Today, Tuesday,I was going to arise early and go to Piggly Wiggly and use the coupon for $5 off when you spend $25. But, I rethought that after I went to bed. Okay, this may be why I cannot go to sleep--thinking.
I can get the six-pack of Minute Maid jars of oj for $3.40 elsewhere--just found this source. But, they are $3.46+10% at the Pig. So, that was on my list. I went through other things I was going to purchase and thought better of my shopping trip.
When I awoke at 9:30 or a bit later, I informed Tommy of the change in plans. My med for thyroid needs to be taken an hour before I eat, but by 10:30, not only was I hungry, I was tired. So, I went back to bed and slept soundly. I rarely nap in the morning, so this was strange. However, sleep has been skimpy for the past few days.
I awoke at 2 pm to loud male voices. I peeped into the living room, partially hiding behind the door facing. "What's happening?" I was sort of whispering and Tommy quickly explained someone had come to fix his home phone line and was checking it. It turned out the problem was at the pole and not in the house. Tommy insists on the home phone line, and I agree with him. Thankfully, this fix was free to him.
He needed to pick up meds from a drive thru at his pharmacy. I needed to pick up one at Walgreen's. So, off we went. I needed to get saline solution. But, the small bottle was $11.99 for WG brand. . NO WAY!
So, I went into Publix and searched and finally found the Publix brand, same size bottle for $2.19. I cannot understand how WG can justify that exorbitant price for sterile water and salt in a plastic bottle. If the price had been $4, I probably would have figured the time and cost to get out of WG parking lot and go right across the street to Publix.
While I was in Publix, I spied a bottle of pickled Vidalia onions as a woman was purchasing it. We talked. . Wow! The woman said there was no vinegar taste and her husband could eat it with a spoon. I got a jar. If it is too vinegary for me, I can throw some in jarred spaghetti sauce or stick it in a pan with burgers. At least vinegar is not the first ingredient after the onions.
Buying onions reminded me (why?) I needed tartar sauce for frozen bag of fish I uncovered in the big freezer. Now, I know what we are having for dinner. I will make slaw and open a can of corn. Since I eat little fish except home caught and fried, I did not know what besides slaw to make. I am not making hush puppies. Okay, maybe I will.
I love an easy dinner.
Tomorrow, I have scheduled an appointment to have a dishwasher installed, delivered from Cullman. Then, we have to get to Cullman for a dentist appointment for me. I need my own dentist.
Have you ever had pickled Vidalia onions or pickled onions of any sort? Have you found exorbitant prices at some drug stores for things that should be very cheap?
I find it's not unusual to have vastly different prices on things. It's a pain in the tuckus to keep going to different places for the best price. I never go into Walgreen's or any of the smaller drugstores. We go to Target (certainly not the lowest price around) but it's close by, or we order from Amazon. Wal Mart probably has the lowest prices around here for drugstore type stuff, but it's 15 miles away.
ReplyDeleteAnne,
DeleteWildly varying prices are ridiculous. I was going to buy from Walgreens because I was picking up the prescription. Tommy's does not get things from the counter outside the pharmacy. I only went to Publix because it was across the street and so much closer than any other place to buy saline spray. I did not even check Amazon this time. At least I had not gone into Walgreens and had to go into another store.
You just have to watch prices. Walgreens has all these deals and then gets you on something else.
ReplyDeleteKim,
DeleteOh yes! That is why I asked the price. They lull you with a deal and then hit you with an unexpected price.
WG is very expensive on many things that one would think they should be able to sell cheaper. Things like bandaids of first aid type items are so much cheaper in our area if we go across the street to Dollar General store. The allergy medicine that I take is cheaper at DG too. Oddly enough milk is usually a good price at WG.
ReplyDeletesusie,
DeleteThey lure us in with milk and expect us to pay $12 for saline solution! Sorry, I don't bite.
CVS Femara (5 years after breast cancer meds) 485.00/month.
ReplyDeleteTexas Oncology: Femara 38.95/month
RxOutreach: Femara 10:00/month
I ok’d RxOutreach with my oncologist and took it for five years.
CVS is a local business and I can hardly shop there anymore. When the pharmacist told me 485. I said surely that price is a mistake and told her I couldn’t pay that and left the store in tears so shop around for sure.
To see all their meds, visit RxOutreach.com.
I enjoy your blog very much.
Pat/ from the Great State of Texas!
Pat,
DeleteThanks for that story. Medicaid helps me lots with meds. I will check that site. Thanks.
Drugstores are all way overpriced. They do it because they can get away with it. When people pick up prescriptions, they might get something else (like the saline you wanted) because they're already at the store. So they just pay the high price. It's a rip off.
ReplyDeleteI love pickled onions and I love the vinegar taste of it. I've never had pickled onions in the US. I bought a jar of beets when I first moved here and almost threw up. It tasted like some nasty extra sweet candy. I have a sweet tooth, but everything is extra sweet here. I make my own pickled onions. I love malt vinegar. They taste so good on fish & chips too (the kind you get at a fisheries).
Ms Goose,
DeleteI have bought otc items at the window when getting meds. and I knew they were overpriced. But, $10 too much is too much.
Mt Olive is the brand of Pickled Vidalia Onions I bought. I will have to see how much i like them and on what.
Please let me know how you like the Mt Olive onions. If you like it, I might give it a try.
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