I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
Graham
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"graham" > wrote in message
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>I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked at
>the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
> Graham

Cheapest store overall for cereal is Walmart. At least in this area.

On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:

> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
> Graham

The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.

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sf

On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>> Graham
>
> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>
Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
Graham

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On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>>> Graham
>>
>> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
>> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
>> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
>> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
>> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
>> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
>> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>>
>Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
>that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
>Graham

Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
check.
Janet US

On 07/06/2015 11:08 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>>>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>>>> Graham
>>>
>>> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
>>> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
>>> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
>>> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
>>> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
>>> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
>>> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>>>
>> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
>> that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
>> Graham
>
> Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
> check.
> Janet US
>
Sorry but I should have put an "almost certainly" in there for the price
increase.
However, colony collapse has been a very serious problem for the last
few years.
Graham

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On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 11:13:51 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 07/06/2015 11:08 AM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, graham > wrote:

snip
>>>>
>>> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
>>> that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
>>> Graham
>>
>> Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
>> check.
>> Janet US
>>
>Sorry but I should have put an "almost certainly" in there for the price
>increase.
>However, colony collapse has been a very serious problem for the last
>few years.
>Graham

I knew about colony collapse and have been following along, but I
hadn't realized the cause had been determined. That's big.
Janet US

On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 11:13:51 -0600, graham > wrote:

> However, colony collapse has been a very serious problem for the last
> few years.

I certainly has been!

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sf

On 6/7/2015 1:08 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>>>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>>>> Graham
>>>
>>> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
>>> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
>>> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
>>> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
>>> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
>>> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
>>> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>>>
>> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
>> that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
>> Graham
>
> Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
> check.
> Janet US
>
I'm going to check with my friend who sends me fresh from the comb
honey. He'll know what's impacting his bees. I know something was up
last year and he lost a lot of bees, but he's harvested a lot of honey
so far this season and hasn't mentioned anything.

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Cheryl

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
web.com...
> On 6/7/2015 1:08 PM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>> On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but
>>>>> balked
>>>>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
>>>> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
>>>> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
>>>> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
>>>> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
>>>> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
>>>> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>>>>
>>> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
>>> that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
>>> Graham
>>
>> Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
>> check.
>> Janet US
>>
> I'm going to check with my friend who sends me fresh from the comb honey.
> He'll know what's impacting his bees. I know something was up last year
> and he lost a lot of bees, but he's harvested a lot of honey so far this
> season and hasn't mentioned anything.

I just read something on Facebook. Let me find the link. Sorry, it's a
video. I hate those. But it's how mushrooms can save the bees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAw_Zzge49c

"graham" > wrote in message
...
> On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>>> Graham
>>
>> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
>> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
>> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
>> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
>> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
>> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
>> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>>
> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse that
> has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
> Graham
>

The number of colonies, production per colony, and total honey production
are all up. Honey production is up 19% y/y.


CCD had NOT been affirmatively diagnosed as due to nicotinioids, and there
is much evidence to dispute that theory.

On 07/06/2015 11:36 AM, taxed and spent wrote:
> "graham" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>>>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>>>> Graham
>>>
>>> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
>>> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
>>> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
>>> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
>>> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
>>> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
>>> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>>>
>> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse that
>> has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
>> Graham
>>
>
> The number of colonies, production per colony, and total honey production
> are all up. Honey production is up 19% y/y.
>
>
> CCD had NOT been affirmatively diagnosed as due to nicotinioids, and there
> is much evidence to dispute that theory.
>
>
>
http://laughingsquid.com/someone-is-...-the-internet/
Graham

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On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, graham > wrote:

> >
> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
> that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.

Is that what seeds are coated with? I read it was because of the dust
from whatever it is they coat seeds with and then air sow.


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sf

On 2015-06-07 11:55 AM, graham wrote:
> On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>>> Graham
>>
>> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
>> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
>> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
>> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
>> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
>> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
>> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>>
> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
> that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.

First of all, that would be neonicotinoid. Secondly, that is only one
of the suspected causes of Colony Collapse, which has been going on
since before the development and use of neonicotinoids.

sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
> > I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but
> > balked at the price. It appears to have doubled in the last ~3
> > years. Graham
>
> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.

I need to get more honey. I don't use it often but we hit banana bread
time here and i used up my last of it. Since i use it for cooking
mostly, I don't need fancy stuff.

Carol

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On Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 9:27:34 PM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>
> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
> Graham
>
>
A major saver on cereal is buying the store brand.

> wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 9:27:34 PM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>>
>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>> Graham
>>
>>
> A major saver on cereal is buying the store brand.

Yeah but that kind is often loaded with crap or doesn't taste good. Not that
I don't think that most cereal no matter the brand is not loaded with
crap...

On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 5:17:34 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > On Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 9:27:34 PM UTC-5, graham wrote:
> >>
> >> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
> >> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
> >> Graham
> >>
> >>
> > A major saver on cereal is buying the store brand.
>
> Yeah but that kind is often loaded with crap or doesn't taste good. Not that
> I don't think that most cereal no matter the brand is not loaded with
> crap...
>
>
No, it's not. If you take the time to read the box you will
see the store brand matches the ingredients of the big name
cereal companies ingredient for ingredient.

Why do you think they place the name brand cereal at eye level?
IF you pay attention you will see the store brand is usually
on the bottom shelf.

On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 10:07:34 AM UTC-4, wrote:

> No, it's not. If you take the time to read the box you will
> see the store brand matches the ingredients of the big name
> cereal companies ingredient for ingredient.

Not always. Cheerios are oats. Store brand oatie-ohs
had wheat, too. It's been a while since I made that
mistake, but the store I shopped at wasn't big enough to
have it's own store brands. This probably was Our
Family brand, which (like Spartan) is the quasi-generic
brand for small grocery chains.

Cindy Hamilton

" wrote:
>
> Why do you think they place the name brand cereal at eye level?
> IF you pay attention you will see the store brand is usually
> on the bottom shelf.

Store brand is very often just as good and maybe even the same in a
different package.

Not always though. A few of them are very inferior.

One ex: Essential-everyday mayo is horrible slime. Don't ever buy
that.

On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 11:21:44 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>
> " wrote:
> >
> > Why do you think they place the name brand cereal at eye level?
> > IF you pay attention you will see the store brand is usually
> > on the bottom shelf.
>
> Store brand is very often just as good and maybe even the same in a
> different package.
>
> Not always though. A few of them are very inferior.
>
> One ex: Essential-everyday mayo is horrible slime. Don't ever buy
> that.
>
>
Mayo is one thing I do buy the Kraft brand but I must admit I
did buy a small jar of Parade mayonnaise (some store or generic
brand) last year. Surprisingly it tasted _exactly_ like
Kraft. Aldi also stocks their brand called Bermans/Bermanns,
not exactly sure of the spelling, but it's their version of
Hellman's. I've not tried it yet but may try small jar someday.

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> " wrote:
> >
> > Why do you think they place the name brand cereal at eye level?
> > IF you pay attention you will see the store brand is usually
> > on the bottom shelf.
>
> Store brand is very often just as good and maybe even the same in a
> different package.
>
> Not always though. A few of them are very inferior.
>
> One ex: Essential-everyday mayo is horrible slime. Don't ever buy
> that.

I find at least 60% of the store stuff is fine, 20% is BETTER and some
20% is not up to snuff. It probably depends high on the product.

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> wrote in message
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> On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 5:17:34 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> > On Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 9:27:34 PM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but
>> >> balked
>> >> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>> >> Graham
>> >>
>> >>
>> > A major saver on cereal is buying the store brand.
>>
>> Yeah but that kind is often loaded with crap or doesn't taste good. Not
>> that
>> I don't think that most cereal no matter the brand is not loaded with
>> crap...
>>
>>
> No, it's not. If you take the time to read the box you will
> see the store brand matches the ingredients of the big name
> cereal companies ingredient for ingredient.

Oh, I have. And in the ones that I looked at, they don't. The store brand
had extra stuff in there.
>
> Why do you think they place the name brand cereal at eye level?
> IF you pay attention you will see the store brand is usually
> on the bottom shelf.

Dur. You're forgetting that I worked in retail. I also buy very little in
the way of cereal.

On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 12:35:25 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > wrote in message:
>
> > Why do you think they place the name brand cereal at eye level?
> > IF you pay attention you will see the store brand is usually
> > on the bottom shelf.
>
> Dur. You're forgetting that I worked in retail. I also buy very little in
> the way of cereal.
>
>
Yes, K Mart.

And what the sam hill is 'Dur'? Is that supposed to be 'duh'
or is that a made up word?

Rite Aid has some kind of name brand cereal on sale every week for about $2.50 or less, I get all my cereal there.

On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 03:08:30 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

> Rite Aid has some kind of name brand cereal on sale every week for about $2.50 or less, I get all my cereal there.

I don't eat enough cereal to care.

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sf

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 03:08:30 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>> Rite Aid has some kind of name brand cereal on sale every week for about
>> $2.50 or less, I get all my cereal there.
>
> I don't eat enough cereal to care.

I eat oatmeal. I do keep a box of cold cereal just in case I am out of
other breakfast food although I have never tried it. Very hard to find
cereal that is free of corn and barley.

On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 11:31:15 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 03:08:30 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>> Rite Aid has some kind of name brand cereal on sale every week for about $2.50 or less, I get all my cereal there.
>
>I don't eat enough cereal to care.

I never buy boxed cereal, but I am fond of oatmeal, and I make a pan
of baked oatmeal once a week or so. It's made with milk, and I add
walnuts or almonds to it, along with a bunch of fruit.

It's quite tasty, and easy to get ready in the morning. Just nuke for
a minute, drizzle with a tablespoon of maple syrup, and that's it.

Doris

On Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 10:27:34 PM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
> Graham
> --

I wonder if barley flake hot cereal would be good?

On Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 10:27:34 PM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
> Graham
> --

I don't like Post bran flakes or raisin bran.

On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 9:51:21 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> I don't like Post bran flakes or raisin bran.
>
>
I'm not crazy about bran flakes and raisin bran is the
same thing except it does have raisins. The raisins
are what makes it tolerable to me.

On 2015-06-06 10:27 PM, graham wrote:
> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.

Most cereals have at least doubled in the last few years. I usually buy
Shredded Wheat. A few years ago the large size had 24 biscuits and then
the repackaged it to make it look the same size but the new box has only
18 biscuits, but the price remained the same. Now the stuff is selling
for $4.99 per box in most stores. I make monthly trips to local discount
grocery where it is usually $3.99 but often on sale for $2.99, and
sometimes only $2.49.

Sometimes I like Shreddies for change, but I get the store brands, which
are just as good as the real McCoy. I used to occasionally treat myself
to Frosted Flakes, but would get the store brand, which I thought was
much better tasting.

Dave, I, too, am a shredded wheat fan...I like the big biscuits, and break them up, sprinkle
some sugar on, and then milk.

I find myself buying the "old fashioned" cereals, on the few occasions I buy cereal...corn flakes.
Cheerios, Puffed Wheat, Kix...yum. I do use Sugar Frosted Flakes in a cookie recipe and I do
like Sugar Pops (I think that's the name). I probably should eat more cereal and less toast for
breakfast. ;-)). Those old types are very nostalgia-creating for me, as those are the cereals we
had when I was growing up.

I do buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch for when my grandchildren are here. I tasted one of those
"crazy little squares" the other day and it was pretty tasty!

N.

On 07/06/2015 4:38 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Dave, I, too, am a shredded wheat fan...I like the big biscuits, and break them up, sprinkle
> some sugar on, and then milk.
>
On Nevski Bridge, a soldier stood.
Chewing his beard for lack of food.
He said: "this stuff is tough to eat,
but a darn sight better than Shredded Wheat!"

Graham

On 06/06/2015 8:27 PM, graham wrote:
> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
> Graham
The price here is C$6/box. I checked another s/m this morning when I
picked up some things for a BBQ and their FP was C$6.15. However, it was
on special for C$3.50 and if I wanted to buy 4 packets it was priced at
a stool-dropping C$2.50 !!!!!!!!
Loss leader? Hardly, unless constipation is endemic:-)
Graham

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Rite Aid doesn't have a huge selection of cereal but they do have Kelloggs raisin bran, Post shredded wheat, frosted miniwheats, cheerios, honey clusters fiber one and great grains.

I liked Trix when I was a kid. Riteaid did have Corn Chex but not now.

I sometimes use da for the.

I lived in a trailer for 2 yrs when in college. I think everyone should live in 1 for a yr or 2.

On 6/8/2015 10:35 AM, wrote:
> I lived in a trailer for 2 yrs when in college. I think everyone should live in 1 for a yr or 2.
>

Why, is there some magical quality about them? I never felt the need.
Never lived in an apartment either.