Brown bagging it

Retailers are no slouches when it comes to responding to their customers. As Americans becoming increasingly concerned about a potential recession, as existing home sales stumble to new lows and budgets are stretched tight by higher food and fuel costs, the latest food ad from Hen House in KC proclaims "Brown baggin' is back!" The ad special is $9.99 for 10 ounces of honey maple turkey, 5 ounces of Vermont cheddar cheese, a 20-ounce loaf of Wonder bread, 4-pack of Hunt's fat free pudding, two and a half pounds of bananas and 12 pack of Ozarka 8 ounce bottles.

Other Hen House produce ads: (Oct. 24- Oct. 30)
Stemilt certified organic Pinata apples; $1.99/lb
Wash. ExFcy premium fuji apples: $1.29/lb
Jumbo red scarlotta seedless grapes from Sun World: $1.69/lb
Hosei Asian pears: 99 cents each
Late Howell cranberries: 2 12 ounce packages for $4
Honeycrisp apples from Honeybear Orachards in Wash. $1.99/lb
Dole salad blends: 2 for $4 7 to 10 ounce, selected varieites


Dillons: Oct 24-Oct. 30
Bananas: 2 lbs for 88 cents
Jack O Lantern pumpkins: 3 for $10
New crop jonathan or gala apples: $1.49/lb
New crop in shell peanuts: $1.49/lb
Nature sweet cherry tomatoes: 2 for $6
Honeycrisp or Ambrosia apples: $2.49/lb
Jumbo Del Monte Gold pineapple: 2 for $6
New crop Wonderful pomegranates: 2 for $4


HyVee Oct. 24-Oct. 30
Honeycrisp apples: $1.99/lb
Columbine seedless holiday red grapes: $1.99/lb
Stemilt Taylor Gold and Concorde pears: $1.68/lb
Brussels sprouts: $1.28/lb
Capital brand roma tomatoes: $1.99/lb
Mountain King Butter Gold potatoes: $1.99/5-pound bag
Dole California celery: 88 cents
Dole salad kits: 2 for $4: 10 to 12.5 ounces
Kandy honeydew melon: $2.88 each
Mini sweet watermelon: $3.48 each
Peru sweet onions: 88 cents/lb
South African seedless oranges: 99 cents/lb
Santa Sweets: organic grape tomatoes: 2 pints for $5
Del Monte Orchard Select or Sunfresh fruit: 2 24 ounce for $5
Grimmway carrots: 2 lb bag for 88 cents
Washington jonathan apples: 88 cents/lb
Green cabbage: 38 cents/lb
Ripe hass avocados: 3 for $4