Prices Are Up Despite Sales In Hawaii

Prices are definitely up in the state of Hawaii and it has been continually rising whether people are aware of it or not. I know I sure am aware of it because our dollars no longer have the purchasing power that it use to have 5, 10 or even 20 years ago. And knowing this it definitely will never be the same, nor return to those "good old days" prices again. For one, take a real good look at our economy and the shape it's in. Gerald Celente a trend expert has been spot on for many, many years regarding our economy, he's good and he definitely would run circles around Nostradamus if he were alive today!

With the continuation of growing and rising prices of food in Hawaii it makes absolute sense to purchase these items on sale and if there is a limit to buy the limit. Hawaii is weird where they limit your purchases but I am assuming the limit is due to supply on hand. All the more reason to always have a food storage plan in place at all times. Oh yes, cannot forget about the 5 cent tax placed upon every bottled, canned, plastic beverage here in Hawaii that we have to also pay for with an additional one cent tax nonrefundable.

Here's a couple sales going on here in the islands just to let our mainland counterparts know what we're faced with here regarding food prices. Foodland sale ads may take a few seconds to load but you could mouse over the items and get a clearer picture and zoom. Go to the top of page to change pages on the ad as well.  Times supermarket, scroll to the very bottom of page to change pages. Don Quijote  go to the very bottom to change pages. Down to Earth is an all natural and organic grocery store. I will be posting other stores here later and updating some big box store prices as well. This is just to give you an idea of our sale prices here in the islands.

The price is in the pudding I need not any longer repeat myself over and over like some broken record regarding food storage and getting your preps in order. The only difference now is that you'll have to pay for things at a higher price and in lesser quantity. Quality? Well, you're on your own there if you have not done your homework by now lot's of luck!




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FYI: Costco Prices In Hawaii

Thought I'd give you folks a looksy at what a few items are going for here in Hawaii at Costco's. These prices are current as of today. I'll have to price around at other retail grocers and give you all another update sometime later. But prices have been steadily climbing here in the islands. Keeping an eye on the rise in cost of food here should signal urgency to food storage preparedness by leaps and bounds to everyone in Hawaii, unfortunately that's not the case here.

Last week I was fortunate to find 72-hour survival kits at Costco's for $9.97 each on sale, the original price was $14 and some odd cents close to $15. I was able to scoop up a good amount for my Christmas gifts before they all disappeared. A member purchased 22 of them.

Here's a rundown of a few of the items.

• 18oz. Blueberries 10.99
• 12oz. Raspberries 4.79
• 3lbs. Cottage Cheese 5.99
• 1gal. Milk 3.76-4.12
• Eggs (18 per carton) 2.99
• Infant Formula 2pak 19.79
• Diapers (ct. 135) 40.00
• Paper Plates (150) 13.99
• Paper Towels 23.99 Bounty 12 mega rolls
• Toilet Paper 20.49 Kirkland brand 36 rolls
• Tide Liquid Detergent 22.49 110 loads
• Regular Gas 3.02 Premium 3.22

We also have a recycling fee tacked on to every bottled or canned beverage you purchase here whether its metal, glass or plastic. Certain grocery stores here such as Safeway has newspaper inserts with coupons, but the catch there is that you have to purchase a minimum amount of groceries to get that coupon dollar amount off for that specific item. I've also noticed that not all stores here take Internet coupons either. Every Sunday I make it a point to cut out all the coupons that I need and use for my grocery shopping because every little bit helps. We also have a weekly paper called MidWeek delivered to all residents free. In this paper there are articles, advertisements and grocery store inserts to all the main grocers here on the islands advertising their sales with coupons to each store.

Locally grown produce here cost just as much or even more than their mainland competitors. Breakfast cereals, the one you eat with milk like Fruitloops or Special K run about $6 to $7 a box. The prices here are so ridiculous, if you're not growing some edibles in your yard you're gonna pay a pretty price at the grocery stores. Everyone I talk to about food storage agrees with having a stock on hand but yet no one really does actually do it. It makes sense to them, but evidently not enough to the point of having a food storage plan in the event of any type of disaster. People here wait till the last minute. In knowing this, the time to prepare will be gone when disaster strikes.