Anybody else feeling a pinch at the grocery store?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ditch the pull ups. Buy training underwear and plastic underwear covers. Throw down an old towel just in case. Much cheaper just a bit more laundry.

Do you meal plan or just buy whatever?

Sidebar: the other advantage to training underwear is that it gets wet and cold quickly, which leads to faster toilet use. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Nope. I'm just going to ALDI every week. That helps quite a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. I'm just going to ALDI every week. That helps quite a lot.

Same here. We used to shop mainly at Safeway, but Aldi is 30-40% cheaper overall, and the quality is comparable.

[Anonymous]

No. I don't. I may look at the prices and not make cupcakes but otherwise, no.

You asked and I gave the truth.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday I was at Walmart and eggs were $6.99 a dozen. I just refused to buy them. Could we afford it, yes, but I’m not absorbing those costs just because I can. Until we stop buying, these corporations will continue to price gouge. Everyone has their red lines and honestly we need to hold to them.

[Anonymous]

What are these “groceries” you speak of?

https://youtu.be/2NKByZe7kZg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy your meat in bulk, get a bigger freezer if you need to. It will pay for itself.

Lol. A bit out of touch. Not everyone has space for that. I could buy one but I’d have to put it in the living room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is how we are managing to keep costs down -
1) Band with several families to get one Costco membership. Plan your shopping, buy in bulk and then divvy up all the stuff and costs etc, so that you do not have to pay retail prices for staples.
2) Check out store brands - Costco kirkland brands are basically top brands repackaged.
3) Buy vegetables and fruits from Asian grocery stores.
4) Do not buy pre-processed foods. They are usually marked way up. Instead of a packet of chips, pack a fruit in your kid's lunch boxes.
5) Learn to cook from scratch and teach the same to your kids. Expand your repertoire of recipes and cuisines to explore new ingredients that may be inexpensive compared to your regular fare.
6) Buy whole spices, rice, flours, lentils and beans from the Indian grocery stores in bulk
7) Make healthy, whole plant based, commercially unprocessed foods that costs less than animal based or processed foods.
8) no junk food.

Fresh fruit is a lot more expensive than processed snacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy your meat in bulk, get a bigger freezer if you need to. It will pay for itself.

Lol. A bit out of touch. Not everyone has space for that. I could buy one but I’d have to put it in the living room.

Not too mention how many people stock up (on non perishable too), forget what they have and it expires or gets freezer burn. I’m still training to train this out of my husband. His favorite salad dressing will be on sale and he will buy too much and then it will expire before he can use it all. So the sale actually wastes money.

[Anonymous]

We still shop at Wegmans and our grocery bill hasn’t gone up, but we’ve changed the way we shop. No more picking up the pricey prepared foods, cakes or sandwiches on a whim. I meal plan, make a list and adhere to it strictly. We cook from scratch and try to only buy what we will actually eat that week. I still buy the cuts of meat and the seafood the family requests so we don’t feel deprived, but it’s so much cheaper to cook at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are these “groceries” you speak of?

https://youtu.be/2NKByZe7kZg

I love that so much. It's CRAZY that Trump thinks groceries is an old fashioned word. I might be wrong, but I think even the richest, most privileged people who never have to shop for their own groceries still know that the word is in everyday use!

[Anonymous]

I did a double take at Safeway when my favorite Guittard chocolate chips were $9.99! Huge jump. I know Safeway is terrible at marking stuff up so the sales price looks good by comparison, but this is a huge increase to the list price.

Just one example…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We still shop at Wegmans and our grocery bill hasn’t gone up, but we’ve changed the way we shop. No more picking up the pricey prepared foods, cakes or sandwiches on a whim. I meal plan, make a list and adhere to it strictly. We cook from scratch and try to only buy what we will actually eat that week. I still buy the cuts of meat and the seafood the family requests so we don’t feel deprived, but it’s so much cheaper to cook at home.

Those of us who were already doing this haven’t notice much at all. Maybe my weekly bill is $10 higher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is how we are managing to keep costs down -
1) Band with several families to get one Costco membership. Plan your shopping, buy in bulk and then divvy up all the stuff and costs etc, so that you do not have to pay retail prices for staples.
2) Check out store brands - Costco kirkland brands are basically top brands repackaged.
3) Buy vegetables and fruits from Asian grocery stores.
4) Do not buy pre-processed foods. They are usually marked way up. Instead of a packet of chips, pack a fruit in your kid's lunch boxes.
5) Learn to cook from scratch and teach the same to your kids. Expand your repertoire of recipes and cuisines to explore new ingredients that may be inexpensive compared to your regular fare.
6) Buy whole spices, rice, flours, lentils and beans from the Indian grocery stores in bulk
7) Make healthy, whole plant based, commercially unprocessed foods that costs less than animal based or processed foods.
8) no junk food.

You can't do that anymore. Scanners when you entering the store and they are checking the photos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is how we are managing to keep costs down -
1) Band with several families to get one Costco membership. Plan your shopping, buy in bulk and then divvy up all the stuff and costs etc, so that you do not have to pay retail prices for staples.
2) Check out store brands - Costco kirkland brands are basically top brands repackaged.
3) Buy vegetables and fruits from Asian grocery stores.
4) Do not buy pre-processed foods. They are usually marked way up. Instead of a packet of chips, pack a fruit in your kid's lunch boxes.
5) Learn to cook from scratch and teach the same to your kids. Expand your repertoire of recipes and cuisines to explore new ingredients that may be inexpensive compared to your regular fare.
6) Buy whole spices, rice, flours, lentils and beans from the Indian grocery stores in bulk
7) Make healthy, whole plant based, commercially unprocessed foods that costs less than animal based or processed foods.
8) no junk food.

Number 1 is fraud.