"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!
>>>>
>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.

For one kid, $6 a day isn't really a lot, compared to what it could be -
say in sandwich shops etc. The most kids I have had at school at once is
4 and they had to take packed lunches always. If that $6 includes snack
and drinks and say bread and reasonable filling then it is probably not
far off being close to buying all the individual stuff at home just for
one. Presuming fairly good quality, nutritious food is given. Say meats,
eggs, cheeses etc and salad plus fruit and the whatevers.

How long does a fridge filter last? $50 seems extraordinarily over
priced.