Del the Grocery Gal

11/23/2023

No matter how you cook your turkey, may you and yours have a festive and happy Thanksgiving 🦃

10/20/2023

And if you’re wondering what’s in season . . .

10/20/2023

More on the meaning of date labels . . .

09/01/2023

Interesting read. My customers—who always pay in-store prices (with sales, buy-one-get-one and other deals honored!)—never have to worry about this practice . . .

Instacart prohibits shoppers from giving customers paper receipts from the store, obscuring the markups many pay for groceries.

08/14/2023

For me, bananas are best when purchased medium rare and eaten as medium. Well done are great not only in banana bread but also in smoothies and as a low fat substitute for oil in baked goods 😋

04/12/2023

Perhaps relief is in sight?

Grocery prices finally dipped in March, falling for the first time since September 2020, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

04/10/2023

My new dream delivery vehicle 😂

02/11/2023

A handy guide which can help reduce waste and save you $$

01/17/2023

Why it now costs so much egg-xtra for 🥚

Virginia consumers are paying $2 or $3 over the national average for a dozen eggs if they are lucky enough to find them. Here is why.

01/10/2023

Can’t argue against the truth here, given the continued high rate of inflation 🙄

01/01/2023

Ringing in the new year with a new, lower grocery sales tax rate in Virginia! Wishing my customers and readers peace, prosperity, good health and happiness in 2023 🥳

The sales tax rate on groceries (food for home consumption and certain essential personal hygiene items) will be reduced to 1% beginning January 1, 2023.

08/10/2022

If it’s not hot enough for you already 🔥😅