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Anonymous wrote:Are things like blueberries absolutely required? We try to get the produce on sale. If apples and plums are on sale, that’s what we have. Other weeks it could be grapes and oranges, etc. while I am closer to aldi now, I used to not be. About once every 3-5 weeks, I’d go to one and get a bunch of things: flour, oil, canned beans, canned tomatoes, eggs, frozen items, etc. could you try that?

Berries in particular are the last thing anyone should be complaining about the price of, especially suburban dwellers .

You moved out there so you could have the giant house on 1/4 acre, maybe use some of that land to grow your food if you're so concerned with the prices. I've got about 1,000sf of yard and I've got more raspberries and blackberries than I can eat all summer long, and it cost me about $20 for a few seedlings.

It just absolutely boggles my mind that people will subject themselves to a horrible commute "for a house with a yard" then do nothing but literally watch the grass grow.

it takes years for berry bushes to grow

It absolutely does not. You put sticks in the ground in the fall and you're picking fruit next summer. You're thinking about fruit trees.

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I have a tiny 0.15 acre yard. I put in blueberries the moment we moved in. Now we have blueberries coming out of our ears from the 8 twigs I planted several years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Since when has Giant and Safeway ever been an affordable place to shop? Unless the items are on sale, it's overpriced.

Of all the major stores, I think Giant has the best prices — but I shop the sales for, at least, some things, and use my loyalty card. I get some things at Amazon Fresh, when I have a $10 coupon, but their stock is unpredictable, and I get my seafood, poultry and meat at other stores. Whole Foods is great for many things, including some of their 365 branded stuff. Trader Joe’s has great prices on many things.

So, if I only shopped at one store, I’d pick Giant — using discounts.

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Anonymous wrote:Are things like blueberries absolutely required? We try to get the produce on sale. If apples and plums are on sale, that’s what we have. Other weeks it could be grapes and oranges, etc. while I am closer to aldi now, I used to not be. About once every 3-5 weeks, I’d go to one and get a bunch of things: flour, oil, canned beans, canned tomatoes, eggs, frozen items, etc. could you try that?

Berries in particular are the last thing anyone should be complaining about the price of, especially suburban dwellers .

You moved out there so you could have the giant house on 1/4 acre, maybe use some of that land to grow your food if you're so concerned with the prices. I've got about 1,000sf of yard and I've got more raspberries and blackberries than I can eat all summer long, and it cost me about $20 for a few seedlings.

It just absolutely boggles my mind that people will subject themselves to a horrible commute "for a house with a yard" then do nothing but literally watch the grass grow.

it takes years for berry bushes to grow

It absolutely does not. You put sticks in the ground in the fall and you're picking fruit next summer. You're thinking about fruit trees.

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Anonymous wrote:Are things like blueberries absolutely required? We try to get the produce on sale. If apples and plums are on sale, that’s what we have. Other weeks it could be grapes and oranges, etc. while I am closer to aldi now, I used to not be. About once every 3-5 weeks, I’d go to one and get a bunch of things: flour, oil, canned beans, canned tomatoes, eggs, frozen items, etc. could you try that?

Berries in particular are the last thing anyone should be complaining about the price of, especially suburban dwellers .

You moved out there so you could have the giant house on 1/4 acre, maybe use some of that land to grow your food if you're so concerned with the prices. I've got about 1,000sf of yard and I've got more raspberries and blackberries than I can eat all summer long, and it cost me about $20 for a few seedlings.

It just absolutely boggles my mind that people will subject themselves to a horrible commute "for a house with a yard" then do nothing but literally watch the grass grow.

it takes years for berry bushes to grow

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Anonymous wrote:Are things like blueberries absolutely required? We try to get the produce on sale. If apples and plums are on sale, that’s what we have. Other weeks it could be grapes and oranges, etc. while I am closer to aldi now, I used to not be. About once every 3-5 weeks, I’d go to one and get a bunch of things: flour, oil, canned beans, canned tomatoes, eggs, frozen items, etc. could you try that?

Berries in particular are the last thing anyone should be complaining about the price of, especially suburban dwellers .

You moved out there so you could have the giant house on 1/4 acre, maybe use some of that land to grow your food if you're so concerned with the prices. I've got about 1,000sf of yard and I've got more raspberries and blackberries than I can eat all summer long, and it cost me about $20 for a few seedlings.

It just absolutely boggles my mind that people will subject themselves to a horrible commute "for a house with a yard" then do nothing but literally watch the grass grow.

Anonymous wrote:Since when has Giant and Safeway ever been an affordable place to shop? Unless the items are on sale, it's overpriced.

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Anonymous wrote:You're late to the game. Everything, I mean EVERYTHING went up in price while our salaries relatively remain the same. They're all added up.

Whose fault is that?

It’s totally not the Biden admin. It’s all about the vodkaman in Russia.

I think it was caused by a combination of factors but primarily three things:

Supply shocks due to covid and ukraine
Loose monetary policy from the Fed
Stimmy/Bidenbucks


Anyway, OP no judgment for doing what you need to do to feed your family. I’ll share that I cut my grocery budget in half by shopping at Costco and Aldi/Lidl.

NP. Great for you if you want to live in the 'burbs where Costco and Aldi/Lidl are located. It would take me an hour and a quarter of a tank of gas to get to any of these from DC.

DC has both an Aldi and a Costco. Where have you been PP?

I live in the District and the Aldi is 30 minutes by car from me. Just because it's in DC doesn't mean it's accessible.

If you live in DC and you're 30 minutes by car to an Aldi then you live in an area where houses cost $1MM+ and apartment rents are double what they cost near Aldi.

If money is that tight maybe you should move instead of hand wringing over a few bucks of groceries.

Not OP, but once again, you are missing the point. We should all be concerned about this inflation. I live in a house that would sell for close to $4 million and its a big concern for my family. We're smart enough to know that it's a sign of serious economic downfall.

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Anonymous wrote:You're late to the game. Everything, I mean EVERYTHING went up in price while our salaries relatively remain the same. They're all added up.

Whose fault is that?

It’s totally not the Biden admin. It’s all about the vodkaman in Russia.

I think it was caused by a combination of factors but primarily three things:

Supply shocks due to covid and ukraine
Loose monetary policy from the Fed
Stimmy/Bidenbucks


Anyway, OP no judgment for doing what you need to do to feed your family. I’ll share that I cut my grocery budget in half by shopping at Costco and Aldi/Lidl.

NP. Great for you if you want to live in the 'burbs where Costco and Aldi/Lidl are located. It would take me an hour and a quarter of a tank of gas to get to any of these from DC.

DC has both an Aldi and a Costco. Where have you been PP?

I live in the District and the Aldi is 30 minutes by car from me. Just because it's in DC doesn't mean it's accessible.

If you live in DC and you're 30 minutes by car to an Aldi then you live in an area where houses cost $1MM+ and apartment rents are double what they cost near Aldi.

If money is that tight maybe you should move instead of hand wringing over a few bucks of groceries.

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Anonymous wrote:You're late to the game. Everything, I mean EVERYTHING went up in price while our salaries relatively remain the same. They're all added up.

Whose fault is that?

It’s totally not the Biden admin. It’s all about the vodkaman in Russia.

I think it was caused by a combination of factors but primarily three things:

Supply shocks due to covid and ukraine
Loose monetary policy from the Fed
Stimmy/Bidenbucks


Anyway, OP no judgment for doing what you need to do to feed your family. I’ll share that I cut my grocery budget in half by shopping at Costco and Aldi/Lidl.

NP. Great for you if you want to live in the 'burbs where Costco and Aldi/Lidl are located. It would take me an hour and a quarter of a tank of gas to get to any of these from DC.

DC has both an Aldi and a Costco. Where have you been PP?

I live in the District and the Aldi is 30 minutes by car from me. Just because it's in DC doesn't mean it's accessible.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're late to the game. Everything, I mean EVERYTHING went up in price while our salaries relatively remain the same. They're all added up.

Whose fault is that?

It’s totally not the Biden admin. It’s all about the vodkaman in Russia.

I think it was caused by a combination of factors but primarily three things:

Supply shocks due to covid and ukraine
Loose monetary policy from the Fed
Stimmy/Bidenbucks


Anyway, OP no judgment for doing what you need to do to feed your family. I’ll share that I cut my grocery budget in half by shopping at Costco and Aldi/Lidl.

NP. Great for you if you want to live in the 'burbs where Costco and Aldi/Lidl are located. It would take me an hour and a quarter of a tank of gas to get to any of these from DC.

DC has both an Aldi and a Costco. Where have you been PP?

Anonymous wrote:Are things like blueberries absolutely required? We try to get the produce on sale. If apples and plums are on sale, that’s what we have. Other weeks it could be grapes and oranges, etc. while I am closer to aldi now, I used to not be. About once every 3-5 weeks, I’d go to one and get a bunch of things: flour, oil, canned beans, canned tomatoes, eggs, frozen items, etc. could you try that?

Anonymous wrote:Are things like blueberries absolutely required? We try to get the produce on sale. If apples and plums are on sale, that’s what we have. Other weeks it could be grapes and oranges, etc. while I am closer to aldi now, I used to not be. About once every 3-5 weeks, I’d go to one and get a bunch of things: flour, oil, canned beans, canned tomatoes, eggs, frozen items, etc. could you try that?