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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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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.
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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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>> I know Schools used to get so much money to supplement lunches so they
>> wouldn't be expensive, don't know about today. My kids only had to spend
>> like 75 cents when they were in Elementary school, because we were in the
>> military and we didn't make allot of money so were on the low income
>> lunches, that changed when their Dad made rank and I started working
>> again.
>> I think the filter has to be changed every six months. The lunches at my
>> Grandsons school are mostly brought in by vendors. They do have choices
>> of Pizza, Hamburgers, veggie salads ,or meat salads...fries...and they
>> offer fresh fruits too, oh and different varieties of sandwiches. . They
>> figure High School kids should be able to make their own choices.
>> Sometimes my Grandson will just have fruit or maybe a slice of Pizza. His
>> ADHD medication drops his appetite sometimes...although he is on new meds
>> this year that don't seem to affect his appetite as much as his old meds
>> did.
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> Lunches are $3.00 at Angela's school. She said she will never buy one
> though because the line goes out the door. Not that she could actually
> eat one. Because she can't. They do have things you can buy per piece
> like fruit and chips. She did have to do this once when she forgot her
> lunch.
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My Grandsons High school has three different lunch times.....that way the
kids don't spend all of their time in line.