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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Food has gotten incredibly expensive. I do not know how people on a budget are making it work. It is especially shameful because the supply chain issues are mostly resolved; food companies and grocery stores are now testing how high thry can set prices and still have customers.

I think it is great that the schools are feeding kids no questions asked, with prices so high I am sure some people are doing without and would be going hungry otherwise.[/quote]

You buy cheaper foods, you shop at Aldi's, Lidl, Walmart, for example.  Lots of ways.[/quote]

Is there a Walmart anywhere near Montgomery county? Seems pretty pennywise in pound foolish to drive all the way out to DC or  Laurel (assuming you have a car) [/quote]

There is a Walmart in Germantown.[/quote]

That’s really convenient for the poor and carless residents of Aspen Hill. Maybe just a four hour round trip bus ride in the hopes of saving $5 on whatever groceries you can haul on public transportation with 2-3 kids in tow. Or were you suggesting that the poor move to Germantown for proximity to the Walmart?[/quote]

[b]Actually, you'd jump on the ICC from Aspen Hill.  [/b]We were supposed to get a Walmart in Aspen Hill but all the rich folks protested it and so now we are getting a Kaiser.  It really sucks as the Kmart closed so the only place to go is Target in Wheaton and its pretty pricy.  But, in Aspen Hill, if you know the area, which you don't, there is an Aldi's and Lidl.  Both much cheaper than the Safeway and Giant there.   There are also multiple Korean and Asian markets that have cheaper produce.  And, Walmart delivers to certain areas now.  I cannot order fresh food but when I order some stuff like cereal and paper goods, it gets delivered by a driver within two days for free.  [/quote]

You need a car and money for tolls to do that. When I first lived in MoCo in the late 90s, I was a low income single mom without a car. Grocery shopping meant whatever I could walk home from Shoppers or safely manage on a crowded bus from Safeway. People treat you horribly when you get on a bus with kids and lots of grocery bags as if they can’t see you are struggling to survive. The idea that I could just jump in a car to go from Aspen Hill to Germantown to grocery shop? It was as likely as jetting to Paris to shop the fall fashions.[/quote]

Thankfully Walmart delivers some stuff now.  We could have had one but people protested it.  I hope they will put one in where the Kmart was. [/quote]

I live in Aspen Hill and am glad people protested the Walmart.  Crappy pay, crappy jobs and a crappy company.  No thanks.  [/quote]

They're covering college tuition now so if you're iq or work ethic fall on the left side of the bell curve, where else are you going to get a free ride to college without gambling your life to the armed forces?[/quote]

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