The Grocery Inflation Thread
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wrote on 25 May 2022, 00:53 last edited by
@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?
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My go-to bag of dog food doubled in price. I've been skipping from brand to brand now trying to find reasonable prices.
wrote on 25 May 2022, 01:06 last edited by@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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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.
wrote on 25 May 2022, 01:27 last edited by LuFins Dad@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…
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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?
wrote on 25 May 2022, 02:38 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 25 May 2022, 02:41 last edited by
Prepackaged salad “kit”, from $2.50 pre-COVID-19 to $3.00 these days.
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wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 01:50 last edited by
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.
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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?
wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 03:08 last edited by@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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wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 03:10 last edited by
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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wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 04:13 last edited by
The Costco (big) hot dog plus soda combo for $1.50 hasn’t changed since 1985.
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wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 12:14 last edited by
That's because it is a loss leader.
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wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 12:20 last edited by
@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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wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 12:57 last edited by
@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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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."
wrote on 19 Jun 2022, 17:05 last edited by@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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@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.
wrote on 20 Jun 2022, 11:38 last edited by@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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@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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wrote on 20 Jun 2022, 12:22 last edited by
i hate you
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wrote on 20 Jun 2022, 14:45 last edited by
I have seen quite a few “dollar stores” now selling items at $1.25 each (before tax).
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wrote on 18 Jul 2022, 11:05 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 18 Jul 2022, 13:37 last edited by@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.