I found an 8+ year old grocery store recipt on the weekend. Wow... | |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 6406905 Canada 10/15/2012 11:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for the double bump. MacIntosh Apples (3lb bag) $2.99...now $4.99. Here in Nova Scotia we had an excellant apple growing year. One of the best they ever had. So you tell me why I'm paying $2.00 more per 3lb bag of apples? |
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Hawk-02 Hawk-o-holic User ID: 897951 United States 10/15/2012 11:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I found it interesting, especially if you factor this thread in: Thread: UN warns of looming worldwide food crisis in 2013 Pickle Suprise! |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 6406905 Canada 10/15/2012 11:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I found it interesting, especially if you factor this thread in: Thread: UN warns of looming worldwide food crisis in 2013 Your right, that is a good coupling. Looks like we can expect more of the same until half of us are relying on the Govt for hand outs or we're starving to death. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1266452 Canada 10/15/2012 11:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Instead, let's bitch about the grocers and the food portion sizes. If we all consciously made a decision to be better - we would be. ...See Iceland. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 25618400 Italy 10/15/2012 11:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | welcome in the reality of people of Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece...who saw the prices doubling (and tripling) overnight when euro was introduced... then prices raised by 10% year as the Euro value drops of the same percentage. Then ask yourself how cannot people be bankrupted Ah,,,and the salaries did not increased but even decreased overtime |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 25350443 United States 10/15/2012 11:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 1st thing I noticed, my wife and I have hardly changed anything about our buying and eating habits. Quoting: Wash The 2nd thing I noticed was the crazy incrases we have had in prices. 1 can Campbells Vegetable soup was listed as $0.89 We now pay $2.19 for the same can. Fresh Haddock Fillets were $3.99lb. Now $7.99lb. 4 litres of Skim Milk was $4.59...now $7.59. 1 loaf of whole wheat bread was $.99...now $2.99. Fresh Green Pepper was $1.99lb...now $3.99lb. Canned tomato juice was $0.99 a can...now $2.29 a can. Obviously there was waaaaay more on the recipt, but I just can't believe the inflation. I'm sure many people have had to stop buying items the are used to buying, and change their life styles a great deal. I have not gotten to that point yet, but I'm feeling the pinch. It sucks. Changes are needed. That's actually scary when you consider that your currency has appreciated 66 percent against the dollar since then. I wonder what we actually paid back then I don't have any receipts though. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 6406905 Canada 10/15/2012 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Holy Crap OP. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25350443 I just bought some Campbells Vegetable soup for 99c at Target. Although normally they're about $1.49/can. In the US your prices are much better than ours. I'm in Atlantic Canada, our prices are typically the highest in Canada for most items other than seafood. If I lived close to the boarder I'd be shopping in the US all the time. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 6406905 Canada 10/15/2012 11:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Holy Crap OP. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25350443 I just bought some Campbells Vegetable soup for 99c at Target. Although normally they're about $1.49/can. In the US your prices are much better than ours. I'm in Atlantic Canada, our prices are typically the highest in Canada for most items other than seafood. If I lived close to the boarder I'd be shopping in the US all the time. Not to mention, our wages.saleries are typically some of the lowest in the country...figure that out. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 8285424 United States 10/15/2012 11:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for the double bump. MacIntosh Apples (3lb bag) $2.99...now $4.99. Here in Nova Scotia we had an excellant apple growing year. One of the best they ever had. So you tell me why I'm paying $2.00 more per 3lb bag of apples? Why? Really? You are asking that question? Because the growers are competing with cheap apples from Asia. Because the growers have to pay their own bills and they are sky rocketing... gas, taxes, their own food, etc. Growers are competing in an inflating economy. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 25447468 United States 10/15/2012 11:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 1st thing I noticed, my wife and I have hardly changed anything about our buying and eating habits. Quoting: Wash The 2nd thing I noticed was the crazy incrases we have had in prices. 1 can Campbells Vegetable soup was listed as $0.89 We now pay $2.19 for the same can. Fresh Haddock Fillets were $3.99lb. Now $7.99lb. 4 litres of Skim Milk was $4.59...now $7.59. 1 loaf of whole wheat bread was $.99...now $2.99. Fresh Green Pepper was $1.99lb...now $3.99lb. Canned tomato juice was $0.99 a can...now $2.29 a can. Obviously there was waaaaay more on the recipt, but I just can't believe the inflation. I'm sure many people have had to stop buying items the are used to buying, and change their life styles a great deal. I have not gotten to that point yet, but I'm feeling the pinch. It sucks. Changes are needed. Ouch! Prices are hurting up there in canada it sounds like, I still pay about the same price you were paying 8 years ago for stuff. |
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Dr.DoomLittle User ID: 6231580 United States 10/15/2012 11:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 1st thing I noticed, my wife and I have hardly changed anything about our buying and eating habits. Quoting: Wash The 2nd thing I noticed was the crazy incrases we have had in prices. 1 can Campbells Vegetable soup was listed as $0.89 We now pay $2.19 for the same can. Fresh Haddock Fillets were $3.99lb. Now $7.99lb. 4 litres of Skim Milk was $4.59...now $7.59. 1 loaf of whole wheat bread was $.99...now $2.99. Fresh Green Pepper was $1.99lb...now $3.99lb. Canned tomato juice was $0.99 a can...now $2.29 a can. Obviously there was waaaaay more on the recipt, but I just can't believe the inflation. I'm sure many people have had to stop buying items the are used to buying, and change their life styles a great deal. I have not gotten to that point yet, but I'm feeling the pinch. It sucks. Changes are needed. This is the corporate exploitation of the consumer expectation of inflation... not true inflation. Because the inflation experienced is 'Top-Bottom' Inflation, i.e. via corporate dictatorship. It is not an honest to goodness 'Bottom-Up' consumer inflation due to higher overall demand, because we have not seen job growth and across the board higher wages effecting the consumer markets. I noticed another trick they are using to 'manufacture' consumption, or turnover; i.e dating beer/soda bottles and cans with short term expirations. This means the product is artificially NON marketable because they put an expiration date on it; which forces artificial turnover. Artificial turnover is inflationary. Last Edited by Intergalactic Diplomat on 10/15/2012 11:48 AM |
YaRight User ID: 24548359 United States 10/15/2012 11:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Inflation numbers are cooked. If we really knew the true number all the politicians would be out of work. [link to www.shadowstats.com] The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. |