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The Grocery Inflation Thread

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  • C Catseye3
    25 May 2022, 00:27

    @Jolly Thanks, but I'm restricted to Instacart right now.

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    Jolly
    wrote on 25 May 2022, 00:53 last edited by
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    @Catseye3 said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

    @Jolly Thanks, but I'm restricted to Instacart right now.

    Tough row to hoe, then.

    Are you able to tend (and have room for) a couple of 4x8 raised beds?

    “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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    • H Horace
      24 May 2022, 19:39

      My go-to bag of dog food doubled in price. I've been skipping from brand to brand now trying to find reasonable prices.

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 25 May 2022, 01:06 last edited by
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      @Horace said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

      My go-to bag of dog food doubled in price. I've been skipping from brand to brand now trying to find reasonable prices.

      Have you noticed any taste difference? 🤔

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      • J jon-nyc
        24 May 2022, 23:52

        Ok, ground rules for this thread.

        You can’t just post a price. That’s meaningless. How TF are we supposed to know what it used to be?

        Post a before and after.

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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 25 May 2022, 01:27 last edited by LuFins Dad
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        @jon-nyc said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

        Ok, ground rules for this thread.

        You can’t just post a price. That’s meaningless. How TF are we supposed to know what it used to be?

        Post a before and after.

        @jon-nyc said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

        Ok, ground rules for this thread.

        You can’t just post a price. That’s meaningless. How TF are we supposed to know what it used to be?

        Post a before and after.

        Well, I can’t say what it cost last time, but I remember refusing to buy Progresso for $3.00 last year because I could normally find it for $1.50-$2.00…

        The Brad

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        • T taiwan_girl
          25 May 2022, 01:06

          @Horace said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

          My go-to bag of dog food doubled in price. I've been skipping from brand to brand now trying to find reasonable prices.

          Have you noticed any taste difference? 🤔

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          Horace
          wrote on 25 May 2022, 02:38 last edited by
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          @taiwan_girl said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

          @Horace said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

          My go-to bag of dog food doubled in price. I've been skipping from brand to brand now trying to find reasonable prices.

          Have you noticed any taste difference? 🤔

          All I can say is that it looks and smells about the same, before and after it’s put to its intended use.

          Education is extremely important.

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            Axtremus
            wrote on 25 May 2022, 02:41 last edited by
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            Prepackaged salad “kit”, from $2.50 pre-COVID-19 to $3.00 these days.

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              Horace
              wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 01:50 last edited by
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              My local supermarket used to sell watermelon at $5 or $6 each. Now it's $.56 / lb. Normal watermelons now cost more than $10, but you don't know until you weigh it.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • T taiwan_girl
                25 May 2022, 01:06

                @Horace said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

                My go-to bag of dog food doubled in price. I've been skipping from brand to brand now trying to find reasonable prices.

                Have you noticed any taste difference? 🤔

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                brenda
                wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 03:08 last edited by
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                @taiwan_girl said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

                @Horace said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

                My go-to bag of dog food doubled in price. I've been skipping from brand to brand now trying to find reasonable prices.

                Have you noticed any taste difference? 🤔

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                  Axtremus
                  wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 03:10 last edited by
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                  Costco:

                  • dozen of butter croissants, from $4.99 to $5.99
                  • mixed green salad 1 lb. box, from $3.99 to $4.49

                  McDonald's:

                  • ice cream sundae, from $1.25 to $1.99;
                  • "Dollar Menu" now presented as "$1, $2, $3 menu."
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                    89th
                    wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 04:13 last edited by
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                    The Costco (big) hot dog plus soda combo for $1.50 hasn’t changed since 1985.

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                      Jolly
                      wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 12:14 last edited by
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                      That's because it is a loss leader.

                      “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

                      89th8 1 Reply Last reply 19 Jun 2022, 12:20
                      • J Jolly
                        19 Jun 2022, 12:14

                        That's because it is a loss leader.

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                        89th
                        wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 12:20 last edited by
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                        @Jolly said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

                        That's because it is a loss leader.

                        LOL I know. It's also delicious.

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                        • 89th8 89th
                          19 Jun 2022, 04:13

                          The Costco (big) hot dog plus soda combo for $1.50 hasn’t changed since 1985.

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                          Axtremus
                          wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 12:57 last edited by
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                          @89th said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

                          The Costco (big) hot dog plus soda combo for $1.50 hasn’t changed since 1985.

                          Along that line, a full bird rotisserie chicken seems to have been holding the line at $4.99 for a long time as well at Costco.

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                          • A Axtremus
                            19 Jun 2022, 03:10

                            Costco:

                            • dozen of butter croissants, from $4.99 to $5.99
                            • mixed green salad 1 lb. box, from $3.99 to $4.49

                            McDonald's:

                            • ice cream sundae, from $1.25 to $1.99;
                            • "Dollar Menu" now presented as "$1, $2, $3 menu."
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                            Aqua Letifer
                            wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 17:05 last edited by
                            #27

                            @Axtremus said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:
                            p

                            • "Dollar Menu" now presented as "$1, $2, $3 menu."

                            They've been doing that for about a decade now.

                            Please love yourself.

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                            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer
                              19 Jun 2022, 17:05

                              @Axtremus said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:
                              p

                              • "Dollar Menu" now presented as "$1, $2, $3 menu."

                              They've been doing that for about a decade now.

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                              89th
                              wrote on 20 Jun 2022, 11:38 last edited by
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                              @Aqua-Letifer said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

                              @Axtremus said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:
                              p

                              • "Dollar Menu" now presented as "$1, $2, $3 menu."

                              They've been doing that for about a decade now.

                              Don't go to the dollar store, either. It was always a risky name for a store, lol

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                              • 89th8 89th
                                20 Jun 2022, 11:38

                                @Aqua-Letifer said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

                                @Axtremus said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:
                                p

                                • "Dollar Menu" now presented as "$1, $2, $3 menu."

                                They've been doing that for about a decade now.

                                Don't go to the dollar store, either. It was always a risky name for a store, lol

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 20 Jun 2022, 11:52 last edited by
                                #29

                                @89th

                                Why? They still take dollars.

                                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                  89th
                                  wrote on 20 Jun 2022, 12:22 last edited by
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                                  i hate you

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                                    Axtremus
                                    wrote on 20 Jun 2022, 14:45 last edited by
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                                    I have seen quite a few “dollar stores” now selling items at $1.25 each (before tax).

                                    89th8 1 Reply Last reply 20 Jun 2022, 17:16
                                    • A Axtremus
                                      20 Jun 2022, 14:45

                                      I have seen quite a few “dollar stores” now selling items at $1.25 each (before tax).

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                                      89th
                                      wrote on 20 Jun 2022, 17:16 last edited by
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                                      @Axtremus lol yeah that was my point

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                                        Axtremus
                                        wrote on 18 Jul 2022, 11:05 last edited by
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                                        Vox article on Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chicken

                                        https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23207301/costco-rotisserie-chicken-poultry-farming-inflation

                                        Speaks of Costco setting up its own supply (vertical integration) for this “loss leader” product that has been selling for $4.99 each for the last 11+ years, the “big chicken” industry trend, and associated environmental and societal impacts.

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                                        • A Axtremus
                                          18 Jul 2022, 11:05

                                          Vox article on Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chicken

                                          https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23207301/costco-rotisserie-chicken-poultry-farming-inflation

                                          Speaks of Costco setting up its own supply (vertical integration) for this “loss leader” product that has been selling for $4.99 each for the last 11+ years, the “big chicken” industry trend, and associated environmental and societal impacts.

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                                          taiwan_girl
                                          wrote on 18 Jul 2022, 13:37 last edited by
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                                          @Axtremus said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

                                          Vox article on Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chicken

                                          https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23207301/costco-rotisserie-chicken-poultry-farming-inflation

                                          Speaks of Costco setting up its own supply (vertical integration) for this “loss leader” product that has been selling for $4.99 each for the last 11+ years, the “big chicken” industry trend, and associated environmental and societal impacts.

                                          Costco did the same thing with its hot dogs - moving them to vertical integration.

                                          For all the talk people make about buyings sustainably, buying from the US, etc. buying habits of people are mainly driven by their wallet.

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