Holes across the board or in specific areas?
Kinda everywhere.
Hard to tell when they spread the remaining inventory out to cover the shelf.
I didn't look at shelf tags to see what was missing.
Holes across the board or in specific areas?
Plus, many of the "super deals" are loss leaders... the store is actually losing money on every one they sell. It works out for them if it brings people into the store, who then buy a bunch of other stuff (often at full price). For the FEW who stock up (like I've always done on butter during the holiday sales), it can make sense to go back several times during the sale to buy the limit. But most people won't bother.They do limits to try to make the deal last as long as possible - bring as many people into the store as possible. Loss leaders are there to create traffic.
I especially notice with Aldi, a lot of times they will be out of a sale/loss leader item early in the sale week. Some stores (maybe higher traffic areas?) are probably smart to limit promo items. Limiting regular price items is a bit different, but I suspect, same reason. With Aldi, I think they only get a truck once or maybe twice/week. When it's gone, it is gone for the week.
Yes there is I have a Lindt bar in my hand.. manufactured in Straham, NH....it contains skim milk and artificial flavor...There's American chocolate?
You know it's bad when the loaves of bread are spread out...and are placed sideways. I don't know why they even attempt to fool us.Kinda everywhere.
Hard to tell when they spread the remaining inventory out to cover the shelf.
I didn't look at shelf tags to see what was missing.
Yep, they are cheaper at Sam's Club now and have been for over a year.The 4oz cans of mushrooms @ Aldi's used to be 55 cents/can. On Instacart, they're $1.55 now!
They were probably rich enough to have huge kitchens with commercial ovens for parties.Pre-Covid, there was an artisanal turkey rancher (best way I could describe him) from southern New Hampshire that would hand deliver two year old turkeys to rich Bostonians. These turkeys could go 60+ pounds, and at $4.99/lb that's $300 each.
My oven can barely fit a 30 pounder. I have no idea how those people cooked them.
Locally, there are a few gourmet shops that sell turkeys for about the $4.99/lb price, but they are only 14-16 pounds. New England gets overloaded with turkeys this time of year. Just the WalMart store currently has close to 300 of them (including the whole turkey breasts).
I pay 4.18 for two sticks of Kerrygold, but do sometimes buy the wm brand.Butter on sale is over $4/lb. What is the world coming to?!
Yes, there is a limit. The online ad did not indicate that but I wondered. A friend went yesterday and has told me that the price is correct, limit is 1 and must have $35 additional. Still a bargain!Our Food Lion ad says limit one with additional $ 35 purchase. Last year the limit was 2.
I was checking online dinners and some had a cut off date of the 15th. I can't do a full dinner without DHs help.I tried to order a Boston Market Thanksgiving dinner (I'm too lazy to cook this year). "Sorry, we aren't offering that this year, NOTHING IS COMING IN." (emphasis added). Commissary not doing dinners either. I may try Omaha Steaks. Like I said I just don't want to cook this year. Maybe by Christmas I'll be up to making bacon-wrapped lasagna again.
THERE will no more of he above, period....This is a new/continuation of the thread from the previous years (2021-2022).
Post up your personal grocery getting experience as we enter the year during pandemic and political turmoil.
Shortages, runs, deliveries, finds, and what's new or back to normal at the grocery store, let us know what's happening in your AO.
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Yeah... we just don't have room... even though we have 7 freezers! 1800# of chicken and two hogs... plus a side of beef when we butcher one of the steers next week, takes a LOT of room! I had to pull a couple spiral cut hams I got at Aldi for 77 cents a pound a few months ago. I vacuum packed the cooked slices, and it saves some space.I wish that I had another freezer.
Stop & Shop (New England regional supermarket) has turkeys at .49/lb, hams at .99/lb butt/spiral butt, .79/lb for shanks. There's no minimum dollar amount of other purchases, like in the past.
Yes.@Bones , have you tried Aldi in Salina?
Yeah... we just don't have room... even though we have 7 freezers! 1800# of chicken and two hogs... plus a side of beef when we butcher one of the steers next week, takes a LOT of room! I had to pull a couple spiral cut hams I got at Aldi for 77 cents a pound a few months ago. I vacuum packed the cooked slices, and it saves some space.
Summerthyme
I hear you! Of course, we raise meat to sell, but even when it was just our family, I kept 47 cubic feet of freezer space absolutely full... home grown meat, veggies, fruit, baked goods, etc.Oh thank goodness
I'm not the only one.
We have 4 freezers and hubby and I get comments from MIL about our "excessive" freezers and garden and all of it.
She's sure first in line when she wants fresh goodies out of the garden or wants eggs or beef, though.
We are staying home tomorrow too so I just got a small turkey breast.I dont think anyone around here is actually cooking this year. All the stores are sold out of their TG dinners.
I will be getting one from Dennys I guess for myself. Cracker Barrel has one but too much trouble with missing items from them.