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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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?[/quote]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.[/quote]

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.

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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.  [/quote]

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.    [/quote]

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