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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]
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According to the Consumer Reports, "And across the board, food prices rose [b]25.5 percent between December 2020 and December 2024[/b]" 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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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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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. [/quote]

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