"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:44:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>Have potatoes gone way up in price? The Russets seem like they are still
>>cheap but any others are not. I bought those little red ones at Target
>>and
>>thought they were pricey but didn't want to stop at another store. And
>>the
>>label boasted that they would cook quickly. They did not. I roasted them
>>with some other veggies and at an hour they were still hard. Then I lost
>>track of the time as an old friend called me and we got to yapping. I
>>think
>>they cooked for hours. A few had started to get slightly loose, wrinkled
>>skin but otherwise fine.
>>
>>So today I looked at Safeway, forgetting that they only have bagged
>>Russets.
>>All others are loose. I'll buy loose to use right away but to keep around
>>I
>>prefer a bag.
>>
>>Then I went to Central Market. The bagged reds were $7.98 for 5 pounds.
>>Yeah they were organic but...eek! The yellow ones were $1 less and some
>>other kind were $1 less but I won't pay that much.
>>
>>I had been looking around at potatoes whenever I went into a store because
>>I
>>hadn't seen any sales but the prices were higher than I wanted to pay.
>>
>>Have the prices gone up in your area? I guess we'll be eating Russets or
>>something else, like pasta unless the prices come down.
>
> Everything is getting more expensive. Gasoline prices. :-(

I have noticed some prices going down but this must be only in my area
because people in other areas say they are up there. Canned vegetables for
instance, which I do not currently need. Campbell's condensed soup prices
vary widely though. Anywhere from $1.51 to $1.99 per can. These are for
the more expensive soups. The tomato, chicken and noodle and cream of soups
are usually cheaper.