Originally Posted by Lisanne
Thanks for all the replies!
When I gave the example of milk, it was because milk usually holds steady. I wasn't blaming the dairy farmers for the price increase. In fact, that hadn't even occurred to me. Milk is usually a loss leader, so maybe stores have decided to do away their loss leaders. Wegman's seems to be the best price-wise on milk. It's been over a dollar (for that quart - I live alone and rarely use even that much up before it goes bad) for a few weeks now at most places. Today I didn't feel like fighting Sunday crowds at Wegman's, so I got it at Giant for, I think, $1.01. Wal-mart actually has the highest milk prices, like 20 cents higher for the same brand, same size.
Usually I rant about green peppers costing $3.99/pound, but this year the highest I've seen so far is $2.49, and most stores are regularly selling them for $1.69 - $1.99. I still remember the days of 99 cents being the non-sale price. Oh, well.
mcdaniel023, grapes, at this time of year? They're not in season. They're actually on sale for $1.29/pound this week (I know, that's retail), which just astonishes me even if they are imported. They're rarely that low even in the summer.
Yes. they are out of season. But, they have NEVER been this high. We are lucky to have most items at a set bid price. But, I know for a fact that our bid is way under the going rate for milk, bread, yogurt and cheese. We still have to buy some fresh fruit and veggies that are not at set prices. Lettuce, tomatoes, celery and most fruit is really high right now and quality is poor. Tell that to the parents. They would not pay $4.00/lb. for grapes but they sure want us to. :roll: