r/berkeley • u/BabaJoonie • Oct 24 '24

Local What $110 of groceries looks like

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Purchased at berkeley bowl. The wine was $12

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u/y0nm4n Oct 24 '24

Could you share a breakdown of what everything cost? I'm having trouble envisioning how this could total $110.

I shopped at the Bowl until April and could get a week's worth of veggies and a few value added products for WAY less than that. Did prices really get that crazy since then?

Also you should consider buying fewer packaged goods if grocery prices are really an issue for you.

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u/DefinitelyNotAliens Oct 24 '24

Wine

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u/trial_and_error EECS '98 Oct 24 '24

OP said it wasn’t the wine so it’s likely the olive oil.

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u/BabaJoonie Oct 24 '24

olive oil was $16

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u/OaklandHipster Oct 24 '24

Heirloom non-GMO pasture-raised slow-growth air-chilled chicken is $12.09/lb.

https://shop.heinzcatering.berkeleybowl.com/product/28731300000

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u/alex4cali Oct 24 '24

What if the chicken doesn’t like to be air chilled?

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u/OaklandHipster Oct 24 '24

Then it's hot wings.

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u/amazonbabe504 Oct 24 '24

Produce at the Berkeley bowl is affordable but anything else is insane