Re: Corned Beef Brisket (and a mild rant)

On 2025-03-16, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-03-15, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

...

  we rarely even go to any places that do the loyalty
stuff because we find that their prices are usually more
expensive.

>
Meijer.  IIRC you don't have one near you.  I shop there because
the one near me has the best produce.  The fact that they have
low prices is just a bonus.  I use their loyalty program (sparingly)
and they occasionally send me coupons for stuff like $10 off a $30
purchase.  Their online coupons are mostly for stuff I don't buy,
so I don't even bother checking.

>
  our most local Meijer store is more expensive than several
alternatives. 

I could shop at Aldi, Sav-a-Lot, or a couple of pretty skeezy
places.  But the quality of the fresh produce is my primary
concern.  I won't shop at Walmart.

i do go there from time to time to check a
few items but often their prices are higher enough to make a
longer drive to the cheaper stores worth it.
>
  i do agree though that their produce section is much better
than almost any other place around.
>
  i was born in GR so Meijers was a normal visit for food
and a few other things.
>
  Wallys does better on a lot of prices, but now we have to
see how thing shake out.

I probably don't buy those things.  I don't spend much time in
the middle of the store.

I don't look for stuff on sale.  If something I already want/need
is on sale and isn't perishable, I might buy an extra.

>
  we don't have a lot of space for extras. 

Basement.  The builder of this house went to a lot of trouble
in 1947 to dig a basement.  It was so much trouble, he put
a crawlspace under the living and dining rooms.  But the
three bedrooms, bathroom, and kitchen are over a basement.

My previous house had no basement.  That was an absolute
must-have when I bought this house.

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Cindy Hamilton