The Food Thread

[GoCubsGo]

Bought egglands best large today for just under $7. Lowest it's been lately.

Bought 18 Roundy's brand for $6. Down from $9 but still high.

[1 CAT FAN]

Bought egglands best large today for just under $7. Lowest it's been lately.

Meanwhile, the cult gushes in awe in stupefied awe in anticipation of being totally fucked by trump. Hell, they would cheer as they walk into a blast furnace for the dear leader. And the totally bamboozled will obsess over gated communities, oblivious of the fact that many wealthy Republicans live in them.....like the dear leader. Hilarious.

Hypocritical leftists live in them too! Ask O Really. Y'all just hold hands inside the gate and sing Kum By Yah. Don't forget your hominy, the Superstar Cultmaster, brings a rainbow aura inside the community.

[Vrede too]

Trump says egg prices are falling. Some experts say the claim is misleading.

King Tang LIES, as usual.

Plus, given that avian flu is driving the egg shortage, no POTUS can have much effect on egg prices. King Tang LIES about that, too.

[O Really]

I'd like to suggest a non-scientific food price survey. Everybody probably has an Albertson's-owned store (Albertson's, Safeway, Vons, Shaw) or a Kroger-owned store (Kroger, Fred Meyers, Smiths, Ralphs, QFC). If we just reported a price from anywhere, it could reflect more the difference in store chain rather than the regional price, so let's try to compare from those two national chains. If all you have is Publix, that would work too, pretty much comparable to the Kroger stores. Price these items:

1. Dozen eggs, grade A Large, house brand or Eggland's Best
2. Gallon of milk
3. Pound of bananas
4. A pound ground beef, 85%

Also, include lowest price of regular gas at whatever station you'd actually go to.

My answers:
1. $6.99, Vons
2. $4.39, Vons
3. .69 pretty much everywhere
4. $4.99 Vons

$4.19 - Local/regional gas/convenience chain. Most stations are more like $4.39 - $4.69, and $5+ at the freeway ramp stations.

[Supsalemgr]

We don't have any of the Albertson or Kroger brands here. Mostly Ingles and some Publix.

My answers:
Eggs - $4.97
Milk - $2.88
Bananas - $.59
Beef - $5.28

Bought gas this morning and it was $2.69

[GoCubsGo]

With no actual insight or knowledge I would bet it's more demographic based. I live in an affluent area even though I'm on the wrong side of the tracks so to speak.

I filled up Saturday outside of town for $3.59. In town was $3.79. If I drive seven miles west it's $3.39.

The hoity toity grocery stores generally command a 25-50% premium on produce and meats, although their quality is generally superior.

I'm a notorious sale shopper, even clipping digital coupons. I generally save 25-30% on my grocery bill.
The Jewel, Krogers etc. generally run good sales and my protein purchases are almost 100% sale driven.

Heck, I'll even shop ALDI a few times a year, they have organic produce to boot (no proteins though, not really any good deals and it's not like they have butchers on site ). The savings are mind blowing.

[GoCubsGo]

We don't have any of the Albertson or Kroger brands here. Mostly Ingles and some Publix.

My answers:
Eggs - $4.97
Milk - $2.88
Bananas - $.59
Beef - $5.28

Bought gas this morning and it was $2.69

You have (had, and will have again) Harris Teeter (Kroger).

I'd say my non sale grocery prices are comparable except for beef,

[Vrede too]

Not food-related, but since you also brought up gas prices here:

... Also, include lowest price of regular gas at whatever station you'd actually go to....

$4.19 - Local/regional gas/convenience chain. Most stations are more like $4.39 - $4.69, and $5+ at the freeway ramp stations.

... I filled up Saturday outside of town for $3.59. In town was $3.79. If I drive seven miles west it's $3.39....

I haven't looked yet.

Maggie Haberman Spots Donald Trump Supporter Revolt In Unexpected Place
The New York Times journalist said she'd "never seen pushback" on the president there before.

The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman noted to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins a rare instance of blowback against Donald Trump from the usually loyal supporters who use his Truth Social platform.

Trump recently falsely claimed on the site, “Gasoline just broke $1.98 a gallon, lowest in years.” Collins noted the national average for gas is actually currently about $3.18 per gallon.

He's done it again. Idiot.

Haberman acknowledged that while recent job numbers and stock market gains offer some legitimate “good news” for the Trump White House, some of the president’s statements on lowered prices “just don’t comport with reality.”

S&P 500 INDEX is slightly down today, as GoCubsGo predicted, but it's still down 7.3% since the inauguration and the stock market gains are only since PINO's own early April tariff crash.

Similarly, the Unemployment Rate is up half a percent since Jan. Opps.

And what is “interesting,” she continued in a video shared online, is how “a bunch of replies” to a similar post from Trump about prices said “essentially, ‘Not where I live,’ ‘Not where I live,’ ‘Not where I live.’”

The posts on the president’s platform are “normally very praising of” Trump, she noted. “So there is actually a limit to how much he can keep saying that and have his own voters believe him but he right now seems to believe himself.”

Collins agreed, telling Haberman: “That’s actually really interesting because I have a Truth Social account to obviously monitor what the president says but people who get Truth Social accounts typically are supporters of the president.”

Haberman responded: “I had never seen pushback on something he was saying before and there was still some praise in response but there were a number of comments of people saying, ‘That’s not happening where I am.’”

, even on "Truth" Social.

[Supsalemgr]

We don't have any of the Albertson or Kroger brands here. Mostly Ingles and some Publix.

My answers:
Eggs - $4.97
Milk - $2.88
Bananas - $.59
Beef - $5.28

Bought gas this morning and it was $2.69

You have (had, and will have again) Harris Teeter (Kroger).

I'd say my non sale grocery prices are comparable except for beef,

The Harris-Teeter is due to reopen within the next couple months. I have been in Hendersonville for 27 years and have no memory of any Krogers here.

[O Really]

With no actual insight or knowledge I would bet it's more demographic based. I live in an affluent area even though I'm on the wrong side of the tracks so to speak.

I filled up Saturday outside of town for $3.59. In town was $3.79. If I drive seven miles west it's $3.39.

The hoity toity grocery stores generally command a 25-50% premium on produce and meats, although their quality is generally superior.

I'm a notorious sale shopper, even clipping digital coupons. I generally save 25-30% on my grocery bill.
The Jewel, Krogers etc. generally run good sales and my protein purchases are almost 100% sale driven.

Heck, I'll even shop ALDI a few times a year, they have organic produce to boot (no proteins though, not really any good deals and it's not like they have butchers on site ). The savings are mind blowing.

Sure there are neighborhood differences, but I thought comparing same-chain prices might give the best view. I get a lot of use out of my Vons/Albertsons app, and we also shop sales. Some items are consistently and significantly lower at WalMart's grocery too. Milk and eggs are about a dollar each lower than other stores, and bananas are (today) .50. IRL, we shop at a variety of stores. I guess we could compare "lowest price available" for the items.

[O Really]

The Harris-Teeter is due to reopen within the next couple months. I have been in Hendersonville for 27 years and have no memory of any Krogers here.

Harris Teeter has been a Kroger-owned chain for about 10 years.

[Supsalemgr]

The Harris-Teeter is due to reopen within the next couple months. I have been in Hendersonville for 27 years and have no memory of any Krogers here.

Harris Teeter has been a Kroger-owned chain for about 10 years.

Just thought it was a Charlotte based store. I just hope Ingles stays a local firm. I am sure with their dominance in the area they are a target.

[GoCubsGo]

The Harris-Teeter is due to reopen within the next couple months. I have been in Hendersonville for 27 years and have no memory of any Krogers here.

Harris Teeter has been a Kroger-owned chain for about 10 years.

Same with my Mariano's.

[GoCubsGo]

The Harris-Teeter is due to reopen within the next couple months. I have been in Hendersonville for 27 years and have no memory of any Krogers here.

Harris Teeter has been a Kroger-owned chain for about 10 years.

Just thought it was a Charlotte based store. I just hope Ingles stays a local firm. I am sure with their dominance in the area they are a target.

Ingles is fine for staple stuff, but if you want anything resembling quality it's not the place to go.

Nix on..

Bakery
Deli
Most produce
Meat
Fish
Specialty cheeses and such.

[Supsalemgr]

The Harris-Teeter is due to reopen within the next couple months. I have been in Hendersonville for 27 years and have no memory of any Krogers here.

Harris Teeter has been a Kroger-owned chain for about 10 years.

Just thought it was a Charlotte based store. I just hope Ingles stays a local firm. I am sure with their dominance in the area they are a target.

I agree. However, it seems they are trying upgrade some. Putting Starbucks in their stores and expanding the deli options.


Ingles is fine for staple stuff, but if you want anything resembling quality it's not the place to go.

Nix on..

Bakery
Deli
Most produce
Meat
Fish
Specialty cheeses and such.