Dimitri wrote:
>
> I just finished a little post on TJ'S and got to thinking.
>
> How many food items do you think you know the average price of?
>
> 20, 50, 200?
>
> Do you pay attention to the prices or just buy what you feel like buying?
>
> Do you stock up on food at a great price or just buy what you need when you
> need it?
>
> I always keep a large supply of food on hand - I don't know exactly why I
> just like be able to decide at the last minute what to have.
>
> When the girls were in School they would come to the house to do laundry and
> "go shopping" in dad's pantry.
>
> Dimitri

I pay attention to prices and also tend to know the average cost for
quite a few, but mostly for the items I buy often. If the sales prices
are good, then yes, I will stock up, especially for meats. Using a
vacuum sealer for frozen items (e.g., meats) really makes a difference,
too!

However, what irks me most is how there are frequent mistakes on the
stores' receipts for the price difference on the shelf label and the
actual price rung up on the register at checkout. Just this very
afternoon, I purchased a package of tortilla chips with a shelf-price of
US$3.49 yet the register tried to ring it up at $3.79! The cashier left
the register to verify the price.

Sky, who tries to pay attention

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