Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
$3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
> $3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb really
> should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it, this isn't
> much of an incentive. (sigh)
>
> Jill


$1.88 today at S-Mart Food.

Cheri

On 2013-03-14, jmcquown > wrote:
> Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
> $3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
> really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
> this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)

Our Kroger store jes put 'em on sale, but only the point cut is below
$2 lb. The flat is still $3 lb. I bought a flat.

nb

On 14 Mar 2013 09:51:21 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2013-03-14, jmcquown > wrote:
> > Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
> > $3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
> > really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
> > this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)
>
> Our Kroger store jes put 'em on sale, but only the point cut is below
> $2 lb. The flat is still $3 lb. I bought a flat.
>

I bought a point cut. There's hardly any fat on it, so I have no idea
what people are complaining about.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 3/14/2013 10:32 AM, sf wrote:
> On 14 Mar 2013 09:51:21 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>> On 2013-03-14, jmcquown > wrote:
>>> Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
>>> $3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
>>> really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
>>> this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)
>>
>> Our Kroger store jes put 'em on sale, but only the point cut is below
>> $2 lb. The flat is still $3 lb. I bought a flat.
>>
>
> I bought a point cut. There's hardly any fat on it, so I have no idea
> what people are complaining about.
>
I'm not sure anyone is "complaining", per se. I never see point cut for
sale at Publix, only the flat. I'm considering emailing them to ask why
everyone else in the country seems to be able to buy corned beef for
much less.

Jill

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:44:50 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 3/14/2013 10:32 AM, sf wrote:
> > On 14 Mar 2013 09:51:21 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2013-03-14, jmcquown > wrote:
> >>> Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
> >>> $3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
> >>> really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
> >>> this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)
> >>
> >> Our Kroger store jes put 'em on sale, but only the point cut is below
> >> $2 lb. The flat is still $3 lb. I bought a flat.
> >>
> >
> > I bought a point cut. There's hardly any fat on it, so I have no idea
> > what people are complaining about.
> >
> I'm not sure anyone is "complaining", per se. I never see point cut for
> sale at Publix, only the flat. I'm considering emailing them to ask why
> everyone else in the country seems to be able to buy corned beef for
> much less.
>
Is it that way at all Publix? Do you have a way other than writing to
corporate headquarters to request particular items at that store?
Maybe that particular store has a "captive audience" so they're
getting away with highway robbery due to no real competition.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 3/14/2013 2:32 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:44:50 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/14/2013 10:32 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On 14 Mar 2013 09:51:21 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2013-03-14, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>>> Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
>>>>> $3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
>>>>> really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
>>>>> this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)
>>>>
>>>> Our Kroger store jes put 'em on sale, but only the point cut is below
>>>> $2 lb. The flat is still $3 lb. I bought a flat.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I bought a point cut. There's hardly any fat on it, so I have no idea
>>> what people are complaining about.
>>>
>> I'm not sure anyone is "complaining", per se. I never see point cut for
>> sale at Publix, only the flat. I'm considering emailing them to ask why
>> everyone else in the country seems to be able to buy corned beef for
>> much less.
>>
> Is it that way at all Publix? Do you have a way other than writing to
> corporate headquarters to request particular items at that store?
> Maybe that particular store has a "captive audience" so they're
> getting away with highway robbery due to no real competition.
>
I couldn't speak to other Publix stores. This is the only one near me.
I did email them right after I posted this, BTW. I said I'm curious
as to why much of the country seems to be able to buy it for so much
less. I haven't heard back. I got an auto-reply saying someone would
be in touch within 24-48 hours. Since it's now Friday I'm not holding
my breath waiting for an answer before St. Patrick's Day.

Their "competition" is Food Lion. It's probably a decent enough store
but it really needs a makeover. It just feels dingy. The floor tiles
look like they belong in a kitchen from the 1960s. And the lighting in
the store makes it seem very dim. I see in their online sales flyer,
they have corned beef for $2.99/lb. It doesn't specify point or flat
cut. Oh, and you have to have their "MVP card" to get that price. I
*hate* those cards. Just give me the damn sale price!

Jill

On 3/14/2013 2:32 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:44:50 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:

>> I'm not sure anyone is "complaining", per se. I never see point cut for
>> sale at Publix, only the flat. I'm considering emailing them to ask why
>> everyone else in the country seems to be able to buy corned beef for
>> much less.
>>
> Is it that way at all Publix? Do you have a way other than writing to
> corporate headquarters to request particular items at that store?
> Maybe that particular store has a "captive audience" so they're
> getting away with highway robbery due to no real competition.

Corned beef is never on sale the way people talk about here where I
live, either. Wow, that is one bad sentence. Anyway, if I saw
corned beef at under 2 bucks a pound, I'd be all over that, too.
It's closer to $4 on sale. I always check after St. Patrick's Day,
but they might go for 50 cents a pound less than before. Maybe.

nancy

On 3/14/2013 12:39 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
> $3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
> really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
> this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)
>
> Jill

Point cut is $1.69/lb on sale here (Boston area) and flat is usually
$2.99/lb on sale.

Tracy

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:39:25 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
>$3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
>really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
>this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)
>
>Jill
Winco has it for $1.79 this week. I had already bought one at Costco
for $3.38 per pound. After seeing the ones at Winco, I'm glad I have
the Costco one. The Costco corned beef has a thick piece of meat and
a decent fat cap. The Winco is a fairly thin piece of meat with a
thick fat cap. Maybe it all balances out in the end, but the Costco
product is a much prettier piece of meat. The brand is Shenson and is
a flat cut. You don't want to read the side panel and find out the
sodium percentage -- but it's really just once a year for us.
Janet US

On Mar 15, 5:31*am, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:39:25 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
> >$3.89/lb. *You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
> >really should stock up if you like corned beef. *As much as I love it,
> >this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)
>
> >Jill
>
> Winco has it for $1.79 this week. *I had already bought one at Costco
> for $3.38 per pound. *After seeing the ones at Winco, I'm glad I have
> the Costco one. *The Costco corned beef has a thick piece of meat and
> a decent fat cap. *The Winco is a fairly thin piece of meat with a
> thick fat cap. *Maybe it all balances out in the end, but the Costco
> product is a much prettier piece of meat. *The brand is Shenson and is
> a flat cut. *You don't want to read the side panel and find out the
> sodium percentage -- but it's really just once a year for us.
> Janet US

Costco seems to carry pretty decent corned beef- that is where I
always get mine.

On 3/15/2013 12:33 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:39:25 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Corned beef brisket is on sale at Publix tomorrow for (get ready)
>> $3.89/lb. You folks in other places who can get it for under $2/lb
>> really should stock up if you like corned beef. As much as I love it,
>> this isn't much of an incentive. (sigh)
>
> I thought I posted this earlier but it didn't show up....
>
> Randall's/Safeway here in Austin: $2.27/lb for points "While Supplies
> Last" which usually means there won't be any so I don't even bother.
> That happened the last two years. Randall's/Safeway sucks. No
> mention of the price of flats.
>
> Sprouts has cabbage $.25/lb. Most other places are $.33-$.38. I
> don't see anybody advertising red potatoes.
>
> -sw
>
Publix does have "petite" red potatoes, 3-lb. bag for $2.49. I honestly
don't know whether or not that's a good price. I rarely buy bags of
potatoes; don't need that many. I buy them loose from the farm stand.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Publix does have "petite" red potatoes, 3-lb. bag for $2.49. I honestly
> don't know whether or not that's a good price.

That's a decent price for small ones. I would pay it.
You can wait for better prices on normal sized ones.

G.