Groceries were $100 more this week

Inflation

Just got back.
Seems every item is a dollar more.
Chicken?
Forget about it.

Yep...noticed this too.. each item is going up at least $1 more. That adds up fast.

I paid $5 for a dozen regular store-brand eggs at a local IGA a couple of weeks ago, which is still higher than Walmart and Ingles, but holy cow!

price manipulation, gauging, war profiteering

Something tells me this is just the beginning.

Thanks for the :pin:!

Exactly the same thing I have observed

Natural result of all the money printing

Get what you need now before it becomes totally unaffordable or unavailable

With lower/no income, increased prices and lower/no availability, it's just a matter of time before the food rioting goes mainstream.
May/June is going to be very "interesting".

It's the worst thing that can happen, with so many people out of work, many were struggling before all this. Worst case scenario unfolding.

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I picked up an order of groceries today, it was double what I normally pay per week.

Thanks for the heads up.

I went on Amazon last night because I was out of Airborne and didn't want to make a trip to the store for that. Talk about price gouging! Some nutter was selling 2 bottles-packs for $72!

but at least we have choice as to what we put in our mouth

don't we ?

does changing how and what we eat not present an 'unpredictable' event which bastards can't profiteer from ?

or are we just going to continue being told how to make bastards richer at our expense ?

History repeats. Wheel Barrow full of cash for a loaf of bread soon

The price didn't change much at costco and sam's club.

know someone trucking the sails,zodiac,spars and gear from newport to san diego and the price for the shipping went up by 1/3 in 6 days from the written quote

almost 2K us$

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Look into other grocery stores in your area.
Sometimes one or two of them are just greedy overall, and mark prices up a bit too much.

It's not inflation. It's grocery stores taking advantage of the situation. I've noticed coffee is $2 dollars more than before.
Amazon is even worse. I saw a 55lbs bag of 00flour for pasta making going for $99. Gouging plain and simple.

Hoarder tards and money printing

Same prices every week at the dollar store. Just saying.

Tough times call for tough measures.

I've seen a reduction in my food bill since I'm @ home and can more easily plan and cook. I am saving about $120/week on gas so it helps.

Examples:

1. Effort of preparation saves $$
Instead of picking up a $3.75 egg sandwich because I'm running late, I get a $5 dozen organic eggs from my farmer neighbor. I make artisan bread (takes 10 min to prep and let it rise), that costs me maybe 0.75 per loaf. I use a little grated cheese. Instead of $20 bucks a week in breakfast sammies, I'm spending maybe $7 on breakfast per week (factoring in coffee).

2. Adjusting tastes & making do
Instead of sandwich or something fancier, I made a dish of rice with spices and chickpeas. I used a cup of rice and a can of chickpeas plus an onion, some garlic & a chopped red pepper, and a bunch of spices. It had to cost $2.00 tops to make. I have eaten it 3x for lunch and still have another serving or two! It tasted good, but yes I would rather have a pizza slice, a fancy salad, etc. You get what you get sometimes.

3. Waste not want not
I did spring for a whole pasture-raised chicken. Not gonna lie, it was like $17! But...it provided 2 nights of hearty dinner for 2 people. That's $8.50 per person per night. When you look at my other meal costs, that's still really cheap.

Then I took the carcass and mined it for every scrap. I made a chicken salad. That's another lunch.

Then I boiled the bones and made a huge pot of soup. Added veggies, noodles, and a bit of the chicken scraps I had set aside. Probably cost me $3.00 because I added veggies and potatoes plus the noodles.

4. Simplify the Drinks
I have been drinking water and tea. Tea is very cheap. I also take bits of ginger and lemon and make iced teas. No soda or juices here. We do the fresh fruit so we get the fiber.

Things are tough for sure, but changes/substitutions/cuts have to happen. It sucks but can be done with grace and reasonably good taste if you are willing to work at food prep in your home. It's not bad, can be fun.

Beans and rice, it's what's for dinner!

Time to switch to the staple whole foods.

They doubled up the SNAP -- FOOD STAMPS -- people's cards....i'm sure they are eating phat every night

I'm having tacos tonight.

Of all the dooms out there, they all can be beaten, except starvation doom.

People need to prep. Bags of rice, pounds of bullion, will keep many people alive. Get a 55gallon water barrel and stuff a bag of potatoes in it that have buds on them. Place any light over them so they know which way is up. Dont let them get cold. Years worth of food for a $100. People need to stop thinking the gov will save them. No one wants to turn starving children away, or shoot someone in their fields at night that are hungry. Dont put anyone in that position. Stop saving for a vacation, stop buying computer games, beer, and do what needs to be done.

Sniffles was just the excuse.