Chocolate chips are unaffordable

bestme

Today at 7:42 am

amother Azalea wrote:

We buy it from a chocolate store. Brand is Barry Callebaut.

What store? How do you get it?

PinkFridge

Today at 7:55 am

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Nobody likes this chocolate price jump.
This is the time to turn to alternatives. Sugar covered nuts and almonds. Chalva. Dried fruit. Cinnamon.
It's time to move out of the cosy convenience corner we have had for so long and start to be industrious.

It's not a matter of industrious. It's a matter of coming to terms.

tzimip

Today at 8:18 am

I just went to evergreen in lakewood. Liebers chocolate chips are 2 bags for $5. Butter on the other hand..... when did that get so expensive?

amother

Topaz

Today at 8:24 am

Note theres something now called chocolate FLAVORED chips.

amother

↑ Feverfew ↓

Today at 8:28 am

amother Dodgerblue wrote:

Omg! Really hope we can keep our prices from going that high in the US. Seems like chocolate chips are a thing for Canadians to stock up on if they ever visit the US.

Another Montrealer here!

Think again... The dollar is at 1.40 now!

$4.50USD is $6.33CAD

I paid the deposit for sleepaway camp.. $900USD, came up on my credit card statement as $1293.71CAD

↑ Bnei Berak 10 ↓

Today at 8:41 am

PinkFridge wrote:

It's not a matter of industrious. It's a matter of coming to terms.

Correct
Come to think of it, my FIL was engaged and wanted to buy something special and expensive for MIL. He went to the black market and bought her chocolate Smile

Israel in the 50's.

amother

Tanzanite

Today at 8:51 am

I work for a chocolate company. raw ingredients have skyrocketed. You'll see it everywhere - from M and M's to chocolate dipped guava.

amother

Opal

Today at 9:01 am

amother Topaz wrote:

Note theres something now called chocolate FLAVORED chips.

Yeah I saw that in the store . what is that?

amother

↑ Obsidian ↓

Today at 9:05 am

amother Opal wrote:

Yeah I saw that in the store . what is that?

It has some cocoa, lots of sugar and some flavorings. Taste is a matter of what you like but texture is objectively off. It doesn't melt nicely and is kind of grainy in things like cookies.

amother

Mint

Today at 9:06 am

I’m one of those who gives my kids choc chips in their yogurt- it’s the plain Greek unsweetened 2 percent fat nothing wrong with that. Btw I wld rather use anything else than flavored choc chips those r so u healthy with added fake flavoring and coloring

amother

↑ Obsidian ↓

Today at 9:07 am

This thread has done me a big favor. I was debating whether I should go to Trader Joe today, as I am sure it will be crowded. Based on this I am going to go and get some chocolate chips! (Mind you, I have two packages already in my freezer.)

amother

↑ Feverfew ↓

Today at 9:10 am

amother Obsidian wrote:

Why freezer?

amother

↑ Obsidian ↓

Today at 9:12 am

amother Feverfew wrote:

Why freezer?

Because I will be keeping them for a while and I find that they stay pretty much indefinitely in freezer.

amother

↑ Feverfew

Today at 9:13 am

amother Obsidian wrote:

Because I will be keeping them for a while and I find that they stay pretty much indefinitely in freezer.

They also stay indefinitely in the pantry lol

amother

↑ Obsidian ↓

Today at 9:24 am

amother Feverfew wrote:

They also stay indefinitely in the pantry lol

I find they stay better in the freezer. Lol.

amother

Plum

Today at 9:30 am

PSA if you live in Brooklyn. Goldbergs Supermarket has them on special now Paskesz 9 oz. for $2.79.

amother

Acacia

Today at 9:35 am

amother Obsidian wrote:

I find they stay better in the freezer. Lol.

Doesn't chocolate get white in the freezer?

Anyway I bought a case of chocolate chips pesach time and thankfully still have a few bags left. Stays just fine in the pantry.

amother

↑ Obsidian

Today at 9:37 am

amother Acacia wrote:

Doesn't chocolate get white in the freezer?

Anyway I bought a case of chocolate chips pesach time and thankfully still have a few bags left. Stays just fine in the pantry.

Mine don't . Maybe it's something unique to my freezer. I don't know. Anyway, to each their own.

↑ Bnei Berak 10

Today at 9:42 am

amother Mint wrote:

Plain Greek yogurt? Applause

Kudos

amother

↑ Azalea

Today at 9:58 am

amother Leaf wrote:

Details, please?

We happen to have a chocolate store an hour away from us. I believe that company (Barry Callebaut)sells on Amazon too. Google chocolate stores in your area.