we shop the sale ads, even here where we have little storage, look at all
ads and buy best offers, also better packaging for meat we do buy has become
more important, costcos chicken is vaak paked already portioned so little
/no additions for storing... in the case of the cosctco legs five per pkg,
at 99 cents per lb...

i eat almost exclusively ff miricle whip when not on sale its over four
dllars a 432 oz container, when on sale, as cheap as 1.69 for same
container.

dh shops produce everywhere he goes in, and also used by meat bin, and now
that wally and kroger have clearance bread there as well.

breads are fine, meats take some more care to get a good buy without ick.

as a part of saving on food it is most important to us to do as much
shopping at home before w e even leave the house, almost evry grocery has on
line ads, if you shop those, pick what you like/is a good buy and print,
then you compare the ads, sometimes the same item will be on three different
ads at three different prices, mark off what you don't want. then plan a
route that uses the least gas.

Lee
"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Been a bit since we have had a thread on this and the scene has changed
> a bit in both produce and items we may be finding. I'd be interested
> in what items the rest of you are using now that you enjoy.
>
> One item almost out of our purchases is beef. Thats not a good sign
> for our economy in the USA but the cost is now radically higher than
> pork, often $2 a lb or more. Fresh seafood is generally cheaper now
> than beef.
>
> Major brands are reducing sizes in small increments while store brands
> and 'off brands' are not. Salt and sugar addition to major brands
> seems to be increasing while store brands overall seem stable.
>
> Thoughts?
> Carol
>
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