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BigmanPigman

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33. Trader Joe's has it for $15 a pound in CA.

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:49 PM

Jul 28

It's probably even cheaper outside of CA. Check it out. I am on a super strict, poverty level income and I never buy anything without reading labels and doing the math. It takes a long time to shop but I pay at least 30% less than everyone I know (seriously, I ask them what they pay and my mouth drops open in disbelief).

However, I have not bought ANY clothes, furniture, household items since 2020. If I do it is with a gift card. I can not eat out at all unless someone treats my or I only eat appetizers. I have not seen a movie, gone to any entertainment, bar, club, etc since then. I am used to it.

Most people would be seriously depressed living every day like it is the Great Depression but I am used to it. For me to act differently at this point would be very difficult. I would have "spender's guilt". Spending money on anything other than rent, insurance and utilities is an extravagance in my mind. I'm still reusing the same plastic grocery bags from 7 years ago!

On the plus side I recycle EVERYTHING...food, clothes, tiny pieces of this and that, etc. I rarely throw anything away. The planet likes me.

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Justify $40 lobster rolls [View all] jmowreader Jul 28 OP

I can't Danmel Jul 28 #1

I will take a shot bottomofthehill Jul 29 #47

Last one I had was in a bar in North Myrtle Beach last December mountain grammy Jul 28 #2

soylent green lapfog_1 Jul 28 #3

They were also very useful in helping Thorne break the case jmowreader Jul 28 #7

Like grapes found by dead Jack the Ripper displacedvermoter Jul 29 #51

It seems to be global warming. They are moving north. nt Phoenix61 Jul 28 #4

so what happened to all the crabs in the Bering Sea? CatWoman Jul 28 #26

We were at a restaurant in Salem MA two summers ago visiting kids and the lobster roll was $35, iirc. Raftergirl Jul 28 #5

Pecorino Romano tipped the scale at $38 a pound last week bucolic_frolic Jul 28 #6

Trader Joe's has it for $15 a pound in CA. BigmanPigman Jul 28 #33

I hear you bucolic_frolic Jul 29 #49

My closest supermarket has cheese but BigmanPigman Jul 29 #64

You have a formula to buy cheese at 30% off? bucolic_frolic Jul 29 #67

I don't consider Trader Joe's a "supermarket" BigmanPigman Jul 30 #68

About $23/lb. at Meijer ProfessorGAC Jul 29 #60

Strange things can happen in retail stores bucolic_frolic Jul 29 #61

I Can See That ProfessorGAC Jul 29 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 29 #65

But why? KentuckyWoman Jul 28 #8

Correct TnDem Jul 28 #13

I will take lobster or crab meat any day over slabs of beef. sinkingfeeling Jul 29 #57

DAMN! elleng Jul 28 #9

A good majority of this can be attributed to the worst president and administration in US history. Initech Jul 28 #10

I dunno. Justify the cost of beef to the environment. Maru Kitteh Jul 28 #11

Can't. 2naSalit Jul 28 #12

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 28 #14

Those selling the lobster rolls think that people are willing to pay that much Jose Garcia Jul 28 #15

Greed, brought on by predatory capitalism. Emile Jul 28 #16

Bingo. nt SunSeeker Jul 28 #38

Not unless its Surf and Turf with a big fat rib eye. tulipsandroses Jul 28 #17

Didn't have lobster rolls, but have had lobster patties??? I think they're fake, ya know fake lobster in patties. a kennedy Jul 28 #18

I do not know Lurker Deluxe Jul 28 #19

IKR? oldtime dfl_er Jul 28 #20

Not me!!! BigmanPigman Jul 28 #35

I notice that, too Diamond_Dog Jul 29 #53

Lobster is around 8 bucks a pound, why a lobster roll is 30 is a joke. dem4decades Jul 28 #21

How much meat do you get from a pound of lobster? Retrograde Jul 28 #31

They are $32 in San Antonio. LeftInTX Jul 28 #22

Because they can. Nanjeanne Jul 28 #23

The price has gone up all along the way Tesha Jul 28 #24

went to acadia nat'l park in '04. they were cheap at roadside stands. mopinko Jul 28 #25

McDonald's in Nova Scotia used to have them applegrove Jul 28 #27

Just gimme a can of Jack Mackerel, some crackers, a couple of eggs, some onion and a frying pan...makes me happy.. wcmagumba Jul 28 #28

Eewww!!!! I bought a can of that when I was broke and wanted fish.... LeftInTX Jul 28 #39

Different likes, also, I'll take your Spam, I love it.... wcmagumba Jul 28 #40

Eww!!! LeftInTX Jul 28 #42

We use it as the occasional treat for the feral cats. LudwigPastorius Jul 29 #63

I can identify here. I used to live on the New Hampshire seacoast Bristlecone Jul 28 #29

I make them at home JustAnotherGen Jul 28 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 29 #66

$15 lobster rolls aren't worth it Renew Deal Jul 28 #32

They call lobsters crayfish in New Zealand. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 28 #34

People willing to pay that much for it JI7 Jul 28 #36

My first lobster roll was in Cape Cod in the 1990's and at $10.00 was overpriced. They have always been so. FadedMullet Jul 28 #37

The lobster rolls at Fenway Park are half the size of an actual hot dog, and cost $38. SunSeeker Jul 28 #41

Maybe the wild-caught lobster industry needs to go away. hunter Jul 28 #43

I feel your pain and I moniss Jul 28 #44

Our local grocery store in Maryland sells frozen 4 oz tails for $7. Stinky The Clown Jul 29 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Grumpy Old Guy Jul 29 #46

Aren't lobsters sourced off the Eastern seaboard? iemanja Jul 29 #48

That's called "milking the tourists." Lobsters, from what I've seen at the store lately, are cheaper than Vinca Jul 29 #50

Stop and Shop makes a pretty good lobster roll. intheflow Jul 29 #52

And yet ... I so love a lobster roll. It's a splurge I'm willing to splurge. Scrivener7 Jul 29 #54

Crabs used to be cheap in Maryland too.... Happy Hoosier Jul 29 #55

No thanks. milestogo Jul 29 #56

That is just ridiculous! lark Jul 29 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 29 #59