ECON Report food and grocery price increases/shortages here - UPDATE, new runs on the stores
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Cyclonemom
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Our Walmarts also have clearance shelves. Either by the lawn and garden exit or by the seasonal item shelves. WI
Tristan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
pachyderm's wife said:
Sheesh! And I've got @ 600 board feet sitting in the machine shed... we've been sending it home with the sons every tine they drive a truck down!
Summerthyme
Grouchy Granny
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Went to the local Safeway this morning as they had some stuff on sale I wanted.
Plenty of TP including some no-name brands. PT was practically nonexistent. Only one brand at high prices - I passed.
Canned beans and veg's still very low, so was rice and beans. Picked up more of the Pioneer Brand gravy mixes in various flavors, but I think I'll go out to the day old bread store (hopefully they are still there) because they have a wider selection at cheaper prices. I'll vacuum pack them after that. Still no Hollandaise sauce mixes (Knorr) so I may bite the bullet and order some off Amazon just to have.
Did see lots of no-name brands that I never heard of.
Baking aisle looked ok - but still no yeast! Eggs were on sale again, so were the pork tenderloin butt pieces (buy 1 get 2 free) so I got 2 eggs and filled my limit on the pork. Butter was on sale for $1.99, but they were out of salted so I got 2 unsalted for use during Christmas baking and making bread.
Produce was fairly decent for a change. Got an acorn squash to bake next weekend with sausage and maple syrup. Prices were definitely higher on bell peppers, but I want to make fajitas some time this next week so I went ahead and got 2 reds and 1 gold (reds were 2 for $3), gold was $2 each.
They "theoretically" had canning jars on at 35% off, but couldn't find any - I have plenty, was just curious.
Hate the way they cut their beef - unless you have it custom cut, it's so thin with no fat it's pretty worthless. Not buying beef right now because the 1/2 cow will arrive next month and I need to get the big chest freezer cleaned out to make room for it.
Plenty of TP including some no-name brands. PT was practically nonexistent. Only one brand at high prices - I passed.
Canned beans and veg's still very low, so was rice and beans. Picked up more of the Pioneer Brand gravy mixes in various flavors, but I think I'll go out to the day old bread store (hopefully they are still there) because they have a wider selection at cheaper prices. I'll vacuum pack them after that. Still no Hollandaise sauce mixes (Knorr) so I may bite the bullet and order some off Amazon just to have.
Did see lots of no-name brands that I never heard of.
Baking aisle looked ok - but still no yeast! Eggs were on sale again, so were the pork tenderloin butt pieces (buy 1 get 2 free) so I got 2 eggs and filled my limit on the pork. Butter was on sale for $1.99, but they were out of salted so I got 2 unsalted for use during Christmas baking and making bread.
Produce was fairly decent for a change. Got an acorn squash to bake next weekend with sausage and maple syrup. Prices were definitely higher on bell peppers, but I want to make fajitas some time this next week so I went ahead and got 2 reds and 1 gold (reds were 2 for $3), gold was $2 each.
They "theoretically" had canning jars on at 35% off, but couldn't find any - I have plenty, was just curious.
Hate the way they cut their beef - unless you have it custom cut, it's so thin with no fat it's pretty worthless. Not buying beef right now because the 1/2 cow will arrive next month and I need to get the big chest freezer cleaned out to make room for it.
I'm seeing a lot of store brand canned goods (N MN). Not sure what's going on with the canneries, but seems like there's more out there. If you aren't a picky brand shopper now is the time to make hay. These are ingredients I use in soup, chili, hotdishes, pot pies, etc. all winter. The quality is just fine for winter cooking.
This week they even have no-bean chili and beef or corned beef hash in store-brand on sale. Never seen that before. Store brand veg are .66/can including green beans, corn, peas and black and red kidney beans. I know Walmart Great Value is a bit cheaper, but the annoyance of that place (even the outdoor pick-up) keeps me far away.
Anyway, I hate to nag, but am anticipating TPTB taking advantage of fall/winter as another excuse to tighten the lock-downs and quarantines - again messing up processors, packing and transport. Get it now.
This week they even have no-bean chili and beef or corned beef hash in store-brand on sale. Never seen that before. Store brand veg are .66/can including green beans, corn, peas and black and red kidney beans. I know Walmart Great Value is a bit cheaper, but the annoyance of that place (even the outdoor pick-up) keeps me far away.
Anyway, I hate to nag, but am anticipating TPTB taking advantage of fall/winter as another excuse to tighten the lock-downs and quarantines - again messing up processors, packing and transport. Get it now.
Cyclonemom
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Local store brand (IGA) had canned pumpkin. Exp date was 12/22, so guessing this years harvest.?
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
I agree! And if you can afford it, do your Christmas shopping now, at least for the young children. I'm going to stock up on holiday baking supplies as they become available.
[Added: I sew and keep some felt, craft fur, stuffing, and child-safe craft eyes (have the post -- hard to pull out) for making stuffed animals. These are great as gifts year-around. I can whip up small ones in an hour or less.]
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Ours does, the last time I was there back in August it was two entire rows of clearance items.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Saw a black walnut board, about an inch thick, 24 or so inches wide and about 16 feet long and they were asking $900 for the board.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
This is what we are anticipating as well, hence the reason we were happy that Aldi in Des Moines had no limits. Mind you we didn't buy cases and cases of food, but I did pick one or two extra cans of some of the things that have still limits here. I Iove my pinto beans and was so happy to get the extra cans of salmon yesterday!
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Sounds accurate... how much was the canned pumpkin?
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Paprika is an import, and some imports are in short supply. This is a huge thread! But I know others have warned about getting spices in earlier posts.
You can't stock them too far ahead without vac-sealing and keeping them cool, but getting what you'll need until next spring should keep okay.
Cyclonemom
Veteran Member
Found the receipt. $1.19/15 OZ can.
closet squirrel
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packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
That's a good price I'm seeing it here, when you can find it, for around $1.99
annieosage
Inactive
Smith's right now it's .89 for 15oz can
Craftypatches
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Went to Aldi today in Lincoln Ne and was surprised there was a limit of toilet paper of 1, I forgot to look about paper towels. I needed canned dog and cat food and they had a limit of 4 of them. A few items I always buy weren’t there.
Esto Perpetua
Veteran Member
I ordered some from Amazon
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
My local Sam’s club has several types of paprika in stock.
briches
Veteran Member
I hit the grocery store (Food Lion) a couple of times over the past few days. I was surprised at how much some things have gone up in price. I’m not sure if that’s because I have gotten used to Lidl prices or they have jumped that high or a combination of both.
Cleaning products still pretty depleted. Tp in stock but mainly brands I’d never heard of. No paper towels. Stock quite low in several things but shelves pulled closer so you couldn’t really tell.
Central VA
Cleaning products still pretty depleted. Tp in stock but mainly brands I’d never heard of. No paper towels. Stock quite low in several things but shelves pulled closer so you couldn’t really tell.
Central VA
I always get nervous when I see someone limiting pet food. Thanks for the warning. I ordered more cases on Chewy.
Cyclonemom
Veteran Member
What is the current delivery time for Chewy? Are they still backlogged with orders taking 10-14 days? Or are they back to normal?
vessie
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I think Chewy is back to normal. V
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
They’re back to normal as far as I can tell, at least from experience at my work. Driving us crazy as usual.
Blacknarwhal
Let's Go Brandon!
...NINE HUNDRED??
Lord have mercy.
It's time to revalue those black walnut trees out back. They're not full-grown, but at prices like those, WOW.
I have never waited that long for Chewy but that may be because of my location. I will let you know when I receive it.
Great company. For those in the Eastern part of the country, Atlantic Spice company is the Eastern branch of SF Herb. You can save on shipping time *and* costs by ordering from the source closest to you.
However, they don't always have the exact same stock, do if you can't find an item at one site, check the other. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but their prices are excellent and product quality has always been great, so that minor idiosyncrasy doesn't bother me.
Summerthyme
I just picked up two bags of dry kibble from my local Tractor Supply. No waiting and wondering.
Loretta Van Riet
Trying to hang out with the cool kids.
Yikes. Dennis you just prompted me to add to my dogfood stash!
John Deere Girl
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I've not had any issue with getting Victor's dog food from Amazon on subscribe and save. We also buy our cat food there with no issues.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
You don't have to scream at us!
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I wonder if they were affected by the fires any? One of the herbal companies that gets mentioned here regularly, I think it's Rose Mountain Herbs, burnt to the ground in one of those huge fires out west last week.
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