Sugar prices of late?? Aldi vs. IGA vs. Schnucks
Sky
bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
price for sugar!
Sky, who might return that Aldi 3#-bag of sugar and buy 4# from
Schnucks!
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Kalmia
Unless these stores are cheek by jowl and you have nothing else to do,
I wouldn't make the return just to save a couple of bucks.
I never notice the price of sugar - a 5 lb. bag lasts me about 6
months.
Lin
> Unless these stores are cheek by jowl and you have nothing else to do,
> I wouldn't make the return just to save a couple of bucks.
>
> I never notice the price of sugar - a 5 lb. bag lasts me about 6
> months.
Same here. I buy the C&H "Bakers" Sugar in that wax carton. It lasts me
at *least* six months since I use so little sugar. Also, I have to
wonder about the source of the sugar -- could have come from beets or
could have come from sugar cane, then the cost of sales and transport?
Perhaps that's the difference in price?
--Lin (don't have Schnuck's, Aldi or IGA here so can't do the comparison
shopping)
Cindy Hamilton
> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>
> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>
> Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
> price for sugar!
>
> Sky, who might return that Aldi 3#-bag of sugar and buy 4# from
> Schnucks!
Looks like I could get a 5# bag here for $2.49 on sale. Beet sugar.
For some reason the online sale flyer has 5# of beet sugar for $2.49
or 4# of cane sugar for the same price. Perhaps it's part of their
campaign to support local products.
Cindy Hamilton
Sky
>
> Same here. I buy the C&H "Bakers" Sugar in that wax carton. It lasts me
> at *least* six months since I use so little sugar.
There's a carton of C&H "Bakers" Sugar in my pantry that I've had for a
few years - I've lost how long it's been <G>. To date, I've used about
a third of the carton. It's not often I cook something that requires
super-fine sugar.
Sky
Sky
pounds! My bad :( Sorry 'bout that!
I could've sworn I'd read the price sign at the store as a 3#-bag.
I wrote:
>
> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!!
Sky
Silvar Beitel
> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again?
I'm about half way through _Sugar; A Bittersweet History_ by Elizabeth
Abbott.
Recommended.
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critters & me in azusa, ca
here in socal the price of sugar has been close to $2.99/5lbs. a
local hispanic market had it on sale for $2.49/5lb brand; i bought 4
five lb bags. i've been baking a lot, from scratch, so my need for
the stuff has gone up. two of the bags are going to my friend who
makes jam as a hobby & gives it away.
harriet & critters in windy and cool azusa.
Sky
>
> On Apr 29, 12:51 pm, Sky <skyho...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM> wrote:
> > Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
> > bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
> > me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
> >
> > Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
> > 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
> > Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
> >
> > Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
> > price for sugar!
>
> local hispanic market had it on sale for $2.49/5lb brand; i bought 4
> five lb bags. i've been baking a lot, from scratch, so my need for
> the stuff has gone up. two of the bags are going to my friend who
> makes jam as a hobby & gives it away.
I'd somehow mistakenly thought the bag of sugar I'd bought at Aldi was
three pounds - it was a five-pound bag. So five pounds of sugar for
$3.09 is more reasonable. That's on par with the $2.99/5lbs. Thanks ;)
Sky
Melba's Jammin'
Sky <skyh...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM> wrote:
> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>
> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>
> Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
> price for sugar!
>
> Sky, who might return that Aldi 3#-bag of sugar and buy 4# from
> Schnucks!
Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
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zxcvbob
> In article <4BD9E3...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM>,
> Sky <skyh...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM> wrote:
>
>> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
>> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
>> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>>
>> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
>> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
>> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>>
>> Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
>> price for sugar!
>>
>> Sky, who might return that Aldi 3#-bag of sugar and buy 4# from
>> Schnucks!
>
>
> Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
>
Aldi only sells 5 pound bags. (but it's been a couple of months
since I checked)
Bob
Goomba
> Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
>
I've been making more of a point to buy cane sugar rather than beet
sugar (or un-labeled bags) for some odd reason, but also because I want
to support the southern sugar industries in particular.
Domino sugar comes out of Savannah (The factory experienced a horrific
explosion a couple of years ago and I briefly took care of one of their
burn patients as he was being flown to the burn center)
George Shirley
> In article<4BD9E3...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM>,
> Sky<skyh...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM> wrote:
>
>> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
>> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
>> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>>
>> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
>> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
>> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>>
>> Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
>> price for sugar!
>>
>> Sky, who might return that Aldi 3#-bag of sugar and buy 4# from
>> Schnucks!
>
>
> Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
>
season here in SW Loosyanna and Kroger is stocking sucar in 10 and 25 lb
bags at the moment. I generally use two or three of the ten pounders
during the canning season as I have no place to park a 25-pound bag.
I have not seen any three-pound bags either, they do sometimes stock
two-pounders though, I guess for the folks that live alone.
gloria.p
> In article <4BD9E3...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM>,
> Sky <skyh...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM> wrote:
>
>> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
>> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
>> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>>
>> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
>> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
>> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>
> Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
>
I have been waiting for sugar to go on sale to stock up for jam making
this summer, but it wasn't on much of a sale anywhere around here before
the holidays. (It usually is quite a bit cheaper before Easter,
Thanksgiving, and Christmas.)
gloria p
Ed Pawlowski
"Goomba" <Goom...@comcast.net> wrote
>>
> I've been making more of a point to buy cane sugar rather than beet sugar
> (or un-labeled bags) for some odd reason, but also because I want to
> support the southern sugar industries in particular.
> Domino sugar comes out of Savannah (The factory experienced a horrific
> explosion a couple of years ago and I briefly took care of one of their
> burn patients as he was being flown to the burn center)
I've never seen beet sugar here in the northeast and I've never seen 4 pound
bags either. Must be a regional thing.
Goomba
> I've never seen beet sugar here in the northeast and I've never seen 4
> pound bags either. Must be a regional thing.
>
I may be wrong. <shrug>
gloria.p
No, you are right. Cane sugar is more expensive so it's clearly labeled
to justify the price. If it just says "sugar" it's probably beet.
gloria p
Cindy Hamilton
I buy beet sugar to support Michigan sugarbeet farmers. Buy local!
Cindy Hamilton