"critters & me in azusa, ca" > wrote in

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>>
>> The best part is we have a small vegetable garden, about 17 X
>> 25 feet, plus several dwarf fruit trees. Unfortunately we've
>> been in a deep drought for about two years and our city now
>> rations water. Fortunately we've gotten over an inch of water
>> in the last three days, that helps.
>
> Here in the San Gabriel Valley, in SoCal, a new player came
> into town about four years ago. This is the Fresh & Easy
> chain, owned by Tesco the big British retail company. I
> usually get to the local store (about 1/4 mile away) either at
> around 11:00 AM or a bit later after the staff has pulled all
> of the stuff that will be out of code within the next two
> days. Excellent buys on the majority of stuff that I eat/
> Lots of produce packed in "3 fers" @ .98 cents per package,
> apples, onions, pears, etc. I like to get the small salads
> that usually retail for $3.99/ea for about $2.75 that are
> about one day out; the bread that I prefer is the ciabatta
> loaves, regularly priced at $3.99, go for $2.89/ea, etc. The
> markdowns include the meat & chicken items also. Dairy is
> fair-traded in California to 15% of retail price, but that's a
> good deal.
>
> Since Azusa is a university town, (Azusa Pacific University
> and Citrus Community College) both across the street from the
> geezer park where I live, there are lots of students shopping
> along with the geezers, and everyone is looking for the best
> deals. Two doors down is the $.99 cent store that I sometimes
> shop at for the dried noodle soup packages.
>
> Harriet & critters in Azusa

You are living the high life. :-)
I could never afford any bread for $2.89, or salads for $2.75.
I bought a head of lettuce at Sunflower Market for 59 cents last
week. That will last me all week with the 99 cents a pound
tomatoes and the 6 for a dollar cucumbers I bought then. Ramen
noodle about 16 cents a package here.