I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...

-Bob

On Nov 10, 11:44*am, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
> looked much yet. *What about you? *I have a big one in the freezer
> that I bought a year ago, *but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> -Bob

We have some things to get ahead of time that will be enough to get a
free turkey.

On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:53 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
>looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
>that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
>-Bob

Why not get a GOOD turkey? I've had free range fresh turkeys, and they
really are better.

John Kuthe...

On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> -Bob

Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because the
turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no problem. These
days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of brine which messes up
my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.

On Nov 10, 2:28*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
>
> > I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> > much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> > a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> > -Bob
>
> Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
> purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because the
> turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no problem. These
> days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of brine which messes up
> my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.

Exactly!! And a fresh free range turkey is not pressure salted like
the frozen "Butterball" (which should really be called SaltBall!)),
and are therefore better.

John Kuthe...

On Nov 10, 11:44*am, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
> looked much yet. *What about you? *I have a big one in the freezer
> that I bought a year ago, *but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> -Bob

Same here

On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:53 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
>looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
>that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
>-Bob

Free with $50 purchase. [and choice porterhouse was on sale at $6 a
pound, so spending $50 was easy.<bg>]

The coupon said 'max 22 lb'-- but they were allowing any at the
checkout. mine was 24 & I was hoping to be able to just pay the
'overage' when I pleaded that the next smallest one was 15 lbs.

They never asked--

That and the 20 pounder my son gets from work ought to take care of
the turkey fix for a month or 2.

Jim

On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:38:27 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

> On Nov 10, 2:28*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> > On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
> >
> > > I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> > > much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> > > a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
> >
> > > -Bob
> >
> > Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
> > purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because the
> > turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no problem. These
> > days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of brine which messes up
> > my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.
>
> Exactly!! And a fresh free range turkey is not pressure salted like
> the frozen "Butterball" (which should really be called SaltBall!)),
> and are therefore better.
>
I don't see why you can't just soak a prebrined turkey in a solution
with lots of flavor, but no salt.


--
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On Nov 10, 3:26*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:38:27 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > On Nov 10, 2:28*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> > > On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
>
> > > > I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> > > > much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> > > > a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> > > > -Bob
>
> > > Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
> > > purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because the
> > > turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no problem. These
> > > days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of brine which messes up
> > > my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.
>
> > Exactly!! And a fresh free range turkey is not pressure salted like
> > the frozen "Butterball" (which should really be called SaltBall!)),
> > and are therefore better.
>
> I don't see why you can't just soak a prebrined turkey in a solution
> with lots of flavor, but no salt.

You can do whatever you like, but turkey is delicious all by itself.
Brine it, season it, whatever. I never brined a fresh turkey (always
wanted to), but I season 'em up with olive oil, black pepper, garlic,
etc. Yummy birds, they are!

John Kuthe...

On 11/10/2011 1:44 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...

In a recent sales circular either from yesterday or this past Sunday, I
noticed (whole) turkey breast on sale for $1.39/lb. It's not an entire
turkey, but then again, when it comes to feeding cooking for two people
only, a whole turkey would be way too much for Spouse and me. Besides,
both of us prefer the white meat anywho.

Sky

--

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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On 11/10/2011 10:38 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Nov 10, 2:28 pm, > wrote:
>> On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
>>> much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
>>> a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>>
>>> -Bob
>>
>> Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
>> purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because the
>> turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no problem. These
>> days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of brine which messes up
>> my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.
>
> Exactly!! And a fresh free range turkey is not pressure salted like
> the frozen "Butterball" (which should really be called SaltBall!)),
> and are therefore better.
>
> John Kuthe...
>

As it goes, the dirt cheap turkeys are not of the free-range type. My
guess is that I don't want to know how these birds are raised.

Sky wrote:
> On 11/10/2011 1:44 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
>> much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
>> a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> In a recent sales circular either from yesterday or this past Sunday, I
> noticed (whole) turkey breast on sale for $1.39/lb. It's not an entire
> turkey, but then again, when it comes to feeding cooking for two people
> only, a whole turkey would be way too much for Spouse and me. Besides,
> both of us prefer the white meat anywho.
>
> Sky
>


That's a heck of a deal. I'll be roasting the turkey for the church
potluck (someone else can do the ham), and also may be doing the
turkey for TG this year -- we'll be getting together with another
family and they have lots of teenagers and grown-up kids. So I need
whole Toms for both. That's what the frozen one I have already is.

Once we got an expensive "heritage" free range turkey. Over $60 for a
large hen or a small Tom, and that was at least 5 years ago. I was
scared to death I was going to ruin it. It was better than a cheap
turkey, but not 5X better. Not even 2X better.

-Bob

On Nov 10, 1:44*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
> looked much yet. *What about you? *I have a big one in the freezer
> that I bought a year ago, *but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> -Bob

>
>
I haven't seen any deals yet with spending x amount of dollars and get
a free turkey or get one at reduced price. But I did see some last
week at Kroger for 79¢ per pound.

On Nov 10, 3:38*pm, Sky > wrote:
> On 11/10/2011 1:44 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>
> > I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> > much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> > a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> In a recent sales circular either from yesterday or this past Sunday, I
> noticed (whole) turkey breast on sale for $1.39/lb. *It's not an entire
> turkey, but then again, when it comes to feeding cooking for two people
> only, a whole turkey would be way too much for Spouse and me. *Besides,
> both of us prefer the white meat anywho.
>
> Sky
>
>
Kroger, here, used to frequently have frozen turkey breasts in stock.
They were about the size of football and 99¢ a pound but I haven't
seen any, or seen them advertised for about 2 years. Maybe because
I'm not looking but they are perfect for 2-4 and especially if you
prefer white meat, which I do.

On 11/10/2011 1:44 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
> looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that
> I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...

I've got an order in for a fresh free-range turkey for $1.79/lb. The
farmer has opened a small store on his property and in addition to
fresh and frozen turkeys he raises himself, sells free range chicken,
lamb, grass-fed beef and heritage pork raised by other local farmers.
Plus organic produce and home-made baked goods and candies. It's
working out pretty well for everyone, he says. He had a little
difficulty ringing up up our order when we were there and apologized,
saying, "I'm a turkey farmer, not a cashier!"

On 11/10/2011 3:00 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

> Kroger, here, used to frequently have frozen turkey breasts in stock.
> They were about the size of football and 99¢ a pound but I haven't
> seen any, or seen them advertised for about 2 years. Maybe because
> I'm not looking but they are perfect for 2-4 and especially if you
> prefer white meat, which I do.


Our neighborhood Kroger is loaded with frozen turkey breasts, running
(last I looked) at 1.29/pound.

On Nov 10, 4:15*pm, Pennyaline >
wrote:
> On 11/10/2011 3:00 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
>
> > Kroger, here, used to frequently have frozen turkey breasts in stock.
> > They were about the size of football and 99¢ a pound but I haven't
> > seen any, or seen them advertised for about 2 years. *Maybe because
> > I'm not looking but they are perfect for 2-4 and especially if you
> > prefer white meat, which I do.
>
> Our neighborhood Kroger is loaded with frozen turkey breasts, running
> (last I looked) at 1.29/pound.

>
>
I just might to pick one up, thanks! Not bad, $1.29 is about what I
would expect with everything else going up in price.

On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:46:29 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:

> Once we got an expensive "heritage" free range turkey. Over $60 for a
> large hen or a small Tom, and that was at least 5 years ago. I was
> scared to death I was going to ruin it. It was better than a cheap
> turkey, but not 5X better. Not even 2X better.

I've often wondered if I wanted to find out. We don't like turkey
enough to pay those ridiculous prices for "free range" and probably
wouldn't be able to tell the difference if we did buy one,

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
> looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
> that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> -Bob

So far, I've seen 49 cent per pound with $25 purchase and
39 cents per pound with $35 purchase.

Nice that Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away. I always make (and keep on
hand) some vegetable soup and the turkey broth is the best base, imo. I
have 3 pints of soup left and in two weeks, I will have more turkey
scraps/bones to make more broth for more soup in the future.

Gary

John Kuthe wrote:
>
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:53 -0600, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
>
> >I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
> >looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
> >that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
> >
> >-Bob
>
> Why not get a GOOD turkey? I've had free range fresh turkeys, and they
> really are better.

Hopefully better than your newsreader?

PS - Hi John....just kidding you a bit. Been reading about your newsreader
problems lately.

Gary

On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:26:42 -0800, sf > wrote:



>>
>I don't see why you can't just soak a prebrined turkey in a solution
>with lots of flavor, but no salt.

You can, but once it is saturated it is not going to absorb much more.
You'd probably do better injecting.

On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:13:08 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:26:42 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >>
> >I don't see why you can't just soak a prebrined turkey in a solution
> >with lots of flavor, but no salt.
>
> You can, but once it is saturated it is not going to absorb much more.
> You'd probably do better injecting.

Possibly. I wouldn't want to add very much flavoring, because it
wouldn't appeal to me. It seems to me that there would be a flavor
exchange. I look at it like soaking a ham to get rid of excess salt -
with the benefit of adding some other flavor beside salt. My mileage
may vary. It's only a theory. I won't be trying it.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Nov 10, 10:38*am, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Nov 10, 2:28*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
>
> > On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
>
> > > I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> > > much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> > > a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> > > -Bob
>
> > Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
> > purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because the
> > turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no problem. These
> > days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of brine which messes up
> > my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.
>
> Exactly!! And a fresh free range turkey is not pressure salted like
> the frozen "Butterball" (which should really be called SaltBall!)),
> and are therefore better.
>
> John Kuthe...

The cheap turkeys tend to not be brine injected too. I prefer them
because of the price. The free range birds are way too expensive for
me.

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:38:27 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
>> On Nov 10, 2:28 pm, dsi1 > wrote:
>>> On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>>
>>>> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
>>>> looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
>>>> that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>>>
>>>> -Bob
>>>
>>> Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
>>> purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because
>>> the turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no
>>> problem. These days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of
>>> brine which messes up my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.
>>
>> Exactly!! And a fresh free range turkey is not pressure salted like
>> the frozen "Butterball" (which should really be called SaltBall!)),
>> and are therefore better.
>>
> I don't see why you can't just soak a prebrined turkey in a solution
> with lots of flavor, but no salt.

I don't think you understand the brining process, or osmosis, on which the
brining process depends.

Of coarse, I have been wrong before.

On 11/10/2011 1:44 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...

With regard to turkey prices, I heard on TV this morning that Amish
'free range' turkeys from central Illinois are available at a local meat
market shop are going for $3.09/lb. And, that turkey can be smoked by
the same shop for the price of $4.09/lb.

Sky

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On 11/10/2011 11:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...

My Safeway was selling (with $25 purchase) 20.01-24.00 lb turkeys for
12.99, which makes the best price around 54 cents a pound. Mine was
about 22 pounds, so that's about 59 cents. It was limit one, so I only
got one, but I'm thinking of getting another this weekend.

Serene

--
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Serene Vannoy wrote:
>
> My Safeway was selling (with $25 purchase) 20.01-24.00 lb turkeys for
> 12.99, which makes the best price around 54 cents a pound. Mine was
> about 22 pounds, so that's about 59 cents. It was limit one, so I only
> got one, but I'm thinking of getting another this weekend.

I've raved about goose so my wife was going to buy a frozen one.
Seventy dollars to somewhere near $7 per pound. She passed for this
year.

On 11/11/2011 2:30 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
> I've raved about goose so my wife was going to buy a frozen one.
> Seventy dollars to somewhere near $7 per pound. She passed for this
> year.

At that price for a goose, I think I'd rather go with a standing rib
roast instead, which is a very rare (pun intended) purchase for me!! OUCH!

Sky

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:30:33 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:



>
>I've raved about goose so my wife was going to buy a frozen one.
>Seventy dollars to somewhere near $7 per pound. She passed for this
>year.

I've enjoyed many a good goose.

wrote:
> On Nov 12, 10:21 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:53 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:
>>> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
>>> looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
>>> that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>> $.79, no extra purchase required.
>>
>> Free 12lb turkey with purchase of a spiral cut half ham for $2.99/lb
>> (ripoff because the ham, should only be $1.99)
>>
>> Turkey $.59/lb with $35 in purchases (Safeway/Randall's ripoff). Thee
>> $35 in groceries will set you back about $13 over just buying them
>> someplace else. Just to save $1.45 (on a 12lb turkey).
>>
>
> Depends on what you buy. I know some stores have a reputation for
> being cheap, but they aren't always. Albertsons is one of those
> stores. I went there once, and I had 5 things on my shopping list. All
> 5 items cost more than the same item at Safeway.
>
> Winco is cheaper, but their selection isn't as good, and I won't buy
> meat or seafood there ever again. The atmosphere is horrible, the
> lines are long, and I always get stuck behind somebody who can't get
> their card to work. And you have to bag everything yourself.
>
> Walmart is cheaper, and I will buy staples there, but again the
> experience is a hassle, and the meat and seafood are terrible. Produce
> is inconsistent. I try to go to Walmart once every 4-6 weeks, and I
> stock up on certain items there.
>
> I haven't found any stores similar to Safeway in my area that are any
> better. Fred Meyer is okay, but some things are more expensive, and
> they don't carry several items that I want.
>
>


I went to Walmart last night to buy dogfood (went to Sam's first but
they've inexplicably discontinued the one I buy) and I looked at the
turkey prices. Butterballs were about a dollar a pound, and some brand
I've never heard of were 74 cents per pound for mostly 13 pound hens,
but they had one 21 pounder in the bin. I would have bought it one the
spot but I don't have a place to keep it frozen (freezer is full, and
the weather is too warm to just put it in the garage)

Maybe I should have bought it and 10 pounds of ice and put it in an ice
chest. It should keep for a week that way...

-Bob

On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:01:06 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

> Depends on what you buy. I know some stores have a reputation for
> being cheap, but they aren't always. Albertsons is one of those
> stores. I went there once, and I had 5 things on my shopping list. All
> 5 items cost more than the same item at Safeway.

Albertson's is reputed to be cheap? No how, no way. I was glad to
see it change back to Lucky's but the prices didn't drop much, if any.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 11/10/2011 4:26 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:38:27 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
>> On Nov 10, 2:28 pm, > wrote:
>>> On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>>
>>>> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
>>>> much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
>>>> a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>>>
>>>> -Bob
>>>
>>> Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
>>> purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because the
>>> turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no problem. These
>>> days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of brine which messes up
>>> my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.
>>
>> Exactly!! And a fresh free range turkey is not pressure salted like
>> the frozen "Butterball" (which should really be called SaltBall!)),
>> and are therefore better.
>>
> I don't see why you can't just soak a prebrined turkey in a solution
> with lots of flavor, but no salt.
>
>
Too late once they pump it up at the factory.

Why not just get a good turkey and roast it? There are at least 2 local
turkey farms who sell to walk ins and a number of stores that have fresh
turkeys. I roast it upside down and then flip to brown. No brining and
it tastes great.

On 11/13/2011 1:21 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:53 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
>> looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
>> that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> $.79, no extra purchase required.
>
> Free 12lb turkey with purchase of a spiral cut half ham for $2.99/lb
> (ripoff because the ham, should only be $1.99)
>
> Turkey $.59/lb with $35 in purchases (Safeway/Randall's ripoff). Thee
> $35 in groceries will set you back about $13 over just buying them
> someplace else. Just to save $1.45 (on a 12lb turkey).
>
> Most people don't or can't do the math. They just see "Free" or $.59
> and don't think it through.
>
> -sw

Stores do it because they know it works. "Free" is powerful even if it
costs more. I much prefer the stores that don't bother with such
gimmicks including the store ID card "rewards"

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
> looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
> that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...

It's all China's fault!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2060872

On 11/12/2011 10:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:05:15 -0800, Serene Vannoy wrote:
>
>> My Safeway was selling (with $25 purchase) 20.01-24.00 lb turkeys for
>> 12.99, which makes the best price around 54 cents a pound.
>
> But at my Safeway (Randalls), I would spend $10 extra just by shopping
> there and spending $25. I can get teh same groceries elsewhere for $10
> less, basically. I have compared prices at both stores prices are
> overall 38% more on common items I buy. It's *amazing* that people
> shop there.

Yeah. If I weren't the coupon queen, I'd right with you. I only shop
Safeway for stuff I can get really cheaply with coupons, so I make out
when I do my (once every two or three months) trips there, armed with a
handful of coupons and a list.

For my thirty-seven dollars last time around, I got six huge sacks of
groceries that I would have spent nearly ninety bucks for normally.

Serene
--
http://www.momfoodproject.com

79 cents / pound at Kroger
59 cents / pound at Publix

Butterball frozen turkeys

$1.09 / pound at Aldi
$1.19 / pound at Publix
99 cents / pound at Target

Tara

On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:18:57 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:01:06 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:
>
>> Depends on what you buy. I know some stores have a reputation for
>> being cheap, but they aren't always. Albertsons is one of those
>> stores. I went there once, and I had 5 things on my shopping list. All
>> 5 items cost more than the same item at Safeway.
>
>Albertson's is reputed to be cheap? No how, no way. I was glad to
>see it change back to Lucky's but the prices didn't drop much, if any.


Around here, people always said that Albertson's was cheaper than
Safeway, but I never saw it. I didn't go in much though, as their
service was horrible. There aren't in my area anymore.

On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:47:50 -0500, George >
wrote:

>On 11/13/2011 1:21 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:53 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't
>>> looked much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer
>>> that I bought a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>>
>> $.79, no extra purchase required.
>>
>> Free 12lb turkey with purchase of a spiral cut half ham for $2.99/lb
>> (ripoff because the ham, should only be $1.99)
>>
>> Turkey $.59/lb with $35 in purchases (Safeway/Randall's ripoff). Thee
>> $35 in groceries will set you back about $13 over just buying them
>> someplace else. Just to save $1.45 (on a 12lb turkey).
>>
>> Most people don't or can't do the math. They just see "Free" or $.59
>> and don't think it through.
>>
>> -sw
>
>Stores do it because they know it works. "Free" is powerful even if it
>costs more. I much prefer the stores that don't bother with such
>gimmicks including the store ID card "rewards"


The store cards are actually helpful in keeping the prices from going
up even worse.

For example, look at all the items that are packaged and labeled by
the store clerks, such as meat, bakery, and deli items that are put
out in displays. Once a week, when the ads changed, all the items no
longer on sale had to be changed back. And the new sale items priced
again as well. That's a lot of labor each week, in every store.

With the club card system, the only thing that has to be changed is
the sign in front of each item. It saves a LOT of labor. It's a way
for stores to save money.

Yes, prices have gone up over the years, but not as badly as they
would have if the stores didnt find ways to reduce costs.

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:40:34 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:


>
>Huh? What do loyalty cards have tgo do with this? And what grocery
>stores put price tags on individual items any more?
>

Have you looked at the examples I have given? I work in a grocery
store. I'm talking about boxed and canned items that come from the
manufacturer. I'm talking about items that are produced with the
store, packaged by a clerk, and LABELED by a clerk. If the price is
changed, and NOT a club card item, then the label must be changed to
be accurate. There are laws about accurate labeled, and we get
audited. If the item is a coupon item, the label doesn't have to be
changed, only the shelf tag.

Back before the club card, the stores had sale items that had to be
re-labeled and coupons that had to be scanned one at a time. And the
customers would use them and come back again and claim they had no
coupon, or had lost them. So, the checkers would have to manually
enter them all. Now, with the club card, they do not have to re-label
all those items, and all the coupons work with a swipe of a card. It
is much faster and cheaper.


Any meat that is packaged in the meat department has a scale label on
it. We are not allowed to cover a label with a new label. So, when the
prices changed (before club cards), the item had to be repackaged and
re-labeled. Same with seafood.

In the bakery, the labels could usually be peeled off and changed. So,
they didn't have to be totally repackaged. Even today, bread, cookies,
pastries, etc that are packaged in the bakery are labeled in the
bakery by a clerk.

Same with the deli department. Not as many items as before, but check
out those cheeses. Our store has a whole grab n go case with hundreds
of hunks of cheeses, and many of them still use scale labels because
they are priced per pound and the weights vary. Those price labels
used to be changed every week if the item went on or off the ad.

We also have a lot of items that we cook in the deli and sell cold.
Chickens, meatloaf, chinese meals, etc. They are also labeled with a
tag by the clerk. While they may only be out for 1-3 days, anything
there when the ad changes would need to be relabeled if we did not
have the club card system.

Have you ever shopped at a store with a club card? The indiviudal
label says the normal price. And when you use your club card, the
coupon amount is applied, lowering the price. This allows the store to
keep the regular price on the item at all times, so they don't need to
be changed out. While still having the correct price on teh shelf,
keeping it marked correctly.

On 14/11/2011 3:56 AM, Meghan Noecker wrote:

> Have you looked at the examples I have given? I work in a grocery
> store. I'm talking about boxed and canned items that come from the
> manufacturer. I'm talking about items that are produced with the
> store, packaged by a clerk, and LABELED by a clerk. If the price is
> changed, and NOT a club card item, then the label must be changed to
> be accurate. There are laws about accurate labeled, and we get
> audited. If the item is a coupon item, the label doesn't have to be
> changed, only the shelf tag.

Price tags? Other than meats, fish and cheeses sold by the pound, I have
not seen price labels in grocery stores for years. Prices are displayed
on the shelves. Cashiers no longer read labels and key in the prices.
They just scan them, or weigh things and key int he product code.