Peter Flynn wrote:

On 25/06/2025 20:45, Lenona wrote:

These prices are the lowest in my neighborhood (Boston area) on a
weekly basis, mostly from Market Basket. They do not include sale
prices or any marked-down goods I might find on the discount rack.

Very interesting, thank you. Are these all "lowest cost regardless of quality" or "lowest cost you'd want to go and still taste OK"?

Peter

Hi Peter, recently we've had to buy bread for the first time in ages.
Reason is I'm mid-way through cataract surgery. Left eye done 18Jul,
righteye this morning.

If you are very near and far sighted (coke bottle glasses), the
adjustment is more radical. Equilibrium thown off and all that.
Distance judging messed up. Bakingwent by the wayside as the Doctor
doesn't want to chance a yeast infection in the eyes until well healed. Sensible sounding to me.

I hadn't really looked close at the cost of a loaf in years except my
random jewish rye.

I find it 4$ a loaf for anything reasonably decent. Cheapest is 2.78
last trip. Compare this to making your own and that has gone up, but
only by about 4% in the last 2 years.

Labor and transport seem the main drivers of store bought going up so
much. Your markup now is officially 4X the cost to make it at home.
It was twice the cost for ages though.

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