"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> Okay I know this applies to everyone and not just diabetics. But has
>> anyone else noticed extreme changes in prices in the past few months?
>> One example. At Winco, I bought some Ragu Cheddar Cheese Sauce for $1.48.
>> Angela liked it so I bought another jar. Same price. I won't buy it
>> again because I got sick both times after eating it. Not sure why.
>>
>> Anyway... I had noticed that the price of that had gone up a bit maybe 2
>> or 3 weeks ago. We bought two jars of Ragu Alfredo Sauce at that time
>> and they were the same as the cheese sauce.
>>
>> And now today? $2.68 for the same stuff!
>>
>> I don't know if it's just the dairy or what. I bought some other canned
>> cheese sauce for nachos and I could have sworn when I first bought it, it
>> was just over a dollar a can. But now the price is waaaay higher. I
>> didn't buy any today or even go down that aisle so I don't know what
>> today's price was.
>>
>> I also noticed at Albertsons, their Shopper's Value chips (all kinds)
>> went from $1.50 a bag up to $1.78.
>>
>> Most of the time I don't really pay much mind to prices. I just buy what
>> I want. But we are having to tighten our belts since my husband bought
>> that new car. I have to make up for the payment somewhere. And that
>> means cutting back on food because pretty much all of our other expenses
>> are fixed. We don't take vacations, we don't do a lot of fun stuff that
>> would cost money. So I can't cut back there.
>>
>> I did notice the first few times we went to Winco the prices were so
>> cheap I told Angela she could put whatever she wanted in the shopping
>> cart. And the last couple of times we went, I spent about twice what I
>> thought the total would be! Guess I really need to pay attention to the
>> prices from now on.
>>
>> The good thing is, QFC sent me a ton of coupons for their store and
>> several of them are for free things. So the next time we need groceries,
>> we will go there and just make do with what we can get.
>
> Yes, they've really jumped in CA. Ridiculous really. I'm really glad that
> I don't have children at home anymore, and wonder how some families are
> making it.

I was watching what people bought today. I didn't see anyone buying junk
food and not a lot of meat. Mainly things like produce and giant bags of
tortillas.

I got a paper in the mail today for free and reduced price lunches. The
paltry amount you would have to make to qualify for those is certainly not
enough to live off of here. But based on my SSDI alone (for me and for
Angela) we would qualify. Thankfully we have my husband's income.