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" I would like to share with you my journey to the grocery store tonight" | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 36481466  United States08/25/2013 08:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | First off when I arrive it's in a strip mall and all other units are for lease! This store is in " hoity toyty " vill and 20,000 squ. Ft homes are around! Sooooo even in this neighborhood " everyone's out of business" The first thing that stands out in my mind is that most prices on the shelves are 5 and 6 dollars ! The sticker shock was unbelievable tonight ! The second thing I noticed tonight was more than usual everyone walking around staring at the ground pretending like shit is not all #%€£ED up! I see that allot but tonight it really got on my nerves! Bottom line , fruits , nuts , cereal , salad and a few of this and plus a dozen roses for grams cost me a hundred dollars! Just unreal........... Everyone just wants to walk around staring at the floor , it's a weird time! Side note: on the way to store I got the alert from Drudge , " Launch in Syria with in days" America about to make yet another , very foolish mistake!  |
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| dean007 User ID: 44758379 Canada08/25/2013 08:46 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i went tonight to get some bacon and i see some for 3.99 a pack and all the others are 5 dollars and up so okay not bad price i grab 3 packs i get home take a look and it says new size on the pack so i look a little closer this pack of bacon is now smaller than all the other packs it only weighs 375gm and all the others weigh 500gm so the deal i thought i was getting was none existent do to the decrease in size it was just as expensive they just shrunk the pack i guess in another couple years everything will just be single servings at the price the bulk packs used to cost groceries have to be at least 15 times more expensive than in 1991 the best part is that no one has got a raise since 1978 |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 36481466 United States08/25/2013 08:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i went tonight to get some bacon and i see some for 3.99 a pack and all the others are 5 dollars and up Quoting: dean007 so okay not bad price i grab 3 packs i get home take a look and it says new size on the pack so i look a little closer this pack of bacon is now smaller than all the other packs it only weighs 375gm and all the others weigh 500gm so the deal i thought i was getting was none existent do to the decrease in size it was just as expensive they just shrunk the pack i guess in another couple years everything will just be single servings at the price the bulk packs used to cost groceries have to be at least 15 times more expensive than in 1991 the best part is that no one has got a raise since 1978 I got bacon as well , it was 5.99 for one pack! Thanks for information!  |
| dean007 User ID: 44758379 Canada08/25/2013 08:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | (source = [link to minerals.usgs.gov] ) In 1972, the minimum wage was $1.60 an hour. A person in 1972 had to work approx 23.75 hours to earn the equivalent of an ounce of gold value. In 2013, the price of gold is roughly $1,580.00 an ounce (give or take) In 2013 the minimum wage is currently $7.25 and hour. A person today must work approximately 218 hours to earn the equivalent to an ounce of gold. This has slowly taken place over the last 40 some odd years. Most people were to distracted to even notice it happening. But it's here now and it's effects are staggering |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 41521578 United States08/25/2013 08:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i went tonight to get some bacon and i see some for 3.99 a pack and all the others are 5 dollars and up Quoting: dean007 so okay not bad price i grab 3 packs i get home take a look and it says new size on the pack so i look a little closer this pack of bacon is now smaller than all the other packs it only weighs 375gm and all the others weigh 500gm so the deal i thought i was getting was none existent do to the decrease in size it was just as expensive they just shrunk the pack i guess in another couple years everything will just be single servings at the price the bulk packs used to cost groceries have to be at least 15 times more expensive than in 1991 the best part is that no one has got a raise since 1978 If you're sill buying bacon then the cost of groceries is the least of your problems. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 36481466 United States08/25/2013 08:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everyone looks disgusted in the grocery store. You can sense the depression over terribly high prices....and its just beginning... 5 stars OP! I completely agree , people just looked like hell tonight and were trying to act like everything is just okie dokie , it was just sad! Thanks for 5 stars! |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 36481466 United States08/25/2013 08:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In 1972, the price of an ounce of gold was $38.00 per ounce Quoting: dean007 (source = [link to minerals.usgs.gov] ) In 1972, the minimum wage was $1.60 an hour. A person in 1972 had to work approx 23.75 hours to earn the equivalent of an ounce of gold value. In 2013, the price of gold is roughly $1,580.00 an ounce (give or take) In 2013 the minimum wage is currently $7.25 and hour. A person today must work approximately 218 hours to earn the equivalent to an ounce of gold. This has slowly taken place over the last 40 some odd years. Most people were to distracted to even notice it happening. But it's here now and it's effects are staggering Awesome breakdown!  |
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| beeches User ID: 28167778 United States08/25/2013 08:53 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i went tonight to get some bacon and i see some for 3.99 a pack and all the others are 5 dollars and up Quoting: dean007 so okay not bad price i grab 3 packs i get home take a look and it says new size on the pack so i look a little closer this pack of bacon is now smaller than all the other packs it only weighs 375gm and all the others weigh 500gm so the deal i thought i was getting was none existent do to the decrease in size it was just as expensive they just shrunk the pack i guess in another couple years everything will just be single servings at the price the bulk packs used to cost groceries have to be at least 15 times more expensive than in 1991 the best part is that no one has got a raise since 1978 If you're sill buying bacon then the cost of groceries is the least of your problems. why? bacon is far healthier than most sugary items. It is better for you than many so-called veggies (anyone else hate that baby-sounding term? Ever hear anyone talk about buying "meaties"? didn't think so.) Lima beans, cabbage, potatoes and bacon - and a slow flame, a couple pinches of salt. Close to food heaven. Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
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| dean007 User ID: 44758379 Canada08/25/2013 08:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | might as well get some since its on sale but they got me in the end it wasnt a sale |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 41521578 United States08/25/2013 08:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i went tonight to get some bacon and i see some for 3.99 a pack and all the others are 5 dollars and up Quoting: dean007 so okay not bad price i grab 3 packs i get home take a look and it says new size on the pack so i look a little closer this pack of bacon is now smaller than all the other packs it only weighs 375gm and all the others weigh 500gm so the deal i thought i was getting was none existent do to the decrease in size it was just as expensive they just shrunk the pack i guess in another couple years everything will just be single servings at the price the bulk packs used to cost groceries have to be at least 15 times more expensive than in 1991 the best part is that no one has got a raise since 1978 If you're sill buying bacon then the cost of groceries is the least of your problems. why? bacon is far healthier than most sugary items. It is better for you than many so-called veggies (anyone else hate that baby-sounding term? Ever hear anyone talk about buying "meaties"? didn't think so.) Lima beans, cabbage, potatoes and bacon - and a slow flame, a couple pinches of salt. Close to food heaven. If you're willing to pay the price then enjoy. Who said natural selection no longer applies to the human race? |
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| justagirl User ID: 12341148 United States08/25/2013 08:56 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just paid almost $5 for a head of cauliflower at my local grocery store tonight. Organic, so I guess it wasn't that bad :/ It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. - Buddha |
