Anonymous wrote: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?
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.
Anonymous wrote: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.
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?
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.
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?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Groceries are up for sure, but they are a drop in the bucket compared to the increases we are paying in health insurance premiums/deductibles/copays, and homeowners and car insurance. All way more expensive and covering way less.
I don’t know why it isn’t being discussed more. It’s hitting me way harder than groceries.
Stock market gain lessens the pain for us.
Anonymous wrote:Groceries are up for sure, but they are a drop in the bucket compared to the increases we are paying in health insurance premiums/deductibles/copays, and homeowners and car insurance. All way more expensive and covering way less.
I don’t know why it isn’t being discussed more. It’s hitting me way harder than groceries.
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.
Anonymous wrote:Coors seems optional.
Anonymous wrote:Groceries are up for sure, but they are a drop in the bucket compared to the increases we are paying in health insurance premiums/deductibles/copays, and homeowners and car insurance. All way more expensive and covering way less.
I don’t know why it isn’t being discussed more. It’s hitting me way harder than groceries.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trump! MAGAs must be so proud.
He ran on a campaign of lowering food costs and now…this. And yet we hear nothing but crickets from the magas
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.
Also curious to see where that poster is shopping. I paid almost $9 for a gallon for organic milk at Safeway. Not half gallon.
Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous wrote: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.
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.