Groceries are going insane

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It’s clear that maga and musk bots are going to pretend prices have not gone up.
However, they clearly have. And it’s going to get much worse.

[Anonymous]

Well, my new roll of Aluminum foil is 200 sq yards instead of 250. I have no idea if the price changed. I don't buy it very often.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, my new roll of Aluminum foil is 200 sq yards instead of 250. I have no idea if the price changed. I don't buy it very often.

My OJ went from 64 oz to 48. It's like a sip for my teenager now.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really intrigued by the person buying the 50 pound bags of flour. On tje one hand, they seem like they are judgemental about people living in small housing or buying cheaper products so I guess rich 94 UMC? On the other hand, they are buying massive quantities of flour to save a couple of bucks. This person should do an AMA—I want to know what their HHI is, what kind of stuff they splurge on. How many freezer chests they own, how many kids they have, where they grew up, etc.

I buy 50 lbs of rice and live in a small DC rowhouse. I do it because we eat a lot of rice, so I don’t want to constantly shop for it, and it’s cheaper in bulk. It doesn’t take much space at all, and it’s easy to store.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know anyone who eats that much flour.

You don’t know anyone who eats bread?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really intrigued by the person buying the 50 pound bags of flour. On tje one hand, they seem like they are judgemental about people living in small housing or buying cheaper products so I guess rich 94 UMC? On the other hand, they are buying massive quantities of flour to save a couple of bucks. This person should do an AMA—I want to know what their HHI is, what kind of stuff they splurge on. How many freezer chests they own, how many kids they have, where they grew up, etc.

I buy 50 lbs of rice and live in a small DC rowhouse. I do it because we eat a lot of rice, so I don’t want to constantly shop for it, and it’s cheaper in bulk. It doesn’t take much space at all, and it’s easy to store.

Until you get a batch with pantry moths.

[Anonymous]

Mayonnaise is super expensive. Especially the namebrand I was able to get a local brand for like half the price. There are also some seriously small jars of mayonnaise on the shelf from Hellmann’s. I wonder if it’s that when that batch was made eggs were super high? I did get eggs for three dollars a dozen tonight. I paid about six dollars for 5 pounds of flour.

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Anonymous wrote:Mayonnaise is super expensive. Especially the namebrand I was able to get a local brand for like half the price. There are also some seriously small jars of mayonnaise on the shelf from Hellmann’s. I wonder if it’s that when that batch was made eggs were super high? I did get eggs for three dollars a dozen tonight. I paid about six dollars for 5 pounds of flour.

Make your own mayo. Easy peasey.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, my new roll of Aluminum foil is 200 sq yards instead of 250. I have no idea if the price changed. I don't buy it very often.

My OJ went from 64 oz to 48. It's like a sip for my teenager now.

Side note, OJ is one of the most unhealthy things you can ingest. Tons of fructose and pesticides for just a tiny amount of Vit C.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s clear that maga and musk bots are going to pretend prices have not gone up.
However, they clearly have. And it’s going to get much worse.

I believe officially inflation has fallen sharply, no? Or are you one of these people who believed there was no inflation or that it was a right wing fiction during the 2020-2022 price spikes? I shop carefully and really haven't seen notable increases in prices across the board. There are always some seasonal variations for certain products.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s clear that maga and musk bots are going to pretend prices have not gone up.
However, they clearly have. And it’s going to get much worse.

Yes.

They went up at insane levels... under Biden

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Anonymous wrote:I think your first fail is using butter in your pie crusts.

The best pie crusts use crisco. Ask my mother in law and my grandma.

Oh. Oh no... Lard, yes. butter yes. Crisco? Ooof. Crisco is easy, but there's no flavor.

Butter and vodka. That's the winner. No water. Vodka.

My MIL was not a great cook, but her pie crust was amazing. She used crisco.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think your first fail is using butter in your pie crusts.

The best pie crusts use crisco. Ask my mother in law and my grandma.

Oh. Oh no... Lard, yes. butter yes. Crisco? Ooof. Crisco is easy, but there's no flavor.

Butter and vodka. That's the winner. No water. Vodka.

My MIL was not a great cook, but her pie crust was amazing. She used crisco.

I bake plenty of pies every summer. My most popular recipe uses both butter and crisco. Butter for flavor and a bit of crisco for flakiness. But I tend to use all butter for greater ease and if moving quickly get a pretty comparable outcome. My objection to crisco is that it's slightly messier than butter.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, my new roll of Aluminum foil is 200 sq yards instead of 250. I have no idea if the price changed. I don't buy it very often.

My OJ went from 64 oz to 48. It's like a sip for my teenager now.

Side note, OJ is one of the most unhealthy things you can ingest. Tons of fructose and pesticides for just a tiny amount of Vit C.

Actually there are studies showing that among other things it improves the diversity of the gut microbiome. It’s not good if you’re diabetic but small quantities (like 4 ounces a day) otherwise can have some notable health benefits.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30638420/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, my new roll of Aluminum foil is 200 sq yards instead of 250. I have no idea if the price changed. I don't buy it very often.

My OJ went from 64 oz to 48. It's like a sip for my teenager now.

Side note, OJ is one of the most unhealthy things you can ingest. Tons of fructose and pesticides for just a tiny amount of Vit C.

Actually there are studies showing that among other things it improves the diversity of the gut microbiome. It’s not good if you’re diabetic but small quantities (like 4 ounces a day) otherwise can have some notable health benefits.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30638420/

I love orange juice. I only had the canned concentrate as a kid (watered down) and now that I'm a grownup with a paycheck I will drink OJ, thanks very much.