A WaPo article for our American posters. If you can't access it, I'll do
a copy and paste, but it is long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/11/18/washington-dc-best- grocery-stores/?commentID=5edf77d3-582b-4924-b5e3-0e44528a5713
A WaPo article for our American posters. If you can't access it, I'll do
a copy and paste, but it is long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/11/18/washington-dc-best-grocery-stores/?commentID=5edf77d3-582b-4924-b5e3-0e44528a5713
Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
A WaPo article for our American posters. If you can't access it, I'll do
a copy and paste, but it is long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/11/18/washington-dc-best-grocery-stores/?commentID=5edf77d3-582b-4924-b5e3-0e44528a5713
Yah, but. . . .
That’s for Washington, DC. More than one of those stores is not within 50 miles of me. Would love to shop at Wegman’s, but have never been close to one.
Looking at local grocer’s, the quality of produce varies from one Kroger to another. Even though it comes from the same source, quality is a
reflection of the produce manager, staff and how they handle and rework/merchandise their produce. There’s one local Kroger I never buy produce from.
On 2025-12-08 12:01 p.m., Graham wrote:
A WaPo article for our American posters. If you can't access it,
I'll do a copy and paste, but it is long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/11/18/washington-dc-best- grocery-stores/?commentID=5edf77d3-582b-4924-b5e3-0e44528a5713
Sorry, you can read it here: https://www.checkbook.org/washingtonpost/groceries
heyjoe <nobody@home.invalid> posted:
Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
A WaPo article for our American posters. If you can't access it, I'll do >>> a copy and paste, but it is long.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/11/18/washington-dc-best-grocery-stores/?commentID=5edf77d3-582b-4924-b5e3-0e44528a5713
Yah, but. . . .
That’s for Washington, DC. More than one of those stores is not within 50 >> miles of me. Would love to shop at Wegman’s, but have never been close to >> one.
Looking at local grocer’s, the quality of produce varies from one Kroger to
another. Even though it comes from the same source, quality is a
reflection of the produce manager, staff and how they handle and
rework/merchandise their produce. There’s one local Kroger I never buy
produce from.
A good many of them are not in my area either and some are but the driving distance there and back kills any savings. Those that require a membership kills any bargains I might find as well.
There is a Kroger one mile from my house, but in the past, there was many complaints about the produce. The one I shop at is another 3 miles down
the road and has a much better fresh vegetables and fruits department and
to me, just a better overall selection.
An Aldi is also one mile from my house, and I will stop in there occasionally but their prices are creeping up and at times are no cheaper than Kroger. Also, if I need a special cut of meat, there is no butcher at Aldi.
~
A WaPo article for our American posters. If you can't access it, I'll do
a copy and paste, but it is long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/11/18/washington-dc-best- grocery-stores/?commentID=5edf77d3-582b-4924-b5e3-0e44528a5713
On 2025-12-08 12:01 p.m., Graham wrote:
A WaPo article for our American posters. If you can't access it, I'll
do a copy and paste, but it is long.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/11/18/washington-dc-best-
grocery-stores/?commentID=5edf77d3-582b-4924-b5e3-0e44528a5713
Sorry, you can read it here: https://www.checkbook.org/washingtonpost/groceries
On 12/8/2025 3:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
When I lived in CT we used to occasionally go to Wegman's, about 30a
miles as opposed to 2 miles for Stop & Shop. They had some nice stuff
so once it a while worth the trip/
Here, I go to Publix. Not the cheapest, but my preference. Quality,
good service, great people. I watch the BOGO sales and take advantage
of them to save. About $40 this week on items I'll use over the next couple of months.
Tried ALDI in two locations over the years. Never cared for them. No reason to ever go back though some prices are lower
I also go to BJs every few months. They have a few items at a good
price, such as Kerrygold butter and cheese, wine, etc.
On 12/8/2025 3:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:ALDI's prices are consistently lower than everyone else's. They're
heyjoe <nobody@home.invalid> posted:
Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
A WaPo article for our American posters. If you can't access it,
I'll do
a copy and paste, but it is long.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/11/18/washington-dc-best-
grocery-stores/?commentID=5edf77d3-582b-4924-b5e3-0e44528a5713
Yah, but. . . .
That’s for Washington, DC. More than one of those stores is not
within 50
miles of me. Would love to shop at Wegman’s, but have never been
close to
one.
Looking at local grocer’s, the quality of produce varies from one
Kroger to
another. Even though it comes from the same source, quality is a
reflection of the produce manager, staff and how they handle and
rework/merchandise their produce. There’s one local Kroger I never buy >>> produce from.
A good many of them are not in my area either and some are but the
driving
distance there and back kills any savings. Those that require a
membership
kills any bargains I might find as well.
There is a Kroger one mile from my house, but in the past, there was many
complaints about the produce. The one I shop at is another 3 miles down
the road and has a much better fresh vegetables and fruits department and
to me, just a better overall selection.
An Aldi is also one mile from my house, and I will stop in there
occasionally
but their prices are creeping up and at times are no cheaper than Kroger.
Also, if I need a special cut of meat, there is no butcher at Aldi.
When I lived in CT we used to occasionally go to Wegman's, about 30
miles as opposed to 2 miles for Stop & Shop. They had some nice stuff
so once it a while worth the trip/
Here, I go to Publix. Not the cheapest, but my preference. Quality,
good service, great people. I watch the BOGO sales and take advantage
of them to save. About $40 this week on items I'll use over the next couple of months.
Tried ALDI in two locations over the years. Never cared for them. No reason to ever go back though some prices are lower.
I also go to BJs every few months. They have a few items at a good
price, such as Kerrygold butter and cheese, wine, etc.
On 12/8/2025 2:47 PM, Ed P wrote:
When I lived in CT we used to occasionally go to Wegman's, about 30
miles as opposed to 2 miles for Stop & Shop. They had some nice stuff
so once it a while worth the trip/
Here, I go to Publix. Not the cheapest, but my preference. Quality,
good service, great people. I watch the BOGO sales and take advantage
of them to save. About $40 this week on items I'll use over the next
couple of months.
Tried ALDI in two locations over the years. Never cared for them. No
reason to ever go back though some prices are lower.
I also go to BJs every few months. They have a few items at a good
price, such as Kerrygold butter and cheese, wine, etc.
We probably save about $1K/year because we buy certain things at ALDI.
I'm into the grocery game, so I shop specials at our local supermarkets. >Each of our family members has our own rewards account, and my son's,
which he never uses anymore, is linked to my Yahoo email. I got a
digital coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase that I used to get a nice chuck >roast that was already 40% off in the ad. I think he gets those offers >because we hardly ever use the account, and the algorithm is trying to
lure *him* back.
Groceries reminds me. We have spent ZERO DOLLARS on anything other than
food and gas since before Thanksgiving. It's been over 30 years since
I've bought nothing over Black Friday weekend. Keep this up and we'll be >banking significant money every month, even before my wife starts
getting SS.
We probably save about $1K/year because we buy certain things at ALDI.
I'm into the grocery game, so I shop specials at our local supermarkets. Each of our family members has our own rewards account, and my son's,
which he never uses anymore, is linked to my Yahoo email. I got a
digital coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase that I used to get a nice chuck roast that was already 40% off in the ad. I think he gets those offers because we hardly ever use the account, and the algorithm is trying to
lure *him* back.
Groceries reminds me. We have spent ZERO DOLLARS on anything other than
food and gas since before Thanksgiving. It's been over 30 years since
I've bought nothing over Black Friday weekend. Keep this up and we'll be banking significant money every month, even before my wife starts
getting SS.
On 12/8/2025 6:54 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
We probably save about $1K/year because we buy certain things at ALDI.
I'm into the grocery game, so I shop specials at our local supermarkets.
Each of our family members has our own rewards account, and my son's,
which he never uses anymore, is linked to my Yahoo email. I got a
digital coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase that I used to get a nice chuck
roast that was already 40% off in the ad. I think he gets those offers
because we hardly ever use the account, and the algorithm is trying to
lure *him* back.
In the past six months, I spent $760 at Publix. If you figure in the
BOGO items, no way would I save a lot by going to ALDI. I won't touch
their meats.
On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 19:51:45 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/8/2025 6:54 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
We probably save about $1K/year because we buy certain things at ALDI.
I'm into the grocery game, so I shop specials at our local supermarkets. >>> Each of our family members has our own rewards account, and my son's,
which he never uses anymore, is linked to my Yahoo email. I got a
digital coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase that I used to get a nice chuck >>> roast that was already 40% off in the ad. I think he gets those offers
because we hardly ever use the account, and the algorithm is trying to
lure *him* back.
In the past six months, I spent $760 at Publix. If you figure in the
BOGO items, no way would I save a lot by going to ALDI. I won't touch
their meats.
We don't buy meat obviously, but everything we do buy at ALDI is
cheaper than elsewhere. They do have less choice, though.
On 12/8/2025 8:05 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 19:51:45 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:One of my issues last visit was produce. Much of it was bagged and the >quantity more than what I'd use. At other stores, I can buy just one
On 12/8/2025 6:54 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
We probably save about $1K/year because we buy certain things at ALDI. >>>> I'm into the grocery game, so I shop specials at our local supermarkets. >>>> Each of our family members has our own rewards account, and my son's,
which he never uses anymore, is linked to my Yahoo email. I got a
digital coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase that I used to get a nice chuck >>>> roast that was already 40% off in the ad. I think he gets those offers >>>> because we hardly ever use the account, and the algorithm is trying to >>>> lure *him* back.
In the past six months, I spent $760 at Publix. If you figure in the
BOGO items, no way would I save a lot by going to ALDI. I won't touch
their meats.
We don't buy meat obviously, but everything we do buy at ALDI is
cheaper than elsewhere. They do have less choice, though.
red pepper or onion, etc. OK for a family of six, not so much for a
single person.
I did buy a bottle of wine that was decent and a good price. Oh, I need
a quarter for the cart too. Sure, saves them having to round them up
but at inconvenience for me. I just gave the cart to someone walking to
the store to save me the trouble. At Publix, they will take the cart
out and load the car if you want. Surprise rain shower? They will walk
you out with an umbrella.
On 12/8/2025 3:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:ALDI's prices are consistently lower than everyone else's. They're
An Aldi is also one mile from my house, and I will stop in there
occasionally
but their prices are creeping up and at times are no cheaper than Kroger. >> Also, if I need a special cut of meat, there is no butcher at Aldi.
cheaper on milk and eggs, and some of their private labels are
excellent, like anything branded Specially Selected. The Specially
Selected ice cream is the closest thing to Haagen-Dazs. No one else
sells a 12-pack of good tasting beer for $13.99. https://www.johnlikesbeer.com/2024/08/83124-state-of-brewings-shuteye-peak.html>
If I'm still alive by the time I'll develop mobility problems, I'llWith rat poison on the side.
get everything delivered :)
--
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon
On 12/8/2025 6:54 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
;We probably save about $1K/year because we buy certain things at ALDI.
I'm into the grocery game, so I shop specials at our local
supermarkets. Each of our family members has our own rewards account,
and my son's, which he never uses anymore, is linked to my Yahoo
email. I got a digital coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase that I used to
get a nice chuck roast that was already 40% off in the ad. I think he
gets those offers because we hardly ever use the account, and the
algorithm is trying to lure *him* back.
In the past six months, I spent $760 at Publix. If you figure in the
BOGO items, no way would I save a lot by going to ALDI. I won't touch their meats.
Groceries reminds me. We have spent ZERO DOLLARS on anything other
than food and gas since before Thanksgiving. It's been over 30 years
since I've bought nothing over Black Friday weekend. Keep this up and
we'll be banking significant money every month, even before my wife
starts getting SS.
I'll buy two gifts for Christmas. Most likely Amazon as one will go to
MA, the other to PA.
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:17:13 GMT
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon
Who the heck buys a gallon of that?
You running a restaurant?
If I
died tonight, I'd have had quite the eventful life. Now that the cat
has died, there's no tether except in my mind. It's quite a reset.
"Dr. Rocktor" <drr@in.valid> posted:
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:17:13 GMT
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon
Who the heck buys a gallon of that?
Me. Half-n-half is all I drink and cook with unless a recipe calls
for heavy cream.
You running a restaurant?
No. My neighbor said she didn't know cookies and milk could be so
good when it was half-n-half in the glass I offered her.
"Dr. Rocktor" <drr@in.valid> posted:
Me. Half-n-half is all I drink and cook with unless a recipe calls
for heavy cream.
You running a restaurant?
No. My neighbor said she didn't know cookies and milk could be so
good when it was half-n-half in the glass I offered her.
On 2025-12-09, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
You running a restaurant?
No. My neighbor said she didn't know cookies and milk could be so
good when it was half-n-half in the glass I offered her.
Blergh. Much too heavy for me. I've been drinking 2% for so long,
even whole milk seems too creamy.
I won't drink commercial eggnog because it's so thick.
On 2025-12-09 1:11 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-12-09, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
You running a restaurant?
No. My neighbor said she didn't know cookies and milk could be so
good when it was half-n-half in the glass I offered her.
Blergh. Much too heavy for me. I've been drinking 2% for so long,
even whole milk seems too creamy.
I won't drink commercial eggnog because it's so thick.
I would not even call it creamy. It is more like gelatinous because they
use various thickeners to thicken it. I used to like eggnog but as I
got holder and the lactose issue worsened and as I cultivated a bad gall >bladder the side effects counteracted any pleasure derived from drinking
it.
On 2025-12-09, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
"Dr. Rocktor" <drr@in.valid> posted:
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:17:13 GMT
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon
Who the heck buys a gallon of that?
Me. Half-n-half is all I drink and cook with unless a recipe calls
for heavy cream.
You drink half and half? I used to know someone who drank it for
a treat, but she drank milk for everyday.
You running a restaurant?
No. My neighbor said she didn't know cookies and milk could be so
good when it was half-n-half in the glass I offered her.
Blergh. Much too heavy for me. I've been drinking 2% for so long,
even whole milk seems too creamy.
I won't drink commercial eggnog because it's so thick.
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:
On 2025-12-09, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
"Dr. Rocktor" <drr@in.valid> posted:
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:17:13 GMT
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon
Who the heck buys a gallon of that?
Me. Half-n-half is all I drink and cook with unless a recipe calls
for heavy cream.
You drink half and half? I used to know someone who drank it for
a treat, but she drank milk for everyday.
I /love/ it! It's what you get used to. Whole milk tastes so bland
to me now.
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:24:48 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:
You drink half and half? I used to know someone who drank it for
a treat, but she drank milk for everyday.
I /love/ it! It's what you get used to. Whole milk tastes so bland
to me now.
I've never heard of drinking half and half. Extra saturated fat, party
time!
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
On 12/8/2025 3:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:ALDI's prices are consistently lower than everyone else's. They're
An Aldi is also one mile from my house, and I will stop in there
occasionally
but their prices are creeping up and at times are no cheaper than Kroger. >>>> Also, if I need a special cut of meat, there is no butcher at Aldi.
cheaper on milk and eggs, and some of their private labels are
excellent, like anything branded Specially Selected. The Specially
Selected ice cream is the closest thing to Haagen-Dazs. No one else
sells a 12-pack of good tasting beer for $13.99.
https://www.johnlikesbeer.com/2024/08/83124-state-of-brewings-shuteye-peak.html>
No, Aldi is not consistently cheaper than anyone else's. Some things,
yes, but not everything. Let's face it, they don't stock everything
a person might want either.
I was surprised and disappointed Aldi had no great sale on butter for Thanksgiving. I do see, a week /after/ Thanksgiving they're put their brand of butter on sale for $3.29. Kroger had theirs priced /before/ Thanksgiving at $2.99 per pound.
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon; Aldi has theirs in quart containers only at $2.95 which makes a half gallon come to $5.90. I'm not stopping
at two stores to save 11₵. Walmart has them and Kroger beat at $5.44 per half gallon.
As I said previously, no on-site butcher for any special cuts of meat.
Also, as someone said on another group I frequent, no single vegetable
items such loose onions or bell peppers. Sometimes a bag of either one
is not wanted or needed.
On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 07:14:13 -0600
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
If I
died tonight, I'd have had quite the eventful life. Now that the cat
has died, there's no tether except in my mind. It's quite a reset.
Be humble and not overly charitable and you will be tolerated, but not
ever fully accepted.
This is how it used to be for expats:
https://adventuresbythebook.com/product/on-mexican-time-a-new-life-in-san-miguel-hardcover/
Cartels and communism gutted that remnant decency.
On 12/9/2025 12:17 AM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon; Aldi has theirs in quart containers only at $2.95 which makes a half gallon come to $5.90. I'm not stopping
at two stores to save 11₵. Walmart has them and Kroger beat at $5.44 per half gallon.
Have you switched from artificial creamer? How else could one even
begin to use a half gallon of half&half before it went off if they
weren't using it in coffee? I have a friend who has a membership at the
one that requires one, and he lets me use his card, as it's a little
cheaper than the one that doesn't require membership, and way more selection.
There's one near you that doesn't require membership, and butter is
$2.99 there every day.
Gordon Food Service Store, 317 Bluebird Dr, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
I just saw the sneak peek, and Schnuck's has CAB bottom round roasts for $5.99/#. That's pretty much ground beef price, and cheaper than the
$7.49 price I paid yesterday for a chuck roast at the same store.
On 12/9/2025 11:54 AM, Dr. Rocktor wrote:An educated answer.
On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 07:14:13 -0600
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
If I
died tonight, I'd have had quite the eventful life. Now that the
cat has died, there's no tether except in my mind. It's quite a
reset.
Be humble and not overly charitable and you will be tolerated, butWe will just be spending 10-12 weeks a year there, and staying at
not ever fully accepted.
hotels, not AirBnBs. Locals resent those short term rentals because
it increases their rents>
Uh, not so much.This is how it used to be for expats:
https://adventuresbythebook.com/product/on-mexican-time-a-new-life-in-san-miguel-hardcover/
Cartels and communism gutted that remnant decency.If you stay in the safe parts, Mexico City is safe.
There are A LOTTheir former mayor (Scheinbaum) who is now la Presidente is a raving
of well armed police on the streets. People have asked me if I was
worried about safely and I've replied, "We live in St. Louis." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_St._Louis
Also, only a fascist would call Mexico communist.
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:
On 2025-12-09, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
"Dr. Rocktor" <drr@in.valid> posted:
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:17:13 GMT
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon
Who the heck buys a gallon of that?
Me. Half-n-half is all I drink and cook with unless a recipe calls
for heavy cream.
You drink half and half? I used to know someone who drank it for
a treat, but she drank milk for everyday.
I /love/ it! It's what you get used to. Whole milk tastes so bland
to me now.
You running a restaurant?
No. My neighbor said she didn't know cookies and milk could be so
good when it was half-n-half in the glass I offered her.
Blergh. Much too heavy for me. I've been drinking 2% for so long,
even whole milk seems too creamy.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm. 😋 A few years ago I was buying heavy cream and mixing a bit into my whole milk. Then I thought, "Just buy half-n-half and be
done with the mixing."
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
On 12/8/2025 3:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:ALDI's prices are consistently lower than everyone else's. They're
An Aldi is also one mile from my house, and I will stop in there
occasionally
but their prices are creeping up and at times are no cheaper than Kroger. >>>> Also, if I need a special cut of meat, there is no butcher at Aldi.
cheaper on milk and eggs, and some of their private labels are
excellent, like anything branded Specially Selected. The Specially
Selected ice cream is the closest thing to Haagen-Dazs. No one else
sells a 12-pack of good tasting beer for $13.99.
https://www.johnlikesbeer.com/2024/08/83124-state-of-brewings-shuteye-peak.html>
No, Aldi is not consistently cheaper than anyone else's. Some things,
yes, but not everything. Let's face it, they don't stock everything
a person might want either.
I was surprised and disappointed Aldi had no great sale on butter for Thanksgiving. I do see, a week /after/ Thanksgiving they're put their brand of butter on sale for $3.29. Kroger had theirs priced /before/ Thanksgiving at $2.99 per pound.
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon; Aldi has theirs in quart containers only at $2.95 which makes a half gallon come to $5.90. I'm not stopping
at two stores to save 11₵. Walmart has them and Kroger beat at $5.44 per half gallon.
As I said previously, no on-site butcher for any special cuts of meat.
Also, as someone said on another group I frequent, no single vegetable
items such loose onions or bell peppers. Sometimes a bag of either one
is not wanted or needed.
~
An Aldi opened in Beaufort earlier this year. I have not bothered to
drive all the way over there to check out prices on anything. As you
say, why drive out of the way to Aldis to possibly save save 11 cents?
Or even a dollar.
On 2025-12-09 5:40 p.m., jmquown wrote:
An Aldi opened in Beaufort earlier this year. I have not bothered toI used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
drive all the way over there to check out prices on anything. As you
say, why drive out of the way to Aldis to possibly save save 11 cents?
Or even a dollar.
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
On 12/9/2025 6:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wifeThat's the way I look at it, Dave. Why waste gasoline driving all over town to all different stores to save a few bucks? It doesn't save
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to
imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
money. I will not spend all day grocery shopping. Someone else
mentioned (maybe Ed) you have to pay a deposit for a shopping cart and
get your money back when you return it. Uh, no. I always return the
free shopping cart (and don't always need one, sometimes just a hand
held basket) where it belongs when I exit the store.
Jill
On 12/9/2025 1:24 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
A few years ago I was buying heavy cream and mixing a
bit into my whole milk. Then I thought, "Just buy half-n-half and be
done with the mixing."
I've certainly mixed a little cream into the whole milk many times, but
not to the point of half and half. That's pretty hardcore. Half and half
is 10.5% butterfat. It is bizarre that you drink half and half and put
that icky artificial junk into coffee.
Tonight we'll be having cheesy spinach, made with heavy cream and
cheese. I cut a few chunks off a chuck roast, and rendered the fat using
the 340F saute feature. Then, I browned the meat, turned the temp down
to 135F, stuck a lid on it, and there it will stay until dinner.
On 2025-12-09 5:40 p.m., jmquown wrote:
An Aldi opened in Beaufort earlier this year. I have not bothered toI used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
drive all the way over there to check out prices on anything. As you
say, why drive out of the way to Aldis to possibly save save 11 cents?
Or even a dollar.
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to >imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
On 12/9/2025 6:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
That's the way I look at it, Dave. Why waste gasoline driving all over
I used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to
imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
town to all different stores to save a few bucks? It doesn't save
money. I will not spend all day grocery shopping. Someone else
mentioned (maybe Ed) you have to pay a deposit for a shopping cart and
get your money back when you return it. Uh, no. I always return the
free shopping cart (and don't always need one, sometimes just a hand
held basket) where it belongs when I exit the store.
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
On 12/9/2025 1:24 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
>
A few years ago I was buying heavy cream and mixing a
bit into my whole milk. Then I thought, "Just buy half-n-half and be
done with the mixing."
I've certainly mixed a little cream into the whole milk many times, but
not to the point of half and half. That's pretty hardcore. Half and half
is 10.5% butterfat. It is bizarre that you drink half and half and put
that icky artificial junk into coffee.
It's bizarre that you drink beer and put that icky junk into your stomach. All it does it flush out your bladder and give you a beer gut.
Tonight we'll be having cheesy spinach, made with heavy cream and
cheese. I cut a few chunks off a chuck roast, and rendered the fat using
the 340F saute feature. Then, I browned the meat, turned the temp down
to 135F, stuck a lid on it, and there it will stay until dinner.
Tonight, it will be the vegetable beef soup I wrote about Monday evening. It's on a bare simmer now.
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:the skills or kick-ass knives to achieve paper thin, they are thinly
On 12/9/2025 12:17 AM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
>
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon; Aldi has theirs in quart containers >>> only at $2.95 which makes a half gallon come to $5.90. I'm not stopping >>> at two stores to save 11₵. Walmart has them and Kroger beat at $5.44 per >>> half gallon.
Have you switched from artificial creamer? How else could one even
begin to use a half gallon of half&half before it went off if they
weren't using it in coffee? I have a friend who has a membership at the
one that requires one, and he lets me use his card, as it's a little
cheaper than the one that doesn't require membership, and way more
selection.
There's one near you that doesn't require membership, and butter is
$2.99 there every day.
Gordon Food Service Store, 317 Bluebird Dr, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
I have shopped GFS numerous times, but at the moment my stand-alone freezer is bulging with butter. Pretty much three times a year stores will have 'butter sales' at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter and that's when I
stock up.
I just saw the sneak peek, and Schnuck's has CAB bottom round roasts for
$5.99/#. That's pretty much ground beef price, and cheaper than the
$7.49 price I paid yesterday for a chuck roast at the same store.
Unless you're slicing that bottom round roast paper thin for sandwiches,
get ready for some prolonged cooking or serious chewing. /OR/ you can slice it ½-¾" thick and pound the hell out of it to make chicken fried or country fried steak.
I do round roasts at absurdly low temperatures, and while I don't have
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:24:48 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:
On 2025-12-09, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
"Dr. Rocktor" <drr@in.valid> posted:
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:17:13 GMT
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon
Who the heck buys a gallon of that?
Me. Half-n-half is all I drink and cook with unless a recipe calls
for heavy cream.
You drink half and half? I used to know someone who drank it for
a treat, but she drank milk for everyday.
I /love/ it! It's what you get used to. Whole milk tastes so bland
to me now.
I've never heard of drinking half and half. Extra saturated fat, party
time!
On 12/9/2025 12:17 AM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
On 12/8/2025 3:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:ALDI's prices are consistently lower than everyone else's. They're
An Aldi is also one mile from my house, and I will stop in there
occasionally
but their prices are creeping up and at times are no cheaper than
Kroger.
Also, if I need a special cut of meat, there is no butcher at Aldi.
cheaper on milk and eggs, and some of their private labels are
excellent, like anything branded Specially Selected. The Specially
Selected ice cream is the closest thing to Haagen-Dazs. No one else
sells a 12-pack of good tasting beer for $13.99.
https://www.johnlikesbeer.com/2024/08/83124-state-of-brewings-shuteye-peak.html>
No, Aldi is not consistently cheaper than anyone else's. Some things,
yes, but not everything. Let's face it, they don't stock everything
a person might want either.
I was surprised and disappointed Aldi had no great sale on butter for
Thanksgiving. I do see, a week /after/ Thanksgiving they're put their
brand of butter on sale for $3.29. Kroger had theirs priced /before/
Thanksgiving at $2.99 per pound.
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon; Aldi has theirs in quart containers
only at $2.95 which makes a half gallon come to $5.90. I'm not stopping
at two stores to save 11₵. Walmart has them and Kroger beat at
$5.44 per
half gallon.
Have you switched from artificial creamer? How else could one even
begin to use a half gallon of half&half before it went off if they
weren't using it in coffee? We make lattes with whole milk, so I haven't bought half&half in years, and we buy 40% cream and butter at one of the foodservice supply stores. I have a friend who has a membership at the
one that requires one, and he lets me use his card, as it's a little
cheaper than the one that doesn't require membership, and way more selection. Butter is only $2/#, though it doesn't come in quarters. Both stores sell 40% cream for $5.49 quart, and you can't get proper (40%) whipping cream at Kroger, Whole Foods, or almost anywhere these days.
There's one near you that doesn't require membership, and butter is
$2.99 there every day.
Gordon Food Service Store, 317 Bluebird Dr, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
If I could only shop one store, it wouldn't be ALDI, but I do save money buying a lot of things there. I go to one or another grocery store more
As I said previously, no on-site butcher for any special cuts of meat.
Also, as someone said on another group I frequent, no single vegetable
items such loose onions or bell peppers. Sometimes a bag of either one
is not wanted or needed.
days than not, and often hit Schnuck's, then ALDI on the way back. Everything is close. ALDI is one mile. The giant Schnucks that has a
meat counter is 1.2, and the little Schnuck's that almost never has long lines is 1.3. Even the Italian store is only 4.1 miles. There's a
WalMart a few blocks away that's the only place that carries the bread
my wife loves. Dierberg's (the other big supermarket here), Trader
Joe's, World Market and Total Wine all 1.2 miles. Whole Foods, 1.5
miles, and none of those stores I mentioned require driving on any
street with a >30 MPH speed limit.
If one had to live in St. Louis, there's no better place than Richmond Heights. Our world class zoo is 2.7 miles. Our world class Botanical
garden, where we're meeting my wife's parents today is 5 miles.
Libraries .5, 1.0, 1.7 and 2.4 miles. Rec center .5 miles, and most importantly, 1.8 miles from our best friend--my wife's parents.
I do know that no one here cares about these details, but
On 12/9/2025 5:58 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
On 12/9/2025 1:24 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
I've certainly mixed a little cream into the whole milk many times, but
not to the point of half and half. That's pretty hardcore. Half and half >> is 10.5% butterfat. It is bizarre that you drink half and half and put
that icky artificial junk into coffee.
It's bizarre that you drink beer and put that icky junk into your stomach. All it does it flush out your bladder and give you a beer gut.
It does do the beer gut thing, but there are many positives. Beer has
been around for millennia. Coffee mate is a modern concoction for folks
who were too poor to afford real dairy, or were ill informed enough to
think that it was more healthful, which was the conventional wisdom in
the 1960s.
My mother used artificial creamer. I did too up until 2nd or 3rd grade, when I quit drinking coffee. She bought the cheapest, shittiest coffee,
Dana Brown Safari. By 8th or 9th grade, I'd occasionally drink coffee,
but only at Steak 'n Shake, where they had half&half.
Tonight we'll be having cheesy spinach, made with heavy cream and
cheese. I cut a few chunks off a chuck roast, and rendered the fat using >> the 340F saute feature. Then, I browned the meat, turned the temp down
to 135F, stuck a lid on it, and there it will stay until dinner.
Tonight, it will be the vegetable beef soup I wrote about Monday evening. It's on a bare simmer now.
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened.
The cheesy spinach was sublime. We'd eat it more often, but eating too
much spinach is unhealthful because of the oxalic acid.
Bruce wrote on 12/9/2025 1:58 PM:
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:24:48 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
<user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
I /love/ it! It's what you get used to. Whole milk tastes so bland
to me now.
I've never heard of drinking half and half. Extra saturated fat, party
time!
I'm surprised you'd drink any type of milk. Aren't you at all concerned >about animal abuse? Your milk comes from mistreated animals.
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened.
The cheesy spinach was sublime. We'd eat it more often, but eating too
much spinach is unhealthful because of the oxalic acid.
You can eat it daily unless you have specific health conditions. It can >interfere with certain medications, too.
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened. https://photos.app.goo.gl/W3nYuRWdwPPn1PxV9
Disappointingly, the beef ended up med well rather than medium. The
cheesy spinach was sublime.
A1C levels and weight have stayed the same. _Supposedly_ full fat
milk is great for that. I can't speak with authority, though.
You guys gross me out. The idea of milk with cookies is bad enough.
Forget about the cream. My brother used to drink cream. Gag gag,
On 2025-12-09 5:40 p.m., jmquown wrote:
An Aldi opened in Beaufort earlier this year. I have not bothered toI used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
drive all the way over there to check out prices on anything. As you
say, why drive out of the way to Aldis to possibly save save 11 cents?
Or even a dollar.
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:
On 2025-12-09, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
"Dr. Rocktor" <drr@in.valid> posted:
On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:17:13 GMT
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon
Who the heck buys a gallon of that?
Me. Half-n-half is all I drink and cook with unless a recipe calls
for heavy cream.
You drink half and half? I used to know someone who drank it for
a treat, but she drank milk for everyday.
I /love/ it! It's what you get used to. Whole milk tastes so bland
to me now.
You running a restaurant?
No. My neighbor said she didn't know cookies and milk could be so
good when it was half-n-half in the glass I offered her.
Blergh. Much too heavy for me. I've been drinking 2% for so long,
even whole milk seems too creamy.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm. 😋 A few years ago I was buying heavy cream and mixing a bit into my whole milk. Then I thought, "Just buy half-n-half and be
done with the mixing."
I won't drink commercial eggnog because it's so thick.
I love eggnog but haven't bought any in ages. I'd probably mix a bit
of half-n-half with it to thin it out.
ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net wrote:
...
A1C levels and weight have stayed the same. _Supposedly_ full fat
milk is great for that. I can't speak with authority, though.
genetics seem to play a role. some poor people just cannot
deal with fats that others can.
an actual real scientific study could figure this sort of
thing out but any real funding for such a study is bound to
be messed with by the various industries and lobbies involved.
we've had 50+yrs of pretty much wasted time and millions of
lives screwed up.
the scientist asks: "Wouldn't this be useful to know?"
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-09 5:40 p.m., jmquown wrote:
An Aldi opened in Beaufort earlier this year. I have not bothered toI used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
drive all the way over there to check out prices on anything. As you
say, why drive out of the way to Aldis to possibly save save 11 cents?
Or even a dollar.
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to
imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you
think you do...
ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net wrote:
...
A1C levels and weight have stayed the same. _Supposedly_ full fat
milk is great for that. I can't speak with authority, though.
genetics seem to play a role. some poor people just cannot
deal with fats that others can.
an actual real scientific study
ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net wrote:
...
A1C levels and weight have stayed the same. _Supposedly_ full fat
milk is great for that. I can't speak with authority, though.
genetics seem to play a role. some poor people just cannot
deal with fats that others can.
an actual real scientific study could figure this sort of
thing out but any real funding for such a study is bound to
be messed with by the various industries and lobbies involved.
we've had 50+yrs of pretty much wasted time and millions of
lives screwed up.
the scientist asks: "Wouldn't this be useful to know?"
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-09 5:40 p.m., jmquown wrote:
I used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to
imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
think you do...
My father insisted on cream in his coffee
and tea and he like whole milk on his cereal. My brothers all loved
whipped cream and can eat bowls of it. I limit it to a small dab on top
of a bowl of fruit. My mother did not like cream. She did not even like butter. My wife loves cream. She likes cream in her coffee and will
often put whipping cream in it.
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-09 5:40 p.m., jmquown wrote:
An Aldi opened in Beaufort earlier this year. I have not bothered toI used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
drive all the way over there to check out prices on anything. As you
say, why drive out of the way to Aldis to possibly save save 11 cents?
Or even a dollar.
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to
imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you
think you do...
songbird
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
On 12/9/2025 5:58 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
>
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
On 12/9/2025 1:24 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
I've certainly mixed a little cream into the whole milk many times, but >>>> not to the point of half and half. That's pretty hardcore. Half and half >>>> is 10.5% butterfat. It is bizarre that you drink half and half and put >>>> that icky artificial junk into coffee.
It's bizarre that you drink beer and put that icky junk into your stomach. >>> All it does it flush out your bladder and give you a beer gut.
It does do the beer gut thing, but there are many positives. Beer has
been around for millennia. Coffee mate is a modern concoction for folks
who were too poor to afford real dairy, or were ill informed enough to
think that it was more healthful, which was the conventional wisdom in
the 1960s.
I just like the taste of the powder creamer, and it doesn't cool off my coffee either. I can well afford all the fancy flavored creamers and
syrups and of course cream as much as my refrigerator can store, it's
just a matter of preference.
My mother used artificial creamer. I did too up until 2nd or 3rd grade,
when I quit drinking coffee. She bought the cheapest, shittiest coffee,
Dana Brown Safari. By 8th or 9th grade, I'd occasionally drink coffee,
but only at Steak 'n Shake, where they had half&half.
I did not develop a taste for coffee until my late 30's. And I certainly wasn't allowed to drink it as a child even if they diluted with 90% milk.
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened.Tonight we'll be having cheesy spinach, made with heavy cream and
cheese. I cut a few chunks off a chuck roast, and rendered the fat using >>>> the 340F saute feature. Then, I browned the meat, turned the temp down >>>> to 135F, stuck a lid on it, and there it will stay until dinner.
Tonight, it will be the vegetable beef soup I wrote about Monday evening. >>> It's on a bare simmer now.
The cheesy spinach was sublime. We'd eat it more often, but eating too
much spinach is unhealthful because of the oxalic acid.
You can eat it daily unless you have specific health conditions. It can interfere with certain medications, too.
Dave Smith wrote:
...
You guys gross me out. The idea of milk with cookies is bad enough.
Forget about the cream. My brother used to drink cream. Gag gag,
i love it all, i will eat sour cream and enjoy it, i'll also
drink the whey off the tops of yogurts, sour cream, etc. while
Mom will pour them down the sink.
dairy is one of those foods that can have some benefit for
your other inhabitants (the microbes in your gut), but if you
don't normally eat much dairy then it can cause issues and of
course some people don't have the tolerance at all (depends
upon your heritage aka genetics).
songbird--
On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 20:30:01 -0600
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/W3nYuRWdwPPn1PxV9
Disappointingly, the beef ended up med well rather than medium. The
cheesy spinach was sublime.
This is where if you use cheap meat you fight muscled meat.
Try a skirt steak or flatiron - not a lot more than your roasts per lb. frankly.
Bryan Simmons wrote on 12/9/2025 2:25 PM:
On 12/9/2025 12:17 AM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
Have you switched from artificial creamer? How else could one even
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:
On 12/8/2025 3:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:ALDI's prices are consistently lower than everyone else's. They're
An Aldi is also one mile from my house, and I will stop in there
occasionally
but their prices are creeping up and at times are no cheaper than >>>>>> Kroger.
Also, if I need a special cut of meat, there is no butcher at Aldi. >>>>>>
cheaper on milk and eggs, and some of their private labels are
excellent, like anything branded Specially Selected. The Specially
Selected ice cream is the closest thing to Haagen-Dazs. No one else
sells a 12-pack of good tasting beer for $13.99.
https://www.johnlikesbeer.com/2024/08/83124-state-of-brewings-
shuteye-peak.html>
No, Aldi is not consistently cheaper than anyone else's. Some things,
yes, but not everything. Let's face it, they don't stock everything
a person might want either.
I was surprised and disappointed Aldi had no great sale on butter for
Thanksgiving. I do see, a week /after/ Thanksgiving they're put their >>> brand of butter on sale for $3.29. Kroger had theirs priced /before/
Thanksgiving at $2.99 per pound.
Half-n-half is $5.79 per half gallon; Aldi has theirs in quart
containers
only at $2.95 which makes a half gallon come to $5.90. I'm not stopping >>> at two stores to save 11₵. Walmart has them and Kroger beat at
$5.44 per
half gallon.
;
begin to use a half gallon of half&half before it went off if they
weren't using it in coffee? We make lattes with whole milk, so I
haven't bought half&half in years, and we buy 40% cream and butter at
one of the foodservice supply stores. I have a friend who has a
membership at the one that requires one, and he lets me use his card,
as it's a little cheaper than the one that doesn't require membership,
and way more selection. Butter is only $2/#, though it doesn't come in
quarters. Both stores sell 40% cream for $5.49 quart, and you can't
get proper (40%) whipping cream at Kroger, Whole Foods, or almost
anywhere these days.
There's one near you that doesn't require membership, and butter is
$2.99 there every day.
Gordon Food Service Store, 317 Bluebird Dr, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
If I could only shop one store, it wouldn't be ALDI, but I do save
As I said previously, no on-site butcher for any special cuts of meat.
Also, as someone said on another group I frequent, no single vegetable
items such loose onions or bell peppers. Sometimes a bag of either one >>> is not wanted or needed.
money buying a lot of things there. I go to one or another grocery
store more days than not, and often hit Schnuck's, then ALDI on the
way back. Everything is close. ALDI is one mile. The giant Schnucks
that has a meat counter is 1.2, and the little Schnuck's that almost
never has long lines is 1.3. Even the Italian store is only 4.1 miles.
There's a WalMart a few blocks away that's the only place that carries
the bread my wife loves. Dierberg's (the other big supermarket here),
Trader Joe's, World Market and Total Wine all 1.2 miles. Whole Foods,
1.5 miles, and none of those stores I mentioned require driving on any
street with a >30 MPH speed limit.
If one had to live in St. Louis, there's no better place than Richmond
Heights. Our world class zoo is 2.7 miles. Our world class Botanical
garden, where we're meeting my wife's parents today is 5 miles.
Libraries .5, 1.0, 1.7 and 2.4 miles. Rec center .5 miles, and most
importantly, 1.8 miles from our best friend--my wife's parents.
I do know that no one here cares about these details, but
Chef, You're gonna shit when you realize you no longer have these wondrous places after you permanently move to old mexico.
At least you'll be able to get excellent tortillas for really cheap dinero.
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-09 5:40 p.m., jmquown wrote:
An Aldi opened in Beaufort earlier this year. I have not bothered toI used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
drive all the way over there to check out prices on anything. As you
say, why drive out of the way to Aldis to possibly save save 11 cents?
Or even a dollar.
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to
imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you
think you do...
songbird--
On 2025-12-10 12:35 a.m., songbird wrote:
We are indeed all different. My father insisted on cream in his coffee
genetics seem to play a role. some poor people just cannot
deal with fats that others can.
an actual real scientific study could figure this sort of
thing out but any real funding for such a study is bound to
be messed with by the various industries and lobbies involved.
we've had 50+yrs of pretty much wasted time and millions of
lives screwed up.
the scientist asks: "Wouldn't this be useful to know?"
and tea and he like whole milk on his cereal. My brothers all loved
whipped cream and can eat bowls of it. I limit it to a small dab on top
of a bowl of fruit. My mother did not like cream. She did not even like >butter. My wife loves cream. She likes cream in her coffee and will
often put whipping cream in it.
On 12/9/2025 11:17 PM, Dr. Rocktor wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 20:30:01 -0600
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/W3nYuRWdwPPn1PxV9
Disappointingly, the beef ended up med well rather than medium. The
cheesy spinach was sublime.
This is where if you use cheap meat you fight muscled meat.It wasn't the tenderness, but the flavor. It was going to be tough
either way. It's chuck. Tomorrow, the local Fresh Thyme will have
$5.99/# chuck roasts. I bought the chuck for pot roast, but cut a
little off as the side dish to the cheesy spinach.>
Try a skirt steak or flatiron - not a lot more than your roasts perIt's WAY more, at least in St. Louis. Regular supermarkets don't even
lb. frankly.
sell those.
You have to go to the Mexican carniceria or an expensive
butcher shop.
One cool thing is that quite a few hotels have BBQ grills, and I'm
not talking AirBnBs, but hotels. Just BYO charcoal and steak.
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:44:31 -0500, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-09 5:40 p.m., jmquown wrote:
An Aldi opened in Beaufort earlier this year. I have not bothered to >>>> drive all the way over there to check out prices on anything. As you >>>> say, why drive out of the way to Aldis to possibly save save 11 cents? >>>> Or even a dollar.
I used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to
imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you
think you do...
Bingo.
On 12/9/2025 9:48 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
I did not develop a taste for coffee until my late 30's. And I certainly wasn't allowed to drink it as a child even if they diluted with 90% milk.
I think I had coffee for the first time when I was 5 or 6. I don't know
why a parent would forbid coffee. Heck, iced tea and even Coke have caffeine. I didn't drink a lot at a time.
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened.
The cheesy spinach was sublime. We'd eat it more often, but eating too
much spinach is unhealthful because of the oxalic acid.
You can eat it daily unless you have specific health conditions. It can interfere with certain medications, too.
Not in the quantities I eat it in. I don't like it raw. Yesterday I made about 3 pounds for the two of us. That's easily at least twenty times
the spinach that might be in a green salad.
On 12/9/2025 6:20 PM, jmquown wrote:ALDI has USDA Choice tenderloins for $10.99/#, and standing rib roasts
On 12/9/2025 6:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife >>> used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping listThat's the way I look at it, Dave. Why waste gasoline driving all
of the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then
they would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I
hate to imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much
extra they spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
over town to all different stores to save a few bucks? It doesn't
save money. I will not spend all day grocery shopping. Someone else
mentioned (maybe Ed) you have to pay a deposit for a shopping cart and
get your money back when you return it. Uh, no. I always return the
free shopping cart (and don't always need one, sometimes just a hand
held basket) where it belongs when I exit the store.
Jill
I can save 10 cents a gallon on gas if I go to BJs. It is a 32 mile
round trip. I'd burn $2.15 in gas to save about $1.30.
Dave's friend may save a few pennies if the stores are located close
enough but I'm not willing to spend a lot of time to save 10 cents on a
can of beans. Sure, I check out the BOGO sales, but I'm going to be
there for something anyway so stock up on some favorites. If not a favorite and don't need two, I donate the freebie.
On 12/10/2025 2:25 AM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:44:31 -0500, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>So which is worse, my frugality or Dave's *Daveyness*?
wrote:
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you
think you do...
Bingo.
You're sewn up tighter than a
catcher's mitt.
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:49:05 -0600, Bryan Simmons
<bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/10/2025 2:25 AM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:44:31 -0500, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>So which is worse, my frugality or Dave's *Daveyness*?
wrote:
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you
think you do...
Bingo.
1. Your nastiness
2. Dave's Daveyness
It's ALDI, not "Aldis."
On 12/10/2025 12:49 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
It's ALDI, not "Aldis."
But it could be ALDI's
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:07:38 -0600
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/9/2025 11:17 PM, Dr. Rocktor wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 20:30:01 -0600>
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/W3nYuRWdwPPn1PxV9
Disappointingly, the beef ended up med well rather than medium. The
cheesy spinach was sublime.
This is where if you use cheap meat you fight muscled meat.
It wasn't the tenderness, but the flavor. It was going to be tough
either way. It's chuck. Tomorrow, the local Fresh Thyme will have
$5.99/# chuck roasts. I bought the chuck for pot roast, but cut a
little off as the side dish to the cheesy spinach.>
Might try it deshebrada style next time.
Try a skirt steak or flatiron - not a lot more than your roasts perIt's WAY more, at least in St. Louis. Regular supermarkets don't even
lb. frankly.
sell those.
That's a regional debit for sure!
You have to go to the Mexican carniceria or an expensive
butcher shop.
Hard to think a Mexican butcher would be spendy.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/carniceria-latino-americana-saint-louis?osq=Skirt+Steak
On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:32:22 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:49:05 -0600, Bryan Simmons
<bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/10/2025 2:25 AM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:44:31 -0500, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>So which is worse, my frugality or Dave's *Daveyness*?
wrote:
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you
think you do...
Bingo.
1. Your nastiness
2. Dave's Daveyness
Where do these rank with your haughty arrogance and
political intolerance?
On 12/10/2025 12:49 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
It's ALDI, not "Aldis."
But it could be ALDI's
On 12/10/2025 11:14 AM, Dr. Rocktor wrote:Heck yes!
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:07:38 -0600
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/9/2025 11:17 PM, Dr. Rocktor wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 20:30:01 -0600>
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
The beef and cheesy spinach thing happened.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/W3nYuRWdwPPn1PxV9
Disappointingly, the beef ended up med well rather than medium.
The cheesy spinach was sublime.
This is where if you use cheap meat you fight muscled meat.
It wasn't the tenderness, but the flavor. It was going to be tough
either way. It's chuck. Tomorrow, the local Fresh Thyme will have
$5.99/# chuck roasts. I bought the chuck for pot roast, but cut a
little off as the side dish to the cheesy spinach.>
Might try it deshebrada style next time.
Try a skirt steak or flatiron - not a lot more than your roastsIt's WAY more, at least in St. Louis. Regular supermarkets don't
per lb. frankly.
even sell those.
That's a regional debit for sure!
You have to go to the Mexican carniceria or an expensive
butcher shop.
Hard to think a Mexican butcher would be spendy.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/carniceria-latino-americana-saint-louis?osq=Skirt+SteakSupply and demand. Mexicans are very into skirt and hanger, so
probably flatiron too. You know something you can get in STL that is
uncommon most other places? Snoots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeZMTs3jSrk
https://www.bigmamasbbq.net/menus/#grill-favorites One of these days
I'm going to have to try me some pig snoots. We've driven over to
East St. Louis (yeah, THAT East St. Louis) several times to get
takeout from Big Mama's. They be cheaper than the same thing on this
side of the river.
On 12/10/2025 12:38 PM, Dr. Rocktor wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:32:22 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:49:05 -0600, Bryan Simmons
<bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/10/2025 2:25 AM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:44:31 -0500, songbirdSo which is worse, my frugality or Dave's *Daveyness*?
<songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
can't you imagine though that if they are tight enough
to do all the work of going through the flyers they also
are doing the math for mileage and also checking gas prices?
you don't really understand others nearly as much as you
think you do...
Bingo.
1. Your nastiness
2. Dave's Daveyness
Where do these rank with your haughty arrogance andPolitical intolerance for fascists? Very high.
political intolerance?
On 12/9/2025 11:40 PM, songbird wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
You guys gross me out. [...] Gag gag,
I wouldn't mind you being gagged for a while.
Gas? Yes, that is a part of it, but
[...] There are three active
and four passive cost factors.
On 2025-12-10, Bryan Simmons wrote:
On 12/9/2025 11:40 PM, songbird wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
You guys gross me out. [...] Gag gag,
I wouldn't mind you being gagged for a while.
Gentemen! I could not tell who grossed out who
because it was all in prior messages recklessly
deleted, but now I bring something more important.
In the future, aliens (Canadians too apparently)
may need to show a 5 year social media history
in order to get certain visas.
For me, that means here, because the only other
Internet presence I had was Facebook to watch what
my teen-age girl was up to. I only ever 'friended'
her and stopped signing on when Facebook started
suggesting to me dozens of teen-age girls.
So now, I need some references from here,
especially Americans. I suppose that means
Hawaiians too.
On 12/10/2025 1:13 PM, Ed P wrote:
On 12/10/2025 12:49 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
It's ALDI, not "Aldis."
But it could be ALDI's
As an adjective.
On 2025-12-10, Ed P wrote:
Gas? Yes, that is a part of it, but
[...] There are three active
and four passive cost factors.
Do you think they are adding them too?
Active: Gas, oil, tires, engine & Body wear & tear,
Passive: Corrosion, plastic & fabric disintegration.
But you ignore also probabalistic costs. Even if you have
insurance, that goes up with fire / theft / floods &c.
Or is this one your 'passive' costs?
And what about people going crazy/stupid &c? (Speed/Phone &c)
On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 18:20:56 -0500, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
On 12/9/2025 6:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
That's the way I look at it, Dave. Why waste gasoline driving all over
I used to work with a guy who was incredibly cheap. He and his wife
used to check out the flyers every week and make up a shopping list of
the items that we one sale at all the local grocery stores. Then they
would go to each of those stores any buy those sale items. I hate to
imagine how much time they spend doing that and how much extra they
spend on gas to go to all those different stores.
town to all different stores to save a few bucks? It doesn't save
money. I will not spend all day grocery shopping. Someone else
mentioned (maybe Ed) you have to pay a deposit for a shopping cart and
get your money back when you return it. Uh, no. I always return the
free shopping cart (and don't always need one, sometimes just a hand
held basket) where it belongs when I exit the store.
Here, at ALDI, you need a one or two dollar coin (or a dedicated ALDI
coin) to use a shopping cart. You get the coin back when you return
the cart, what every half-decent person does anyway. To call that a
"deposit" is extremely dramatic :)
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