$5.61
I feel like a fool... A naive, green girl in a world of women...
I paid $8.79 for pasta and sauce last night.
This all begins with a lack of organization and forethought and ends with me running into a certain neighborhood grocery here in Beacon Hill to grab some pasta and a jar of sauce for our dinner last night. Silly me. Now, I know there's going to be a price hike due to the small retailer and the neighborhood in question, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make under these circumstances. So, I go in and grab a box of orechiette and a jar of chianti and mushroom sauce. In Framingham, I can get a pound of dry pasta for $0.69-1.69, with orechiette falling towards the high end, so I thought I knew what I was getting into. Did I look at the price tag? No. Our usual Newman's Own sauce runs about $2.49 a jar, and some of the pricier brands are as much as $4.49, so once again I figured I knew what I was getting into. Did I look at the price tag? No.
The cashier rang up my pasta: $2.29!!
The cashier rang up my sauce: $6.39!!!
Tax= (yes, tax on groceries!)$0.11!!!!
I was too flabbergasted to react then and there - which ultimately saved me much embarrassment, but I have been stewing on this ever since. I should have gone to the Stop&Shop.
Penne at S&S: $0.89
Newman's Cab Marinara: $2.29
No tax at the grocery store....
Dinner = $3.18
Peace of mind: Friggin' Priceless!
What really bothered me? That after buying dinner last night, I didn't have enough money for a latte this morning.
I'm pathetic.
In KnittingLand, I frogged my scarf, and started over, adding a ribbed end and a stripe, in order to better coordinate with the hat. I should be all set for the trip to Cleveland in the morning!
I paid $8.79 for pasta and sauce last night.
This all begins with a lack of organization and forethought and ends with me running into a certain neighborhood grocery here in Beacon Hill to grab some pasta and a jar of sauce for our dinner last night. Silly me. Now, I know there's going to be a price hike due to the small retailer and the neighborhood in question, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make under these circumstances. So, I go in and grab a box of orechiette and a jar of chianti and mushroom sauce. In Framingham, I can get a pound of dry pasta for $0.69-1.69, with orechiette falling towards the high end, so I thought I knew what I was getting into. Did I look at the price tag? No. Our usual Newman's Own sauce runs about $2.49 a jar, and some of the pricier brands are as much as $4.49, so once again I figured I knew what I was getting into. Did I look at the price tag? No.
The cashier rang up my pasta: $2.29!!
The cashier rang up my sauce: $6.39!!!
Tax= (yes, tax on groceries!)$0.11!!!!
I was too flabbergasted to react then and there - which ultimately saved me much embarrassment, but I have been stewing on this ever since. I should have gone to the Stop&Shop.
Penne at S&S: $0.89
Newman's Cab Marinara: $2.29
No tax at the grocery store....
Dinner = $3.18
Peace of mind: Friggin' Priceless!
What really bothered me? That after buying dinner last night, I didn't have enough money for a latte this morning.
I'm pathetic.
In KnittingLand, I frogged my scarf, and started over, adding a ribbed end and a stripe, in order to better coordinate with the hat. I should be all set for the trip to Cleveland in the morning!
posted by Cameron | 8:55 AM
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