Grocery Prices Are Out Of Control

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can shop at Walmart instead but I think the broader message is that many people who rarely closely did comparison pricing are now having to change their behavior. I never thought of Giant as high-end grocery shopping but prices there are now literally insane, particularly for snack prices. We also have teenagers in the house and things like chips, snack foods, drinks are really crazy with high prices and less volume in each container. We are lucky to be able to absorb the prices but I have many family members who have had to radically change their grocery shopping behavior.

According to the Consumer Reports, "And across the board, food prices rose 25.5 percent between December 2020 and December 2024" which means most of the inflation happened under the prior administration.

Anyway, it's an intriguing but flawed report. I shop at both Whole Foods and Wegmans and for the same basket, same brand, they are the same price, so not sure how one can be significantly higher than the other. Also agree with the pushback from Whole Foods that this survey isn't looking at quality.

Our coffee went from $10 to $21 and my tea bags are up $2 for 12 bags since the tariffs hit. It is recent price hikes not from 2020. This is worst than the 1970s.

Dude (or ma'am) I pay $10.99 a pound for coffee at MOMs. Has it gone up? Yeah, but it's nowhere near $21. It went up from $8.99. And coffee prices are always subject to harvesting conditons.

That PP did not specify that they were talking about a pound of coffee. We buy coffee at Costco and it literally went from 10 to 22 (now back down to 21) when the tarriffs hit. The issue is not harvesting conditions. It's tarriffs, which were a choice not a need.

Seems like the problem is you not being a smart shopper. If my coffee went up $2 a bag while yours doubled, it's your issue, not mine. But you illustrated a problem with anecdotal posts. No proof. Maybe we shouldn't take anything seriously without links or screenshots of prices alongside proof of year.

I totally agree with inflationary spikes in food prices but hyperbole is something else.

Wait, the PP and I provided "anecdotes" with no proof but you say "nuh unh" and you're some kind of authority? Simple enough: you are lying. Coffee went up 31% in a year. If you're drinking chicory, just say that.
https://www.thestreet.com/retail/u-s-coffee-prices-are-surging-at-a-record-pace

Your link says coffee went up 31% on average. I posted saying coffee beans at MOMs went from $8.99 to $10.99, which is a 22.5% increase. The PP (you?) claimed her coffee at Costco doubled from $10 to $21, which is more than a 100% increase. 100% is not 31%. At least my example is closer to your link. I guess MOMs is doing something clever with their coffee orders.

There's inflation, which no one is disagreeing, and there's clearly hyperbole, or at best, self selective extreme exceptions.

I can tell you and the last post (same person) are clearly very upset. Suggest you learn to cook and shop smarter. Which is what people do when prices increase. Good luck.

So you still provide no evidence for your claim (evidence you have demanded from others), backtrack to "self-selective extreme exceptions" to dispute the statement instead of saying it's not true, and think that you've proved something when you have not.

Oh, and what do you know: even with the 100% price increase, I'm still paying less than you for coffee. Kirkland is 20.99 for three lbs, not one. Good luck learning to shop and cook, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can shop at Walmart instead but I think the broader message is that many people who rarely closely did comparison pricing are now having to change their behavior. I never thought of Giant as high-end grocery shopping but prices there are now literally insane, particularly for snack prices. We also have teenagers in the house and things like chips, snack foods, drinks are really crazy with high prices and less volume in each container. We are lucky to be able to absorb the prices but I have many family members who have had to radically change their grocery shopping behavior.

According to the Consumer Reports, "And across the board, food prices rose 25.5 percent between December 2020 and December 2024" which means most of the inflation happened under the prior administration.

Anyway, it's an intriguing but flawed report. I shop at both Whole Foods and Wegmans and for the same basket, same brand, they are the same price, so not sure how one can be significantly higher than the other. Also agree with the pushback from Whole Foods that this survey isn't looking at quality.

Our coffee went from $10 to $21 and my tea bags are up $2 for 12 bags since the tariffs hit. It is recent price hikes not from 2020. This is worst than the 1970s.

Dude (or ma'am) I pay $10.99 a pound for coffee at MOMs. Has it gone up? Yeah, but it's nowhere near $21. It went up from $8.99. And coffee prices are always subject to harvesting conditons.

That PP did not specify that they were talking about a pound of coffee. We buy coffee at Costco and it literally went from 10 to 22 (now back down to 21) when the tarriffs hit. The issue is not harvesting conditions. It's tarriffs, which were a choice not a need.

Seems like the problem is you not being a smart shopper. If my coffee went up $2 a bag while yours doubled, it's your issue, not mine. But you illustrated a problem with anecdotal posts. No proof. Maybe we shouldn't take anything seriously without links or screenshots of prices alongside proof of year.

I totally agree with inflationary spikes in food prices but hyperbole is something else.

Wait, the PP and I provided "anecdotes" with no proof but you say "nuh unh" and you're some kind of authority? Simple enough: you are lying. Coffee went up 31% in a year. If you're drinking chicory, just say that.
https://www.thestreet.com/retail/u-s-coffee-prices-are-surging-at-a-record-pace

Your link says coffee went up 31% on average. I posted saying coffee beans at MOMs went from $8.99 to $10.99, which is a 22.5% increase. The PP (you?) claimed her coffee at Costco doubled from $10 to $21, which is more than a 100% increase. 100% is not 31%. At least my example is closer to your link. I guess MOMs is doing something clever with their coffee orders.

There's inflation, which no one is disagreeing, and there's clearly hyperbole, or at best, self selective extreme exceptions.

I can tell you and the last post (same person) are clearly very upset. Suggest you learn to cook and shop smarter. Which is what people do when prices increase. Good luck.

So you still provide no evidence for your claim (evidence you have demanded from others), backtrack to "self-selective extreme exceptions" to dispute the statement instead of saying it's not true, and think that you've proved something when you have not.

Oh, and what do you know: even with the 100% price increase, I'm still paying less than you for coffee. Kirkland is 20.99 for three lbs, not one. Good luck learning to shop and cook, right?

Then what are you complaining about? You're just coming across as a screeching harridan missing her daily pills.

FYI Costco requires a membership and is often located in far locations. Not convenient nor a smart decision for singles or couples. It's not always the smart choice for some people.

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Anyone who regularly grocery shops understands that prices have gone up significantly across the board.

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A gallon of milk from Costco has fluctuated $2.89-3:19 for the past year-ish (compared to $3.99 at Giant!).

For the past couple weeks, $3.89 at Costco. What's that increase about??

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can shop at Walmart instead but I think the broader message is that many people who rarely closely did comparison pricing are now having to change their behavior. I never thought of Giant as high-end grocery shopping but prices there are now literally insane, particularly for snack prices. We also have teenagers in the house and things like chips, snack foods, drinks are really crazy with high prices and less volume in each container. We are lucky to be able to absorb the prices but I have many family members who have had to radically change their grocery shopping behavior.

According to the Consumer Reports, "And across the board, food prices rose 25.5 percent between December 2020 and December 2024" which means most of the inflation happened under the prior administration.

Anyway, it's an intriguing but flawed report. I shop at both Whole Foods and Wegmans and for the same basket, same brand, they are the same price, so not sure how one can be significantly higher than the other. Also agree with the pushback from Whole Foods that this survey isn't looking at quality.

Our coffee went from $10 to $21 and my tea bags are up $2 for 12 bags since the tariffs hit. It is recent price hikes not from 2020. This is worst than the 1970s.

Dude (or ma'am) I pay $10.99 a pound for coffee at MOMs. Has it gone up? Yeah, but it's nowhere near $21. It went up from $8.99. And coffee prices are always subject to harvesting conditons.

That PP did not specify that they were talking about a pound of coffee. We buy coffee at Costco and it literally went from 10 to 22 (now back down to 21) when the tarriffs hit. The issue is not harvesting conditions. It's tarriffs, which were a choice not a need.

Seems like the problem is you not being a smart shopper. If my coffee went up $2 a bag while yours doubled, it's your issue, not mine. But you illustrated a problem with anecdotal posts. No proof. Maybe we shouldn't take anything seriously without links or screenshots of prices alongside proof of year.

I totally agree with inflationary spikes in food prices but hyperbole is something else.

Wait, the PP and I provided "anecdotes" with no proof but you say "nuh unh" and you're some kind of authority? Simple enough: you are lying. Coffee went up 31% in a year. If you're drinking chicory, just say that.
https://www.thestreet.com/retail/u-s-coffee-prices-are-surging-at-a-record-pace

Your link says coffee went up 31% on average. I posted saying coffee beans at MOMs went from $8.99 to $10.99, which is a 22.5% increase. The PP (you?) claimed her coffee at Costco doubled from $10 to $21, which is more than a 100% increase. 100% is not 31%. At least my example is closer to your link. I guess MOMs is doing something clever with their coffee orders.

There's inflation, which no one is disagreeing, and there's clearly hyperbole, or at best, self selective extreme exceptions.

I can tell you and the last post (same person) are clearly very upset. Suggest you learn to cook and shop smarter. Which is what people do when prices increase. Good luck.

So you still provide no evidence for your claim (evidence you have demanded from others), backtrack to "self-selective extreme exceptions" to dispute the statement instead of saying it's not true, and think that you've proved something when you have not.

Oh, and what do you know: even with the 100% price increase, I'm still paying less than you for coffee. Kirkland is 20.99 for three lbs, not one. Good luck learning to shop and cook, right?

Then what are you complaining about? You're just coming across as a screeching harridan missing her daily pills.

FYI Costco requires a membership and is often located in far locations. Not convenient nor a smart decision for singles or couples. It's not always the smart choice for some people.

I'm supporting a PP's claim about the price of coffee. You know, true statements. And the idea that you have now pivoted from "you must be a bad shopper and a bad cook to complain" from "check your privilege if you can afford a Costco membership" is . . . a choice.

Just take your L and sit down somewhere.

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NP and the standard Costco whole bean coffee has gone from $15.99 to $21.99 for three pounds since the pandemic, with most of the increase in the past two years.

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Anonymous wrote:Deli roast beef was $19.50 a pound the other day. A small hox of wheat thins was 4.50.

We stopped eating deli meat a decade ago, but I was craving a roast beef sandwich and almost added it to my shopping list last week. I never really look at prices when grocery shopping, but I would have been floored if I saw $19.50 a pound?!?! I would have laughed and walked away without it.

Yeah, I'm not great at knowing prices, but for the past year or so have gotten sticker shock when looking at deli meat.

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Anonymous wrote:Grow your veggies and eat for $29-30 (includes seeds, soil, and containers) during 3 months. Try it.

Yeah, well, there is a significant time cost to that that you are not accounting for here. Just remember to figure that in. Gardening is a vast amount of work. And you are understating the cost of containers and soil (I just bought some at Lowe's last night, where I have found them at the cheapest prices).

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Anonymous wrote:Grow your veggies and eat for $29-30 (includes seeds, soil, and containers) during 3 months. Try it.

Yeah, well, there is a significant time cost to that that you are not accounting for here. Just remember to figure that in. Gardening is a vast amount of work. And you are understating the cost of containers and soil (I just bought some at Lowe's last night, where I have found them at the cheapest prices).

Aside from the time cost, where I live, you will be feeding deer unless you kick in a lot more effort

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Anonymous wrote:I know people who are concerned about grocery prices while slipping thousands into World Cup games.

Right, because recurring, never-ending, essential goods like groceries are exactly the same as a one-time splurge on a sporting event.

I’m well aware they are not the same. But people who look at the $0.50-0.99 difference while slipping $10.000+ on game tickets to see everything on a screen is ridiculous.

Despite claiming you’re aware they’re not the same, you clearly aren’t aware that they’re not the same.

I bought a house this year - does that mean I can’t complain about gas prices?

Big difference if you bought a $400-500K house vs. $1-3 million dollar house.

What about a 500k-1M house? You know - like most of the “affordable” SFHs in the DC area?

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Not just that prices have gone up, sales are fewer and less of a bargain. I used to meal plan around sale items at the store and I can't do that any more.

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Anonymous wrote:Groceries are up for sure, but they are a drop in the bucket compared to the increases we are paying in health insurance premiums/deductibles/copays, and homeowners and car insurance. All way more expensive and covering way less.

I don’t know why it isn’t being discussed more. It’s hitting me way harder than groceries.

Stock market gain lessens the pain for us.

So you’re selling stocks to buy groceries and health insurance?!

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Anonymous wrote:I just got back from my weekly grocery trip at the Giant in Potomac Yard. A bag of Stacy's pita chips was $11. Conventional Giant brand baby carrots were $3. Radishes were $3 a bunch. A case of garbage domestic lager (Coors, Miller) is THIRTY DOLLARS. I lived on $30 a week in college in the late 90s.

Two years ago, the chips were $6, and the carrots and radishes were routinely $0.99.

What the hell is actually going on? Where is the money going?

Things were not as cheap as you recall during the biden administration. In fact, the inflation 2 years ago was hortible and one of the reasons why trump was elected.

DP. I have every grocery receipt from WF online on my Amazon account. I can see exactly how much it’s increased. I noted in another thread how much pens have increased over the past two years, because I have my order history on Staples.com.

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Anonymous wrote:I just got back from my weekly grocery trip at the Giant in Potomac Yard. A bag of Stacy's pita chips was $11. Conventional Giant brand baby carrots were $3. Radishes were $3 a bunch. A case of garbage domestic lager (Coors, Miller) is THIRTY DOLLARS. I lived on $30 a week in college in the late 90s.

Two years ago, the chips were $6, and the carrots and radishes were routinely $0.99.

What the hell is actually going on? Where is the money going?

Could you lie anymore? The chips are $4.49

https://giantfood.com/product/stacys-baked-pita-chips-parmesan-garlic-herb-7.33-oz-bag/129642

What's wrong with you?

Why are MAGA such idiots?! WTH is going to buy a 7oz bag for a family?

https://giantfood.com/product/stacys-simply-naked-baked-pita-chips-sharing-size-16-oz-bag/196522

$10.29
What is wrong with YOU?

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Anonymous wrote:I just got back from my weekly grocery trip at the Giant in Potomac Yard. A bag of Stacy's pita chips was $11. Conventional Giant brand baby carrots were $3. Radishes were $3 a bunch. A case of garbage domestic lager (Coors, Miller) is THIRTY DOLLARS. I lived on $30 a week in college in the late 90s.

Two years ago, the chips were $6, and the carrots and radishes were routinely $0.99.

What the hell is actually going on? Where is the money going?

Could you lie anymore? The chips are $4.49

https://giantfood.com/product/stacys-baked-pita-chips-parmesan-garlic-herb-7.33-oz-bag/129642

What's wrong with you?

Why are MAGA such idiots?! WTH is going to buy a 7oz bag for a family?

https://giantfood.com/product/stacys-simply-naked-baked-pita-chips-sharing-size-16-oz-bag/196522

$10.29
What is wrong with YOU?

lol best post today and yeah make maga make sense dumb shits can not do math or read cognitively