I just spent $68 at Giant...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It’s out of control. I filled up tonight for $93. I can’t sustain this.

Groceries, I can sympathize with.

Unless you run a business that requires a large vehicle, no sympathy for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It’s out of control. I filled up tonight for $93. I can’t sustain this.

Groceries, I can sympathize with.

Unless you run a business that requires a large vehicle, no sympathy for this.

A friend who drives a Kia sedan (just a regular-sized 4 door sedan) filled up for $73, and that was during the Maryland tax hiatus. $93 could just be a regular-sized car right now.

[Anonymous]

I shop primarily at WF and via Prime (which carries the 365 brand and is always cheaper than Giant), and get all my dairy and produce through local farms. It is actually very cheap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I shop primarily at WF and via Prime (which carries the 365 brand and is always cheaper than Giant), and get all my dairy and produce through local farms. It is actually very cheap.

OOOh! I've been wanting to try this and have done Veggie Fairy which I loved but was pricey. Which farm do you get the cheap dairy and produce?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and bought basically nothing. A few staples that we were out of (sugar, flour, butter). A pound of ground chicken for dinner tonight. A gallon of milk. Some fruits and vegetables. And that was it. Skim milk is now $4.55 a gallon!

Is anyone else getting really concerned about this?

Im concerned that you buy skim milk. Just buy a gallon of whole and add water. It will last longer.

[Anonymous]

Family of 5 that eats whatever we want because we almost never eat out.

Steaks,
Shellfish
chicken
sausages
10 bottles of wine and a case of beer every months
blackberries
cherries
apples
strawberries
all the veggies you can shake a stick at
nuts

And I still come in around $700 a month.

I have no idea who you people are that can't do this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and bought basically nothing. A few staples that we were out of (sugar, flour, butter). A pound of ground chicken for dinner tonight. A gallon of milk. Some fruits and vegetables. And that was it. Skim milk is now $4.55 a gallon!

Is anyone else getting really concerned about this?

butter=$4 (plugra baking=$3.69)+flour=$5 (King Arthur organic=4.67)+sugar=$4(Domino=3.59)+milk(4.79)+fruit(mango, orange, blue, straw, blackberry=$12)=~$30. How are you getting $68? If you run a pastry shop, try restaurant depot.

OK, we have a literalist here. For you, friend, I will recreate my receipt:

Loaf of whole wheat bread - $4.89
Eggs - $3.19
Kefir - $5.00
Butter - $6.49
Skim Milk gallon - $4.49
Cheese - $4.49
Sugar - $2.99
Flour - $2.79
Ketchup - $2.25
Ritz crackers - $5.39
Ground chicken - $4.29
Sliced ham - $5.49
Blueberries - $6.99
Raisins - $4.29
Bag of spinach - $3.29
Bag of arugula - $2.49
Bananas - $1.06

Total - $69.87

This is a standard grocery shopping list for me, give or take, for the last 5 years. Two or three years ago it would have been $20 less. That is my point.

Inflation is real and a problem but there is simply no way you got all of that for less than $20 three years ago. No way.

Oh, I can definitely see it. I only like 1 type of blue cheese dressing. It's always been $3.99, even during the pandemic. I noticed last month that it jumped a dollar to $4.99. The entire pandemic (and prior) Harris Teeter had their iceberg lettuce for $0.99 per head and it's now $2.79 and a sale price is like $1.99 and they are tiny heads.

I used to get my fat free milk for $1.79 and it's now $3.29 and I don't even buy organic milk.

My weekly Costco haul always includes a pack of their raspberries (not organic) and they were always $4.99 and now they are $7.99 with organic being $9.99! A three dollar hike? Really?

We always spent ~$220/week on groceries as a family of 5 and now we are up to close to $400 some weeks if we need staples. I've noticed our favorite local restaurants have all gotten new menus recently because their prices went up.

We just at our favorite local BBQ joint tonight and for 5 meals it was $88 before tip. That's 2 pulled pork sandwiches w/ sides of cole slaw, smoked turkey plate w/ cole slaw & collards, a cobb salad, and a bbq chicken quesadilla. Their prices didn't raise until recently because we eat there a few times a month and our bill was never over $60-65.

Curious what you prepare with iceberg lettuce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and bought basically nothing. A few staples that we were out of (sugar, flour, butter). A pound of ground chicken for dinner tonight. A gallon of milk. Some fruits and vegetables. And that was it. Skim milk is now $4.55 a gallon!

Is anyone else getting really concerned about this?

butter=$4 (plugra baking=$3.69)+flour=$5 (King Arthur organic=4.67)+sugar=$4(Domino=3.59)+milk(4.79)+fruit(mango, orange, blue, straw, blackberry=$12)=~$30. How are you getting $68? If you run a pastry shop, try restaurant depot.

OK, we have a literalist here. For you, friend, I will recreate my receipt:

Loaf of whole wheat bread - $4.89
Eggs - $3.19
Kefir - $5.00
Butter - $6.49
Skim Milk gallon - $4.49
Cheese - $4.49
Sugar - $2.99
Flour - $2.79
Ketchup - $2.25
Ritz crackers - $5.39
Ground chicken - $4.29
Sliced ham - $5.49
Blueberries - $6.99
Raisins - $4.29
Bag of spinach - $3.29
Bag of arugula - $2.49
Bananas - $1.06

Total - $69.87

This is a standard grocery shopping list for me, give or take, for the last 5 years. Two or three years ago it would have been $20 less. That is my point.

Yep sounds about right. We live in Arlington and the prices have gone up at our Giant in just the last month. I think people who live a little farther out don't realize this. I think the prices were lower to begin with and hold steady longer. Even Aldi has slowly raised their prices so for all those who are going to chime in about Aldi, same thing happening there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it less expensive to shop sales at Whole Foods and sales at Harris Teeter than to step foot in a Giant.

365 brand has quietly turned into our family's go to brand

What do you mean quietly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and bought basically nothing. A few staples that we were out of (sugar, flour, butter). A pound of ground chicken for dinner tonight. A gallon of milk. Some fruits and vegetables. And that was it. Skim milk is now $4.55 a gallon!

Is anyone else getting really concerned about this?

butter=$4 (plugra baking=$3.69)+flour=$5 (King Arthur organic=4.67)+sugar=$4(Domino=3.59)+milk(4.79)+fruit(mango, orange, blue, straw, blackberry=$12)=~$30. How are you getting $68? If you run a pastry shop, try restaurant depot.

OK, we have a literalist here. For you, friend, I will recreate my receipt:

Loaf of whole wheat bread - $4.89
Eggs - $3.19
Kefir - $5.00
Butter - $6.49
Skim Milk gallon - $4.49
Cheese - $4.49
Sugar - $2.99
Flour - $2.79
Ketchup - $2.25
Ritz crackers - $5.39
Ground chicken - $4.29
Sliced ham - $5.49
Blueberries - $6.99
Raisins - $4.29
Bag of spinach - $3.29
Bag of arugula - $2.49
Bananas - $1.06

Total - $69.87

This is a standard grocery shopping list for me, give or take, for the last 5 years. Two or three years ago it would have been $20 less. That is my point.

Yep sounds about right. We live in Arlington and the prices have gone up at our Giant in just the last month. I think people who live a little farther out don't realize this. I think the prices were lower to begin with and hold steady longer. Even Aldi has slowly raised their prices so for all those who are going to chime in about Aldi, same thing happening there.

Prices everywhere have gone up. Only the blind, deaf, dumb, and willfully ignorant (those who got the child tax credits up through Dec) - didn't acknowledge it.

Its actually worse for people farther out. Can you imagine living in a smaller town when your only grocery store is 15 miles away and the next nearest one is an additional 10-12 miles? The cost of gas has risen. People in rural or exurban communities with average salaries can't afford to be driving 30-45 miles between grocery stores looking for the best-priced meat and apples.

On top of that Walmart drove out all the mom-and-pops so its even worse when several towns or counties share one local grocery store. I've seen some individuals in far out areas who make a once every two-three week trip to the store because the nearest one is an hour away.

You get there and they are out of produce or its so unaffordable you can't afford it - you have no choice but to make hard decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It’s out of control. I filled up tonight for $93. I can’t sustain this.

Groceries, I can sympathize with.

Unless you run a business that requires a large vehicle, no sympathy for this.

A friend who drives a Kia sedan (just a regular-sized 4 door sedan) filled up for $73, and that was during the Maryland tax hiatus. $93 could just be a regular-sized car right now.

I have a Nissan Altima, which is also just a regular sedan (hardly a behemoth)...18 gallon tank...if I drive until empty light comes on, it costs $80...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It’s out of control. I filled up tonight for $93. I can’t sustain this.

Groceries, I can sympathize with.

Unless you run a business that requires a large vehicle, no sympathy for this.

A friend who drives a Kia sedan (just a regular-sized 4 door sedan) filled up for $73, and that was during the Maryland tax hiatus. $93 could just be a regular-sized car right now.

I have a Nissan Altima, which is also just a regular sedan (hardly a behemoth)...18 gallon tank...if I drive until empty light comes on, it costs $80...

Costs me $45 to fill up my tiny Toyota Corolla. And that's at Costco where it's cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and bought basically nothing. A few staples that we were out of (sugar, flour, butter). A pound of ground chicken for dinner tonight. A gallon of milk. Some fruits and vegetables. And that was it. Skim milk is now $4.55 a gallon!

Is anyone else getting really concerned about this?

butter=$4 (plugra baking=$3.69)+flour=$5 (King Arthur organic=4.67)+sugar=$4(Domino=3.59)+milk(4.79)+fruit(mango, orange, blue, straw, blackberry=$12)=~$30. How are you getting $68? If you run a pastry shop, try restaurant depot.

OK, we have a literalist here. For you, friend, I will recreate my receipt:

Loaf of whole wheat bread - $4.89
Eggs - $3.19
Kefir - $5.00
Butter - $6.49
Skim Milk gallon - $4.49
Cheese - $4.49
Sugar - $2.99
Flour - $2.79
Ketchup - $2.25
Ritz crackers - $5.39
Ground chicken - $4.29
Sliced ham - $5.49
Blueberries - $6.99
Raisins - $4.29
Bag of spinach - $3.29
Bag of arugula - $2.49
Bananas - $1.06

Total - $69.87

This is a standard grocery shopping list for me, give or take, for the last 5 years. Two or three years ago it would have been $20 less. That is my point.

Inflation is real and a problem but there is simply no way you got all of that for less than $20 three years ago. No way.

Oh, I can definitely see it. I only like 1 type of blue cheese dressing. It's always been $3.99, even during the pandemic. I noticed last month that it jumped a dollar to $4.99. The entire pandemic (and prior) Harris Teeter had their iceberg lettuce for $0.99 per head and it's now $2.79 and a sale price is like $1.99 and they are tiny heads.

I used to get my fat free milk for $1.79 and it's now $3.29 and I don't even buy organic milk.

My weekly Costco haul always includes a pack of their raspberries (not organic) and they were always $4.99 and now they are $7.99 with organic being $9.99! A three dollar hike? Really?

We always spent ~$220/week on groceries as a family of 5 and now we are up to close to $400 some weeks if we need staples. I've noticed our favorite local restaurants have all gotten new menus recently because their prices went up.

We just at our favorite local BBQ joint tonight and for 5 meals it was $88 before tip. That's 2 pulled pork sandwiches w/ sides of cole slaw, smoked turkey plate w/ cole slaw & collards, a cobb salad, and a bbq chicken quesadilla. Their prices didn't raise until recently because we eat there a few times a month and our bill was never over $60-65.

Curious what you prepare with iceberg lettuce.

I’m not the pp, but my DH is immunocompromised, so we no longer buy romaine because of the seemingly constant recalls. So we use iceberg for burgers, tacos, BLTs, wedge salads, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It’s out of control. I filled up tonight for $93. I can’t sustain this.

Groceries, I can sympathize with.

Unless you run a business that requires a large vehicle, no sympathy for this.

So you're saying it's PP fault, certainly NOT inflation's fault. You no nothing about this person's life.

You SUCK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It’s out of control. I filled up tonight for $93. I can’t sustain this.

Groceries, I can sympathize with.

Unless you run a business that requires a large vehicle, no sympathy for this.

So you're saying it's PP fault, certainly NOT inflation's fault. You no nothing about this person's life.

You SUCK.

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