM EST
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I went to GFS,I paid .49 cents a pound for a hen turkey,so she was around $6.50,this was the deal if you spent an additional $25.If you spent $50 which I did they knocked off an additional $5.I bought just about everything I needed.I have to stop at our dicount store next week they have fresh cranberries for 2/$3 which is great every where around here is 2/ $4.
Posted by gale g


That is a good price for fresh cranberries.  My cheapest ones are $1.69.  Remember when a bag of cranberries was a pound instead of the current shrunked 12 oz?
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Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?

posted at 11/19/2011 4:29 PM EST
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In Response to Re: How are the grocery prices in your area?:
Went shopping late Fri. (I had a lot of coupons & 2 rain checks that I planned to use, so I got to the store about 9:30PM) There were some good sales, but I noticed that there were items not on sale that the store use to have on sale the week before turkey day for the past 30 + years.  I bought a 18.67# turkey, about 12# sweet potatoes, 5 boxes Stove Top (will use during 2012, not for next week) 5# bread flour, 2 bottles of McCormick extract, 2 Miracle Whip, 3# butter, gal. of milk, 4 Pillsbury pie crust (I like to have some in the freezer), 2 S. Lee Apple Pies(like to have at least 1 in the freezer for drop ins)  2 heads of lettuce, 2 bags of Dole salad, 2 Dole pineapple & a few other items. Total before coupons & rain checks was $114.37 & I paid $47.34(savings of $67.03). I now have all I need for Thanksgiving dinner but I saw the ad for next week & will go Wed. (or maybe Thr. while the turkey is cooking) & buy a few items that will be on sale. I do not leave the house on black Fri., I usually start baking & making turkey soup to freeze.
Posted by FRAN M


I have  to  work on black Friday so have to go out, but I certainly  won't be shopping.  I go to work early and it is amazing to see all the cars in the mall parking lot at 6 am.
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