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| Grocery Ad for June 25-July 1, 2025 |
The weekly grocery ads usually get delivered to my mailbox or email box (for the big supermarket) on Tuesdays as the prices go into effect from Wednesday through Tuesday. I love to look at the grocery ads, as I try to shop the weekly specials and stock up when there's a good deal. I shop first and then, meal plan based on what I buy.
Above is a photo of the grocery ad from one of the ethnic stores I like to shop at, showing the week's specials for the week of June 25 through July 1, 2025 (Wednesday to Tuesday). Check the price of salmon fillets, on sale (or on offer, if you prefer) for $7.99/lb. I bought some salmon at that price that week, as a special treat, because my daughter was home on a visit.
Below is a photo of the grocery ad from the same store for this week (July 23 through July 29, 2025:
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| Grocery Ad for July 23-28, 2025 |
I bought salmon steaks, which cost less per pound than fillets, when it was on sale at $5.99/lb., over the weekend, so I am not planning to buy salmon fillets, this week. And the price of salmon steaks stayed the same at $5.99 as when they were on sale at the beginning of June. So, it does help to pay attention to sale prices and recognize a bargain. I bet, though, that the next time salmon steaks go on sale, the price per pound will increase!
At least the price of eggs have come down to $4.49/doz. at the supermarket (from a high of $9.99/doz.) Be thankful for small mercies, Bless.
I had thought I'd go to the supermarket to buy bread and milk, today (Wednesday), but, the store website shows that they are out of whole milk, which I prefer. So, I'll wait another day or two. Incidentally, there were a few empty bins and shelves at the ethnic store when I went on Sunday - they were out of cauliflower and a couple of other vegetables, and most kinds of bread. The empty bread shelves reminded me of the last time I grocery shopped before the first Covid lockdown.
I am grateful for:
- The availability of groceries
- Having enough to eat
- The price of salmon steaks didn't increase
- Still being able to manage my grocery budget to include the occasional treat of a "good for you" item!
- Home grown tomatoes (picked one ripe Berkeley tie dye tomato, today)
Do you buy salmon? If so, what price do you pay? Have you seen a price increase since the last time you purchased any? Do you think I succeeded in not ranting?
Wow! That's a big increase. Kind of like the coffee I drink. As little as three weeks ago, I paid $10.99 for a 25 ounce can of Great Value coffee. I thought I was doing the right thing a couple of years ago by switching to store brand from my regular Dunkin Donuts brand. I went to buy another can and now see that the price is $15.24! I'm still in shock!
ReplyDeleteThe price of coffee has increased partly due to the fact that coffee is imported and there are new taxes on imported items. I stocked up on the brand of coffee my daughter likes when they went on sale.
DeleteYou didn't rant! Prices are going up for everything it seems. I don't buy salmon, as I don't like it. Neither does my cat, so we are in agreement on that (and not much else)!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Celie. Dancer loves salmon even more than he loves tuna! :D
DeleteTheHub loves salmon, I am not a big fan and since I do the cooking we rarely have it. Fresh wild caught salmon is 14.99 here. I can find farm raised for 9.99, and can buy frozen wild caught for 6.99, which is what I buy when I buy it. I will not buy farm raised and I am not going to pay 14.99 a pound, so I get the frozen stuff. I can't tell the difference in it anyway
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne; I guess salmon tends to be expensive just about everywhere. I will continue to buy the salmon steaks when it goes on sale. I cooked them with onions and homegrown tomatoes, spices such as garlic powder, salt, and pepper, lemon juice, and a bit of teriyaki sauce.
DeleteI think you're right that salmon is expensive everywhere. At the local grocery prices range from 7.99/lb (skin on) to $32/lb. All of it is frozen or previously frozen. We don't have salmon often because of the expense. Or beef for that matter for the same reason.
ReplyDeleteFish in general seems to be quite expensive and certain types of fish such as salmon and tuna are even more expensive. I don't buy a lot of beef, either, due to the cost, but, today, I found a small package of beef discounted for a quick sale and bought it.
DeleteI usually buy frozen salmon in packages of 4, preferably when it is on special. We are so far from the ocean that fresh salmon has a long way to come, although it is available. Occasionally I have seen individual steaks, preseasoned and frozen, $4.99 each on special. I haven't tried them yet. Perhaps they are intended for the barbecue.
ReplyDeleteI might give the frozen salmon another try. As I said, I don't taste much of a difference, but, my daughter claims she can. Once, a friend gave me a package of seasoned frozen salmon fillets and they were good, but, I haven't bought them after that.
DeleteWell, I suppose it depends on your definition of "rant"! You certainly managed to write a lot about a subject which has clearly got under your skin - but if you say it isn't a rant, then I suppose it isn't. (Would it be so awful if it were? Is ranting inherently bad?) In answer to your question, I buy and eat salmon from time to time, but not as often as is recommended. As it happens, I bought some this week. I paid £3.59 for two fillets, but I don't know the weight and would have to go downstairs to check. It (this size pack) has gone up by just over a pound over, I guess, the past year or eighteen months. I buy it less frequently, and make it go further now - e.g. I make two fillets last for 3 or 4 meals instead of just two.
ReplyDeleteOn a related matter, Dad loves tinned red salmon but Mum avoids buying it because it is so dear. She buys pink instead. But because he is unwell, she decided to treat him and asked me to get a couple of tins of red for him. I bought them at my usual cheap supermarket and when she found out that they were £1.50 cheaper (each) than at her place, she asked me to get a few more to put away!!
Ella
Maybe it is a rant, after all. :D I think of a rant as an angry complaint. I'm not really angry about the price of salmon; I am just taken aback by the price increase. However, I did not check to see from where the salmon was sourced. If it came from another country that is now subject to being taxed, then, the price increase might be due to that. Yes, stretching the salmon over several meals is the way to go.
DeleteI'm glad you were able to get the tinned red salmon for your parents at a lower price. :)
I love finding a bargain. I love coupons if I can find them.
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I do too, Regine. The supermarket has moved to offering digital coupons, but, I remember cutting out the coupons from the Sunday newspaper and inserts. :)
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