Speak Up: Delaware food prices up

Delaware food prices up 11.2% since last year

Delawareans are finding that clipping coupons and shopping for deals are not putting much of a dent in the exorbitant cost of groceries when they make their trips to local food stores. “Oh, you can feel it in the wallet,” said Rene Thompson of Clayton, while loading groceries into her car at Food Lion in Smyrna. “You have to make choices nowadays — maybe back off on the bacon and get more of the bologna.”

• I wonder how many were asked who they voted for. — Bob Hice
• Bologna, bacon. Both good stuff. — Al Conner
• We should not have to choose. — Debbie Virdin
• Biden’s America. — Robert Paul
• Our pay should go up like this, too. — Cheri Woloszyn
• Expected with our state of affairs. Funny how I still see people buying food and paying for the gas and driving all over and eating out in restaurants. Couldn’t be too bad if they can do that. — Ruth Hamilton