Shopping--What did you buy?

Marie Miller said:
There are no grocery bargains anymore. You can compare adds on line. Generally on Wednesday the sites update. I found a local chain not having prices until you select a specific store. Does that help?
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Yup. You know, the other issue is I lived in a town right outside of DC, and there were 4 grocery stores within a mile of each other right up the road from my house. So comparison shopping was routine. I've been in the sticks for 15 years and the only nearby place (8 miles) is Walmart. Then there's a Food Lion in town (10 miles.) Then there's Charlottesville (25 miles) and the west end of Richmond (35 miles.) I mostly make the trip to the far-flung places for salad fixins and fresh veggies, and sometimes meat. So that's the other reason my comparison shopping skills have gone all to heck.

I've been going to Kroger for my salads/veggies and have not been impressed, but they're better than the bagged stuff at Walmart. I'll see what Wegman's has to offer. I'm making a 50 mile round trip, so I guess a few bucks ain't gonna kill me.
 
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I bought another Moss & Stone electric percolator coffee maker. I had one before that made good coffee and lasted for a few years before the base, where the stem fits into, began to deteriorate. It lasted long enough that I didn't feel cheated, but I replaced it with a smaller Farberware electric percolator, which I don't like, and have been using my Ninja instead. However, my Ninja is a drip coffee maker, and it doesn't fit on the shelf in my office, so I bought another Moss & Stone. It's the same as my other one, except it was red.
 
I called my hay guy to see if he is baling this year. He lives 45 miles SW of me, has had more rain, and has already baled 27 acres that has shipped further north.

The hay I buy is grass-mix for horses and is slower growing, so I have to call him back in five or so weeks. This is a good thing because I not only pay for delivery, I pay to have them stack, plus I always give the guys who do the stacking a bit of pocket money. I have time to save more 💸💸

Anyone who has stacked hay knows this is the one time when you think about tying your horse(s), or other livestock, to your mailbox with a sign that says “free”.

I can still feel the blisters on my 12 year old fingers when the trip rope on grandad’s hay forks didn’t trip and I was going up to the second story of the barn right behind the hay. Back then I only weighed ~100 pounds so the pickup truck on the other end had no idea I was still hanging on, hoping the rope would trip the forks 😲😲. I forget who hollered for grandma to stop the truck and back up, but I could have either lost my grip and fell or hung for dear life until I went thru the hay opening. Once I got my hands bandaged, we laughed — what else would you do🤠🤠

Then there was the time my neighbor across the road told me to “drop it NOW” and I knew there must be a rattlesnake in the hay bale I was picking up. Thankfully the mowing machine had cut the snake in half and only the rattles were left to hang out……..

Anyway, my 2026 annual hay order is in………
 
Beth Gallagher said:
I want to re-do my spice cabinet. It's gotten really cluttered in there and stuff is hard to find. I'm thinking about the slide-out spice shelves that will allow better visibility but I need to go measure my cabinet.
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Well, the slide out spice racks were nice (and expensive), but they didn't work for me. I am short so even with the racks sliding out I still couldn't see what I was trying to find. So I decided to try some magnetic spice racks for the "hidden" side of my refrigerator and I think they are going to work very well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6FZZNZX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I was surprised to see a lot of different magnetic storage solutions available, so if you could use a bit more "cabinet space" in your kitchen you might like some refrigerator shelves, baskets, hooks, etc.
 
I purchased and just got in the mail today Durkee Famous Sauce for Sandwich & Salads. I read that this is the secret ingredients in many Southern Egg Salads, plus it's also good for a whole host of other things. I want to see what it tastes like if I can get my wife to make something and use it. She's not happy because it has mustard in it she doesn't like salads with mustard. If not I might like it on some of my sandwiches.

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Beth Gallagher said:
Well, the slide out spice racks were nice (and expensive), but they didn't work for me. I am short so even with the racks sliding out I still couldn't see what I was trying to find. So I decided to try some magnetic spice racks for the "hidden" side of my refrigerator and I think they are going to work very well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6FZZNZX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I was surprised to see a lot of different magnetic storage solutions available, so if you could use a bit more "cabinet space" in your kitchen you might like some refrigerator shelves, baskets, hooks, etc.
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I installed these racks inside my cabinet doors. They intrude on the shelves maybe 1/2", to they take up no space. The problem is I have to stretch to reach the top ones, so you would need a stool:

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John Brunner said:
I installed these racks inside my cabinet doors. They intrude on the shelves maybe 1/2", to they take up no space. The problem is I have to stretch to reach the top ones, so you would need a stool:
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I don't care much for the little clip things. Did you make those little support shelves? They look nice. The only clip type I saw on Amazon were just the clips that install with double-sided tape or something; a lot of reviews were about them failing/falling after a day or two.

I got the magnetic racks and I like them. They can hold a lot of different size bottles and can be moved and re-adjusted easily. I thought it would look cluttered on the side of the refrigerator but they are barely visible.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
I don't care much for the little clip things. Did you make those little support shelves? They look nice. The only clip type I saw on Amazon were just the clips that install with double-sided tape or something; a lot of reviews were about them failing/falling after a day or two.

I got the magnetic racks and I like them. They can hold a lot of different size bottles and can be moved and re-adjusted easily. I thought it would look cluttered on the side of the refrigerator but they are barely visible.
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I had to make the shelves because the clips are made to hold the lightweight plastic McCormick's spice containers with the narrow neck and the slightly flared top. Glass contains are too slick & heavy, and there's no neck to catch. It was worth the effort because this arrangement is the only way to have the spices displayed without being stacked behind each other. It's easy to keep organized [alphabetized] because you just put the container back in the empty clip.

I still got overflow. There's not many spice jar organization options if you like to cook a broad range of stuff and you got all those spices. If I had to make another choice, I might have a container or basket for each spice type or nationality: Routine Spices & Herbs, Mexican, Italian, etc. But they still take up a ton of space.
 
Linda Harper said:
I bought my Ivermectin and Mebendazole supply, as I'm starting a parasite cleanse. I got them from rxfarmacia.com
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Welcome @Linda Harper. What part of Illinois are you from? Tell us a little about yourself in the Introduction page. Do you have any other topic you would like to join in on? I noticed you only wanted to talk about your rx-website that you provided in every post. Are you invested in it, or own this Pharma site?
 
Silk shirts, sleeveless, decorative double seem at the v-neck to go under a frilly black blazer. Cream with gold/turquoise. Silver gray to go with old silver turquoise. Need to visit the store with blazer, boots, shirt and jewelry for a torture session aka buying jeans that fit. Not looking forward to that!
 
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