"Jacquie" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Cheri" > 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.
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>>>> And now today? $2.68 for the same stuff!
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> I also noticed at Albertsons, their Shopper's Value chips (all kinds)
>>>> went from $1.50 a bag up to $1.78.
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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> My Grandson is a Jr in High School and he was just telling me that his
> lunch is $6.00 a day... I had three teens at home at the same time in
> HS...we wouldn't have been able to afford it...they would have to have had
> PPJ every day...LOL. Luckily my Son and his wife make good money...they
> are his guardians until he graduates from school. His Mom lives here. My
> husband and I were just talking about how the cost of things have risen.
> We bought a filter for our fridge the other day, it was $50.00...a couple
> years ago we paid $25.00 for the same filter.

Wow! That's a lot. I have no clue how much the lunches are at Angela's
school. They never have anything she can eat.