OT: The OT Thread: 40 degree temps in this economy? (Warning in post 368)

[Chainshot]

Wait until y'all go to the grocery store.

 

[Ehran]

Wait until y'all go to the grocery store.

I went yesterday. Milk is $4.50 a gallon. MILK !!!!

 

[Chainshot]

I went yesterday. Milk is $4.50 a gallon. MILK !!!!

I can tell you it isn't the folks on the cow end for that. Same with prices on beef.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I went yesterday. Milk is $4.50 a gallon. MILK !!!!

Mine is nearly $8 a gallon. There’s one that’s cheaper, but I hate the owner so I refuse to give him my money unless I have to.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Wait until y'all go to the grocery store.

I'm going now. Im a fan of Wegmans, but if prices continue increasing then...


Looks like Aldis is back on the menu, boys!

 

[Chainshot]

I'm going now. Im a fan of Wegmans, but if prices continue increasing then...


Looks like Aldis is back on the menu, boys!

Might want to hunt around for local farm shares. Keep the money local, get quality produce, reduce what you pay to massive corporations?

 

[Ehran]

I'm going now. Im a fan of Wegmans, but if prices continue increasing then...


Looks like Aldis is back on the menu, boys!

Is Aldi's considered lower than Walmart? We have an HEB (big Texas based grocery chain) and a Walmart. I only use Walmart for staples, not fruit, meats, or other perishables. I don't trust them.

There is an Aldi's but its about 20 miles away and I've never been.

 

[Beerz]

Is Aldi's considered lower than Walmart? We have an HEB (big Texas based grocery chain) and a Walmart. I only use Walmart for staples, not fruit, meats, or other perishables. I don't trust them.

There is an Aldi's but its about 20 miles away and I've never been.

I have never been either..but i don't imagine they would be cheaper than Walmart

 

[TheMistyStranger]

I have never been either..but i don't imagine they would be cheaper than Walmart

Aldi is cheaper than Walmart about 75% of the time.

 

[Beerz]

Aldi is cheaper than Walmart about 75% of the time.

No bags tho

 

[truthbluth]

I’d lean into aldi. Hoard as much cash as possible. Recession or likely worse is on the way.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Might want to hunt around for local farm shares. Keep the money local, get quality produce, reduce what you pay to massive corporations?

Can we all agree it’s the corporations? I’m tired of profits crushing basic humanity and empathy. I’m tired of f***ing metrics, bullshit technology, and I won’t even touch the political- but we all agree this is not how life was meant to be lived, right?

 

[TheMistyStranger]

No bags tho

I always BYOB anyway. Aldi is cleaner, cheaper, and pays their employees better. Wins across the board

 

[Chainshot]

No bags tho

Oh, that's so hard to overcome.

 

[Chainshot]

Perhaps it varies by market but a quick online check show Aldi's paper bags for a whopping $0.12 a piece. The reusable one's are $1.09.

Such obstacles.

 

[Beerz]

Perhaps it varies by market but a quick online check show Aldi's paper bags for a whopping $0.12 a piece. The reusable one's are $1.09.

Such obstacles.

Idk i just remember hearing people talk about it.

 

[Chainshot]

Idk i just remember hearing people talk about it.

Sure, but the inconvenience of it, right? Recyclable and everything - the nerve of those f***ers, having cheap prices but making people buy a bag for 12 cents.

 

[Chainshot]

While the site is still up, USDA does have some info on CSAs by area -

Local Food Directories: Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Directory | Agricultural Marketing Service

www.ams.usda.gov

Other good ways of find them involve going to local farmers' markets - which can be searched from almost that same link. The API can take you here -

https://www.usdalocalfoodportal.com/fe/datasharing/

Best hurry up and look though, no idea how long that info will be available.

 

[oldgoalie]

Sure, but the inconvenience of it, right? Recyclable and everything - the nerve of those f***ers, having cheap prices but making people buy a bag for 12 cents.

we have been using reusable grocery bags for years now. the plastic ones in the supermarket suck, and no one knows how to bag them, so you get 47565 of them every time you shop. We take over bagging from the clerks too. Usually, there's never enough baggers anyway. Plus, we can make sure the cans of vegetables aren't on top of the eggs, and we get the f*** out of there faster too.

 

[Beerz]

Sure, but the inconvenience of it, right? Recyclable and everything - the nerve of those f***ers, having cheap prices but making people buy a bag for 12 cents.

i buy a reusable bag everytime I go to grocery store because I always forget to bring them

 

[Chainshot]

we have been using reusable grocery bags for years now. the plastic ones in the supermarket suck, and no one knows how to bag them, so you get 47565 of them every time you shop. We take over bagging from the clerks too. Usually, there's never enough baggers anyway. Plus, we can make sure the cans of vegetables aren't on top of the eggs, and we get the f*** out of there faster too.

Crushed eggs in this day and age is a financial disaster.

 

[Gras]

Sure, but the inconvenience of it, right? Recyclable and everything - the nerve of those f***ers, having cheap prices but making people buy a bag for 12 cents.

I remember when they took away the paper bags from grocery stores to save the trees and made everyone switch to plastic. I take my plastic bags back to the grocery store to be recycled.

 

[Chainshot]

I remember when they took away the paper bags from grocery stores to save the trees and made everyone switch to plastic. I take my plastic bags back to the grocery store to be recycled.

Yep, it was a great campaign by the folks who make plastics. One of the more indelible marks of the oil folks - they did a great job. Ironic now that most people have plastic stuck inside them. Even more so when some of them have never been fully tested for their impacts on humans.

You may want to rethink the plastic ones too since there is evidence they don't actually ever wind up being recycled into anything.

 

[Chainshot]

Speaking of the plastics thing - when ABC did their project to see if things actually went to recycling centers and instead found things going to landfills and shipped overseas -

We put dozens of trackers in plastic bags for recycling. Many were trashed.

ABC News tracked dozens of plastic bags placed in retailers' recycling bins as part of an investigation into the effectiveness of America’s recycling streams.

abcnews.go.com

(Yes, it backed up that 10% or less of plastics are actually recycled which folks trying to accomplish the recycling have quoted before. So yeah... feels good doesn't it?)

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Yep, it was a great campaign by the folks who make plastics. One of the more indelible marks of the oil folks - they did a great job. Ironic now that most people have plastic stuck inside them. Even more so when some of them have never been fully tested for their impacts on humans.

You may want to rethink the plastic ones too since there is evidence they don't actually ever wind up being recycled into anything.

Astroturf PR bullshit. Like Smoker's Rights. Bunch of profiteering garbage.