The question is, just how much do you actually want this?
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (45259)
June 9, 2025 1:42pm CST
I had to go to the pharmacy before the hospital. It's the one connected to the grocery store, so while I waited 15 minutes, I walked through the store to check for bargains, of course. Bargains? Umm...not today.
We all love a bargain, right? Would you pay this amount for ONE skinny little steak? The package and ad both say ''thin cut'' but you could almost see through this steak. Instead of calling it rib eye steak, they need to rename this one, at least at this store--maybe ''paper thin steak'' would be more appropriate.
I will continue to look for bargains as time allows, but they are certainly hard to find!
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@arunima25 (90805)
• Bangalore, India
10 Jun
Hopefully you good find some good bargains. It us tough to find bargains on food items, though we can often find them on clothes, accessories and cosmetics.
I am a vegetarian by choice. So, can't comment on this one. My non veg cooking is limited to cooking chicken and fish for my husband and daughters.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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11 Jun
I did the vegetarian thing once for about two years. It was hard and I just couldn’t keep my iron levels up. I do eat mostly chicken and fish, not much red meat.
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@arunima25 (90805)
• Bangalore, India
11 Jun
@MarieCoyle Since I grew up in a vegetarian household, it came to be naturally. Few in the younger generations starred trying chicken and fish and it slowly became part of their diet. I take loads of green veggies and plant protein. I do eat eggs and don't mind trying chicken and fish once in a blue moon. My husband and daughters love chicken and I cook it at least twice in a week. Surprisingly on blood reports, I do pretty well in healthier range compared to others in the family 
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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11 Jun
@arunima25
It sounds like you have a great balance of foods for your family.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
@rakski
I am very careful about my spending. I know many others are as well.
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@Jenaisle (14846)
• Philippines
10 Jun
We rarely have bargains here, which are outright. I usually haggle with the price if it's not a department store. Sometimes, I can get a 50% cut from the original price if I pretend to leave and find other stores.
With small sellers, though, I don't do this because I know that they don't earn much from their merchandise.
With small sellers, though, I don't do this because I know that they don't earn much from their merchandise.1 person likes this
@Jenaisle (14846)
• Philippines
10 Jun
@MarieCoyle Some have fixed prices, while some we can haggle. Have a good week, Marie. I am always praying for you and your son.
Have a good week, Marie. I am always praying for you and your son.1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
There is no haggling on groceries, unfortunately. And no haggling in stores. And you are correct that the small businesses have a much smaller profit margin than the big ones.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
@Jenaisle
Thank you so, so much. I have a lot of hope.
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@marguicha (227547)
• Chile
10 Jun
I doný like thin skeaks. Now that I eat less, I still buy thick steaks but cut them the other way so that I eat a small THICK steak.
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@marguicha (227547)
• Chile
10 Jun
@MarieCoyle Me too. Years ago I ate a big thick steat. Now I eat small ones. But still thick and medium rare.
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@crossbones27 (50810)
• Mojave, California
12 Jun
I want do not want to to look, this is not America, sad to say it is.
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@crossbones27 (50810)
• Mojave, California
12 Jun
@MarieCoyle You should also check blue jeans, dude its so sad and no one really practices what they preach. 
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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12 Jun
I just had to check it out when I saw that sign. I thought, OH, a mistake. But it wasn't. Unbelievable. Who in their right mind would spend that much money on that tiny piece of poor quality beef?
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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12 Jun
@crossbones27
I am constantly amazed that people will actually pay as much for things as they do. I can understand some of it, but not all...I know we all need treats once in a while, I get that. But to pay prices like this is just...stupid.
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@Juliaacv (53949)
• Canada
10 Jun
And the meat looks fatty to boot!
There is a big difference between marbling with a bit of fat and this large amount of it.
We buy our organic beef by the hind quarter, it saves us money and is always the same flavour and consistency. When I order it I am asked what thickness for steaks I would like, how many to a package and so on. I also choose the size of the roasts and the weight of the individual packages of stewing beef and ground beef. I do not like to waste.
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@Juliaacv (53949)
• Canada
10 Jun
@MarieCoyle I have never seen such a pathetic sample of meat.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
I hate waste. I know steaks need some marbling, yes. But not chunks of fat. I don't honestly know anyone, whether they have money or not, that would pay this price for a thin steak that is no doubt fatty and tough. Just a big nope from me!
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@GardenGerty (164250)
• United States
10 Jun
No, I would not buy that bargain. Like you, when in the store I go to the places they have the bargains, all segregated and lonesome, just waiting for me to pick them up.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
Yes, most stores have a discontinued isle, or ''bargains'' a person just has to be careful to check and be sure they really are bargains!
@celticeagle (176039)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jun
I haven't had steak in years. That's highway robbery.
I recently watched a doc about how meat is handled in grocery stores. It was sickening. Yes, nowadays food bargains are certainly hard to find.
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@kaylachan (78356)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun
I know what you mean. everything is expensive.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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9 Jun
You really notice price hikes when it's something you buy often, and it goes up in price every time you buy it!
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@kaylachan (78356)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun
@MarieCoyle Yes, you do. It is total cringe.
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@1creekgirl (43742)
• United States
10 Jun
That was outrageous. A joke if it hadn't been real.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
I know I must have stood at that meat display with my mouth hanging open when I saw that sign. I thought...surely this is a mistake. But it wasn't! I shouldn't have been shocked, but I was.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
Roasts are ridiculously priced here. I wish they weren't...but that's how it is. Supposedly our red meat supply will get more and more expensive, unfortunately.
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@thislittlepennyearns (64497)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Jun
Online grocery shopping and getting it delivered or picking it up has way better bargains.
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@thislittlepennyearns (64497)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Jun
@MarieCoyle What grocery store is that? We do 90 percent of our grocery shopping at Walmart. And I have had to learn how to check the deals. So I find them all.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
@thislittlepennyearns I hit Aldi and/or Rulers on a regular basis. This is called County Market. It is a chain grocery in Illinois and I think Indiana. The only thing I usually ever buy there is milk if we run low and I can’t get to Aldi. Sometimes, they will have a good loss leader or two, but that’s about it.
@MarieCoyle (45259)
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9 Jun
Once in a blue moon this particular grocery store has bargains on meats but not often. But I always check the prices if I’m there. It’s hooked to the pharmacy we use the most often.
@Mshafeeq (2013)
• Bangalore, India
10 Jun
@MarieCoyle Yes they keep this bargains on a particular day.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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9 Jun
If they have bargains at this store it’s always on Monday. No bargains today!!
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@snowy22315 (191428)
• United States
9 Jun
Yeah, a bargain..not! I was pleased I got 5 bucks off my groceries today However, the kicker that other than fish hit dogs and yogurt there was little in the way of protein.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
@snowy22315
It seems that we are all looking for good buys on proteins lately. We do some meatless meals and get creative, too.
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@FourWalls (75918)
• United States
10 Jun
Um….NO. I can buy a week’s worth of food for that.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
I can make that amount stretch and make some good meals with it, too.
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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10 Jun
Yes, you are right. They will. People need to maybe think ahead a little bit if they can.
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@RasmaSandra (86187)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun
No way and besides I probably would find it too tough as well, I could get a few items for that money,
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@MarieCoyle (45259)
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9 Jun
I will never pay that. But I honestly don’t buy steaks.
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