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06-18-2011, 08:52 PM #1Registered User
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Bag of Potatoes $7.99
Sent the kid to the store for milk and potatoes. Brought the receipt back...GEESH!!!!! $7.99...for #10 of potatoes. Not a diamond ring but POTATOES!
Just had to do a rant. This is unreal...dirty old potatoes.Bank of America is THE godfather of Hell with Wells Fargo running neck and neck. When the world ends the only things that will be left are cockroaches, Walmart, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. Not necessarily in that order. The order remains to be seen.
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They have gotten unbelievably high here as well. Need to start growing fields of the things!
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Coulda gotten them here today for $4/10 lbs.
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I think the wacky weather's to blame. We'll see more of it when corn is 'due', and the wheat's supposed to come in, as well as the cotton. Midwestern flooding . . . economy . . . depreciating $$.
(Here the local strawberries are over 5.50 a pint!!! CA strawberries 3.00!!)Vermont has two seasons: Wintah and the Fourth of July.
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Potatoes are crazy expensive here, too! DH asked why we haven't had baked potatoes lately and I told him about prices. He quickly backed down. On the other hand, I am getting strawberries at $2 for the pack just larger than the pint.
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Here in Florida they are $2 to $2.50 a 8 oz...about $5 or some less for a quart.
Originally Posted by NicJean
Bank of America is THE godfather of Hell with Wells Fargo running neck and neck. When the world ends the only things that will be left are cockroaches, Walmart, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. Not necessarily in that order. The order remains to be seen.
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Everything is outrageous right now. It's bad when potatoes, which used to be a good cheap filler, are a luxury item.
If things keep up this way, and these become the standard prices, we are all in big trouble. I'm sticking as much as possible to Ontario produce. The stuff grown locally is way more affordable. The imports from the US are out of reach for us.
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I bought strawberries today for $1.88/pound.
Potatoes are still a good buy, especially if you're cooking for two. One large baked potato isn't really a very expensive side dish, even at .80/lb. A pound of potatoes is more than enough for two people, so that works out to only .40 per person. What can you eat that's much cheaper?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I have looked at the store lately as I got some in our produce basket. I'm scared now.
I did pay $1.99 for peaches today. Sigh.Frugalista Mama to DD 12 & DS 8
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I think so also! I use them as a main course, instead of a side, and they become even cheaper. Originally Posted by Spirit Deer
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I have a bunch of em in the garden. Hopefully that'll ease the blow this year.
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Friday in my local store ad's they had 10 pound bags potatoes for 99 cents I know regularly they have been close to $5.00 so I grabbed 2...:O)
Strawberries here are 88 cents and $1.00 right now..
Blueberries are $1.47 this week 2 weeks ago they were almost $4
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I got 10lbs yeserday for 4.88 but thats only because I was at sams club they are now normally 3.99 for5 pounds in our local supermarkets All food is now crazy high dont know how i would have managed if all the kids were home now just Me hubby and ds 22 but they eat alot lol. Just as an aside my thrifty shopping trip to sams cost me 458.00 gag
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My question would be what kind of spuds do you go for. I do not mind russett or plain white potatoe.. however my mom ( with her more.. err.. refined taste) goes for yukon gold or red potatoes ... The speciality potatoes are more expensive, but for some applications are yummier.
We have gotten mixed fingerling ( yellow, red, and purple ) potatoes here they are a little more expensive, but a wash and a drizzle of olive oil and a little italian seasoning into the oven and vwala... my daughter thinks purple potatoes are the bee's knees *LOL*
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I feel rather lucky this week. Our Fareway had them for 2.99 for a 15 pound bag. So, I bought one bag and this should last us about 3-4 weeks.
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