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  • MikM Away
    MikM Away
    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #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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        Horace
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        #180

        @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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          George K
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          #181

          @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

          "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
            wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
            #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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            • MikM Away
              MikM Away
              Mik
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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.

                jon-nycJ Online
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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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                • MikM Away
                  MikM Away
                  Mik
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #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 KG Offline
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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-nycJ Online
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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #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

                        LuFins DadL Offline
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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #188

                        @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?

                          George KG Offline
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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?

                            jon-nycJ Online
                            jon-nycJ Online
                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
                            #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
                              wrote on last edited by George K
                              #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 DadL Offline
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                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #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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                                  LuFins Dad
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #193

                                  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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                                  • JollyJ Offline
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                                    Jolly
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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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                                      mark
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #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
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #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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                                        • AxtremusA Away
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                                          Axtremus
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #197

                                          https://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com/#gifts

                                          The Christmas Price Index: 'For 39 years, PNC has calculated the prices of the 12 gifts from the classic song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas."'

                                          Long story short, PNC estimates that the index will go up by about 10% from 2021 to 2022.

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