Grocery Prices Are Out Of Control

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

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The bickering over this item or that item at store x and store y is ridiculous. It's plain to anyone paying attention that costs are way up.

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I don't always know what the regular price is for this or that item. But I do pay attention to my food budget in general and it has crept up by about 30-40% over the past year and a half or so.

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Agree. Anyone trying to nitpick prices is just being disingenous.
ANYONE who regularly grocery shops knows the prices have increased rapidly.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything is up. It'll get worse. We're spiraling out of control and it's interesting so few see it. We are a $350k HHI family of 4 and I'm aware of our financial fortune but that still gives me anxiety because I know soon it will require so much more to keep the standard of living we know. Within 5 years, this country will be hell for anyone on less than $150kpp min in a major metro area when considering average cost of living.

Don't worry. You will still vote blue for local elected officials who will be happy to collect your taxes and fritter them away with failed redistribution policies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

I make my own pita/nacho chips. I also buy veggies that does not get overly sprayed with pesticides from Asian grocery stores. So all root veggies are sourced from Asian grocery stores. I but the carrots and radishes, scrub and wash them, air dry them and then cut it into sizes and shapes that I want.

BTW - baby carrots are a fraud and a nothing burger. It is full grown carrots shaved into these tiny shapes.

Stop drinking alcohol. Instead brew your own kombucha.

Also...Trump is the result of America's collective bad Karma sent to kick our collective backsides. His boots are still not buried deep in the aaaaaahhh-nus still. So that's the hell that is actually going on. Yer welcome.

What would make you think that Asian grocery stores don’t use pesticide? That seems backwards. China is not exactly known for food safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

I make my own pita/nacho chips. I also buy veggies that does not get overly sprayed with pesticides from Asian grocery stores. So all root veggies are sourced from Asian grocery stores. I but the carrots and radishes, scrub and wash them, air dry them and then cut it into sizes and shapes that I want.

BTW - baby carrots are a fraud and a nothing burger. It is full grown carrots shaved into these tiny shapes.

Stop drinking alcohol. Instead brew your own kombucha.

Also...Trump is the result of America's collective bad Karma sent to kick our collective backsides. His boots are still not buried deep in the aaaaaahhh-nus still. So that's the hell that is actually going on. Yer welcome.

What would make you think that Asian grocery stores don’t use pesticide? That seems backwards. China is not exactly known for food safety.

The Trump administration has rolled back food protection.and now they have a bill to roll back a states right to protect food. Maga cult of stupid that is government over reach for you idiot libertarians as well. Thanks so much morons .

[Anonymous]

My ex takes his gf on exotic vacations.

We're still married and I make him pay the credit card for me and all our adult children on the allowance plan.

If he hates it he can legally divorce me but he knows I'll take away lot of his stuff. He looks very bad on paper.

Until then, I've got carte blanche.

I basically just order whatever I want. But lots of it is also in the name of our kids. My daughter borrowed my credit card and put down $2600 on her sick 2 yo cat.

He has to pay that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything is up. It'll get worse. We're spiraling out of control and it's interesting so few see it. We are a $350k HHI family of 4 and I'm aware of our financial fortune but that still gives me anxiety because I know soon it will require so much more to keep the standard of living we know. Within 5 years, this country will be hell for anyone on less than $150kpp min in a major metro area when considering average cost of living.

Don't worry. You will still vote blue for local elected officials who will be happy to collect your taxes and fritter them away with failed redistribution policies.

This talking point’s not working anymore. What else you got

[Anonymous]

I think what’s crazy is they’re expected to increase 40% by August.

[Anonymous]

Now that the current administration cut screw worm funding, it's back and has been found in two cattle in Texas. Beef is a out to go up even more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

+1
The bickering over this item or that item at store x and store y is ridiculous. It's plain to anyone paying attention that costs are way up.

+2

I don't always know what the regular price is for this or that item. But I do pay attention to my food budget in general and it has crept up by about 30-40% over the past year and a half or so.

People are definitely changing their shopping habits and billionaires will be so shocked when there's no middle class to buy products any more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think what’s crazy is they’re expected to increase 40% by August.

God help us. I think a lot of people are giving in and being tricked by trump admin who wants us to believe all is well- but it’s clearly not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything is up. It'll get worse. We're spiraling out of control and it's interesting so few see it. We are a $350k HHI family of 4 and I'm aware of our financial fortune but that still gives me anxiety because I know soon it will require so much more to keep the standard of living we know. Within 5 years, this country will be hell for anyone on less than $150kpp min in a major metro area when considering average cost of living.

I've been saying this for years- we will see a large migration away from the cities soon. It is unsustainable. AI will only expedite this.

I remember when DC was the murder capital and full of blighted neighborhoods. Change comes and goes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now that the current administration cut screw worm funding, it's back and has been found in two cattle in Texas. Beef is a out to go up even more.

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[Anonymous]

I get my groceries from Aldi. They are at least 1/2 of other stores and cheap enough that it affords me to be lazy and pay to have someone else do my shopping and deliver it. Giant was always way too expensive for what you get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think what’s crazy is they’re expected to increase 40% by August.

Quite a bold claim? Says who? What are you including in the 40%? You see how ridiculous this claim is? Just because you saw a clickbait article doesn't make it true.

[Anonymous]

I just bought groceries today at Aldi

Whole wheat bread $2.85
Bottle of Orange Juice $3.75
Their brand of Cheerios, large box $1.99
Gallon Whole Milk $3.09
1 Dozen eggs $4.95
1.66 lbs beef patties $9.61 (
1 lb Honduras coffee beans $7.99
Organic bananas $0.73 each
Friendly Farms Low Sugar Strawberry Greek Yogurt 4 pk (4 x 5.3 oz) $4.09
Friendly Farms Regular Cottage Cheese (24 oz) $3.15
Vanilla Premium Ice Cream $5.49
Fresh Atlantic Salmon Side $8.69 / lb
Organic Avocados, Bag (4 ct) $3.39
Pink Lady Apples, Bag (3 lb) $3.59
Cantaloupe (1 each) $1.79
Carrots, Package (2 lb container) $1.45