What is your inflation “red line” at grocery stores?

[Anonymous]

The almond flour tortillas that are normally six dollars which already makes me scream, were 11.99 at Harris Teeter last night!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just going to write the $7.99 strawberries, and I see it is someone else’s sticking point too. Insanity.

This is mine too.

People, it's April. No one in DC should be buying strawberries. The price of strawberries from another part of the globe should always be high.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One dozen egg was ~$3.50 at Safeway. Used to be 1/2.

is this a joke? $3.50 is a deal!

Depends on the type of eggs. I remember standard eggs being like $1.69 not long ago, but cage free organic were always $3.50 +.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haven’t noticed. I think the whole inflation thing is RW talking point. No one I know has been complaining. Just Fox watchers like the OP

Are you kidding me? This is a real issue . It’s being discussed on every single network local and national news outlet. quit being so partisan because it makes you look ridiculous and ignorant.

As far as the red line. I’m finding myself buying more grains and beans and incorporating those to bulk up meals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just going to write the $7.99 strawberries, and I see it is someone else’s sticking point too. Insanity.

This is mine too.

People, it's April. No one in DC should be buying strawberries. The price of strawberries from another part of the globe should always be high.

But before it was usually $5.00 max even out of season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just going to write the $7.99 strawberries, and I see it is someone else’s sticking point too. Insanity.

They're available at my farmer's market for $5, FYI. Locally sourced is less impacted by gas prices I guess.

I get 2lbs for 7.99 at WF pretty much every week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just going to write the $7.99 strawberries, and I see it is someone else’s sticking point too. Insanity.

This is mine too.

People, it's April. No one in DC should be buying strawberries. The price of strawberries from another part of the globe should always be high.

But before it was usually $5.00 max even out of season.

$2.88 at Giant this week if you buy two containers (non organic)

[Anonymous]

I bake a lot of cookies and butter has gone up to $6-7/lb. The sale price has gone from $2.50 to $3.74.

I won’t be giving away as many cookies once I run through my sale butter stash in the freezer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just going to write the $7.99 strawberries, and I see it is someone else’s sticking point too. Insanity.

They're available at my farmer's market for $5, FYI. Locally sourced is less impacted by gas prices I guess.

Are you in the South? In the Dc area it is not strawberry season yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just going to write the $7.99 strawberries, and I see it is someone else’s sticking point too. Insanity.

This is mine too.

People, it's April. No one in DC should be buying strawberries. The price of strawberries from another part of the globe should always be high.

But before it was usually $5.00 max even out of season.

$2.88 at Giant this week if you buy two containers (non organic)

A deal even when you account for the fact that half of them will be moldy within a day (at least at my Giant).

[Anonymous]

$9 for a 4oz package of lox. Nope.

[Anonymous]

Broccoli has gone up to $4-$4.50 a pack for two smallish heads at Aldi. We usually eat most of two packs in a dinner. Cauliflower is around $3/head and the last time I bought it, each head was the size of my fist. These are some of my favorites but i haven't eaten them in weeks now.

Otherwise there just aren't substitutes. I already bought the cheapest coffee, which is up 30%, but that's an addiction I can't just drop. We already don't buy meat every week, and are trying to get more of it locally (which is not cheaper, but we feel better about it environmentally).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One dozen egg was ~$3.50 at Safeway. Used to be 1/2.

This is a pretty normal price for eggs? The Harris Teeter by me carries one brand that is $8 a dozen! Now that I won't do.

We get the super expensive eggs for animal welfare reasons. Our eggs actually haven't gone up in price - I guess inflation isn't yet affecting the bespoke, more humane farming industry (and hopefully won't).

Think about it this way: If you're now spending $4 for a dozen factory farmed eggs, why not spend just $4 more on the eggs produced by chickens who aren't tortured!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I tend not to look at individual prices at the grocery store. I buy what I want, then I think the cumulative prices is too high, but I never know what made it that way. It’s not a good way to shop, but I can never remember what something “should” cost, even my frequent purchases, because I don’t buy them separately. I would have been terrible at the price is right.

I can’t understand this. You just grab whatever you want and don’t look at the price?

NP - and yes. We don't have kids so we have a very flexible food budget. We also drive a 10 year old Kia - we aren't extravagant generally, but, yes, we eat whatever we want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One dozen egg was ~$3.50 at Safeway. Used to be 1/2.

I saw a dozen for $8 at my store. They were organic but whatever.