The Grocery Reportby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 12 Apr 2008 05:24 PM
The first place I examine prices was in the baking aisle. I was in there anyway, picking up some cornstarch and baking powdered. I checked on the price of a five-pound bag of brand name unbleached flower. Three weeks ago the regular price was $2.19. Today, that regular price rose to $3.99, almost twice as much. Next, I took a look in the cereal aisle. They were having a sale on brand name cereal for 2 boxes for $4. I usually don't pick up cereal for more than $1.50 a box, but I had coupons, so I was ready to take advantage of the deal. Only one box of cereal was left on the shelf, so I had to get a rain check. But the interesting thing about that box is the weight of the contents. The cereal was listed as 12.5 ounces. Three weeks ago, that same box contained 15 ounces of cereal. My biggest shocker, or the one that I didn't expect was on glass-jarred pasta sauce. I recently switched brands to one that was offered at $.99 a jar, the lowest price I could get without sales or coupons. The sauce was very good, so I was looking forward to stocking up. The sale price on the sauce this week was $1.19 and the regular price jumped from that $.99 to $1.49! That is a 50 percent rise in price in only three weeks. One item that didn't change in pricing was frozen whole turkey at 99 cents a pound. What are these items selling for at your store? Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles: Is Your Food Bill Too High? Three Quick Tests Same Store, Different Neighborhood How Much Are Food Prices Really Rising? A Guide to Salvage Grocery Shopping A Guide to Salvage Grocery Shopping 2 Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags Coupons, Food, frugal, groceries, shopping Discuss this article
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After being absent from the grocery store for about three weeks, we had a grocery shopping trip today. Although I know that food prices are rising, I was still shocked by how much some things cost. Other items stayed close to their previous prices, although the amount of the product shrunk. Here is a comparison of price changes on items that I found in one store in the span of those three weeks. The pricing may shock you.
