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The Grocery Inflation Thread

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  • 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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    • 8 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
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        @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.

        Please love yourself.

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        • A Aqua Letifer
          19 Jun 2022, 17:05

          @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.

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          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:
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          • "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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          • 8 89th
            20 Jun 2022, 11:38

            @Aqua-Letifer said in The Grocery Inflation Thread:

            @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.

            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
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            @89th

            Why? They still take dollars.

            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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

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                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).

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                • 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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                    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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                      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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