Who has cheapest T-day dinner stuff?
Janet Bostwick
always the cheapest and the price of butter at some stores stunned me.
http://www.ktvb.com/news/I-Wonder-Who-has-the-cheapest--70433752.html
What are prices like in your area?
Janet
Melba's Jammin'
"Janet Bostwick" <nos...@nospam.net> wrote:
The usual specials for this time of year: fresh cranberries on sale,
potatoes on sale, turkey on sale, stuffing mixes and cubes on sale,
crfeam cheese, crackers.
I do 98% of my shopping at the Cub food store that's 2 miles from my
house. I don't chase bargains all over town. The other big chain,
Rainbow (a Roundy's store) is several miles away and I don't hit their
specials unless I'm within easy striking range for another purpose.
One reason is that the stores have pretty much the same sales�maybe on
different weeks, but it all evens out.
I also have a Target Superstore near me and if my grocery list is very
short and I have other purchases (non-food) to make I'll pick up the few
groceries at Target. Otherwise, I stick to Cub.
Fleet Farm is probably 6-8 miles from me, but it's where I usually buy
nuts, always where I buy my canning supplies, and they have the best
deal on Nut Goodies and Salted Nut Rolls (locally mfg'rd candy bars).
BTW, Cub's special on butter this week is 98 cents/lb for the store
brand (coupon required); Byerly's (high-buck chain) has Land O'Lakes
butter for $2/lb on sale. Cub's got cream cheese (Kraft's Philadelphia
brand) for 88 cents with a coupon, Byerly's is $1.25 each.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Look who's on the cover of Creative Keepsakes
December 2009 issue.
George
it focuses on the typical loss leaders or holiday basic items that
stores use to play with people. What really matters is your total
cost/week.
We now have 3 "super wallmarts" here and aside from what they are about
if we shopped there we would need to spend significantly more than we do
now. People think walmart is their friend because thats what walmart
tells them.
Janet Bostwick
"George" <geo...@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> I found this story interesting for a couple of reasons -- Wal-Mart isn't
>> always the cheapest and the price of butter at some stores stunned me.
>> http://www.ktvb.com/news/I-Wonder-Who-has-the-cheapest--70433752.html
>>
>> What are prices like in your area?
>>
>> Janet
> Those articles are just for filling column space or a web page because it
> focuses on the typical loss leaders or holiday basic items that stores use
> to play with people. What really matters is your total cost/week.
I guess you didn't read the story. To your point, no one is disputing that
week to week is what counts.
Janet
Lynn from Fargo
wrote:
> In article <sa-dnUh8zqTP1JjWnZ2dnUVZ_rOdn...@supernews.com>,
I'm about 300 miles from Barb. I bought four pounds of Land of Lakes
butter at Hornbacher's SuperValu on Tuesday for $2 lb. Wednesday
their flyer came out and store brand butter was $1.48 lb. Phooey! A
bunch of other stuff was much less expensive than the day before too.
I shoulda waited!
I almost NEVER shop at MallWart - unless my daughter's going there and
I need something desperately and can't get to Hornbacher's. I don't
trust MallWart's meat/fish at all. I buy some "southern" stuff there
that's hard to find elsewhere - hominy, Kraft pimento cheese in the
jar, etc.
I like the bulk spices at CashWise (division of Coburn's) They are
really fresh. You can smell and taste them and there's no minimum to
buy. I can buy the same amount of bay leaves in a $4 McCormick's jar
for under half a buck. So fresh. They have organic bulk grains,
rices, nuts and soy stuff in bulk too. Their produce is cheaper but
Hornbacher's is better and their meats and seafood are top notch.
Lynn in Fargo
Janet Bostwick
"Lynn from Fargo" <lynn...@i29.net> wrote in message
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On Nov 19, 8:21 am, Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> In article <sa-dnUh8zqTP1JjWnZ2dnUVZ_rOdn...@supernews.com>,
> "Janet Bostwick" <nos...@nospam.net> wrote:
>
> > I found this story interesting for a couple of reasons -- Wal-Mart isn't
> > always the cheapest and the price of butter at some stores stunned me.
> > Janet
snip
I'm about 300 miles from Barb. I bought four pounds of Land of Lakes
butter at Hornbacher's SuperValu on Tuesday for $2 lb. Wednesday
their flyer came out and store brand butter was $1.48 lb. Phooey! A
bunch of other stuff was much less expensive than the day before too.
I shoulda waited!
Lynn in Fargo
58 and 66 cents per pound for butter blew me away. I haven't seen butter
around here for less than $1.49 per pound. I shop Wal-Mart exactly as you
do. I just didn't expect them to be so much pricier than their competition
on basic items. I mostly shop Cash and Carry (restaurant supply store) or
Costco. Maybe 6 times a year I have to stock up on stuff those stores don't
carry and I use Winco. I would never shop Albertsons because they are the
most expensive place in town. It surprised me that their Thanksgiving
prices were so low.
Janet
Giusi
"Melba's Jammin'" ha scritto nel messaggio
> The usual specials for this time of year: fresh cranberries on sale,
You just do not want to know what things cost here. Thank goodness I only
have three things to produce. 12 sweet potatoes at euro 2.49 per kilo will
come in at more than $15, the bread will be cheap to make except for the
electricity and I haven't picked the last thing yet.
I found dried cranberries today at more than $25 pound. Source: USA!
They call them red blueberries here. I guess you have to pay for painting
all those little things.
Tracy
The butter prices shocked me too. Butter here (Boston) is very
rarely less than $2.00 per pound when on sale. Once in a great while
it's $1.50 per pound and the regular price is usually 2.99 or more.
I don't think margarine is cheaper than a dollar per pound here.
Tracy
Nancy2
Store-brand butter here is regularly on sale for $1.28 or $1.38/
pound. It's just as good as LOL, IMO. I usually stock up.
The problem with coupons is that usually there's a limit of one, so
you can't really stock up at the sale price for every item.
N.
George Shirley
I paid $1.77 a lb for store brand unsalted butter yesterday, not on
sale. The store had turkeys for 27 cents a lb if you bought $20 of other
things. Problem was that the turkeys were all over 20 lbs, and some
closer to 25 lbs, a lot more turkey than we would eat in a year, I
passed on the turkeys but bought two lbs of butter, along with lots of
other stuff.
blake murphy
> I found this story interesting for a couple of reasons -- Wal-Mart isn't
> always the cheapest and the price of butter at some stores stunned me.
> http://www.ktvb.com/news/I-Wonder-Who-has-the-cheapest--70433752.html
i thought the last paragraph commendable:
One final note: After shopping and putting together our story, we donated
the groceries to the Boise Rescue Mission. They are hoping to put together
3,000 Thanksgiving meals. You can make a donation at their location on 24th
& Fairview in Boise any day before 5 p.m.
your pal,
blake
Ran�e at Arabian Knits
"Janet Bostwick" <nos...@nospam.net> wrote:
Haven't looked at the link yet.
Safeway has the best deal on turkey _if_ you can find about $20 worth
of stuff to buy along with it. Since they had a good deal on satsumas
($4.77 for a 5 lb box) and a decent deal Martinelli's ($1.89 each), we
will be picking up a turkey for $0.27 a pound.
Smaller, local places have better deals on celery ($0.37 a pound),
potatoes ($0.88 for 10 pounds), cranberries ($1.88 for a 12 oz bag),
Tillamook butter ($1.50 a pound). Walmart did have the best deal on
sweet potatoes at $0.25 a pound, but I refuse to shop there, so spent
$0.50 a pound at Grocery Outlet.
We were visiting my ILs this weekend, so I used my Fred Meyer rewards
rebates, store coupons, shortcuts (http://shortcuts.com/ - use kroger if
you have a Fred Meyer card), a couple printed coupons from the web, some
coupons that came with our rewards rebates, the $0.05 a bag off for
using our reusable bags and the store sales to get my total from $240.90
to $91.18. This got us a free 20 pound turkey as well (if your total is
$150 or more, and you make sure the checker does the store turkey coupon
first, before all other discounts, you will get a free turkey up to 20
pounds). This included diapers and toilet paper for two months, a
bottle of bleach and two pairs of ballet tights for our eldest daughter.
We then went out to the gas pumps and used our $0.15 discount per gallon
to get gas for $2.43 a gallon and filled up.
We usually have to drive to visit our children's godparents an hour
and a half away to shop at a Fred Meyer, which we do every two to three
months and stock up.
Fred Meyer and Grocery Outlet are the best deal in our area. If you
are buying larger amounts and for some produce, cheese and baking
supplies, Cash and Carry (or Smart and Final in some places) is also a
great deal. We use it as others use Costco, only with no annual fee.
Grocery Outlet used to have their ads online, but I can't find them
now. I was going to check out their frozen turkey prices before I
bought at Safeway, because if I'm getting battery turkeys, I figure I
might as well get the best price. Fred Meyer's ads are online at their
website.
Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits
"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13
Ran�e at Arabian Knits
"Janet Bostwick" <nos...@nospam.net> wrote:
> 58 and 66 cents per pound for butter blew me away. I haven't seen butter
> around here for less than $1.49 per pound.
That is amazing! Sometimes with a store sale and a coupon, we can
find either store brand or name brand butter for $1.15-1.25 a pound, but
that's the cheapest we've seen in years.
Ran�e at Arabian Knits
"Giusi" <deco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I found dried cranberries today at more than $25 pound. Source: USA!
> They call them red blueberries here. I guess you have to pay for painting
> all those little things.
That's sad and hilarious all at the same time.
Ran�e at Arabian Knits
"Janet Bostwick" <nos...@nospam.net> wrote:
> I found this story interesting for a couple of reasons -- Wal-Mart isn't
> always the cheapest and the price of butter at some stores stunned me.
> http://www.ktvb.com/news/I-Wonder-Who-has-the-cheapest--70433752.html
Okay, read it. For their list it worked out that way, but I wonder
if you were buying real food (not the canned green beans, cream of
mushroom soup, canned onions, canned cranberry sauce, frozen pie,
whipped topping, gravy mix, packaged dinner rolls, stovetop stuffing,
etc) how it would work out. Also, I wonder in what universe you buy one
onion for the entire Thanksgiving meal.
I am now going to see if our local WalMart has the same price for
butter and may break my rule about not shopping there to try it out and
see if it compares to other store brands (I am assuming it was the store
brand, unless they were using margarine as butter).
I thought it odd that they didn't mention the free turkey deal with
Fred Meyer, but I'm guessing that it isn't on offer in your area as it
is in ours. Or maybe their total bill wasn't sufficient to get the free
turkey, but you'd think they'd mention it just the same if it were
available.
Melba's Jammin'
> have three things to produce. 12 sweet potatoes at euro 2.49 per kilo will
> come in at more than $15, the bread will be cheap to make except for the
> electricity and I haven't picked the last thing yet.
>
> I found dried cranberries today at more than $25 pound. Source: USA!
> They call them red blueberries here. I guess you have to pay for painting
> all those little things.
Spendy.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Who Said Chickens Have Fingers?
10-30-2009
Melba's Jammin'
<9f206bf1-4ef5-4f4c...@v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
Lynn from Fargo <lynn...@i29.net> wrote:
> I like the bulk spices at CashWise (division of Coburn's) They are
> really fresh. You can smell and taste them and there's no minimum to
> buy. I can buy the same amount of bay leaves in a $4 McCormick's jar
> for under half a buck. So fresh. They have organic bulk grains,
> rices, nuts and soy stuff in bulk too. Their produce is cheaper but
> Hornbacher's is better and their meats and seafood are top notch.
> Lynn in Fargo
Sounds like my food co-op.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Christine Dabney
Okay, here I go posting circulars from some of the stores in my area.
See what you think
http://www.sfmarkets.com/tabs/abq.html
http://www.prosranch.com/ads/ads.aspx?loc=pnlalbque
http://www.johnbrooksfoods.com/html/specials.html
Christine
Christine Dabney
<arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:34:12 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
><nos...@nospam.net> wrote:
>>What are prices like in your area?
>>
>>Janet
>
>Okay, here I go posting circulars from some of the stores in my area.
>See what you think
More circulars from my area:
http://smithsfoodanddrug.inserts2online.com/customer_Frame.jsp?divID=706&drpStoreID=00427
http://albertsonsmarket.com/specials/ads.php
In the Albertsons ad, you will have to use the zipcode 87112. Hmm...I
might have to stop by there to get some asparagus, even though it
technically isn't in season here. I wasn't going to buy much of
anything else before I leave the following week, but I might just
indulge.
Christine
Janet Bostwick
"Christine Dabney" <arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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That was fun! Thanks for those links. I wish that I was close enough to
take advantage of the tamale and masa. The organic place seems a smidge
high. Is it supplied by all the local farmers and ranchers? The way I
understand it is that NM has a huge amount of small farms that are family
owned for generations. And that water ownership is a big problem.
Janet
Melba's Jammin'
<c85c0c82-1e63-4d1d...@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>,
Nancy2 <nancy-...@uiowa.edu> wrote:
> The problem with coupons is that usually there's a limit of one, so
> you can't really stock up at the sale price for every item.
>
> N.
You're kidding! If I want more than the coupon limiit, the cashier will
override the transaction and hook me up. I picked up two quart
containers of mayo yesterday for $1.99 each (the coupon price, limit
one). Brownies. Gets 'em every time.
My store manager also sold me 50# of potatoes in 5# bags for the food
shelf when I asked him if he would. Has done the same with oranges
when they've been on sale. Brownies.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
sf
<barbsc...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>In article
><c85c0c82-1e63-4d1d...@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>,
> Nancy2 <nancy-...@uiowa.edu> wrote:
>
>> The problem with coupons is that usually there's a limit of one, so
>> you can't really stock up at the sale price for every item.
>>
>> N.
>
>You're kidding! If I want more than the coupon limiit, the cashier will
>override the transaction and hook me up. I picked up two quart
>containers of mayo yesterday for $1.99 each (the coupon price, limit
>one). Brownies. Gets 'em every time.
>
>My store manager also sold me 50# of potatoes in 5# bags for the food
>shelf when I asked him if he would. Has done the same with oranges
>when they've been on sale. Brownies.
You're a Rock Star, Babe. :)
Life is good when you're a celebrity.
--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Giusi
"George Shirley" ha scritto nel messaggio
> Tracy wrote:
The store had turkeys for 27 cents a lb if you bought $20 of other > things.
Problem was that the turkeys were all over 20 lbs, and some > closer to 25
lbs, a lot more turkey than we would eat in a year, I > passed on the
turkeys but bought two lbs of butter, along with lots of
> other stuff.
I've never needed a big ole cheap or free turkey (because I do not cook for
15 people at T'giving) so when I lived in the US and they were offered, I
used to call the soup kitchens and ask if they could use it X day. First
one to say yes I delivered it to.
Stu
<barbsc...@earthlink.net> wrote:
-->In article
--><c85c0c82-1e63-4d1d...@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>,
--> Nancy2 <nancy-...@uiowa.edu> wrote:
-->
-->> The problem with coupons is that usually there's a limit of one, so
-->> you can't really stock up at the sale price for every item.
-->>
-->> N.
-->
-->You're kidding! If I want more than the coupon limiit, the cashier will
-->override the transaction and hook me up. I picked up two quart
-->containers of mayo yesterday for $1.99 each (the coupon price, limit
-->one). Brownies. Gets 'em every time.
-->
-->My store manager also sold me 50# of potatoes in 5# bags for the food
-->shelf when I asked him if he would. Has done the same with oranges
-->when they've been on sale. Brownies.
You mentioned Brownies twice ;-)
brooklyn1
<arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
At PriceChopper.com
Store brand frozen turkeys, all sizes, 39�/lb.
Something recent, have to create a password to see the circular.
brooklyn1
frozen turkey on X day... and they'd not take defrosted poultry,
'specially not from a private stranger. The soup kitchens in the US
get all the free turkey and other holiday fixin's well before cooking
day directly from the markets... like I said you're full of cocky
doody. Friggin' lying guinea bitch!
Ranée at Arabian Knits
<barbschaller-1401...@news-2.mpls.iphouse.net>,
Melba's Jammin' <barbsc...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> In article
> <c85c0c82-1e63-4d1d...@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>,
> Nancy2 <nancy-...@uiowa.edu> wrote:
>
> > The problem with coupons is that usually there's a limit of one, so
> > you can't really stock up at the sale price for every item.
> >
> > N.
>
> You're kidding! If I want more than the coupon limiit, the cashier will
> override the transaction and hook me up. I picked up two quart
> containers of mayo yesterday for $1.99 each (the coupon price, limit
> one). Brownies. Gets 'em every time.
>
> My store manager also sold me 50# of potatoes in 5# bags for the food
> shelf when I asked him if he would. Has done the same with oranges
> when they've been on sale. Brownies.
I don't even bake them brownies and they do that here. I think you
just have to be willing to ask. Or a regular shopper.
Ran�e at Arabian Knits
"Giusi" <deco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've never needed a big ole cheap or free turkey (because I do not cook for
> 15 people at T'giving) so when I lived in the US and they were offered, I
> used to call the soup kitchens and ask if they could use it X day. First
> one to say yes I delivered it to.
That reminds me, the Safeway deal is good for only one turkey, but if
you are buying one for their Thanksgiving charity drive, you can get two
at the same price per pound with the one "rule" applied.
Janet Bostwick
"brooklyn1" <grave...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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That may be true in your location, but here there have been TV news stories
showing us how empty the ice box warehouse is and they have been actively
seeking frozen turkey donations. High school classes contribute,
individuals contribute etc. Also, boxes of food are delivered to families
prior to Thanksgiving and they contain a frozen turkey. This year people
are particularly needy, but the drive for frozen turkeys and canned goods is
done yearly. Our Rescue Mission, housing services, food services do not get
free from the markets. They are totally supported by the community. That's
not to say that some of the major contributors are not supermarkets and the
like, because they are part of it. Your area is very fortunate if
Thanksgiving food is supplied free.
Janet
Melba's Jammin'
gloria.p
> I found this story interesting for a couple of reasons -- Wal-Mart isn't
> always the cheapest and the price of butter at some stores stunned me.
> http://www.ktvb.com/news/I-Wonder -Who-has-the-cheapest--70433752.html
>
>
> Janet
>
>
Butter has been on sale, but not a phenomenal price.
What has been amazing is the price of milk. Albertson's
had store brand half gallons, all fat levels from skim to
regular, for 50 cents last week. It hasn't impacted the
price of store brand cheese much. The 8 oz. bricks of
cheddar, mozzarella, jack, pepper jack and colby which
went on sale just a few years ago for 99 cents are now
"sale priced" at 2/$5.
gloria p
Dan Goodman
> In article <sa-dnUh8zqTP1JjW...@supernews.com>,
> "Janet Bostwick" <nos...@nospam.net> wrote:
>
> > I found this story interesting for a couple of reasons -- Wal-Mart
> > isn't always the cheapest and the price of butter at some stores
> > stunned me.
> > http://www.ktvb.com/news/I-Wonder-Who-has-the-cheapest--70433752.htm
> > l
> >
> > What are prices like in your area?
> >
> > Janet
>
> The usual specials for this time of year: fresh cranberries on sale,
> potatoes on sale, turkey on sale, stuffing mixes and cubes on sale,
> crfeam cheese, crackers.
>
> I do 98% of my shopping at the Cub food store that's 2 miles from my
> house. I don't chase bargains all over town. The other big chain,
> Rainbow (a Roundy's store) is several miles away and I don't hit
> their specials unless I'm within easy striking range for another
> purpose. One reason is that the stores have pretty much the same
> sales�maybe on different weeks, but it all evens out.
>
> I also have a Target Superstore near me and if my grocery list is
> very short and I have other purchases (non-food) to make I'll pick up
> the few groceries at Target. Otherwise, I stick to Cub.
>
> Fleet Farm is probably 6-8 miles from me, but it's where I usually
> buy nuts, always where I buy my canning supplies, and they have the
> best deal on Nut Goodies and Salted Nut Rolls (locally mfg'rd candy
> bars).
>
> BTW, Cub's special on butter this week is 98 cents/lb for the store
> brand (coupon required); Byerly's (high-buck chain) has Land O'Lakes
> butter for $2/lb on sale. Cub's got cream cheese (Kraft's
> Philadelphia brand) for 88 cents with a coupon, Byerly's is $1.25
> each.
Nearest to me is the cluster of stores near Lake and Hiawatha (in
Minneapolis.) Aldi is generally cheapest -- but their meat has more
added water than in other stores.
Rainbow and Cub both sometimes have the lowest prices -- not on
advertised specials, but on their "second tier" store brands. Target
(not a Super Target) is sometimes lowest.
Tangent: Cub and Rainbow don't post their weekly prices online before
midnight Saturday, or put their fliers out before Sunday.
Aldi gives out its prices a week in advance. I suppose that being
German-owned instead of US-owned, they don't understand the importance
of following proper procedure. :)
--
Dan Goodman
Journal at:
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Melba's Jammin'
"Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> Tangent: Cub and Rainbow don't post their weekly prices online before
> midnight Saturday, or put their fliers out before Sunday.
On a Saturday afternoon I think if you're in a store that sells the
paper, you can have a peek at the ad that's in the paper's ad section,
not what the store hands out. I've done that a couple times.
jmcquown
news:sa-dnUh8zqTP1JjW...@supernews.com...
>I found this story interesting for a couple of reasons -- Wal-Mart isn't
>always the cheapest and the price of butter at some stores stunned me.
> http://www.ktvb.com/news/I-Wonder-Who-has-the-cheapest--70433752.html
>
> What are prices like in your area?
>
> Janet
>
I found it disturbing that they were comparing prices of Stove-Top Stuffing
and packaged gravy mix rather than compare what it wuold cost for someone to
make it from scratch. I guess people don't cook from scratch anymore. I
can't compare prices for things like that because I don't buy them. It's
nice that they donated all the food they bought for the price comparisons to
the Boise Rescue Mission, though :)
Jill
Dan Goodman
> In article <4b076cbe$0$47487$8046...@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com>,
> "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
>
> > Tangent: Cub and Rainbow don't post their weekly prices online
> > before midnight Saturday, or put their fliers out before Sunday.
>
> On a Saturday afternoon I think if you're in a store that sells the
> paper, you can have a peek at the ad that's in the paper's ad
> section, not what the store hands out. I've done that a couple times.
I just (well, yesterday by now) did that at Rainbow. The Pioneer Press
early Sunday edition; both Rainbow and Cub seem to have stopped running
ads in the Star Tribune's early Sunday edition.
Melba's Jammin'
"Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article <4b076cbe$0$47487$8046...@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com>,
> > "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Tangent: Cub and Rainbow don't post their weekly prices online
> > > before midnight Saturday, or put their fliers out before Sunday.
> >
> > On a Saturday afternoon I think if you're in a store that sells the
> > paper, you can have a peek at the ad that's in the paper's ad
> > section, not what the store hands out. I've done that a couple times.
>
> I just (well, yesterday by now) did that at Rainbow. The Pioneer Press
> early Sunday edition; both Rainbow and Cub seem to have stopped running
> ads in the Star Tribune's early Sunday edition.
Bummer. I suppose they're trying to keep production costs down, though.
George Shirley
> In article <4b08e70d$0$47481$8046...@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com>,
> "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> In article <4b076cbe$0$47487$8046...@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com>,
>>> "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tangent: Cub and Rainbow don't post their weekly prices online
>>>> before midnight Saturday, or put their fliers out before Sunday.
>>> On a Saturday afternoon I think if you're in a store that sells the
>>> paper, you can have a peek at the ad that's in the paper's ad
>>> section, not what the store hands out. I've done that a couple times.
>> I just (well, yesterday by now) did that at Rainbow. The Pioneer Press
>> early Sunday edition; both Rainbow and Cub seem to have stopped running
>> ads in the Star Tribune's early Sunday edition.
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> Bummer. I suppose they're trying to keep production costs down, though.
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One of our local supermarkets is now sending out a flyer by mail on
Wednesdays rather than stuff it in the paper. How the mighty have fallen
when the U.S. Postal Service is cheaper than the newspaper.
Our local paper is getting thinner and thinner as advertising falls off.
I may not renew my annual subscription this next month as I don't feel
I'm getting my moneys worth in compostable newsprint anymore.