During a trip to the grocery store today, I decided I should explain just what that means.
First, electricity: a quick search on TXU's website shows rates that range from 9.60 to 11.70 cents per kilowatt hour. On St. Thomas, WAPA (Water and Power Authority) charges come to about 40 cents per kilowatt hour. And everything in our condo is electric, including the water heater.
Now, groceries. Admittedly, we have found some good sale prices on meat lately, and that's made the new grill even more fun! Also, liquor here is much less expensive, tho most wine isn't. Here are some purchases we've made recently:
Campbell's tomato soup $1.49
Skim milk (1/2 gallon) $4.49
Wheat Thins $5.49
Hillshire Farm link sausage $6.29
Rotel tomatoes $2.19
Land O'Lakes butter (lb.-sticks) $6.69
Reynolds aluminum foil (200 ft) $14.99
I just couldn't pay that, so I got the off brand for $9.99
Haagen Dazs or Ben & Jerry's ice cream (pint) $7.29 no Bluebell :(
Obviously, ice cream is going to be a rare treat!
How much for a steak? Seems like I remember one year on St. John that a rather ordinary New York strip was somewhere north of $30.00/lb...
ReplyDeleteI haven't priced meat too often, but a couple of weeks ago, we got Angus NY strips for $10.99/lb. They were running a special, but I think the regular price they had posted was $15.99 - which seems really similar to what we pay at Tom Thumb.
ReplyDeleteOh, and they tasted really good, too :)
Wow, that's great. I think the prices are even higher on St. John, we were at Starfish Market. Found a great restaurant for steak anyway, The Lime Inn, they have a really good stuffed filet.
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