Prices keep climbing, so I’m trying to pick my battles in the supermarket. Which items do you refuse to cheap out on, and why? Taste, health, longevity, peace of mind… I’d love to hear what’s worth the few extra dollars for you.

For me, it’s honey from local beekeepers—supermarket brands locally are known to sell fake or adulterated sugar syrup as honey.

  • pack@sh.itjust.works
    311·
    12 hours ago

    I’m going to sound like a hater, but the food in season and local is what you should be eating, and that will always be the cheapest. If you’re talking processed food brands and shit in boxes in the middle of the store, I’d argue none of it is worth the extra money, its all bad for you, stop. That said, the frozen arby’s curley fries are bomb, and no one does cheesey things like cheetos or smartfood.

    • TheWeirdestCunt@lemmy.today
      26·
      12 hours ago

      I’ve seen a few people saying that it’s cheaper to buy stuff that’s in season over the years but I’ve never seen prices drop on in season stuff before. Idk if it’s just a thing where I am but the supermarkets seem to just pocket the difference and leave the prices the same year round.

      • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        8 hours ago

        You’ll still probably get better flavors when things are in season locally. Also, you’ll need to check, but often the frozen version of produce is cheaper when the fresh version is in season, and frozen is easy to stock up on.

      • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org
        2·
        9 hours ago

        I’ve never seen prices drop on in season stuff

        That means you forgot the ‘local’ part. Cheapest supermarket get their stuff from the cheapest sources worldwide.

        You really have to look if you want to buy local, but then it’s worth it.

    • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      12 hours ago

      Have to disagree on the last point. I greatly prefer Aldi Cheese Curls and Market Basket Cheese Crunches. Except the jalapeño cheddar flavor. Those slap.