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The Grocery Inflation Thread

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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
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    #24

    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

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    • JollyJ Jolly

      That's because it is a loss leader.

      89th8 Offline
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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

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

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        Axtremus
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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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        • AxtremusA Axtremus

          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
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          #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

            @Axtremus said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:
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            • "Dollar Menu" now presented as "$1, $2, $3 menu."

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

            89th8 Offline
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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

              @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

              jon-nycJ Offline
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              @89th

              Why? They still take dollars.

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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              • 89th8 Offline
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                i hate you

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

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                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

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

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                    @Axtremus lol yeah that was my point

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                      Axtremus
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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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                      • AxtremusA Axtremus

                        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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                        @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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