Let's Talk BBQ
General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: Pappymn on August 05, 2014, 11:39:29 AM
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Sad Day for sure. ??? :o >:(
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/08/05/bacon-prices-rise-to-new-all-time-high/?intcmp=features
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This is a very sad day :(
I guess I will need to find a source for pork bellies and make some myself.
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Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs. I do the same thing as you Capt. I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.
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Yeah, these days you gotta hit the sales and have a good freezer.
BD
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Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs. I do the same thing as you Capt. I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.
I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.
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Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs. I do the same thing as you Capt. I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.
I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.
I didn't know about that option, not that I would ever be up there that early ! ! !
But I do appreciate not paying sales tax.
BD
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Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs. I do the same thing as you Capt. I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.
I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.
I have a Sam's membership but not a business account. That is nice to have.
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All the reasons given in the link are correct; however, it left out one very important factor---the diversion of a tremendous amount of corn from feed to ethenol. A substance that lowers your gas milage and harms many engines.
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Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs. I do the same thing as you Capt. I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.
I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.
Same here with the business membership..it does have it's perks. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs. I do the same thing as you Capt. I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.
I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.
I didn't know about that option, not that I would ever be up there that early ! ! !
But I do appreciate not paying sales tax.
BD
I think the hours are good till 9 or 10 AM so you can still get some good deals, I don't always get there that early with it being an hour drive into Dallas.
All the reasons given in the link are correct; however, it left out one very important factor---the diversion of a tremendous amount of corn from feed to ethenol. A substance that lowers your gas milage and harms many engines.
Very true, it's more money for the farmer to get a higher taxpayer subsidized price per bushel than to sell it for human or animal feed at market value
Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs. I do the same thing as you Capt. I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.
I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.
I have a Sam's membership but not a business account. That is nice to have.
I don't think its much to upgrade
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All the reasons given in the link are correct; however, it left out one very important factor---the diversion of a tremendous amount of corn from feed to ethenol. A substance that lowers your gas milage and harms many engines.
Interesting point, Dee. I was in Belize several years ago - there was a shortage of corn tortillas because the corn in Mexico was being sold for ethanol. So, a staple food for a culture was skyrocketing in price to subsidize a government program. Corn tortillas were not only incredibly expensive - they were being rationed at the store - crazy!
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when I got my business membership at Sams they needed a copy of my DBA (DoingBuisnessAs) and a copy of my Sales Tax Certificate
Yeah Robert... that is the problem. They need a tax ID for business accounts.
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All the reasons given in the link are correct; however, it left out one very important factor---the diversion of a tremendous amount of corn from feed to ethenol. A substance that lowers your gas milage and harms many engines.
Interesting point, Dee. I was in Belize several years ago - there was a shortage of corn tortillas because the corn in Mexico was being sold for ethanol. So, a staple food for a culture was skyrocketing in price to subsidize a government program. Corn tortillas were not only incredibly expensive - they were being rationed at the store - crazy!
Same issue with the Stevia fake sugar that's all the rage, it's made from a food staple of the native peoples so they are now having to figure out a new food crop to replace the over harvesting to feed the fad.
when I got my business membership at Sams they needed a copy of my DBA (DoingBuisnessAs) and a copy of my Sales Tax Certificate
Yeah Robert... that is the problem. They need a tax ID for business accounts.
Didn't realize it they were that strict on it, my membership is an associate member card through the wife's work as part of her benefits.
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Why not just upgrade to advantage membership? I get in at 7 am as well with that one and some cash back annually.
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Why not just upgrade to advantage membership? I get in at 7 am as well with that one and some cash back annually.
Difference in price... Need to look at it.
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Why not just upgrade to advantage membership? I get in at 7 am as well with that one and some cash back annually.
Difference in price... Need to look at it.
$45 vs $100 annually.
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Why not just upgrade to advantage membership? I get in at 7 am as well with that one and some cash back annually.
Difference in price... Need to look at it.
$45 vs $100 annually.
Now I remember why I didn't do it. That is a lot of money difference. Do they do like Costco and reward a minimum amount at the end of the year?
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Why not just upgrade to advantage membership? I get in at 7 am as well with that one and some cash back annually.
Difference in price... Need to look at it.
$45 vs $100 annually.
Now I remember why I didn't do it. That is a lot of money difference. Do they do like Costco and reward a minimum amount at the end of the year?
They do have some kind of reward program, not sure how it compares to Costco you can read about here. <a href="http://www.samsclub.com/sams/pagedetails/content.jsp?pageName=samsPlusMembershipUpgrade&cid=INT_HM_MINI1_CASHREWARDS">Sam's Plus Cash Rewards</a>