What are your luxury items on your grocery shopping list?

[reecejackox]

I would say salted caramel cheesecake.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

Blueberries. They can be expensive if they're not on sale, but I have to have them!

 

[Christine]

Right now--Sumo or Satsuma Tangerines. A box of 9 at Wegman's is $15. Sometimes I can get them for a $1.50 each somewhere else but they are smaller. I will pay good money to have decent fruit.

 

[DLgal]

Kerrygold butter (American butter is terrible)

Fairlife Milk (costs like 100% more than regular milk, but it's higher protein and lower sugar and also lactose free)

High quality meats

Those are the main things I splurge on, but in general, I don't have a grocery budget and spend what I want on good food. It's important to us. My husband grew up very poor and has bad memories of eating crap food.

 

[DLgal]

Oh yeah, agree on fruit. I spent $12 on grapes and $15 on strawberries last week but they were delicious! Berries are also expensive but we love them.

 

[firefly_ris]

Blackberries, they are like 5.69 per container and my 9 year old son polishes them off in one sitting.

 

[RamblingMad]

Scallops. Pink Lady or Honeycrisp Apples. Local milk.

 

[Moliphino]

Pineapples. Though they're really not that expensive, I should mostly avoid eating them too often because they burn my mouth off. But oh, I love them.

 

[PollyannaMom]

flavored coffee-creamer
free-range eggs
organic milk (not because I buy everything organic, but because the dates are way better, and I can stay one ahead)
pre-sliced cheese for crackers if I'm feeling lazy
and another vote for out-of-season fruit

 

[mumto3girls]

Seafood—salmon, shrimp, crab and scallops.

Grass fed beef

Berries—blueberries, blackberries, red raspberries, strawberries

I buy the Costco eggs that are free range. They come 2 dozen to a pack. They’re eggs so not crazy expensive, but more than regular eggs.

 

[Tiggerish]

Usinger Beef Summer Sausage. It is almost twice the price of other brands and never on sale but the only one I will eat.

 

[RamblingMad]

flavored coffee-creamer
free-range eggs
organic milk (not because I buy everything organic, but because the dates are way better, and I can stay one ahead)
pre-sliced cheese for crackers if I'm feeling lazy
and another vote for out-of-season fruit

Organic milk also tastes better.

 

[BadPinkTink]

Kerrygold butter (American butter is terrible)

wow, its an everyday item here in Ireland, lol, just curious, how much does it cost? the large block, 454g is €3.50 here in Ireland, which is approx $4.24

I'm also surprised by everyone saying fruit / berries are luxury items.

 

[Christine]

I'm also surprised by everyone saying fruit / berries are luxury items.

I think it's the price. I mean $2.00 for an orange is a lot of money, IMO. Granted it's a darn good orange, but still. I saw someone upthread is paying over $5 for a pint of blackberries. I'm only paying $2.00 for a pint right now so not a luxury to me.

 

[BrianL]

I really don't splurge on much. I will sometimes buy the very expensive Asian Pears if they are around and look good. I do buy some chai tea powder that is maybe a tad expensive for how many cups it makes, but it's only like 3 bucks a canister. I go through it pretty fast though!

 

[mickeybaby]

Definitely Kerrygold butter and Oberweis milk!

 

[BadPinkTink]

I think it's the price. I mean $2.00 for an orange is a lot of money, IMO. Granted it's a darn good orange, but still. I saw someone upthread is paying over $5 for a pint of blackberries. I'm only paying $2.00 for a pint right now so not a luxury to me.

seriously??? $2.00 for an orange??? a single orange at my grocery store is €0.55 / $0.66 and 125g carton of blackberries is €2.99 /$3.62

 

[Christine]

seriously??? $2.00 for an orange??? a single orange at my grocery store is €0.55 / $0.66 and 125g carton of blackberries is €2.99 /$3.62

Exactly. It's a Sumo or Satsuma Tangerine. They are only out for about 4 weeks this time of year. I love them. If I buy a box of 9, they are $15 which is $1.66 per orange. If I want to buy them individually, that same store will charge me $2.99 or the orange. Other stores have them in a price range of $1.50-$2.00 per orange.

 

[RedAngie]

Jumbo lump crabmeat, scallops, and some other seafood.

I once read in an old cookbook someone said that if onions were expensive, certainly they’d be considered a delicacy.

 

[G719]

wow, its an everyday item here in Ireland, lol, just curious, how much does it cost? the large block, 454g is €3.50 here in Ireland, which is approx $4.24

I'm also surprised by everyone saying fruit / berries are luxury items.

The 8 oz block is regular price $4.99 at my local kroger. This week it is $3.49 on sale plus there's a .50 off coupon. I need to get a couple this week when I shop. 8 oz is the largest size they have.