Comments on: Off Grocery Detail

By: Tracee

Tracee — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:49:30 +0000

Crystal, I didn’t realize it until I Googled “food inflation” but, it’s really a world wide food inflation problem.

It’s tied to diverting the use of 1/3 of the United States corn crop into Ethanol, which ties right back to . . . take a wild guess. . . OIL.

I knew my friend Jen at Jlogged would have a lot of great tips to help us float through the crisis though so here’s a link: http://jlogged.com/2008/04/09/crisis-at-thecheckout-line

By: crystal

crystal — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:47:37 +0000

Yes, and we’re not the only country being affected. There’s been rioting in other parts of the world because people can’t afford food.

By: Thrifty Karen

Thrifty Karen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:42:40 +0000

Sorry you can’t find stores to double coupons. We’re thinking of moving and my mom told me to make sure I move somewhere that doubles coupons. lol It does make a difference in my grocery bill.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:37:42 +0000

Exactly!

By: Tracee

Tracee — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:36:50 +0000

lol.

Dear Baked Dorritoes,

I can’t afford your chips anymore because of the price of gas & groceries. The war is hard on everyone. Please send me all I can eat for free. I’ll write an article about how much I love them.

Love, Tracee

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:31:46 +0000

Tracee – you should write the people who make those baked chips you’re missing and see if you could get a freebie going!

By: Tracee

Tracee — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:26:36 +0000

I looked it up and the closest zip code was an hour away for me. The stores in my town weren’t listed on the site. My local stores also only offer sporadic double coupons and couldn’t tell me when.

But, it’s a town I visit once a week anyway, because of family so saving $95 ($75 if you subtract the gas to get there and back) and getting the food we want may actually be worth it.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:07:08 +0000

I’ve heard of that – but I wondered if it would be worth the time in a small town? Does anyone know?

By: Tracee

Tracee — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:54:52 +0000

Oh thanks Karen!

I forwarded my husband the link – we have come to a point where I think such a game is worth the time – especially since he has taken over the shopping;)

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:53:10 +0000

double yuck. I’ve had those.

I made it in and out of wal-mart last night in record time: left house at 7:37, turned in the driveway at 8:05.. Whoo-hoo!!!! That’s literally my record.