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  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

    @George-K Blame it on President Biden!! LOL

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    #177

    @taiwan_girl Don't worry, we will.

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • MikM Offline
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      #178

      Every single thing at the grocery store is up at least 50%.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • 89th8 89th

        Yup, very much noticeable at the grocery store.

        It's also a shame how prices have gone up for everything else, even if they aren't impacted by supply chain or other reasons. It's a game of "I can charge more because my neighbor is charging more". It's part of the free market game... we enjoyed over a decade of low rates, low inflation, strong growth, and now the pendulum is swinging back.

        @Axtremus A McD's meal basically costs $10 at this point. For a family of four, it's cheaper now to order take-out from Applebees, or a Chinese restaurant.

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        LuFins Dad
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        #179

        @89th said in Inflation:

        Yup, very much noticeable at the grocery store.

        It's also a shame how prices have gone up for everything else, even if they aren't impacted by supply chain or other reasons. It's a game of "I can charge more because my neighbor is charging more".

        Uhm, no. I expected a little more out of you.

        1. EVERYTHING is effected by the cost of diesel. There’s not a single product that isn’t.

        2. Even if you don’t have a product that’s price has been impacted by supply line or fuel costs, EVERYTHING is still impacted by wage inflation. Wages are skyrocketing. Now that Starbucks Baristas are making $20 per hour, I have to pay my piano movers $40 an hour since their jobs are for more physically demanding and require far more training and skill. That means my rates for delivery have to go up from $250 per upright piano delivery to $325. By the time I’m done paying them, their employment taxes, and the elevated fuel costs, I’m making less per delivery than I was a year ago at $250.

        3. Even if your product wasn’t disrupted by supply issues… Even if your product and services weren’t effected by wage inflation… Even if your product and services weren’t effected by the cost of diesel… We’re going into a period of incredible inflation and economic stagnation. In those economic conditions a business has to improve and protect their profit margins. They will have to get by with less business overall…

        The Brad

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        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

          @89th said in Inflation:

          Yup, very much noticeable at the grocery store.

          It's also a shame how prices have gone up for everything else, even if they aren't impacted by supply chain or other reasons. It's a game of "I can charge more because my neighbor is charging more".

          Uhm, no. I expected a little more out of you.

          1. EVERYTHING is effected by the cost of diesel. There’s not a single product that isn’t.

          2. Even if you don’t have a product that’s price has been impacted by supply line or fuel costs, EVERYTHING is still impacted by wage inflation. Wages are skyrocketing. Now that Starbucks Baristas are making $20 per hour, I have to pay my piano movers $40 an hour since their jobs are for more physically demanding and require far more training and skill. That means my rates for delivery have to go up from $250 per upright piano delivery to $325. By the time I’m done paying them, their employment taxes, and the elevated fuel costs, I’m making less per delivery than I was a year ago at $250.

          3. Even if your product wasn’t disrupted by supply issues… Even if your product and services weren’t effected by wage inflation… Even if your product and services weren’t effected by the cost of diesel… We’re going into a period of incredible inflation and economic stagnation. In those economic conditions a business has to improve and protect their profit margins. They will have to get by with less business overall…

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          @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

          @89th said in Inflation:

          Yup, very much noticeable at the grocery store.

          It's also a shame how prices have gone up for everything else, even if they aren't impacted by supply chain or other reasons. It's a game of "I can charge more because my neighbor is charging more".

          Uhm, no. I expected a little more out of you.

          Me too, 89th. I expected more out of you too. I will never stop expecting more of you. It’s how you know I care.

          #ToughLove

          Education is extremely important.

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          • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

            @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

            Remember the Farm Bureau’s .14 cent 4th of July?

            They’re back…

            https://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-survey-shows-thanksgiving-dinner-cost-up-14

            Can’t wait to see this year’s number.

            George KG Offline
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            @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

            @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

            Remember the Farm Bureau’s .14 cent 4th of July?

            They’re back…

            https://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-survey-shows-thanksgiving-dinner-cost-up-14

            Can’t wait to see this year’s number.

            https://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-survey-shows-thanksgiving-dinner-cost-up-20

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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG George K

              @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

              @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

              Remember the Farm Bureau’s .14 cent 4th of July?

              They’re back…

              https://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-survey-shows-thanksgiving-dinner-cost-up-14

              Can’t wait to see this year’s number.

              https://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-survey-shows-thanksgiving-dinner-cost-up-20

              image.png

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              jon-nyc
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              #182

              @George-K

              Here that Turkey is $11, which brings the total to $53. Which means it’s a hair less expensive than 2021

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                #183

                Bet that $11 turkey sucks.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

                  Bet that $11 turkey sucks.

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                  jon-nyc
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                  #184

                  Shady brook farms, it won’t be bad.

                  I think stop and shop has it as a loss leader hoping we’ll get everything else there.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    Mik
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                    #185

                    Of course, it IS turkey, so it can only be so good. Not my favorite fowl.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      George K
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                      #186

                      Frozen

                      Butterball at Jewel is 99¢ a pound here.
                      "Open Nature" is $2.19.
                      "Jennie-O" is 59¢.

                      Kroger is 59¢
                      Butterball is 88¢ (interesting)

                      Fresh Butterball is $1.99

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        jon-nyc
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                        #187

                        This was fresh.

                        Also, it’s $2.49/lb without the store discount club membership

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          @George-K

                          Here that Turkey is $11, which brings the total to $53. Which means it’s a hair less expensive than 2021

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                          LuFins Dad
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                          @jon-nyc said in Inflation:

                          @George-K

                          Here that Turkey is $11, which brings the total to $53. Which means it’s a hair less expensive than 2021

                          What’s the size?

                          The Brad

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                          • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                            @jon-nyc said in Inflation:

                            @George-K

                            Here that Turkey is $11, which brings the total to $53. Which means it’s a hair less expensive than 2021

                            What’s the size?

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                            George K
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                            #189

                            @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

                            @jon-nyc said in Inflation:

                            @George-K

                            Here that Turkey is $11, which brings the total to $53. Which means it’s a hair less expensive than 2021

                            What’s the size?

                            @jon-nyc said the turkey is $2.49/lb

                            If the turkey is $11.00, well that's a 4.4 lb turkey.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                              @jon-nyc said in Inflation:

                              @George-K

                              Here that Turkey is $11, which brings the total to $53. Which means it’s a hair less expensive than 2021

                              What’s the size?

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                              jon-nyc
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                              #190

                              @LuFins-Dad

                              No, if got it for 69c a pound using my store card. It’s 13 lbs.

                              It would have been 2.49/lb without my store card.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                @LuFins-Dad

                                No, if got it for 69c a pound using my store card. It’s 13 lbs.

                                It would have been 2.49/lb without my store card.

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                                George K
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                                #191

                                @jon-nyc said in Inflation:

                                It would have been 2.49/lb without my store card.

                                Or about $40.

                                ETA: The fresh Butterball ($1.99) I posted is more expensive than the chart from the Farm Bureau ($1.81).

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  LuFins Dad
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                                  #192

                                  We spent about $4 a pound for our bird. Organic, non-gmo, free range, and fed truffles every day while listening to Italian Arias…

                                  The Brad

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                                    By the way, do we feel better if birds are free range? I mean, they are living their best lives when somebody cuts their lives short with an axe…

                                    Birds living in those overcrowded pens? When death comes for them it’s a release… Freedom from their pain and suffering…

                                    The Brad

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                                      #194

                                      The ultimate would be to raise your own free-range turkey.

                                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                      • JollyJ Jolly

                                        The ultimate would be to raise your own free-range turkey.

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                                        #195

                                        @Jolly said in Inflation:

                                        The ultimate would be to raise your own free-range turkey.

                                        Or just shoot one of the many dozens that roam our area.

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                                          Jolly
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                                          #196

                                          Wild turkey is good.

                                          The bird ain't bad, either.

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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