I am proving you wrong again. The Costco apples come 8 to a pack and the
price you quoted was wrong. Note that each is a 6 oz. bag. That is far
larger than the 2.2 oz single serve bags that the grocery store carries.
One box of those apples lasts 2 weeks for us unless my husband is home and
goes on an apple kick. Which he does sometimes. And then I'll need another
box.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...Sp=C&topnav=bd

In article >, "Julie Bove" >
wrote:

> I am proving you wrong again. The Costco apples come 8 to a pack and the
> price you quoted was wrong. Note that each is a 6 oz. bag. That is far
> larger than the 2.2 oz single serve bags that the grocery store carries.
> One box of those apples lasts 2 weeks for us unless my husband is home and
> goes on an apple kick. Which he does sometimes. And then I'll need another
> box.
>
> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...D_564&Ne=40000
> 00&eCat=BD_564%7C11123%7C11287&N=4038012&Mo=36&No= 9&Nr=P_CatalogName:BD_564&ca
> t=11287&Ns=P_Price%7C1%7C%7CP_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=bd

6 8oz or 8 6oz is still three pounds. 8.68 per package comes to 2.86 per pound
which is actually close to three times the cost of whole apples.

12 2.2oz packages for 3.33 comes out to 2.00 per pound which while noticeable
cheaper than costco is still about 2 times the cost of whole apples.

So, what was your point?

I'm not including these two facts: whole apples last longer and have less
chemicals, apples are not low-carb

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Julie Bove"
> >
> wrote:
>
>> I am proving you wrong again. The Costco apples come 8 to a pack and the
>> price you quoted was wrong. Note that each is a 6 oz. bag. That is far
>> larger than the 2.2 oz single serve bags that the grocery store carries.
>> One box of those apples lasts 2 weeks for us unless my husband is home
>> and
>> goes on an apple kick. Which he does sometimes. And then I'll need
>> another
>> box.
>>
>> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...D_564&Ne=40000
>> 00&eCat=BD_564%7C11123%7C11287&N=4038012&Mo=36&No= 9&Nr=P_CatalogName:BD_564&ca
>> t=11287&Ns=P_Price%7C1%7C%7CP_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=bd
>
> 6 8oz or 8 6oz is still three pounds. 8.68 per package comes to 2.86 per
> pound
> which is actually close to three times the cost of whole apples.
>
> 12 2.2oz packages for 3.33 comes out to 2.00 per pound which while
> noticeable
> cheaper than costco is still about 2 times the cost of whole apples.
>
> So, what was your point?
>
> I'm not including these two facts: whole apples last longer and have less
> chemicals, apples are not low-carb

I have not bought the apples at Costco for some time. I usually buy them at
Winco. They are much cheaper. The Costco ones are just nicer in that they
are put into individual bags. The Winco ones do not come in 2.2 oz bags.
It is just one really large bag. It is a long and narrow package but I
don't remember the size. The 2.2 oz bags are what are normally sold in the
grocery stores.

And I know apples are not low carb. But one small apple or 2 or 3 slices
won't have many carbs.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

> And I know apples are not low carb. But one small apple or 2 or 3
> slices won't have many carbs.

And its all down to an individual's response to any carb food. I
personally have been able to eat apples, pears, mandarins, watermelon
and rockmelon without spiking from day one. Berries of course have
always been fine. Other fruits I had to eat in tiny quantities with full
fat cheese or not at all.

and this is the real point, what spikes one person doesn't another, when i
was testing for education, i found i could eat a regular sized banana if i
ate it later in the day and didn't eat them too often, i can eat a half
serving of potatoes or white rice occassionally as well but not a whole
serving and certainly not as often as i would like, my brother who sis
insulin dependent, has little/no problems with corn or potatoes but simply
can't have rice of any kind or in any quantity, Lee
"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> And I know apples are not low carb. But one small apple or 2 or 3 slices
>> won't have many carbs.
>
> And its all down to an individual's response to any carb food. I
> personally have been able to eat apples, pears, mandarins, watermelon and
> rockmelon without spiking from day one. Berries of course have always been
> fine. Other fruits I had to eat in tiny quantities with full fat cheese or
> not at all.

I cant even have a bite of apple but can eat pineapple and all berries no
problem..in fact I just finished a protein shake where I put milk and
protein powder and frozen berries and splenda and blend and it like
ice-cream..so good!

other fruits are hit and miss and course no banana which bums me out the
most..

KROM


"Ozgirl" wrote
I personally have been able to eat apples, pears, mandarins, watermelon
and rockmelon without spiking from day one. Berries of course have
always been fine. Other fruits I had to eat in tiny quantities with full
fat cheese or not at all.

Ozgirl wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> And I know apples are not low carb. But one small apple or 2 or 3
>> slices won't have many carbs.
>
> And its all down to an individual's response to any carb food. I
> personally have been able to eat apples, pears, mandarins, watermelon
> and rockmelon without spiking from day one. Berries of course have
> always been fine. Other fruits I had to eat in tiny quantities with
> full fat cheese or not at all.

I regularly eat a small apple at lunchtime, either whole or chopped into
something. A 100 gram apple is supposed to have 15gms of carb.

In article >, "Julie Bove" >
wrote:

> >> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...e=BD_564&Ne=40
> >> 000
> >> 00&eCat=BD_564%7C11123%7C11287&N=4038012&Mo=36&No= 9&Nr=P_CatalogName:BD_564
> >> &ca
> >> t=11287&Ns=P_Price%7C1%7C%7CP_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=bd
> >
> > 6 8oz or 8 6oz is still three pounds. 8.68 per package comes to 2.86 per
> > pound
> > which is actually close to three times the cost of whole apples.
> >
> > 12 2.2oz packages for 3.33 comes out to 2.00 per pound which while
> > noticeable
> > cheaper than costco is still about 2 times the cost of whole apples.
> >
> > So, what was your point?
> >
> > I'm not including these two facts: whole apples last longer and have less
> > chemicals, apples are not low-carb
>
> I have not bought the apples at Costco for some time. I usually buy them at
> Winco. They are much cheaper. The Costco ones are just nicer in that they
> are put into individual bags. The Winco ones do not come in 2.2 oz bags.
> It is just one really large bag. It is a long and narrow package but I
> don't remember the size. The 2.2 oz bags are what are normally sold in the
> grocery stores.

So let me summarize: In order to prove me wrong, you post a link to costco
proving my point about the cost/pound (fwiw, they are cheaper in my costco), I
break down the cost per pound showing that there's no way costco or your store
apple packages are cheaper than whole apples and then you refuse to admit I was
correct?

At least I had the courtesy to congratulate you when you found a mistake in some
of my posts

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Julie Bove"
> >
> wrote:
>
>> >> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...e=BD_564&Ne=40
>> >> 000
>> >> 00&eCat=BD_564%7C11123%7C11287&N=4038012&Mo=36&No= 9&Nr=P_CatalogName:BD_564
>> >> &ca
>> >> t=11287&Ns=P_Price%7C1%7C%7CP_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=bd
>> >
>> > 6 8oz or 8 6oz is still three pounds. 8.68 per package comes to 2.86
>> > per
>> > pound
>> > which is actually close to three times the cost of whole apples.
>> >
>> > 12 2.2oz packages for 3.33 comes out to 2.00 per pound which while
>> > noticeable
>> > cheaper than costco is still about 2 times the cost of whole apples.
>> >
>> > So, what was your point?
>> >
>> > I'm not including these two facts: whole apples last longer and have
>> > less
>> > chemicals, apples are not low-carb
>>
>> I have not bought the apples at Costco for some time. I usually buy them
>> at
>> Winco. They are much cheaper. The Costco ones are just nicer in that
>> they
>> are put into individual bags. The Winco ones do not come in 2.2 oz bags.
>> It is just one really large bag. It is a long and narrow package but I
>> don't remember the size. The 2.2 oz bags are what are normally sold in
>> the
>> grocery stores.
>
> So let me summarize: In order to prove me wrong, you post a link to costco
> proving my point about the cost/pound (fwiw, they are cheaper in my
> costco), I
> break down the cost per pound showing that there's no way costco or your
> store
> apple packages are cheaper than whole apples and then you refuse to admit
> I was
> correct?
>
> At least I had the courtesy to congratulate you when you found a mistake
> in some
> of my posts

You said that Costco sold 6 bags per pack. That's wrong! It's 8 bags per
pack. I do not know what Gala apples normally sell for per pound but here
is a link to the 12 pack sold at Costco.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...Sp=C&topnav=bd

It does not say how many pounds. Nor does it say that they are organic.
And organic usually costs more. Right?

One bag of sliced apples contains more than one apple. It is more like 2
apples per bag. Therefore it would seem to me that the sliced ones are
probably about the same price.

Here is a link to the Safeway site:

http://shop.safeway.com/superstore/

Their Gala apples are not sold per pound but per apple. They are $1 each.
That's more than the price at Costco and I'd be willing to bet they are
smaller apples. They do have smaller apples still for 90 cents each. They
do sell them in a 3 pound bag. Those would be the smaller apples. And they
are $1.46 per pound. But I usually don't like to buy the apples that way
because there is always at least one rotten one in there.

Moving on to their sliced apples.

http://shop.safeway.com/superstore/

Those are $3.43 per pound with my card but I have a coupon for $1.00 off,
making them $2.43 per pound. Hardly the triple the price that had been
mentioned here.

But now that I have discovered the cheap apples at Winco, that is where I
usually purchase them. I did not buy any this last week because Angela
wanted pears and kiwis instead.

I only bought the Red Delicious apples at Target because I needed to add a
few more dollars to my order in order to use their $7.00 coupon. The apples
were a good deal and Angela used to like them. So I thought she might try
them again.

And anyway... With our food allergies and other restrictions, there are
very few prepared foods I can buy. So when I find something we can eat, I
will probably buy it.

Julie Bove > wrote:


: You said that Costco sold 6 bags per pack. That's wrong! It's 8 bags per
: pack. I do not know what Gala apples normally sell for per pound but here
: is a link to the 12 pack sold at Costco.

Julie, just to realize one thing. 6 bags of 8 oz of food is the same
amount of food as 8 bags of 6 oz of food. whichevery way, the cost is
the samae if the price is the same.

In article >, "Julie Bove" >
wrote:



> You said that Costco sold 6 bags per pack.

And when you posted your costco link I corrected myself and gave you cudos,
remember. None-the-less, the costco pre-sliced bags still come out to the same
price per pound. Now if you wanted to make that comparison per bag it would be
1.08 per bag, but I still stand by my analysis of 2.86 per pound


That's wrong! It's 8 bags per
> pack. I do not know what Gala apples normally sell for per pound but here is
> a link to the 12 pack sold at Costco.
>
> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...D_115&Ne=40000
>
> 00&eCat=BD_115%7C6223%7C6387&N=4028405&Mo=36&No=19 &Nr=P_CatalogName:BD_115&cat
> =6387&Ns=P_Price%7C1%7C%7CP_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=bd
>
> It does not say how many pounds. Nor does it say that they are organic. And
> organic usually costs more. Right?

more often than not, but not always

> Their Gala apples are not sold per pound but per apple. They are $1 each.
> That's more than the price at Costco and I'd be willing to bet they are
> smaller apples. They do have smaller apples still for 90 cents each. They do
> sell them in a 3 pound bag.

I can buy three pound bags of most fruits at 99cent store


Those would be the smaller apples. And they are
> $1.46 per pound. But I usually don't like to buy the apples that way because
> there is always at least one rotten one in there.

always is a strong word...and they are returnable


>
> Moving on to their sliced apples.
>
> http://shop.safeway.com/superstore/
>
> Those are $3.43 per pound with my card but I have a coupon for $1.00 off,
> making them $2.43 per pound. Hardly the triple the price that had been
> mentioned here.

The fact that you have coupons is irrelevant. But the fact is that I've never
seen a safeway coupon to reduce the per pound price of loose fruit/vegies. Given
that, at 2.43 per pound they are still 2.43 times more expensive than the apples
I can buy at the farmers market (and it's just as valid for me to use farmers
market as it is for you to use coupons)


>
> But now that I have discovered the cheap apples at Winco, that is where I
> usually purchase them. I did not buy any this last week because Angela
> wanted pears and kiwis instead.
>
> I only bought the Red Delicious apples at Target because I needed to add a
> few more dollars to my order in order to use their $7.00 coupon. The apples
> were a good deal and Angela used to like them. So I thought she might try
> them again.
>
> And anyway... With our food allergies and other restrictions, there are very
> few prepared foods I can buy. So when I find something we can eat, I will
> probably buy it.

All the more reason to not buy prepared foods and take charge of your diet by
cooking it yourself

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