OT: price of milk

prop · 12-14-07, 08:09 PM

$3.99 to $4.29
$4.50 is high but not way off.

gummo · 12-14-07, 08:14 PM

Grocery stores like Kroger usually have it on sale for $1.50 a half gallon. If you buy it at a convenience store you will get raped.

betplom · 12-14-07, 08:17 PM

A 4 litre jug here is about $4.25 ($CAD).

louisvillekid · 12-14-07, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by gummo

Grocery stores like Kroger usually have it on sale for $1.50 a half gallon. If you buy it at a convenience store you will get raped.

i just stopped by Kroger earlier on my way back from the bar, grabbed some beer and Hot Pockets and frozen dinners, i bought a half gallon, it was $1.99, a gallon was like $4.38 i think.

i guess i must be turning into my parents or grand parents, where i complain about the prices of everyday things going up a little by little.

HAPPY BOY · 12-14-07, 09:27 PM

u r right louisville , milk has gone up and if u go to a quick mart or farm stoe u get fvcked. hell I went to a Indian owned quicky mart to play the lotto and decided to pick up gallon ALMOST 6.00 bucks, fvck it from now on Ill get it at publix.

ShamsWoof10 · 12-14-07, 09:39 PM

Originally posted by louisvillekid

ok, i don't buy milk often, i live mainly on fast food and junk. my refrigerator is usually bare except for some cold cuts and tea, juice and beer and some condiments. well i woke up this morning starving and didn't have anything to eat except crackers and peanut butter, so i thought "ok i'll have a few with some milk", i was out, which is usual, then in my foggy thinking thought "oh, i have some old box of cereal" , well i need milk for that too, so i decide to go to the closest store, i grab a gallon of milk(i don't know why, it will go bad before i drink all of it), the guy says "$4.50", $4.50? for milk, so i reluctantly go to buy it, i only have 3 ones and about 1.10 in change,now i'm like going to have to use my debit card for a gallon of milk, i look for my wallet , i left it on the night stand, F*#K, i go to get just a half gallon, $3.23, no way, so i go back home, grab my wallet and go to the local truck stop that has a 24 hour Subway, not what i would normally have for breakfast, but i was hungry. i was telling this story up at the bar this afternoon and everyone says i haven't bought milk in over year cause thats the prices, i know it hasn't been longer than 2 months since i bought a gallon at the grocery store for $3.20, heck just this past summer a Shell station by me had 2for $5 bucks, i tried to buy just one and they wanted like $3.50 but i could get 2 for $5.

anyway i'm curious as to the price of a gallon of milk around each posters parts of the globe, for anyone not in the lower 48 states in the U.S., i think a gallon is like 3.8 liters.

Good story...

It's about $4 here in Ohio but it has gone up you're right there... The other stores take a loss to get people in... It's going higher IMO but we'll see... Anyway good story..

ShamsWoof10 · 12-14-07, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by louisvillekid

i just stopped by Kroger earlier on my way back from the bar, grabbed some beer and Hot Pockets and frozen dinners, i bought a half gallon, it was $1.99, a gallon was like $4.38 i think.

i guess i must be turning into my parents or grand parents, where i complain about the prices of everyday things going up a little by little.

Wow that's odd... Why would anyone buy a gallon when you can buy two half gallon for less... Interesting... I bought milk and didn't look at the price... It was a half gallon ...let me see hang on... well not as bad as I expected... I bought a half gallon at the quicky mart for $2.09..

HAPPY BOY · 12-14-07, 09:46 PM

yeah Sham I know at farm store they have a special when u buy 2 gallons.

BrentCrude · 12-14-07, 09:55 PM

Once again,you can thank the government for their socialist price supports.

The government farm subsidies and price supports even piss off the farmers as to how they work.The government has some goofball program where Green Bay Wisconsin is the access point of dairy support prices and as you go in all directions from there,milk fluctuates.The cheapest milk I saw in the past 2 years was in Salt Lake City.That seems like the least likely place to find cheap milk due to it's location and terrain for dairy farming.Many economists say that farm subsidies don't help the consumer at all.

Then I suppose you can say that the weak dollar has made milk rise just like it has made gas rise.

I absolutely go crazy for those pints of gooey,nutty ice cream.You can still find some of the better brands on special for $1.25 to $1.50 a pint but for years up until a year or two ago they were $1 a pint.Edys Peanut butter cup is one of my favorites and one called Bear Tracks that a regional dairy called Kemp's makes is pretty good too.Dove adds a nice touch by encasing the top of the pint with some quality chocolate shell.Not as good as the sunday cones where you can't wait to finish because the point of the cone is filled with chocolate.Some of the little pleasures in life that make life worth living.hehe! The world might be in tatters and the U.S.A can't produce good cars and such competitively but we sure make some sinfully good ice cream.They just make it too good these days where it's more habit forming than any other vice.

pavyracer · 12-14-07, 10:26 PM

If you can't afford fresh milk you can buy condensed milk in a can and mix it with water. That way you'll have some change left for gambling.

accuscoresucks · 12-15-07, 01:52 AM

the local aldie's here dairymans 2% $1.99 a gallon

ChuteBoxe · 12-15-07, 02:13 AM

$3.99 a gallon here.

DrunkenLullaby · 12-15-07, 02:19 AM

Don't worry, there's no inflation.

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chano · 12-15-07, 06:59 AM

Originally posted by louisvillekid

i just stopped by Kroger earlier on my way back from the bar, grabbed some beer and Hot Pockets and frozen dinners, i bought a half gallon, it was $1.99, a gallon was like $4.38 i think.

i guess i must be turning into my parents or grand parents, where i complain about the prices of everyday things going up a little by little.

Wouldnt it be wise to buy 2 half gallons separate. LOL You like the color I chose??

BrentCrude · 12-15-07, 07:41 AM

That Aldie's store is the best!

Originally posted by accuscoresucks

the local aldie's here dairymans 2% $1.99 a gallon

Glad you brought up Aldie's.We had them move in here in Minnesota the past few years and they built a multi state distribution center and it looks like they are going national.They are a German company but of course all the food is produced in this country for the most part except for tuna and pineapple and such.They probably will become sort of another Wal Mart except the stores are actually pretty small.Maybe about the size of the old super market A&P or Piggly Wigglies back in the 60's.

They can't be beat on their prices!!!!!!They are cheaper than Wal Mart.Their house brands are every bit as good as the name brand food you pay double or triple for.It's no frills,bag your own groceries so they have very little overhead.If you want great food at a great price,don't be afraid to shop at Aldie's.

accuscoresucks · 12-15-07, 12:17 PM

i mainly buy my dry good,and snacks their''icecream,spinach dip,ect ect''i love cooking food i watch that foodnetwork channel,luckely their is a 2-1 butcher right down the street.tonite its racheal rays shepard's pie.lol
damn these holidays are putting the pounds on for me

ShamsWoof10 · 12-15-07, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by BrentCrude

Glad you brought up Aldie's.We had them move in here in Minnesota the past few years and they built a multi state distribution center and it looks like they are going national.They are a German company but of course all the food is produced in this country for the most part except for tuna and pineapple and such.They probably will become sort of another Wal Mart except the stores are actually pretty small.Maybe about the size of the old super market A&P or Piggly Wigglies back in the 60's.

They can't be beat on their prices!!!!!!They are cheaper than Wal Mart.Their house brands are every bit as good as the name brand food you pay double or triple for.It's no frills,bag your own groceries so they have very little overhead.If you want great food at a great price,don't be afraid to shop at Aldie's.

Sharp dude BC... I agree that most but NOT ALL of their stuff is as good... There is some stuff that isn't quite the same...

You're from MN..? What do you think of Jessie Ventura..? At first I thought he was a joike but after looking into it he seems to be a good dude and was a good governor.. I would vote for him as President anyday...

Doug · 12-15-07, 01:31 PM

I think milk was about $2 around 1980, now about $3 at Costco.

A lot of other things are up way more than that, like college tuition.

Info from CNN report which happened to be on in the background.

ShamsWoof10 · 12-15-07, 01:38 PM

You're right Doug and if the rise was it for a while I would say fine... The only thing is, in my opinion, it's just the beginning...

BrentCrude · 12-15-07, 02:09 PM

Here is my take on Jesse Ventura

I have seen the guy wrestle since I was a kid where he started wrestling in the backwash hockey arenas in the northern part of the state where I live.You have to hand it to the guy as a wrestler because he wasn't very good but he made up for it with bulking up, all be it through steroids and making the other old men wrestlers look like bar fighters with flab.He really accentuated the wrestling bravado and acting part of his calling card to become more famous than he should have become in wrestling.

As far as his politics go,he used to have a talk show for 3 hours a day for a few years in the 80's and 90's on KSTP 1500 which was the biggest AM station inb the state and he really spouted off allot of great libertarian viewpoints like Ron Paul does.

The problem with Jesse is that he has a weird ego where he constantly needs approval and confrontation.Jesse needs a bogey man at all time in his life to say he's being singled out and picked on.Jesse had the state at his fingertips where he could have broken the 3rd party glass ceiling dismantling the 2 party system but he blew it.He was so easily sidetracked by his foes in the other parties that he made his being picked on by them as the big issue instead of moving forward and eliminating waste and over spending like he said he would do.He had the people in his court and they would have put pressure on their legislators to pass Jesse's agenda.

He did accomplish some good where he got all of us residents yearly tax rebates,lowered yearly car tab prices and stopped some pork barrel projects from coming to be.The one pork barrel project that he started which cost the state dearly was the public transportation euro style train boondoggle in the twin cities.

Then he did dumb things like writing the book how he was an Ez rider on highway 101 in California where he would swing on over to all the whore houses in Nevada.That's something every little kid should know about the governor!

Then in his last days in office he went to Cuba and sucked up to Castro and came back flaunting big boxes of illegal cuban cigars.You could never take the wrestler's attitude out of that guy!!

He complained all the time that he wanted privacy and was mad that an apple orchard next to his property used to take hay rides by his place showing where he lived but he had a sign on the road saying it was the Body's ranch.hehe!

The best one was when NBC made a 2 hour prime time movie about his life where he made $$$$$$ off of it.The movie made him out to be the nicest,sweetest and kindest guy on earth far more than he ever was and he got all pissy about it saying that they really botched the movie.

The guy has some weird quirks like never having wanted to take showers in communal showers when in high school sports all the way through naval seal days.Maybe roids shrunk some stuff where he felt embarrassed over it.hehe!Some guys he went to school with let that one out of the bag and I'll bet Jesse was not too pleased.

One of his friends said this,if Jesse and his family and friends were stranded on Donnar's Pass and they had one rabbit amongst each other to eat,Jesse would eat the whole rabbit and tell the others he needs the strength to go out and look for more food.hehe!He's a survival of the fittest type guy.When people kept calling him a dumb oaf he got into that,I'm no longer Jesse the Body,I'm Jesse the brain Ventura.

The funny thing is,at the same time Ventura was starting his wrestling career,Arnold his buddy was over here going to school and putting on weight lifting and body building exhibitions at University of Wisconsin-Superior which is near Duluth and the twin cities where Jesse's stomping grounds were.Sounds like a steroid club to me.

Doug · 12-15-07, 02:18 PM

How much milk can one drink ?

For me, a gallon a week is plenty. I use a lot more gas than milk, so it doesn't matter much to me. The stuff also makes me SHIT with the lactose in it.

ShamsWoof10 · 12-15-07, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by BrentCrude

I have seen the guy wrestle since I was a kid where he started wrestling in the backwash hockey arenas in the northern part of the state where I live.You have to hand it to the guy as a wrestler because he wasn't very good but he made up for it with bulking up, all be it through steroids and making the other old men wrestlers look like bar fighters with flab.He really accentuated the wrestling bravado and acting part of his calling card to become more famous than he should have become in wrestling.

As far as his politics go,he used to have a talk show for 3 hours a day for a few years in the 80's and 90's on KSTP 1500 which was the biggest AM station inb the state and he really spouted off allot of great libertarian viewpoints like Ron Paul does.

The problem with Jesse is that he has a weird ego where he constantly needs approval and confrontation.Jesse needs a bogey man at all time in his life to say he's being singled out and picked on.Jesse had the state at his fingertips where he could have broken the 3rd party glass ceiling dismantling the 2 party system but he blew it.He was so easily sidetracked by his foes in the other parties that he made his being picked on by them as the big issue instead of moving forward and eliminating waste and over spending like he said he would do.He had the people in his court and they would have put pressure on their legislators to pass Jesse's agenda.

He did accomplish some good where he got all of us residents yearly tax rebates,lowered yearly car tab prices and stopped some pork barrel projects from coming to be.The one pork barrel project that he started which cost the state dearly was the public transportation euro style train boondoggle in the twin cities.

Then he did dumb things like writing the book how he was an Ez rider on highway 101 in California where he would swing on over to all the whore houses in Nevada.That's something every little kid should know about the governor!

Then in his last days in office he went to Cuba and sucked up to Castro and came back flaunting big boxes of illegal cuban cigars.You could never take the wrestler's attitude out of that guy!!

He complained all the time that he wanted privacy and was mad that an apple orchard next to his property used to take hay rides by his place showing where he lived but he had a sign on the road saying it was the Body's ranch.hehe!

The best one was when NBC made a 2 hour prime time movie about his life where he made $$$$$$ off of it.The movie made him out to be the nicest,sweetest and kindest guy on earth far more than he ever was and he got all pissy about it saying that they really botched the movie.

The guy has some weird quirks like never having wanted to take showers in communal showers when in high school sports all the way through naval seal days.Maybe roids shrunk some stuff where he felt embarrassed over it.hehe!Some guys he went to school with let that one out of the bag and I'll bet Jesse was not too pleased.

One of his friends said this,if Jesse and his family and friends were stranded on Donnar's Pass and they had one rabbit amongst each other to eat,Jesse would eat the whole rabbit and tell the others he needs the strength to go out and look for more food.hehe!He's a survival of the fittest type guy.When people kept calling him a dumb oaf he got into that,I'm no longer Jesse the Body,I'm Jesse the brain Ventura.

The funny thing is,at the same time Ventura was starting his wrestling career,Arnold his buddy was over here going to school and putting on weight lifting and body building exhibitions at University of Wisconsin-Superior which is near Duluth and the twin cities where Jesse's stomping grounds were.Sounds like a steroid club to me.

Interesting write up....

Between Arnold and Jessie I'll gladly take Jessie but you did bring out some good points... I liked his talk show that was BRIEF on MSNBC... He is an hoenst dude no doubt about that... Too honest for the public I would say...

Anyway good write up...

Dead Money · 12-15-07, 06:44 PM

4.49---5.00 + in Maine per gallon.

You can get "Hood' 2% only at a local gas station ( XTRAMART) for 3.69.

Crazy. Gas is 3.20 a gallon and a pack of Newports is 6.50.....

Gotta love it

louisvillekid · 12-15-07, 07:15 PM

i started this thread just because i was curious as to the prices of milk around everyones different parts of the globe, because of my surprise as to how much it has went up in the last month or two.
i don't buy milk often, thats why it surprised me as to the over $4 a gallon price, cause i know i had just bought one in the last month or so and it was only a little over $3.

Originally posted by Doug

How much milk can one drink ?

i used to drink it alot in my youth, but now a gallon will sometimes go bad before i drink it all.

Originally posted by accuscoresucks

the local aldie's here dairymans 2% $1.99 a gallon

we have a few of them around town, there kind of in odd locations, usually close to government assisted housing( the projects, ghetto, crack dens, etc.) i know they pay decent though, well decent for a grocery type job. i've seen ads in the classifieds saying starting pay $9+ an hour and benifits, thats amazing considering most grocery or convenient stores only pay about $6-7 to start out.

Originally posted by dead money

Crazy. Gas is 3.20 a gallon and a pack of Newports is 6.50.....

gas is pretty much the same here, it jumps up and down 20 cents, one day its just under 3 ,next day its 3.20-3.30, then back to 3. name brand smokes are about $3.25-3.60 a pack(tax included), i smoke Camels, their $3.30 at the store by me, i can find a carton on sale at the "Cox's smokers outlets" sometimes for $28-30. you can get the generics for around $2-2.50, GT-Ones are 2 bucks by me.

you guys talking about Jesse Ventura, he does seem like a straight shooter to me, but i found it odd that he was endorsing BetUS, i got some big promotional packet from them and it had a big picture of him and some quote from him endorsing them.

remmy358 · 12-15-07, 09:01 PM

you want to avoid drinking milk. it's ok to put it in cereal and what not but it's not good to drink glasses of it.

accuscoresucks · 12-16-07, 01:37 AM

how much is a pack of smokes in ny,ny.? i suppose its over 6$ a pack say newports for a guideline.i spend the 4hours and 15$ in gas to go to the seneca,ny indian reservation and newports their are only 2.80$,and offcourse no tax.where i live it costs 3.59for what i smoke seneca,ny it costs 1.10 a pack i go once every 3 months,and stock up when i do.was just curios on what new yorkers pay cause when i go everbody rapping the shelves,just as i do.

ChuteBoxe · 12-16-07, 04:07 AM

$6.50 a pack in NJ, $8.00 - $9.00 in some parts of the city. When I was working uptown, they were $8. When I was working down by Times Square, they were $9. I had to make sure I picked up my cowboy killers every day with the morning coffee before I left Jersey. $9 to me is just retarded. I remember when they were $3 a pack.

imgv94 · 12-16-07, 04:19 AM

Funny you mention this..

I always get my milk at the little mom and pop market across the street cause it's the lowest price. Right now a gallon of Alta-Dena milk sells for $3.99. But just 4 months ago it was $2.99 so yes it's gone up considerably in the last quarter and this was mentioned on the news.. It went from $2.99 to $3.25 to $3.50 to $3.75 and now it sits at $3.99...

I buy my cigarettes 3 packs for $11.00 (Marlboro Menthol Lights) Cigs are about $4.00 a pack everywhere if you get them single pack.

Just got a bottle of Skyy Vodka for $8.99 750ml

ShamsWoof10 · 12-16-07, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by louisvillekid

we have a few of them around town, there kind of in odd locations, usually close to government assisted housing( the projects, ghetto, crack dens, etc.) i know they pay decent though, well decent for a grocery type job. i've seen ads in the classifieds saying starting pay $9+ an hour and benifits, thats amazing considering most grocery or convenient stores only pay about $6-7 to start out .

That's pretty interesting...