Disguising Price Increases(No Politics Please)

[worth1]

I wonder what the strike is going to do with the price of things.

[Tormahto]

The latest from the low cost supermarket was chicken gizzards marked down to 16 cents a pound. Most of the roughly 15 pounds will be simmered, cut into thin strips and frozen. making the cats very happy. I just might search for a recipe for humans.

And, the 60-count white boxes of eggs at Walmart are down to about $19, from the $22 of the past several months.

And, the next day, down to $17.

[JRinPA]

60ct eggs. They rang up 15.81, looking at the receipt. That is 26.4 cents per egg. And one of the eggs is seriously misshapen to boot. Never saw such an egg.

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And chicken gizzards were 1.36 per 20 oz for purdue.

[Sue_CT]

Odd. Looks like there was one fat chicken sitting on that egg, lol. You all must use a lot of eggs to buy 60 at a time!

[worth1]

They just aren't offering any big savings on bulk 60 count eggs at the HEB here in Bastrop.
I did the math and it's practically nothing compared to having to sit on all those eggs.
I don't think I've ever seen a Mexican buy a dozen eggs in my life.
I normally buy 2 dozen myself because I can always make an egg sandwich.
One of our old members from the other site told me on the phone she was raised on eggs because they were poor in Colorado growing up.
She's also a registered nurse in Georgia now.

[slugworth]

Just bought some tomato seeds for next year.
Burpee seeds are down to 50mg per packet.

[JRinPA]

I don't think 60 eggs is that many eggs...they are not cheaper by much but they seem to have a lesser broken rate than the smaller boxes...at Walmart at least. Plus I want those thinner egg boxes for the garden. Previous to this year I thought the plastic wrapped 2x18=36 pack were good but I hit a few with them that had broken eggs.

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This is 20 eggs used up the first day. I much prefer aged eggs for hard boiling. I had an intact, aged 18 pack but pulled it out wrong and hit something and it opened everything flew out...I managed to save some, salvage others, but only about 8-10 made it this jar. It is quite clear which ones are which when peeling a mixed batch of aged and fresh eggs. Peeling the fresh ones was so much more annoying, took longer, and more loss.

If I make eggs it is usually at least 6 used. Two for ice cream. One used for an okra wet coat. One for stromboli bread wash. They go fast...this fridge has almost always had a 2 dozen minimum - buy 3 doz eggs next trip.

[pepperhead212]

I haven't bought those 5 dozen batches of eggs since way back when I used to bake 3-4,000 Christmas cookies every year - back when that was all my presents, and I had more help than I have now! I don't remember how many I actually used every year, but the butter was a little under, to a little over 20 lbs every year. The most I ever used was the year the price of the butter went sky high, and never came down, and I made mostly biscotti, and other high egg things, but the butter was down again next season.

[worth1]

At one time a gallon of gas a pack of cigarettes and a small bag of peanuts cost the same and we were complaining about 50 cents a gallon gasoline.
I thought I wanted a Snickers candy bar until I saw the price.
Good lord I've been under a rock because it's been literally years since I bought a candy bar.
I think it was 3 dollars and something but I only got a glimpse because I went into shock and temporarily blind seeing the price.
I woke up on the floor with the store manager fanning me and smelling salts in my nose.

[slugworth]

Movie Stalag 17 an egg cost 100 cigarettes.

[worth1]

If anyone hasn't they should read the Jack London story called The one thousand dozen.
It's about a get rich scheme selling eggs in the Yukon Gold fields.

[worth1]

I went to the Jalisco Mexican market today and picked up a few things.
To my horror I saw 5 pound bags of russets for 1.99.
I already have over 10 pounds of potatoes but they're always cheaper there.
Here is a picture of the shopping list.
It starts out with
chicken wings.
Pickled jalapeno.
White onions.
Green Mexican squash.
Sweet potatoes.
Fresh green jalapenos.
For the most part this beats HEB all to hell.

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[GoDawgs]

We finally went grocery shopping today. It's been two weeks since eggs were $5.56 for the 18 count box. Today they were $3.48. Go figure. I don't expect that to stay that way for long. Georgia had 250-some poultry houses completely destroyed by Helene and a lot more damaged.

I expect to see higher pecan prices too. So many trees that went over were pecan trees due to that broad canopy that act like a giant sail.

https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/ ... 545468007/

"This storm spared no one," Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said at a Friday news conference, adding, "Hurricane Helene has wiped out much of this year's crop across the board," including:

More than one-third of the cotton crop "is a total loss";
Up to 30% of the peanut crop is lost;
Fourteen of the state's 22 dairies remain without power;
More than 220 poultry houses have been destroyed, with hundreds of others damaged;
Four million acres of timberland have been impacted;
And 48,000 acres of pecans have been damaged or destroyed.

[worth1]

We finally went grocery shopping today. It's been two weeks since eggs were $5.56 for the 18 count box. Today they were $3.48. Go figure. I don't expect that to stay that way for long. Georgia had 250-some poultry houses completely destroyed by Helene and a lot more damaged.

I expect to see higher pecan prices too. So many trees that went over were pecan trees due to that broad canopy that act like a giant sail.

https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/ ... 545468007/

"This storm spared no one," Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said at a Friday news conference, adding, "Hurricane Helene has wiped out much of this year's crop across the board," including:

More than one-third of the cotton crop "is a total loss";
Up to 30% of the peanut crop is lost;
Fourteen of the state's 22 dairies remain without power;
More than 220 poultry houses have been destroyed, with hundreds of others damaged;
Four million acres of timberland have been impacted;
And 48,000 acres of pecans have been damaged or destroyed.

The death of the pecan trees is killing me.
It's so sad.
Squirrels live on the nuts too.
I wouldn't waste that wood in a big burn pile either.
I've seen too much of that in the pecan orchards.

[GoDawgs]

The death of the pecan trees is killing me.
It's so sad.
Squirrels live on the nuts too.
I wouldn't waste that wood in a big burn pile either.
I've seen too much of that in the pecan orchards.

I'm keeping part of that big one by the garden. Pecan makes great bbq wood. And the neighbors asked if they could have one of the big straight limbs to use in making a fireplace mantle. Of course! Wish I had one of those small chainsaw mills.

[worth1]

I just learned from someone from the Washington State area around Connel that the region is devastated due to plants shutting down due to the demand in French fries going down.
This is due to the price increase in French fries.
People can't afford to pay the high prices.
He told me he knows people that have lost everything.
Their retirement and no insurance.
I won't go into the details but it's pretty sad what some people are going through without health insurance after working there for years.

These price increases are hurting Americans in ways we never thought of.

[Tormahto]

The local WalMart has had frozen turkeys for about a week, now. Shady Brook Farms at .98/lb and Butteball at 1.04/lb. Usually Butterballs are 1.29 to 1.49/lb, for the first arrivals. Maybe there will be a glut this year. Of course, this is New England, Pilgrim country, where a higher percentage of the population must have their turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. I wait for the sales, usually one week before the holiday, when they are .49/lb.

[worth1]

The local WalMart has had frozen turkeys for about a week, now. Shady Brook Farms at .98/lb and Butteball at 1.04/lb. Usually Butterballs are 1.29 to 1.49/lb, for the first arrivals. Maybe there will be a glut this year. Of course, this is New England, Pilgrim country, where a higher percentage of the population must have their turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. I wait for the sales, usually one week before the holiday, when they are .49/lb.

Won't be buying a whole turkey this year.
I tell myself this every year but it's not gonna happen this year for sure.
I think maybe Cornish game hen is in order along with boxed cornbread dressing.

[Tormahto]

The local WalMart has had frozen turkeys for about a week, now. Shady Brook Farms at .98/lb and Butteball at 1.04/lb. Usually Butterballs are 1.29 to 1.49/lb, for the first arrivals. Maybe there will be a glut this year. Of course, this is New England, Pilgrim country, where a higher percentage of the population must have their turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. I wait for the sales, usually one week before the holiday, when they are .49/lb.

Won't be buying a whole turkey this year.
I tell myself this every year but it's not gonna happen this year for sure.
I think maybe Cornish game hen is in order along with boxed cornbread dressing.

You'd be able to tell people that you sat down and ate the entire bird for Thanksgiving.

I have to do a turkey, especially for leftovers. But, a Cornish hen is my favorite of all birds. All white, moist meat, due to the short cooking time. I'll have to look it up, and see if anyone actually spatchcocks a Cornish hen.

[worth1]

The local WalMart has had frozen turkeys for about a week, now. Shady Brook Farms at .98/lb and Butteball at 1.04/lb. Usually Butterballs are 1.29 to 1.49/lb, for the first arrivals. Maybe there will be a glut this year. Of course, this is New England, Pilgrim country, where a higher percentage of the population must have their turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. I wait for the sales, usually one week before the holiday, when they are .49/lb.

Won't be buying a whole turkey this year.
I tell myself this every year but it's not gonna happen this year for sure.
I think maybe Cornish game hen is in order along with boxed cornbread dressing.

You'd be able to tell people that you sat down and ate the entire bird for Thanksgiving.

I have to do a turkey, especially for leftovers. But, a Cornish hen is my favorite of all birds. All white, moist meat, due to the short cooking time. I'll have to look it up, and see if anyone actually spatchcocks a Cornish hen.

I'm going to spatchcock mine.