tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post8376490176964325616..comments2024-03-16T08:31:08.514-07:00Comments on Welcome Words: Sticker ShockMartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-29313069944505343572021-11-15T04:55:33.983-08:002021-11-15T04:55:33.983-08:00I remember years of shopping with a little plastic...I remember years of shopping with a little plastic adder to monitor how much I spent. Too often I had to put things back since I couldn’t afford to go over my limit. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-3423163797511723852021-11-15T04:55:30.056-08:002021-11-15T04:55:30.056-08:00I remember years of shopping with a little plastic...I remember years of shopping with a little plastic adder to monitor how much I spent. Too often I had to put things back since I couldn’t afford to go over my limit. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-25321533429213324152021-11-15T04:55:26.444-08:002021-11-15T04:55:26.444-08:00I remember years of shopping with a little plastic...I remember years of shopping with a little plastic adder to monitor how much I spent. Too often I had to put things back since I couldn’t afford to go over my limit. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-85900190763510975512021-11-15T04:24:19.618-08:002021-11-15T04:24:19.618-08:00There's a lot of sticker shock going on, but w...There's a lot of sticker shock going on, but what can you do? The grapes really seemed excessive. I wonder what I pay? Perhaps just as much.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-17825600765773630002021-11-14T20:12:30.680-08:002021-11-14T20:12:30.680-08:00$8.26 doesn't sound so bad to this Australian,...$8.26 doesn't sound so bad to this Australian, all our fruit and veg are ridiculously priced now and a lot of the blame is on Covid for stalling deliveries, also on the recent storms for wiping out growing produce. I tend to buy my apples two at a time now instead of a bagful. Our milk prices rarely fluctuate though, I pay the same price per litre as I have been for five years now.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-37216161404792256252021-11-14T17:05:26.487-08:002021-11-14T17:05:26.487-08:00Yes, I've been shocked by the price of grapes ...Yes, I've been shocked by the price of grapes at the checkout stand too. I've even asked the checkout person to set them aside as I changed my mind.Linda Hoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108942679111115857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-8211097766472611062021-11-14T15:04:33.841-08:002021-11-14T15:04:33.841-08:00I don't worry when things are going through. I...I don't worry when things are going through. I sit down after the check out is done and check my receipt. I have a list and write down my prices. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-9323551426928814902021-11-14T14:35:29.821-08:002021-11-14T14:35:29.821-08:00A produce rebel! I love it. A produce rebel! I love it. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-14006060348014108722021-11-14T14:34:09.201-08:002021-11-14T14:34:09.201-08:00Back when I ate grapes I would undo the bag contai...Back when I ate grapes I would undo the bag containing pounds of them, extract and bag one pound. I had a runin with the produce manager over it, and explained that he could not force me to buy more than I needed. Offered to explain it to his boss. He backed off and gave me dirty looks whenever he saw me! I responded with a sunny smile.<br /><br />I hate the attempt to force sales by bagging far too much.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-47096343197312408562021-11-14T10:21:53.602-08:002021-11-14T10:21:53.602-08:00The other day I was shocked to see that my favorit...The other day I was shocked to see that my favorite brand of soy milk had gone up from $3.25 to $4.79! In one week! And that was at my Coop. :-(DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-87036246907670415272021-11-14T09:28:39.986-08:002021-11-14T09:28:39.986-08:00Good lord! That's insane!
When I lived in NYC...Good lord! That's insane!<br /><br />When I lived in NYC I was continually horrified by the price of groceries. I remember my Progresso canned soup cost something like $4, which was just ridiculous. And this was more than 10 years ago!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-38502881873489562082021-11-14T08:49:49.326-08:002021-11-14T08:49:49.326-08:00We also use a person to check out our items when w...We also use a person to check out our items when we can. And avoid prepackaged food when we can too. The prices are often much, much higher per unit.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-11974027590994807932021-11-14T08:39:46.766-08:002021-11-14T08:39:46.766-08:00Oh, for a Coop near us! Oh, for a Coop near us! Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-53373808658489217532021-11-14T08:39:26.858-08:002021-11-14T08:39:26.858-08:00Sadly, that pre-packaged trend is growing. Sadly, that pre-packaged trend is growing. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-22914305767327011412021-11-14T07:47:45.042-08:002021-11-14T07:47:45.042-08:00markets and the Coop seem to be more sensible way ...markets and the Coop seem to be more sensible way to shop. We are just two people and one of use eats everything the other eats next to nothing. If I shop at the grocery store we waste a lot of food it seems. The quality is not as good either. I agree about self check out. I used them in London but if given the option I always choose an employed human.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-30366957497737869122021-11-14T06:45:16.969-08:002021-11-14T06:45:16.969-08:00I rarely buy grapes because my store pre-packages ...I rarely buy grapes because my store pre-packages them and it's always a quantity more than I want or will eat before they start going bad. Now they started doing that with green beans. There's just two of us so I just count out my 20 green beans and put them in my own bag. Maybe I could do that with grapes.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com