On Thu 16 Mar 2006 06:36:54p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sarah
bennett?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Thu 16 Mar 2006 06:17:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sarah
>> bennett?
>>
>>
>>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu 16 Mar 2006 05:20:20p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>>>wff_ng_7?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Depending on the store, I have been buying asparagus at 97¢ or 99¢
>>>>>>per pound for several weeks now and I don't consider where I live to
>>>>>>be an especially low cost area. Although it used to be somewhat
>>>>>>cheaper to live here than it is now. However, the asparagus is
>>>>>>grown in Mexico and I live in Arizona, which I'm sure accounts for
>>>>>>the low cost. Some of the nicest, bright green, thin asparagus I've
>>>>>>seen in a long time.
>>>>>
>>>>>I know I've seen asparagus from Mexico around here too this time of
>>>>>year, maybe that's where my latest batches came from. In summer, it
>>>>>can come from closer areas. Some of the nicest asparagus I've seen in
>>>>>recent years came from New Jersey, of all places. I guess there was a
>>>>>reason New Jersey was called the "Garden State".
>>>>>
>>>>>The "normal" price for asparagus at my local Safeway supermarket is
>>>>>$3.99 a pound. I believe that is what I saw it at today. I won't buy
>>>>>it at that price (or anywhere near it). That price is not necessarily
>>>>>indicative of the price for the region as a whole. I live in downtown
>>>>>Washington, DC. I believe Safeway sets prices store by store. But
>>>>>during sales, prices are uniform region wide. The sales flyers always
>>>>>say "save up to xxx" because the normal price varies by store.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>$3.99 is also the "normal" price around here, too. The prices at
>>>>Safeway here do not seem to vary from store to store. Typically, not
>>>>all chains are running good specials on asparagus at the same time.
>>>>When I've seen it at one or two chains ~$1.00/lb at one chain
>>>>(including Safeway), it may still be at $1.99-$3.99 at other chains.
>>>>It certainly pays to read the ads before shopping.
>>>
>>>am I the only one who shops according to whats on sale?
>>>
>>
>>
>> No, that's why I buy a ton of asparagus when it's 97-99c/lb. Likewise,
>> I look for good prices on other vegetables and fruits, as well as
>> meats.
>>
>
> I don;t buy anything unless its on sale or at ALDI. Or like, if we're
> out of TP or toothpaste and I need some ASAP. I get callled a chap
> ******* by my in-laws, so i assumed it was not a common practice.

Sounds like your in-laws have an attitude problem. Either that, or money
to burn. I know many people who try to buy as many things as they can
when they're on sale. Unless you simply must have something when it's not
at a good price, it's foolish not to take advantage of specials.

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Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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