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dixiegrrrrl

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97. I can actually buy some things from Amazon cheaper than locally.

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 08:42 PM

Feb 2012

With free shipping. It saves me 9.5% sales tax they charge here.
Most grocery items where I live are 20% higher than in the big cities 90 miles away.
The grocers know it would cost a minimum of $20.00 to drive 180 miles round trip to cheaper stores,
and we would still be paying high food taxes.
So I figure that in when I shop online.

Sometimes I can save a considerable sum.
Just bought 6 bags( the "new" 12 0z pound) of whole bean coffee online, for 33.00, free shipping.
Here, the bags are 8.75. plus 9.5% tax.

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Wait until you go to the grocery store this week,. I thought I'd faint. [View all] Paper Roses Feb 2012 OP

I think a lot has to do with weather The Blue Flower Feb 2012 #1

Maybe with the weather up north? Here in Dallas, prices are not zooming up. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #25

What kinds of groceries? JDPriestly Feb 2012 #2

Products in every category are higher. At least those that I buy. Paper Roses Feb 2012 #33

Yes. We go to the 99 cents and Dollar stores. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #35

The stuff from the Dollar Store is actually a ripoff, in many cases i own my story Feb 2012 #57

don't expect a slowdown of prices... handmade34 Feb 2012 #3

And with the price of gas rising, redqueen Feb 2012 #4

Bingo. And things never seem to go back down to their original price when... renie408 Feb 2012 #7

Double bingo. How your food gets to you...the 2000 mile potatos: trof Feb 2012 #13

"We cannot afford the 3,000 mile salad" dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #89

Yeah, it's bad enough with gas at $3.50. And diesel is around $4.50. trof Feb 2012 #91

Um. Gas Went Down This Week ProfessorGAC Feb 2012 #23

? redqueen Feb 2012 #42

Gas didn't go down where I live, went from $3.79 to 3.81 A Simple Game Feb 2012 #68

Where do you live? It jumped 15 cents a gallon here on the gulf coast. trof Feb 2012 #93

I agree with you Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #5

here's the deal onethatcares Feb 2012 #6

You live in Fla? Then you might know, the largest cattle ranch in the US is located there. siligut Feb 2012 #73

didn't know that. I'm onethatcares Feb 2012 #74

It's amazing! BobbyBoring Feb 2012 #82

Florida, much to many people's surprise, is the second largest 1monster Feb 2012 #99

The Fed is inflating the hell out of everything jeanpalmer Feb 2012 #8

Inflation eventually destroys the rich, too. Zalatix Feb 2012 #48

Yeah, but..they have a Gigantic "reserve cushion" to fall back on. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #94

According to the republicans anyone on food stamps are freeloaders. I know some who are on southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #9

+10 on the peanut butter.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #10

It has something to do with the peanut crop. I couldn't believe over $7.00 for a jar of peanut southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #18

the peanut crop was a disaster last season magical thyme Feb 2012 #90

Of course they're just lazy jeanpalmer Feb 2012 #11

At least never in the republican party. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #17

OMG peanut butter! With 3 kids we go through a lot GobBluth Feb 2012 #46

We don't have either of those stores. We have Krogers and Super WalMart and even their brands southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #63

we do the same, onethatcares Feb 2012 #102

Prices are always outrageous here in Los Angeles. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #12

I doubt it's because wages are up ... zbdent Feb 2012 #14

Have you tried Aldi? nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #15

I'm in the Northeast and there is no Aldi in my area. Paper Roses Feb 2012 #19

$8 for Maxwell House pound can o'coffee? That IS 'spensive. I pay $8 for Starbucks at Target. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #29

I used to shop Costco and found that if you stick to sales nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #38

I was wondering about that, too. Yes, I have a # of stores nearby... Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #44

"Illegals?" hunter Feb 2012 #51

Yes, there are a lot of illegal immigrants where I live. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #52

I call them "people." hunter Feb 2012 #55

They are "illegal immigrants" here. The hispanics who can't speak English... Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #56

Frankly, "illegals" sounds racist. hunter Feb 2012 #66

What's an undocumented worker? n/t A Simple Game Feb 2012 #70

It's ironic this is in a thread about grocery prices... hunter Feb 2012 #71

Well bless your little heart! They have jobs! piscesnewmoon Feb 2012 #81

If working people are NOT contributing to the common good... hunter Feb 2012 #87

Why would you be embarrassed that you don't know Spanish? i own my story Feb 2012 #60

Please read this. redqueen Feb 2012 #64

Sams :puke: lonestarnot Feb 2012 #103

Okay, first of all: I watch my money and WF DOES have good deals! i own my story Feb 2012 #58

+1 on Aldi. I shop a midwest chain called Woodman's which is often cheaper than Aldi riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #21

woodman`s liqueur store in janesville is huge! madrchsod Feb 2012 #31

You and I shop alike. noamnety Feb 2012 #24

You are going to have to learn how to freeze Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #36

Unfortunately I hate frozen or canned vegetables noamnety Feb 2012 #43

Here's a comprehensive guide to freezing nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #40

Why not just buy stuff fresh every week? i own my story Feb 2012 #61

Well, that would be ideal nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #69

Well, because this week, peppers are cheap.... Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #79

The Aldi's I went to in Germantown, MD was awful LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #53

I am also living on social security, RebelOne Feb 2012 #16

I'm going tomorrow. Cleita Feb 2012 #20

At least you have a guaranteed income! Why not turn that frown upside down? i own my story Feb 2012 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Cleita Feb 2012 #65

I was shocked yesterday at my final bill. I shop very carefully riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #22

do stores still have the dented can bin? Haven't seen that for years. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #26

They do at the Stop n Shop here customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #28

My local Woodman's does. I don't shop anywhere else but Aldi and Woodman's anymore. nt riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #30

"smashed can warehouse" shanti Feb 2012 #41

Some stores are throwing out dented cans. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #95

Food prices just keep going up quinnox Feb 2012 #27

Does "food" go into the Consumer Price Index numbers? annabanana Feb 2012 #32

The four itmes not included in government CPI figs are food, energy, housing, and medical expenses. airplaneman Feb 2012 #85

Tells you how bad the economy REALLY is dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #96

I thought the whole point of an "index" wa to keep track annabanana Feb 2012 #98

It's getting obscene Tsiyu Feb 2012 #34

Oh, oh, I have to do my monthly shopping tomorrow! Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #37

you're right.... unkachuck Feb 2012 #39

I have a family of 5, I actually get nervous now when I go shopping GobBluth Feb 2012 #45

Yet the Fed tell us there is no inflation. Go figure Johnson20 Feb 2012 #47

I feel your pain tabbycat31 Feb 2012 #49

I spent almost $200 for groceries this week and came away with very little -- 1monster Feb 2012 #50

Yep--I went to Wally World for groceries yesterday, $110 and I hardly got anything, will TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #67

Food prices have gone up worldwide. Beacool Feb 2012 #54

I went from Wisconsin to Illinois and the price for groceries jumped 50% undeterred Feb 2012 #62

We have also noticed that things have shrunk in size but prices stayed the same. sarcasmo Feb 2012 #72

We noticed that too sarcasmo.... a kennedy Feb 2012 #77

Been sending letters and writing e-mails all over the place to get consumer watchdogs to nanabugg Feb 2012 #101

It is pretty bad. Grocery prices have jumped quite a bit. IndyJones Feb 2012 #75

I can actually buy some things from Amazon cheaper than locally. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #97

Today's shopping list justiceischeap Feb 2012 #76

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #83

I went yesterday. Everything was normal, LeftyMom Feb 2012 #78

I just got back from Aldi's Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #80

How long are we all going to take this quietly?? grasswire Feb 2012 #84

We have seen no big hike recently in Belgium, but I read in Greece BelgianMadCow Feb 2012 #86

I went to the store yesterday and got tons of food at prices 'lower' than normal Tx4obama Feb 2012 #88

Our closest supermarket store is 80 miles away, one way! Yavapai Feb 2012 #92

Perhaps we shouldn't have sold are Corn to China in 2011 lovuian Feb 2012 #100

Oh no! And I have to go today. mzteris Feb 2012 #104