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Organic cheaper than regular?

I bought a very few groceries today and needed just one red onion. I do
like to keep extra onions but I only ever keep one extra of those as we
generally only eat them raw on salads.

I happened to see the organic ones first. $1.68 per pound. This seemed
high but I don't buy those too often and I don't usually pay attention to
the price. I just know that for yellow onions, I pay less than $1.00 per
pound and usually quite a bit less. And that at Target, regardless of
color, an onion is only $1.00. Granted, they may not have the particular
color that you want on any given day. Anyway... I don't normally buy the
organic ones to begin with. So I walked over to the regular ones and was
stunned to see that they were $1.78 per pound! And yes, I did double check
those prices.

I have since looked online but even more confusing. Albertsons has now
partnered with Safeway to deliver groceries. And the price of the delivered
groceries is now, according to some law, supposed to be exactly what they
charge in the store. I received an email just a few weeks ago telling me
that I could be part of a class action lawsuit for this very reason and that
I needed to do nothing as they had records of my purchases and contact
information. If I were owed money, they would send me a check. Anyway...

When I look online, I have to go to the Safeway site to check prices. And I
only see three listings for red onions. Red Italian Flat for $1.49 each,
Organic Red for $1.89 each, and Red Boiler, prepacked in a one pound package
for $3.29. Oddly enough, the stock photo they used is the same for both the
flat and the organic.

At any rate, I bought the smallest, good looking organic one that I could
find. I didn't look really well at the regular ones as they cost more but
several of the organic ones looked like they had a rotten spot or were
quickly about to go that way. I particularly dislike buying organic onions
at this store as they wrap a piece of yellow tape around them to boast of
their organicness and this makes it all the harder to determine if they are
good.

But why would the organic cost less? They didn't appear to be on sale.
There was no advertised sign. Maybe they had an overstock and realized they
were going South?

I will be very glad when we start getting good produce again. All bell
peppers were $1.50 each today which is more than I want to pay. I had a
hankering for a green one too but they were all wrinkled and mushy. The red
ones were good looking so I did buy one of those. Those usually cost more
than the green.

Shopping Target' was Organic cheaper than regular?

On 4/12/2016 1:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 02:05:51 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I bought a very few groceries today and needed just one red onion. I do
>> like to keep extra onions but I only ever keep one extra of those as we
>> generally only eat them raw on salads.
>>
>> I happened to see the organic ones first. $1.68 per pound. This seemed
>> high but I don't buy those too often and I don't usually pay attention to
>> the price. I just know that for yellow onions, I pay less than $1.00 per
>> pound and usually quite a bit less. And that at Target, regardless of
>> color, an onion is only $1.00. Granted, they may not have the particular
>> color that you want on any given day. Anyway... I don't normally buy the
>> organic ones to begin with. So I walked over to the regular ones and was
>> stunned to see that they were $1.78 per pound! And yes, I did double check
>> those prices.
>
> Target has the most ridiculously priced foods in their grocery
> section. They are hardly a good choice for comparison to any other
> normal store.
>
> And no, I don't want to hear about how your Target on Planet Bove has
> things cheaper than anywhere else.

Tar-jhey (Target), IMNSHO, is definitely one of the worst places to shop
for fresh foods, fruits, and meats! Please understand, I do like Target
as a 'department' store and shop there every once in a seldom while for
non-grocery goods. But, when it comes to perishable foods, no-way,
no-how (unless no other choice is possible while away from home) will I
purchase there. Target it up there with WallyWorld when it comes to
'fresh foods' - limited and awfully poor selections. Besides, I'd
rather 'support' the local/regional stores to boost the local economies.
Yeah, it may cost a little bit more, but that's more than worth while
in the long run.

Sky, who does not do 'fast food' either! Er, well maybe 2 or 3 times a
year <G>!

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Organic cheaper than regular?

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 02:05:51 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I bought a very few groceries today and needed just one red onion. I do
>> like to keep extra onions but I only ever keep one extra of those as we
>> generally only eat them raw on salads.
>>
>> I happened to see the organic ones first. $1.68 per pound. This seemed
>> high but I don't buy those too often and I don't usually pay attention to
>> the price. I just know that for yellow onions, I pay less than $1.00 per
>> pound and usually quite a bit less. And that at Target, regardless of
>> color, an onion is only $1.00. Granted, they may not have the particular
>> color that you want on any given day. Anyway... I don't normally buy
>> the
>> organic ones to begin with. So I walked over to the regular ones and was
>> stunned to see that they were $1.78 per pound! And yes, I did double
>> check
>> those prices.
>
> Target has the most ridiculously priced foods in their grocery
> section. They are hardly a good choice for comparison to any other
> normal store.
>
> And no, I don't want to hear about how your Target on Planet Bove has
> things cheaper than anywhere else.

When they first put in the fresh food department, Consumer Reports rated
them as having overall lowest food prices. And this did seem to be true. I
think they did this as a big incentive to get people to buy from them. They
were giving out coupons right and left too. Such as $3.00 off a $10.00
produce purchase, same for meat or $5 off a $25 grocery order. Add in the
in store coupons, Cartwheel. Redcard and bag discounts and it sure did make
it worth my while.

But as time went on, selection went down. One time they had jalapenos.
Next time, none. Another time they had them but you had to buy a huge
amount. Twice I went for pork chops and there were none.

And for a time, I was finding good bargains such as the Rotel tomato sauce.
But those days seem to be gone. So now if I am going there for some reason
and need some sort of food, I will look to see if they have it at a good
price. But it is no longer my first choice for grocery shopping.

Organic cheaper than regular?