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slightlv

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17. A pound of hamburger, which I bought yesterday...

Reply to patphil (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 11:23 AM

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was $10.99. For ONE pound. Hamburger used to be the meat of choice because it was so cheap, and you could do so much with it. Chicken is no better. I remember when Obama's finance people were talking about changing the price index (or whatever it's called... I can't think this early in the morning!)... they said people would just move from the more expensive to a lesser expense meat. There is no such thing.

I bought a package of ham hocks the other day for a pot of beans. The damn ham hocks were over $10! They're getting premium prices from us for pigs feet! And I have to fight back the tears for the pig, AND the price.

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Wow! Thanks for the tip! Diamond_Dog Tuesday #21

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I've got one price point I've followed, simply because of the reason I started using the commodity. slightlv Tuesday #15

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I hope you're not suggesting... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #7

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A pound of hamburger, which I bought yesterday... slightlv Tuesday #17

There's an old saying that you can eat everything from a pig except it's squeal. patphil Tuesday #19

Coffee is now extremely expensive 2abigbman Tuesday #8

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How could Biden do this to us? NameAlreadyTaken Tuesday #13

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I can't get out of the checkout line for less than $100. And I'm trying to be extremely frugal! slightlv Tuesday #18

I've noticed it at Giant mvd Tuesday #20