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I am sick of all the price increases over the last 2 months! | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 18237036  United States02/02/2013 04:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Operating cost rise so consumer prices rise. The one major fact behind rising cost is how the energy market is being manipulated. Trucks used to bring almost everything to the door for consumer end product aquisition. Diesel has sky rocketed and that added cost was put on shippers to distributors to the end product distribution point. Gas used to be higher than diesel but not no more. Diesel is more costly even though it is the by-product of cracking gasoline. Here in the states gas is at $3.47.9 and diesel runs about 30 to 50 cent higher per gallon. Canada its a little higher so for a truck to transport finished goods at 7 miles to the gallon when diesel cost $4 bucks or more a gallon, that cost to consumer goes up real quick. Fill a trucks 200 gallon tank at 4 bucks when a few years ago it was more like 2 bucks and you will see. |
| ººEATºº (OP) User ID: 31221408 Canada02/02/2013 04:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Operating cost rise so consumer prices rise. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18237036 The one major fact behind rising cost is how the energy market is being manipulated. Trucks used to bring almost everything to the door for consumer end product aquisition. Diesel has sky rocketed and that added cost was put on shippers to distributors to the end product distribution point. Gas used to be higher than diesel but not no more. Diesel is more costly even though it is the by-product of cracking gasoline. Here in the states gas is at $3.47.9 and diesel runs about 30 to 50 cent higher per gallon. Canada its a little higher so for a truck to transport finished goods at 7 miles to the gallon when diesel cost $4 bucks or more a gallon, that cost to consumer goes up real quick. Fill a trucks 200 gallon tank at 4 bucks when a few years ago it was more like 2 bucks and you will see. And thus the death of all non essential businesses when times get tough and prices rise. In the end it doesn't even matter... |
| INK3 User ID: 33505212 United States02/02/2013 04:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | with a french press you get the oils from the beans in your coffee it's awesome I had to look up what a French Press is, Bed Bath and Beyond has one for about 40.00. I'll have to look into it, I love my my morning coffee! "When tyrants tremble in their fear, and hear their death knell ringing, When friends rejoice both far and near, how can I keep from singing" page7 |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 32715303 United States02/02/2013 05:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | E.g. We have a McDonald's right next door to Wendy's. Their $1 menu is 1/2 the size of McDonald's, so McDonald's drive thru line is backed up and Wendy's is empty Wendy's cut the sizes down of their burgers and chili, so go next door. Will they ever learn? |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 31221408 Canada02/02/2013 05:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | with a french press you get the oils from the beans in your coffee it's awesome I had to look up what a French Press is, Bed Bath and Beyond has one for about 40.00. I'll have to look into it, I love my my morning coffee! French Press kinda sounds like a porno... |
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| GFX guy User ID: 9776422 United States02/02/2013 06:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | with a french press you get the oils from the beans in your coffee it's awesome Have you tried the Aeropress? [link to aerobie.com] Even easier to make and clean than a french press. Damn good stuff! Grinding your own beans makes it even better. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1482838 United States02/02/2013 06:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just bought the meat, beans and tomatoes and slow cooker spice mix $18 with tax. Chili isn't cheap anymore. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33509675 United States02/02/2013 07:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The sad thing about all of this is that the smaller businesses, mom and pops, cannot absorb inflation and higher costs of goods like bigger companies. There are very few options to small businesses - pay cuts (including the owners themselves), hour cuts, raising prices or laying off employees. In America the cost to comply with EPA burdens and Obamacare has added so much expense, many businesses are closing up shop altogether. It's only going to get worse. You don't ADD costs and taxes in a failing economy unless you really want to sink the free market. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33535980 Canada02/02/2013 07:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When I was coming up and my parents were saving to build a house, we used to have chili every Friday night because it was cheap to make. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1482838 I just bought the meat, beans and tomatoes and slow cooker spice mix $18 with tax. Chili isn't cheap anymore. You can make chili for like $10! meat $5 tomatoes $1 beans $1 mushrooms and onions $2 dried chillies you can get a little bag and it lasts for months for $3 |
| Chef. User ID: 18934882 United States02/02/2013 07:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | with a french press you get the oils from the beans in your coffee it's awesome Have you tried the Aeropress? [link to aerobie.com] Even easier to make and clean than a french press. Damn good stuff! Grinding your own beans makes it even better.  This thing is Great! never going back to K Cups or pods.Out of the pan into the Fire. |
| GFX guy User ID: 9776422 United States02/02/2013 07:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The sad thing about all of this is that the smaller businesses, mom and pops, cannot absorb inflation and higher costs of goods like bigger companies. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33509675 There are very few options to small businesses - pay cuts (including the owners themselves), hour cuts, raising prices or laying off employees. In America the cost to comply with EPA burdens and Obamacare has added so much expense, many businesses are closing up shop altogether. It's only going to get worse. You don't ADD costs and taxes in a failing economy unless you really want to sink the free market. Conditions for business does really suck more and more every day. Still there is another side to this coin... Raising quality. I look for quality in goods and services now, more than ever. Paying extra for quality is usually worth it in the long run. I'd like to see more mom & pop shops that focus on doing things better than the big-box boys. Everyone has been too brainwashed into thinking less expensive is best. |
| GFX guy User ID: 9776422 United States02/02/2013 07:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Have you tried the Aeropress? [link to aerobie.com] Even easier to make and clean than a french press. Damn good stuff! Grinding your own beans makes it even better. This thing is Great! never going back to K Cups or pods. |
