critters & me in azusa, ca wrote:
>
> On Apr 29, 12:51 pm, Sky > wrote:
> > Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
> > bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
> > me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
> >
> > Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
> > 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
> > Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
> >
> > Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
> > price for sugar!
>
> here in socal the price of sugar has been close to $2.99/5lbs. a
> local hispanic market had it on sale for $2.49/5lb brand; i bought 4
> five lb bags. i've been baking a lot, from scratch, so my need for
> the stuff has gone up. two of the bags are going to my friend who
> makes jam as a hobby & gives it away.

I'd somehow mistakenly thought the bag of sugar I'd bought at Aldi was
three pounds - it was a five-pound bag. So five pounds of sugar for
$3.09 is more reasonable. That's on par with the $2.99/5lbs. Thanks

Sky

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