"Steve Pope" wrote
> brooklyn1 wrote:

>>>In the case of an extended visit to Hawaii, grocery prices
>>>are definitely worth looking at.
>
>>Checking prices where one shops regardless home or away is
>>a lot different from bringing groceries from home when vacationing

> Hawaii is a unique case because there are sky-high prices on
> shelf-stable grocery items that you could easily bring with
> you... so why not do so?

Steve, don't let Sheldon spin you up. He's having fun at your expense
(deliberately) and logic will never work with him.

> I will say I've never shipped ahead food while traveling...
> I've sometimes shipped ahead some items that were for
> whatever reason inconvenient to haul onto an airplane,
> and the basic concept of shipping ahead food items does
> not seem strange to me as it does to you.

He's had a limited view for a long time. When we moved back from Japan,
there were quite a few spices it was legal to 'mail to myself stateside' but
the packers were not allowed to pack due to Japan regulations.

It was cheaper by far to mail them to my home here, than buy them again so I
did so.

So you started with looking for local prices. Google for the grocery flyers
yet? I wouldnt ship rice or staples ahead, but if you have a fave product
that is light weight and the flyers show they either may not have it, or
it's real expensive, it's reasonable to ship ahead if it exceeds carryon
levels.

Oh, do check carryon levels. A second bag under 50lbs might only be 50$ and
it will cost more to ship that weight than carry with you in checked
baggage.