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i went to the store today and i know things are exspensive but wow they are getting to be outrageous i spent 250.00 dollars and really didn't get half of what i needed we need some outlet stores around tampa bay what is it like where u live
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I went to Winn-Dixie recently and stocked up on their buy-one-get-one-free products. I spent a little over $100 but saved $95. This also goes toward the Shell Fuel Rewards Network, and it bumped me up to 75 cents per gallon savings on gasoline.
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Yes things are expensive even some thinga at walmart are up there. People will tell you to buy when on sale and with coupons that works but not all the time.they rarely have say meat coupons but offer discounts on meat like 1.00 or 2.00 off those are fine if you use them that day or freeze right away. We have dollar stores like 99cent love most of what i get there.
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walmart supercenter is a good play to go even win-co we have in southern oregon. i usually go when they are have 10 for $10 sales and use coupons as much as possible.
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Our grocery store is quite high, But i do buy a lot of my meat there because it is cut right there and is usually fresher then Walmarts. And if it a large cut of meat will cut it into the size you need. Then i can freeze it. There is just the 2 of us. It dose save a little when it is on sale. We do have a couple of dooar stores and another store called alco and hey have a lot of merchandise on sale cheaper then our grocery store. except for milk, bread and meat. Man you just have to shop around. And it is going to get worse.
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I use our walmart here in northeast ala and oh my god prices are so flippin high i live on disabilty and its rough
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We buy our groceries every two weeks. Winn Dixie is our local store. They some times have good prices and specials. Making a list of what we need and sticking to it helps keep the bill lower.
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I buy a lot of our grocery items and almost all of the non-grocery items at Walmart. I don't like their meat though. We have a small locally-owned grocery store not even a mile from our house that my husband goes to every day to get what we are cooking for supper that night. lol One of his high-school buddies owns it and he likes to shop there to give support to his buddy. The prices are higher but the quality of the meat is excellent so I don't complain about the price. I too believe we should support our local businesses when we can if it doesn't end up costing an arm and a leg to do it. And, what I don't want to get from the locally owned grocery store I get at Krogers if I don't want to go all the way to Walmart. The local guy doesn't usually have good fruits or fresh veggies so its Krogers or Walmart for those.
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Everything has gotten so high. It is hard to run to the store for a few things and come out under $30.00.
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I know there are some places in the world that are cheeper to live at such as Missouri I found that where I live now is way cheaper than where I lived in California. A two bedroom town house 20 years ago was $1200 a month where is Missouri rent today you can find as little as $250 a month big difference, this is the same as gas, groceries, and anything else. Believe I still have problems affording thing because I can't work and my husband is on SSI so we suffer as well because two people trying to live off one income that was intended for one person.
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i went to the store today and i know things are exspensive but wow they are getting to be outrageous i spent 250.00 dollars and really didn't get half of what i needed we need some outlet stores around tampa bay what is it like where u live
is'nt itt depressing? its so hard to stretch your dollar anymore.
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We have a Kroger....they are cheap (I stay in Georgia)
Costco, Sam's, and wally world are good stores too.
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i always go to walmart for stuff..except meats..i only really go to hannafords for meats because they have a better selection! but everything else there is far too expensive. almost a dollar more then walmart.
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Where I live there is a Shoperite around the corner. And I have to say they have the best prices of all the supermarkets in my area. So, I do save money. I also go to Costco, not often though.
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Yes, grocery stores are getting so expensive. I get any prescriptions filled at Kroger so I can save on gas.
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grocery stores: We have Kroger's Stores here in Michigan do very well on some items but I notice some
items were cheaper now are high. :wave:
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food is so high these days especially meat. I'm not a big meat eater but my husband is so I have to get beef. Beef is the most expensive. That's something someone really need to work on. Getting the food prices down
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We have a couple grocery store around here one is Walmart it's very reasonably priced then I like personally I like Fred Myers. Because every time I spent hundred dollars there I get tense and solve on my gas bill will next fill up so that helps cut down on my gas bill which is outrageous as it is. And we also get a quarterly rebate eight from them and coupons for of what we spend their! That makes it a little more easy to expends money America's I get a little bit of the rebate it might cost me more I don't know and Walmart but I like that little bit rebate on gas and food rebate from them.
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I agree. Items have gone up tremendously. In the past prices would creep up a little at a time. Lately they are just 'JUMPING' up.
One product that I buy was $1 six months ago is now $1.50. This is just unacceptabe.
Meat is so high that I have not had beef in more than 6 months!
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unfortunately it is probably going to keep moving on up. The summer drought that killed the corn crops will be affecting prices for some time to come. I try to stock up on sales. Having an additional freezer really helps. I even freeze coffee creamers when they are on sale now.
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Most grocery stores', such as Kroger, prices went or should I say, "jumped up."
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Sometimes I come back from the grocery store and question myself, look on the receipt and wonder weren't most of these things on sale, then I look at the receipt again and look thru things and just say boy where did my money go lol!!!
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I have Giant Eagle which is super expensive unless stuffs on sale! However the cool thing about it is that you get fuel rewards for money spent in the store...even on gift cards...but you also get a percentage off your food for get gas there
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The prices at grocery stores are definitely getting higher we've noticed. :(
My mom has noticed higher prices on everything to dairy (that was big in the news a while back and another member said they heard milk was headed for $7.00 recently) to tuna, chicken and more. Even shopping at supposed discount stores like Aldi's and sav-a-lot hasn't kept away the higher prices.
We are trying to make do on a limited budget, but it definitely has gotten to be more difficult lately. I hope the prices go down, but I am not expecting that to happen.
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Our family splits our grocery dollars between Aldi and Walmart. But I agree the prices have gone through the roof on some things that I consider stables of the family like milk, peanut butter and bread.
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I go to several stores in my area. I do save about $300 on my monthly groceries.
Fred Myers (sale items only)
Safeway (sale items only)
Winco (weekly needs)
Grocery Outlet (lunchmeats and frozen item)
Orawheat Outlet (discout bead)
Alberstsons (sale items only)
Walmart (special items)
Costco (once a Month)
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Pathmark in the north eastern region.
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They have predicted that prices would go up this year.
I do alot of my shopping at Walmart and then shop the
sales at the local grocery stores.
I plan to do a lot more sale & coupon shopping this year
to try to save some money
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I have kroger,walmart an meijer in my area. I do most of my grocery shopping at meijer. I have been noticing a trend lately, i cannot get out of there without spending about $100. Then i am back in there in about 1 or 2 days getting more stuff.
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Yes things are expensive even some thinga at walmart are up there. People will tell you to buy when on sale and with coupons that works but not all the time.they rarely have say meat coupons but offer discounts on meat like 1.00 or 2.00 off those are fine if you use them that day or freeze right away. We have dollar stores like 99cent love most of what i get there.
I just started using coupons a few months ago and they really make a big difference. With coupons I never pay for toothpaste, lotion, deodorant, body wash, pads, or razors. Use the money you save to buy the things you can't find a coupon on. Trust me buying things with coupons when they are on sale will save you a lot of cash.
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It is getting ridiculous. I shop at bi-lo and I just look at the weekly deals each week and that I generally how I shop. It has worked out pretty well for me so far.
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i went to the store today and i know things are exspensive but wow they are getting to be outrageous i spent 250.00 dollars and really didn't get half of what i needed we need some outlet stores around tampa bay what is it like where u live
I hear ya loud and clear!!! Every time I go to the grocery store it seems to cost more and more!!! I try to buy only organic and that is really adding up these days!!! Maybe it's time for us all to grow our own!!!!
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I don't shop the grocery stores all that much but, anytime I do I notice the price increased. It is constantly going up!What irritates me is that gas is going up also, after a decrease over the summer. What's up with that?? Isn't it less expensive to produce the winter blend than the summer Blend of gasoline??
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Yes, the grocery bill keeps rising, and yet the experts on tv keep telling us that things is better than 4 years ago. Look, the fEd is printing more money like crazy, this drives up the prices for things like gas and food. This is called inflation.
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I think it is the same all over. I do believe that the milk will not be going to $7 a gallon as someone else mentioned since they passed the farm bill. We buy a 1/2 a beef and a whole pig every year to save $$$. It is hard to come up with the money all at once but it sure saves when buying groceries if you only have to buy chicken and fish! Plus it really is cheaper, we paid $2.25 per pound for our beef and $1.90 per pound for our pig and that was the meat plus cutting and wrapping. They will cut and wrap it any way you want. You cannot find those kind of prices on beef and pork in the grocery store, even the 75% hamburger is almost $3 a pound. We buy alot of groceries at Walmart Supercenter and I also go to Aldis and also a local grocery store for sale items and specials.
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We have a little grocery store right here in the neighborhood but I usually wait until I get the sales paper in the mail before I go over there cuz it is very high priced and Lately I have been going to Walmart for Mild and Bread saving at least 5.00 there and getting cereals there too and snacks, So I am gonna keep going to Walmart cuz I don't have money like that :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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went to cvs spent $55 got $56 plus in savings - only buy what you need and only buy on discount - at the grocery store if you count the items in basket multiply by $5.00 you'll be very close to amount spent - before obama it was $3.85 - i know because i track these things - yesterday at the grocery store average cost per item $4.82 after discounts $3.27 - government does make a difference - this week most people lost over $1000 from their yearly income - expect more losses
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It is pretty crazy up here in Denver. We can't get out of Costco, on a bi-weekly basis, for less than two hundred and fifty dollars. Then we drop another one hundred and fifty dollars at Safeway. Plus one or two side trips a week for things that we have forgotten or need to spice up a meal. Eight hundred to one thousand dollars a month and our kids haven't even started eating as much as I did when I was a teenager! Gallons of milk are slated to be more expensive then a gallon of gas...ouch! When I was growing up steak was the expensive commodity and we only ate it once a month...now it seems to be one of the least expensive meats to purchase.