when shopping ... 
I decided I wanted to buy some more Red Feather canned butter. Armed with my trusty-dusty computer and calculator I went "shopping" just now at my "usual" haunts ... And here is what I found:
1. Safecastle is running a sale on their cases of Red Feather right now. Their e-mail is what got this ball rolling ... Anyway, I digress ... The cost is $180.00 for 1 case of 24 cans. Works out to $7.50/can + shipping comes to (depends on what else you order) ...
2. Emergency Essentials is a little cheaper. It works out to $150.00 per case or $6.25/can + whatever shipping comes to (depends on what else you order) ...
3. Honeyville Grains doesn't sell Red Feather canned butter ...
4. Neither does Costco ... and finally
5. Amazon has a case of 24 cans for $130.00 = $20.49 shipping OR $6.27/can.
And that's just 10-15 minutes worth of "homework" ... I came so close to just ordering from Safecastle because they sent me their e-mail and it jogged my memory that we wanted to get some more of this stuff ...
BUT ... Lesson learned!! Unless you are canning your own butter (and I'm not) shopping around can save you over a dollar PER CAN ... that's not chump change around here ... Depending on what kind of mood I'm in I may or may not shop around ... Most times I do but sometimes I do not. That certainly won't be happening any more (the not shopping around ...)!!!
I decided I wanted to buy some more Red Feather canned butter. Armed with my trusty-dusty computer and calculator I went "shopping" just now at my "usual" haunts ... And here is what I found:
1. Safecastle is running a sale on their cases of Red Feather right now. Their e-mail is what got this ball rolling ... Anyway, I digress ... The cost is $180.00 for 1 case of 24 cans. Works out to $7.50/can + shipping comes to (depends on what else you order) ...
2. Emergency Essentials is a little cheaper. It works out to $150.00 per case or $6.25/can + whatever shipping comes to (depends on what else you order) ...
3. Honeyville Grains doesn't sell Red Feather canned butter ...
4. Neither does Costco ... and finally
5. Amazon has a case of 24 cans for $130.00 = $20.49 shipping OR $6.27/can.
And that's just 10-15 minutes worth of "homework" ... I came so close to just ordering from Safecastle because they sent me their e-mail and it jogged my memory that we wanted to get some more of this stuff ...
BUT ... Lesson learned!! Unless you are canning your own butter (and I'm not) shopping around can save you over a dollar PER CAN ... that's not chump change around here ... Depending on what kind of mood I'm in I may or may not shop around ... Most times I do but sometimes I do not. That certainly won't be happening any more (the not shopping around ...)!!!
