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Post by Artemis Windsong on Aug 5, 2020 14:44:48 GMT -5
Looking into the abyss that could be more shortage of foods, I am going to be cutting down on my pantry.
That will help but down on the grocery bill.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Aug 5, 2020 14:56:50 GMT -5
I can't help but wonder how restaurants will fare in the future. I think more than a few people might realize the money they spend eating out and cut back. I was a kid in the 70s-80s. We had fast food about twice a year and one "fancy" dinner out each year. No one back then ate out multiple times each week. Not to mention no one paid $6 for coffee... When I was a kid, we ate hamburgers from Dairy Delight on Friday night which was grocery shopping night. I usually went with my Dad. I don't know how much they cost. It was within 50 cents because that was what my lunch money was. (My Dad was faithful to leave the exact change everyday. I could have been more appreciative.)
I would eat lunch there everyday as did most of the H.S. kids. This was a multi generational business. I don't know what happened to them after McDonald's put them out of business.
One day a year the cafeteria would provide free lunch. I didn't read the bulletin boards so I never knew about it. Now that I am thinking about it, my family ate out a lot. Both Mom and Dad for lunch. They'd go out for dinner on special occasions. I don't know what my brothers were eating unless they ate at home.
As a young married person, McDonald's for Saturday lunch. That stopped when I was a single mother. I ate lunches at home and seldom ate out.
Now, I eat most meals at home because the quality is better and much less expensive.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Aug 5, 2020 15:08:42 GMT -5
haapai, I have a recipe for nothing but soups , if you're into cooking it yourself. I need to get some home made soup finished up and then reboot for this fall. I find the canned soup have way to much sodium in it and I've been trying to eat the right things. Home made soup is just the "ticket" as some say.
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Post by Tiny on Aug 5, 2020 15:23:45 GMT -5
I'm about to bite the bullet and buy a large quantity of soup for darn close to full price. I liquidated my self-isolation supplies at least six weeks ago and have been haunting the soup aisle ever since. Soup, or at least the soup that I want to have on hand if I am directed to self-isolate, has not gone on sale at a good price since then.
I'd gotten quite used to being able to buy these soups at a 40% discount as long as I waited until the good sale hit. Now I have to face the fact that they probably won't go on sale again before it becomes wildly irresponsible to not have a self-isolation stash.
There's a whole lot of food inflation hidden in the way things are not going on sale nearly as often and going on sale for much higher prices when they do.
Do you think the soup will go on sale as it gets closer to September and the "fall sales" would traditionally start? Would a "hedge" of sorts - buying some soups at the higher price now with the hope that there might be a reasonable sale once it's "Fall" when you can do a more comprehensive "stock up"? I keep a couple of cans of soup on hand for when I don't feel well. I've used up the 3 cans I had at home... and I've just about fainted at the replacement prices every time I've gone shopping (they haven't gone on sale in 4 months). I'm thinking about taking a trip into the office - and cleaning out my desk. I think I left some cans of soup (and some snacks) behind. I'd pick up my other personal stuff. the official word is we are WFH for the foreseeable future.
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Post by haapai on Aug 5, 2020 15:30:10 GMT -5
haapai, I have a recipe for nothing but soups , if you're into cooking it yourself. I need to get some home made soup finished up and then reboot for this fall. I find the canned soup have way to much sodium in it and I've been trying to eat the right things. Home made soup is just the "ticket" as some say. I'm not much of a cook. My main strategy for keeping my food budget under control has been memorizing sales and stocking up when I see the good ones. Having that over-processed stuff in the house dramatically reduces the takeout budget.
Obviously, that strategy is not going to work this winter. Do you have a good recipe for split pea soup? My dad swears that it is dead simple to make but won't give me a recipe. (I think he wings it.) I'm afraid to look up recipes for it online. There are too many choices there and I have a disturbing tendency to choose the online recipe that appears simplest or fastest or has the fewest ingredients. Some of those recipes are awful!
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Post by haapai on Aug 5, 2020 15:47:22 GMT -5
Do you think the soup will go on sale as it gets closer to September and the "fall sales" would traditionally start? Would a "hedge" of sorts - buying some soups at the higher price now with the hope that there might be a reasonable sale once it's "Fall" when you can do a more comprehensive "stock up"? I keep a couple of cans of soup on hand for when I don't feel well. I've used up the 3 cans I had at home... and I've just about fainted at the replacement prices every time I've gone shopping (they haven't gone on sale in 4 months). I'm thinking about taking a trip into the office - and cleaning out my desk. I think I left some cans of soup (and some snacks) behind. I'd pick up my other personal stuff. the official word is we are WFH for the foreseeable future. Traditionally, there are some great soup sales in the fall and all winter long. You're right about that part.
However, I'm not sure that those will happen this year. I don't have insider knowledge. I just have a suspicion that my supermarket is maintaining its profits without visibly raising prices by reducing the number and quality of its sales. It's also possible that demand for soup has gone way up, so there's not much to be gained by putting it on sale.
Either way, I want soup to feel secure, and paying $8 more for that sense of security isn't much. If paying $8 more than usual for 12 cans of soup keeps me from buying a single drive-through, or take-out meal, I break even on cost and win on nutrition.
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Post by CCL on Aug 5, 2020 16:14:37 GMT -5
haapai, I have a recipe for nothing but soups , if you're into cooking it yourself. I need to get some home made soup finished up and then reboot for this fall. I find the canned soup have way to much sodium in it and I've been trying to eat the right things. Home made soup is just the "ticket" as some say. I'm not much of a cook. My main strategy for keeping my food budget under control has been memorizing sales and stocking up when I see the good ones. Having that over-processed stuff in the house dramatically reduces the takeout budget.
Obviously, that strategy is not going to work this winter. Do you have a good recipe for split pea soup? My dad swears that it is dead simple to make but won't give me a recipe. (I think he wings it.) I'm afraid to look up recipes for it online. There are too many choices there and I have a disturbing tendency to choose the online recipe that appears simplest or fastest or has the fewest ingredients. Some of those recipes are awful!
Budgetbytes usually has some simple, tasty recipes. I haven't tried these, but here are a couple pea soup recipes. I typically leave out salt unless it would affect the quality, in baked things like bread or cakes, for example. I never add salt just for taste www.budgetbytes.com/?s=Pea+soup
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 16:25:15 GMT -5
Funny story: I had the "menstrual/premenstrual" labeled pills because they were the cheapest version of the "250/250/35" combo I could find. My male co-worker was moaning and groaning because his lower back hurt and he had an empty bottle of "back pain" pills at his desk - he forget to get a new bottle when he took the last one. I asked to see the empty bottle - and offered him my "menstrual/premenstrual" pain pills. He was appalled/laughed - until he compared the bottles. Same product - different label. He took my offered pain meds and I knew he was feeling better an hour later because he was joking about how he was feeling "pretty" and 'witty" and "oh so bright". Yeah- a LONG time ago when I was a teenager my BF had mild back pains. I looked at the label on my Midol pills and offered him some. They worked just fine for his back pain! I'm about to bite the bullet and buy a large quantity of soup for darn close to full price. I liquidated my self-isolation supplies at least six weeks ago and have been haunting the soup aisle ever since. Soup, or at least the soup that I want to have on hand if I am directed to self-isolate, has not gone on sale at a good price since then. Soup is in high demand. I started looking for it at Costco around April so I could donate it to food banks and they never had much of a selection- either broths or condensed cream of mushroom. The more mainstream heat-it-and-eat-it versions like Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle were never in stock. I'm sure it was in high demand among parents trying to feed and educate their kids at home after the schools closed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:18:21 GMT -5
Funny story: I had the "menstrual/premenstrual" labeled pills because they were the cheapest version of the "250/250/35" combo I could find. My male co-worker was moaning and groaning because his lower back hurt and he had an empty bottle of "back pain" pills at his desk - ... Yeah- a LONG time ago when I was a teenager my BF had mild back pains. I looked at the label on my Midol pills and offered him some. They worked just fine for his back pain! You can use the anti-fungal cream sold for athlete's foot in the woman's area for a yeast infection. DH once rolled around on the floor laughing because I thought I accidentally used his "foot" cream in a special place.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 18:02:36 GMT -5
Soup is still limited to 2 cans per customer at Publix. They aren't fully stocked, but it is summer. Really?
Walmart is in better shape. Although I do like Progresso soup a lot, I also use Campbell's cooking soup for stuff like stroganoff and chicken pot pie. And I will admit it: I like their plain chicken noodle soup when I have an upset stomach, etc.
So I bought 2 four packs of the chicken noodle soup at $3.75 at Walmart. That would help me through most tummy aches, etc. And I may buy one more.
If Corona gets me, I am on my own to muddle through unless I have to call an ambulance. Two minutes in the microwave may be all I can manage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 18:19:59 GMT -5
You can use the anti-fungal cream sold for athlete's foot in the woman's area for a yeast infection. DH once rolled around on the floor laughing because I thought I accidentally used his "foot" cream in a special place. I'm old enough to remember when creams such as Monistat were prescription only- so you KNEW the cause of that furious itching "down there" but had to find someone with appropriate credentials to write a prescription and make an appointment. A coworker based in Toronto confided to me that when she came to our US office she'd make a trip to a drug store and stock up on Monistat.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Aug 5, 2020 20:44:30 GMT -5
You can use the anti-fungal cream sold for athlete's foot in the woman's area for a yeast infection. DH once rolled around on the floor laughing because I thought I accidentally used his "foot" cream in a special place. I'm old enough to remember when creams such as Monistat were prescription only- so you KNEW the cause of that furious itching "down there" but had to find someone with appropriate credentials to write a prescription and make an appointment. A coworker based in Toronto confided to me that when she came to our US office she'd make a trip to a drug store and stock up on Monistat. Now, I go across the border for yeast infection treatment. It is all OTC in Canada, including the oral yeast treatment which is much better than the topical stuff. That is by prescription only in the US.
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Post by Malarky on Aug 5, 2020 21:13:33 GMT -5
I'm old enough to remember when creams such as Monistat were prescription only- so you KNEW the cause of that furious itching "down there" but had to find someone with appropriate credentials to write a prescription and make an appointment. A coworker based in Toronto confided to me that when she came to our US office she'd make a trip to a drug store and stock up on Monistat. Now, I go across the border for yeast infection treatment. It is all OTC in Canada, including the oral yeast treatment which is much better than the topical stuff. That is by prescription only in the US. I once paid over $100 for an oral prescription for DD when she was a TODDLER for a yeast infection prescription. Couldn't convince insurance that she needed it and because of antibiotics and nothing else would work. ETA: Twenty plus years ago..
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Post by countrygirl2 on Aug 5, 2020 21:15:45 GMT -5
Amazon $38 Carry in dinner $37 Milk $9 from CVS with a $5 coupon, so $4 for 2 gallons So $79 month to date
I probably ought to add in the price of peaches, outrageous! $37 for what I bought yesterday $116 I don't know what the price of the others are that I froze, will say $25 So $141 total and the corn. 10 dozen ears of corn $40. Now $181.
I checked downstairs, the mice got in nothing else, we are going to throw the popcorn away. I told hubs the hole was small but I vacced popcorn in that pantry and outside the room. I know we had one hole I filled, but hubs said he sawed one through the outside wall to put in the plug for the motorhome, so I need to fill it with something really hard. I think the mice are digging the steel wool out of the other hole I fixed. We have poison down there and on occasion I find a dead mouse, need to put out more poison. The rice is in a plastic bag and some kind of rope bag also, nothing has bothered it. Been down there a few years, wonder if there are any moths or anything in it. I haven't seen any. More corn sealed in white food containers and I have sugar nothing has bothered 30 pounds. There is more in white buckets, along with 50 pounds of wheat. Nothing bothered my steel cut oats 25 pounds of those too. I keep flour in my freezer.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Aug 5, 2020 21:20:59 GMT -5
Went to Costco today and my lost my card so stopped at customer service to get a new one. There they asked me if I would be interested in the black one or the citicard credit card because I spend alot of money there and so far if I had it I would have received an $95 check back for my spending at Costco. That quick visit to Costco just for a few things was $170 and already spent $200 on groceries last week. So I finally decided to open Quicken up and run the reports; I knew/guestimate we have been spending a lot but never got the actual number. So per Quicken so far this year we have spent $10,540.55 on groceries So far this month we spent $1,332.77 on groceries Based on the past 6 months we average bout $1,534.60 (crazy how close to this we are this month because we have 1 week left and will most likely do another grocery run before the week ends). This is for 4 adults, 1 toddler and 1 dog. Since March 13th, my wife, my MIL and daughter has eaten 100% of their meals at home. My brother and I may grab something while we are out (pizza at costco, burger king -> his favorite, etc) so maybe 1% of our meals... I brink lunch to work so may grab a snack or drink there. Also as I mentioned to another poster here and noticed with my own chain : we have fewer good sales, prices have steadily increased, fewer opportunities to stock up on a good sale (not that we have the space). We have not given any rain checks since March 14th... you get it, you get... no rain checks. I know we kept on being told our bonus next year will reflect how good this year is/was... we will see. I know the folks on tops that a big portion of their overall salary is based on bonus are salivating already. Has your grocery spending gone up? Are you still able to find good deals/ sales? Our grocery spending (two adults - I track the dog’s expenses separately) went up in March and April because I was stocking up. Since then I’ve been “shopping” from my freezer and pantry so spending has gone down quite a bit- evan as I’ve seen prices going up. I don’t rely on sales/deals, but I do try to plan ahead and shop from a list.
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Post by Tiny on Aug 5, 2020 23:15:13 GMT -5
Either way, I want soup to feel secure, and paying $8 more for that sense of security isn't much. If paying $8 more than usual for 12 cans of soup keeps me from buying a single drive-through, or take-out meal, I break even on cost and win on nutrition.
I was thinking you were like my BFF and buying 24 or 36 cans of soup at a time to 'stock up'. Taking advantage of a good sale results in big savings when you are buying that many cans. I'd be gnashing my teeth about 'overspending' by $8.00 but I would buy the 12 cans of soup in the flavor(s) I liked and would accept the cost. AS for a good split pea soup recipe - I would choose one that starts with a mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery and butter) and includes bay leaf(s) in the seasonings. Any other seasonings in the recipe is "to taste". I'd also choose a low sodium chicken broth you like (I'm fond of Swansons - I do NOT like Aldi's chix broth) - one you would use to make a quick "chicken broth soup" in a pinch. If you didn't have a ham bone or a ham hock - I would add in some smoked paprika (if you have it) and 2 cups of cubed ham steak (from Aldi) about 30 minutes in to the cook time. If you want to go vegetarian choose a flavorful veggie broth - I use Better than Buillion Vegetable stuff in a jar (it's stupidly expensive when not on sale - but it goes a long way) follow the recipe and omit the ham If you want thicker soup (green glop in a bowl) use 1 cup less broth. Here's the recipe I use (and modify as above): www.thekitchn.com/recipe-split-pea-soup-104076
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Post by ohmomto2boys on Aug 6, 2020 9:13:37 GMT -5
This was me only with TP. I did NOT stock up in March, April, May. However, when June rolled around, we needed TP. We were down to a few rolls. I started going to the TP aisle at the grocery store - no TP. Went to Target - no TP. Found some at Walmart - limit 1. The following week I looked again, no TP. I have finally come to the point (this week) that I feel TP secure. I was able to get a large package - 24 rolls at Target. I can't believe TP and paper towels are still hard to find. But I suppose, people like me, who did not stock up early spring are now stocking up. Food - there are still some empty shelves. Canned soup and pasta are most noticeable to me. Very limited selection.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2020 15:54:19 GMT -5
Grrrr. I just self-checked out $200 worth of groceries at Costco. I go there every 2 weeks and that was the first time I'd seen them. As a shareholder I suppose it's a good business decision. As a customer and someone who cares about people and their jobs, I'm not happy. It was an unusually large order- just ran out of a lot at once and was stocking up on a few things before I go out of town next week. I almost skipped buying stuff for the food bank and gave myself a mental slap upside the head. Like $30 worth of extra food was gonna kill me. Oh, and the soup selection is as I described earlier- broths and condensed Cream of Mushroom soup.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2020 17:35:06 GMT -5
It's pretty good here for me. Foods including proteins, canned goods, produce, breads are priced slightly higher but my Aldi is fully stocked. Even TP and paper towels are stocked, but zero cleaners like Lysol or Clorox sprays or wipes. I've definitely learned to get, use and enjoy what I can find vs. what I might want. Not a bad thing necessarily.
We're good on everything at this point but I'm sort of over-buying, aka hoarding, because I worry about the supply chains if we have another wave, surge, whatever during the winter months.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2020 17:53:03 GMT -5
Grrrr. I just self-checked out $200 worth of groceries at Costco. I go there every 2 weeks and that was the first time I'd seen them. As a shareholder I suppose it's a good business decision. As a customer and someone who cares about people and their jobs, I'm not happy. It was an unusually large order- just ran out of a lot at once and was stocking up on a few things before I go out of town next week. I almost skipped buying stuff for the food bank and gave myself a mental slap upside the head. Like $30 worth of extra food was gonna kill me. Oh, and the soup selection is as I described earlier- broths and condensed Cream of Mushroom soup. I wouldn't like self check out for large grocery orders, but I sure love the scan and go app at Sam's Club. Just scan the items as I put them in my cart, hit pay and head out the door. They scan a barcode on my phone on the way out. So slick. No loading the cart, waiting in line, then unloading at the check out then loading it again.
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Post by CCL on Aug 6, 2020 18:43:24 GMT -5
Yeah. That Scan & Go is great! Don't have to have contact with anyone but the employee at the door and they don't get too close. I don't have to touch the scanner or the card reader. No waiting in line either. It will be so much better around the holidays.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Aug 6, 2020 19:12:39 GMT -5
$181 plus $25 today for groceries. So $206 to date. Don't need anything right now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2020 11:03:19 GMT -5
I am getting super lazy with cooking and spending more for pre-made stuff...last night I bought take and bake enchiladas from Hyvee. They were running a special of $19.99 for a meal for 4. Four enchiladas, a bag of tortillas, fresh salsa and a 2 liter bottle of Diet Pepsi. It seemed like a splurge, but damn, those enchiladas were big and so tasty. I bought two beef and two chicken. We ate the beef ones last night. Older son just ate one and carrot and I split one, so tonight there are still two chicken left, plus most of the chips and salsa. Carrot is gone, so I get a whole one all to myself.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2020 11:29:16 GMT -5
I am getting super lazy with cooking and spending more for pre-made stuff...last night I bought take and bake enchiladas from Hyvee. They were running a special of $19.99 for a meal for 4. Four enchiladas, a bag of tortillas, fresh salsa and a 2 liter bottle of Diet Pepsi. A small store from a local grocery chain (Cosentino's) started offering KC Strip Steak meals to go Thursday nights when the weather warmed up- they were grilled to order and included a baked potato and roll. It must have been a success- now on Tuesday nights they're offering rotisserie chicken meals to go- more like you described one chikcen, with side dishes. I'm glad they're finding ways to adapt.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Aug 7, 2020 11:41:18 GMT -5
I still think a Costco rotisserie chicken is the best way to go. Grab a salad from the case and you’re good for about $15 or less.
Even though I don’t do it regularly, I have bought some of Costco’s meals. They really are pretty good (or at least the ones I’ve tried). When we go to TD’s family reunion up in Canada, we usually make a stop at Costco on the other side and grab these that remain cold as our contribution to the pot luck (since they can be rather pissy at the border as to what you’re bringing with you). The lime shrimp dish ALWAYS gets set upon and wiped out in a heartbeat.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Aug 8, 2020 18:04:52 GMT -5
$206 plus $25 at grocer and $13 for lunch at Subway.
So $244 and its only the 8th, humm.
I was in our small Walmart and saw 5 pounds of potatoes for sale. Holy Smokes! $4.47, I fear that is an indicator of prices to come.
It is nice to be kicked back in bed, hair rolled, getting ready to read again.
Hubs put both pies in the garage fridge to cool. I know DD doesn't care if its hot or cold, she just wants pie!! I set the dishes out for them and forks.
Used Already pie crust but the rest was made from scratch. I forgot to sprinkle coconut on top of hubs meringue, oh well, he will eat it. However, he did point it out. I told him if he didn't want it I could find someone that would.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Aug 8, 2020 18:22:31 GMT -5
$206 plus $25 at grocer and $13 for lunch at Subway. So $244 and its only the 8th, humm. I was in our small Walmart and saw 5 pounds of potatoes for sale. Holy Smokes! $4.47, I fear that is an indicator of prices to come. It is nice to be kicked back in bed, hair rolled, getting ready to read again. Hubs put both pies in the garage fridge to cool. I know DD doesn't care if its hot or cold, she just wants pie!! I set the dishes out for them and forks. Used Already pie crust but the rest was made from scratch. I forgot to sprinkle coconut on top of hubs meringue, oh well, he will eat it. However, he did point it out. I told him if he didn't want it I could find someone that would. What about the $206 you spent on the 6th of this month?
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Post by dippyegg on Aug 8, 2020 18:55:47 GMT -5
I am kind of in the mood to try new things. Bought some nicely aged cheeses. I really don't know much about cheese! I bought some Fontinella cheese that was quite good and some aged Gouda. And, trying some olives as well. I have only really ever had black olives so trying a variety of those.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Aug 8, 2020 19:03:41 GMT -5
That was the total to date, not that much more.
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