Food Prices and Prepping

[ladyhk13]

Have any of you gone to a Mormom Distribution center lately?

[Sniper-T]

Had to make an 'emergency' trip out for milk last night. The only place nearby that was open is a gas station about 10 miles away.

Paid $6.49 for a gallon that was already 1 day past the expiry date!

Talk about gouging!

[realist]

People like that get shot for robbery. I think that you should open a store yourself at that rate. I do not see how you can have anything with the prices you pay.

[helomech]

Wow, didn't know the price of food was getting so high. We only buy meat occasionally, most of our meat comes from what we raise or kill. I did buy a brisket the other day to mix with deer meat for hamburgers, but it has been probably a year since we bought meat before that. Hopefully in the next few months I will have my aquaponics going so we won't have to buy any vegetables after that.

[Grumpy Old Man]

Have any of you gone to a Mormom Distribution center lately?

Out here in Kommiefornicastan we don't have to go to the Distribution Center to get our Mormons; they are delivered directly to our doorsteps! But they always seem to want to talk.

The prices at the Bishop's Pantry out here have gone up and you need to have an LDS member take you as a guest. I would say the prices have increased about 50% over the last time I bought. 2 Years ago a "starter kit" (6 #10 cans; rice, beans, wheat, oats) was $19.95. Now it is $31.00.

Add to that the rumor that DHS was demanding LDS customer lists in KY or TN then people start to stay away.

[ladyhk13]

I live in TN and my mom is an active LDS (I'm LDS but not active so I can still go to the centers) and the rumor is false. It was checked out by people I don't know and then I had my mom go directly to her Bishop and aske him. He said no, there has been nothing said about this going on. She is also a member of the Temple (a status reserved for only chosen members) and nothing has been said in there either.
I just pulled up the current price list and the prices are still pretty good. 25# of sugar is only $15, both types of wheat for 25# is $11.45 so the prices haven't really gone up at all over the past couple of years. Maybe it's only the mail order part since non members can get the stuff where members only and a guest can go to the centers. Guess I'm going to have to make a trip up there and go shopping.

[Sniper-T]

^
My SISTER!!!

I only wish we lived closer...

Dang shipping costs!

lol

[ladyhk13]

Is it a lot? Are you LDS? Do you not have a center close to you? Ours is about an hour away so we make a day of it and have a blast!

[Grumpy Old Man]

As one of your lapsed RLDS cousins (I grew up in Independence, MO), I am always getting the "come back" pitch from several of my friends.Lol. But I typically go to Honeyville Farms up in Rancho Cucamonga for my bulk items. Prices still seem pretty good up there. I've not been to the cannery in a couple of years, so the price I quoted was from the online store @ .org. They did have a really neat bag sealer for the mylar bags that I have considered ordering just because I feel kind of foolish using a curling iron to seal with.

And do you and Sniper get that vaguely uncomfortable feeling that "I don't have enough stored for a whole year to live comfortably" like I do? It's funny what we learn as children that stick with us over the years. I might point out that the .org has a message from the First Presidency reinforcing the need to prepare, that wasn't there the last time I visited about a year ago.

[Sniper-T]

lol... I'm not LDS, and really only know one, and although he fashions himself a prepper... he's a tool.

I'm sure there is an LDS Center around somewhere, I just don't know.

Shipping anything cross border isn't cheap, heavy stuff even less so. I do have connections with some of the local farmers, so buying wheat, etc, isn't too painful. And come Spring I'm going to contact a local Amish community (I just found out about them recently)

I'm currently re-modelling my Pantrys, and figure I've got a good solid 6 months in there. Add to the stuff that I have stashed out of wife-sight, and the full freezers; and I don't doubt we would eat well for a year. I want to add more veggies into the mix, but with the vitamins, we'll stave off scurvy. lol

And before the 'Lose electricity' crowd chimes in about the freezers, I have a generator, a goodly supply of gas, a couple smokers, and a dehydrator. All I'd have to do is run the freezers long enough to process all the meat and veggies, and run my oven long enough to eat the pizzas.



The one thing that does get me worried though, is the 'others' My wife's family is lucky to have more than a couple days of food on hand, and they know I do... So I fear that they will drop in with empty hands and bellies. This, of course, would SERIOUSLY chop into my food stores, and depending on how many show up, could drop me back down to 3 months of variety. They do have skills, so they could be beneficial, but they'd still be a drain.

And most unfortunately... They just don't have a clue!