Happy St. Patrick's Day. I am sure there are a lot of people out there who go out on this holiday and celebrate. A quick look at some of those celebratory prices can make a person change their mind.
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| Here's a menu from a local tavern where I live. At $21 per person, if hubby and I were to go out to eat, our dinner alone would cost $42. Throw in a few beers, tax and tip and we'd be looking at a very expensive way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! |
I did a quick search of our local supermarket grocery stores and saw this two day advertisement:
In addition to the corned beef sale, cabbage was only .19 cents a pound, five pound bags of potatoes were 2 for $4.00 and a 2 pound bag of carrots was $1.00 off bringing the carrot total down to $1.49. If my calculations are correct I bought a 4.5 pound corned beef for only $8.95. The cabbage came to .98 cents, one bag of russet potatoes came to $2.00 and the carrots came to $1.49. All totaled together my St. Patrick's Day dinner shopping total came to $13.42. There was enough to feed six (6) people bringing the price per person for a St. Patty's Day meal to only $2.24. Lesson learned: look/shop for the sales, cook at home and have a pint or two on me! Tura lura.
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| Here's my receipt. Note: I also bought milk and cheese, but you get the idea. |
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Your St. Pat's day grocery prices are a lot lower than here(even though you are in a high tax state). Around here St. Pat's isn't really celebrated. It's all about the Mardi Gras here. MG isn't just a day here, it's a season that runs from Jan. to Mar.
ReplyDeleteHi Sluggy. I've never been to a Mardi Gras. Must be a lot of fun!! Enjoy. The St. Pat's parades here are really nice. I love the bag pipes some of the bands play while they march. But unless you drink beer (which we don't) not much fun for us landlubbers. LOL! Thanks for your comment.
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