Unacceptable Prices for Trendy Items and Ingredients

[Martin Fisher]

14 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

I kind of agree but it's called capitalism. If people are willing to pay it, and they must be or the supermarkets would ditch it, then that's the way it's going to be.

 

I'd call it crazy people paying crazy prices.

 

I get that some folks may 'require' the convenience for health reasons or whatever.

I worked with the disabled for years, including the profoundly disabled; my Mom has Multiple Sclerosis; I have other family and friends with issues. I, myself, have issues where I wonder if, some days, I'll be able to make it to the end of the day.

So I do 'get it.'

None of the folks I know in such a situation are well off financially, quite the opposite.

Reasonably priced conveniences would be appreciated.

 

Edited April 12, 2016 by DiggingDogFarm (log)

[liuzhou]

8 hours ago, DiggingDogFarm said:

 

I'd call it crazy people paying crazy prices.

 

I get that some folks may 'require' the convenience for health reasons or whatever.

I worked with the disabled for years, including the profoundly disabled; my Mom has Multiple Sclerosis; I have other family and friends with issues. I, myself, have issues where I wonder if, some days, I'll be able to make it to the end of the day.

So I do , 'get it.'

None of the folks I know in such a situation are well off financially, quite the opposite.

Reasonably priced conveniences would be appreciated.

 

 

I don't disagree, at all. I have issues too, as do members of my family. But the people I usually see buying this stuff seem to be generally healthy, but often overweight. Nor do they appear particularly financially over-endowed , but that is just my, no doubt prejudiced, take. Many disabilities are not visible.

 

All I'm saying is that if the supermarket chains weighed the meat and priced that, then weighed the veg and priced that (including their chopping costs) and aggregated those costs, then maybe it would be OK. But they tend to bung everything together, weigh it and price it at the cost of the most expensive ingredient which they pile on top of the cheap stuff to hide it.

Edited April 13, 2016 by liuzhou
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[IowaDee]

Okay, this is crazy priced but in a good way.  We  sometimes shop at a cool little store run by local Mennonites.  It is called Dutchmans and they do have a website I think.  The fun in going there is the hunt for the surprise bargains you may find.  Last time it was beautiful avocados for a dime, juicy limes for a nickle and fresh pineapples for a buck each.  Yesterday that had 2.2 pounds of Ile de France Brie for $2.99!  Yes the entire wheel for that price. Maybe not the best brie, but at that price, damn good.   The great deals are not advertised so it is like a treasure hunt around the entire store.  

[scubadoo97]

On April 5, 2016 at 8:32 PM, ElsieD said:

Along the same lines, when I first joined Costco, I bought a lot of stuff in their super duper sizes because I could get twice as much for the same money I would spend at my local store.   Vegetables rotted, dry goods got stale and had to be turfed, and we could not  eat refrigerated items by their best before date.  Baked goods languished in the freezer collecting freezer burn.   I finally realized that buying in bulk was not  necessarily a  money saver.  I still shop at Costco but am much more selective about the bulk items I buy.

 

I had joined Costco when they first opened but found I spent too much on food that went bad.  Fast forward to about 5 yrs ago and I rejoined.   First thing in my cart was a Foodsaver vac sealer.  Solved that problem.  No freezer burn, mold or having things go stale.  One of my first things to seal was a half an avocado.  After 3 weeks there was not a spec of discoloration.  It looked like the day I cut it.  I was sold!  

[liuzhou]

I noticed today that my local supermarket is stocking New Zealand butter at ¥29 / 227g. I buy exactly the same stuff at an independent store not half a mile away for a mere ¥18. Who are they kidding?

[ElsieD]

1 hour ago, scubadoo97 said:

I had joined Costco when they first opened but found I spent too much on food that went bad.  Fast forward to about 5 yrs ago and I rejoined.   First thing in my cart was a Foodsaver vac sealer.  Solved that problem.  No freezer burn, mold or having things go stale.  One of my first things to seal was a half an avocado.  After 3 weeks there was not a spec of discoloration.  It looked like the day I cut it.  I was sold!  

 

Yup.  I recently bought one of their big boxes of Tetley tea and used my trusty Foodsaver to vacuum pack them into about 75 tea bags per food saver bag.