Ruler Foods Might Have Priced Themselves Out of the Market
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (109445)
United States
October 9, 2025 6:32pm CST
I have posted many times about my interest in quick, easy meal nights that incorporate On-Cor meals, which include Salisbury steaks, chicken parmigiana, and riblets.
Their price for the longest time on these at Ruler Foods? $3.69. I usually tend to get my Salisbury steaks in the Aldi Bremer brand because they tend to be about 20 cents cheaper than On-Cor.
So, that was already priced out.
But now the On-Cor meals have jumped to $3.95 at Ruler Foods. I think that prices them right out of the market, and now I will shop Walmart's price to see if they have the better price, which I think they do because I know they aren't over $4, or at least they weren't.
They were higher than Ruler. But not $4.
In the meantime, Ruler has lost my business on these and I will now do some price checking. I own stock in both Kroger (Ruler's parent company) and Walmart, so I don't really care who gets the sale.
But you won't get my money just because. That much I can assure you.
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@LindaOHio (203502)
• United States
10 Oct
I'm buying more and more generic brands except for paper products. Walmart's paper products are inferior.
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@LindaOHio (203502)
• United States
13 Oct
@porwest The GV paper towels that I have are very thin.
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@porwest (109445)
• United States
12 Oct
Walmart Great Value paper towels are made by Proctor & Gamble, the makers of Bounty. Great Value toilet paper is apparently made by a Canadian company, Kruger, who apparently makes White Cloud. Personally, my wife and I like Cottonelle and use that. Kimberly-Clark is responsible for that brand. From what I can find it looks like their facial tissue under the Great Value brand is also made by Proctor & Gamble who make Puffs.
Like all generics made by major companies, they are slightly different, of course. I use Great Value paper towels and have no issue with them. We also use Great Value facial tissues.
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@porwest (109445)
• United States
13 Oct
@LindaOHio I guess for me it doesn't matter because I don't use them for much. Mostly as napkins. Maybe the occasional washing of a window.
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@Traceyjayne (5840)
• United Kingdom
11 Oct
I always price check now on things like butter, cheese, coffee as the price of those things have gone through the roof of late. A couple of supermarkets have weekend offers on fruit and veggies so I always check those out too.
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