On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 01:05:16 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>I went to Albertsons today to buy some sugar free gelatin. Didn't have to
>be the Jell-O brand but that was the only kind they had. Also only two
>flavors, both red ones. And the only size was the 8 serving box for a
>whopping $2.87! Now I don't normally even buy this stuff. But I do
>remember paying something like 10 cents a box. Likely for the smaller box
>and likely when I was a young adult. Not sure if they even made the sugar
>free kind before that.
>
>I also remember usually buying some other brand which was cheaper. This was
>likely Royal or a store brand. The only other brand of flavored gelatin
>that they had was the Kool-Aid. And it wasn't sugar free.
>
>I wound up buying 4 made up cups of lemon lime for I think $2.67.
>
>I have since looked online. I can get a dozen boxes of the 4 serving Royal
>brand from Walmart for approx. $4.63. For some odd reason, different
>flavors are different prices. And they will give you a discount if you buy
>various combinations. Like 12 cherry and 12 orange. No price was listed
>for a single box because they don't ship them that way.
>
>So what's going on with the Jell-O? They seemed to have plenty of the
>sugary stuff. Lots of flavors. Is the sugar free falling out of favor?
>And why so expensive? I do seem to remember having trouble finding any
>lemon which was the only allowed flavor (due to color) to be eaten prior to
>a medical procedure. I think I found some at Winco but I know I didn't pay
>that much for it.
>
>I will go out and look at some other stores. I don't need a dozen boxes.
>
>So is it just my Albertson's store? Or is something up with the Jell-O?
10¢ a box was back in the days when Campbell's Soup was 10¢ a can,
before you were born.
I buy the large packages of sugar free Jell-O at Walmart, price is
about $1 per... no price on line as it's an in store product.
You can buy Jell-O at Amazon, it's an add-on item:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...ee%2Caps%2C199
Perhaps some stores only stock the sugar free Jell-O flavors that sell
well as it does spoil/harden after about two years, I've had it happen
and it's difficult to dissolve... had to use a pot on the stove with
low heat to keep the water hot long enough, and a lot of stirring... I
suggest not stocking up... the use by date on my packages give about
18 months. I suppose in a high humidity area it will harden sooner,
probably should be in a foil pouch but it's just in plain paper.