Grocery Prices Are Out Of Control

[Anonymous]

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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.

It was a lot better than this. Trump made promises he failed to keep.

Well no.

It wasn't a lot better

[Anonymous]

Retailers love inflation. These prices are never coming back down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. A few years ago we used to be a $300/week family and could do mostly organic for that, and now we’re at $450 for the same stuff.

Crackers (which I don’t really buy, but noticed) are $6/box. Bread is $8/loaf. Eggs are $12 for a dozen. We pay $8-$9 for half a gallon of organic milk.

Where are you seeing these prices????? I pay $4 a loaf for my fancy bread loaf and I bought 30 eggs for 3.99 today (regular price) and I typically buy the 18 pack from target for 2.50ish.

$3.99 for 30 organic eggs?? Where are YOU shopping?

Trader Joe’s sells a dozen of organic eggs for $6, and that’s the cheapest I have found. The prices I quoted are at Whole Foods, where I’ve been shopping for nearly two decades. The prices are fairly typical of major grocery chains where I live (Safeway etc). The prices have skyrocketed.

Not organic. Organic is a choice. You are always going to pay more for it. and just for comparison if you want to go on and on about health and then talk about the price of chips and beer-i’m sure you know how that looks.

Normal 18 pack of non-organic eggs is 2.19 at Target by me in MD-I just checked the app to be absolutely sure before I commented.

The 3.99 30 pack came from food lion via instacart (In MD) just today. non organic.

Stop being condescending and ignorant at the same time. It's annoying.

It's all a choice. Like I wrote earliar- live off rice, apples, vitamins, and chicken or STFU whe it comes to selection of things you decide to put in your mouth and swallow.

Picking organic is no different than not eating... radishes.. or yogurt.... or meat... or... anytinng, including brand selection that differs from your idea. It's all a choice.

[Anonymous]

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?

Giant is expensive and crap quality. Go to a Wegmans.

[Anonymous]

16 oz bag of Stacy’s pita chips is $6.99 at Wegmans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aldi has Pita Chips for about $3 and they are good. I buy all my snacks at Aldi - so much cheaper than anywhere.

My kids like Savoritz brands, and although we are kind of cheap, we are worth nearly $20M. Aldi is a great option for basic foods.

[Anonymous]

Baby carrots $0.99 and radishes $1.99 at Wegmans. Just checked my app.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. A few years ago we used to be a $300/week family and could do mostly organic for that, and now we’re at $450 for the same stuff.

Crackers (which I don’t really buy, but noticed) are $6/box. Bread is $8/loaf. Eggs are $12 for a dozen. We pay $8-$9 for half a gallon of organic milk.

Where are you seeing these prices????? I pay $4 a loaf for my fancy bread loaf and I bought 30 eggs for 3.99 today (regular price) and I typically buy the 18 pack from target for 2.50ish.

$3.99 for 30 organic eggs?? Where are YOU shopping?

Trader Joe’s sells a dozen of organic eggs for $6, and that’s the cheapest I have found. The prices I quoted are at Whole Foods, where I’ve been shopping for nearly two decades. The prices are fairly typical of major grocery chains where I live (Safeway etc). The prices have skyrocketed.

Not organic. Organic is a choice. You are always going to pay more for it. and just for comparison if you want to go on and on about health and then talk about the price of chips and beer-i’m sure you know how that looks.

Normal 18 pack of non-organic eggs is 2.19 at Target by me in MD-I just checked the app to be absolutely sure before I commented.

The 3.99 30 pack came from food lion via instacart (In MD) just today. non organic.

Stop being condescending and ignorant at the same time. It's annoying.

It's all a choice. Like I wrote earliar- live off rice, apples, vitamins, and chicken or STFU whe it comes to selection of things you decide to put in your mouth and swallow.

Picking organic is no different than not eating... radishes.. or yogurt.... or meat... or... anytinng, including brand selection that differs from your idea. It's all a choice.

Organic is not a proper comparison to what you are saying. Organic is by and large for the rich. Who, are much less likely to have problems with prices going up than others who likely never bought organic in the first place. So no, its not the same as not eating meat or yogurt or whatever the heck else you are trying to compare it to. “my rich people eggs used to cost $6 and now they are $9-whatever shall I do?”

[Anonymous]

I do the weekly shop at Whole Foods and MOMs. Some things have gone up, others are consistently the same. I buy a pretty standard basket of goods so it's easy to see if prices have gone up. And they have not gone up the way OP is claiming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps grocery stores are setting prices based on locations. Some of these prices are dirt cheap, no wonder posters are confused.

They always charge more in the city.

But obviously Op is not alone in that things are coming up quite a bit. It’s not even across products. I noticed a big spike in strawberries even thought they are now in season. I’m sure they are energy intensive to transport plus a lot of the workers may be scared to go to work.

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Thanks, Obama!

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Op I know that that Walmart has terrible customer service and I went in today and I asked for a manager because they wouldn't refund me some clothing I bought at another Walmart even though I had the receipt because they said the clothing had to be returned at that Walmart which is further away and I asked for a manager and they said there was no manager. But here your baby carrots for $1.32
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[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?

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?

Wee todd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My regular $70 trip to Aldi for routine items is now $110

My $120 Whole Foods (for years) is now $175.

My Costco bill yesterday floored me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I pay $5.49 for a bag of the pita chips at Harris Teeeter. I just checked the app and that’s the current price. As a matter of fact, it shows they’re BOGO today so about $2.75. Did you buy the large 16oz bag instead of the typical size? Those are $9.99. I don’t buy things like this unless they’re on sale. Inflation is crazy so I now buy more generics and keep track of typical prices for foods I buy frequently. I have not found any one chain to have across the board cheaper prices. One store is cheaper on milk, another on eggs, another on produce. It’s a pain to chase the best prices.

Yeah, uhhhh, I buy the biggest bag because we are a family of 5 and two of those are a 15 year old boy and a 17 year old boy. Have you ever seen what a 6ft 2, 205 pound teenage boy will eat? It's honestly wild. We grilled 6 pounds of boneless chicken last night and had salad, four artichokes, 3 cups of rice and he ate about 4 pounds of food. That was his 4th meal of the day. Some of you are just clueless.

I’m not sure how your response relates or why you feel the need to call me clueless. I was simply stating the price of a bag of chips and not what it costs to feed teen boys. But I will acknowledge they eat a lot because I have an 18 year old college athlete and a 21 year old runner who are always hungry. My answer is that I buy what is on sale, buy generics where appropriate and take advantage of Costco or Sam’s Club. Grocery prices are insane thanks to the current administration but changing my shopping behavior has really helped us to stretch our dollars.