On 8/15/2011 11:11 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
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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.
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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.
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> 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.
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> How long does a fridge filter last? $50 seems extraordinarily over priced.
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Jan

teenlet gets that budget just for lunch

subway costs $10 for lunch

the pizza joint costs $4 for lunch if a group go together on a large *izza

there is a Viet Sub shop that sells 6inch subs for $5 nearby, doesn't
include beverage

Wendy's, McD's and other crud, i mean hamburger and fries joints are
nearby.......... the $6 allowance doesn't mean teenlet gets fries very often

his new school????
not a single thing in sight and he has to bus from one school to another
mid-day meaning he has to bring his own lunches (he doesn't think so,
i'll let him go hungry until peer pressure or hunger takes him over,
silly kid)

kate