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Default Geez! ...cheese! ...puh-leeze!!

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:43:56 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>On Jun 26, 10:37*am, "gloria.p" > wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>> > I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
>> > helpfull with. *Thank you. *I expected a few high prices, this being
>> > the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! *Holy freaking chryst! *Last time
>> > I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. *It was the "cheap cheese" that
>> > was good in salads. *

>>
>> > I started looking at other cheeses. *$20 lb for gruyere!!?? *I used to
>> > pay less for compte. *In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
>> > it's domestic. *WTF!? *We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
>> > cheese?

>>
>> > nb

>>
>> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
>> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.
>>
>> gloria p

>
>I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.


It's common loss leader here. $2.00-2.19 all the time.

Lou