Inflation & groceries.....

[Lady Hunter]

Whoever says the inflation rate is only 6% or whatever, obviously doesn't do their own grocery shopping!!!! How in the hades did my husband & I spend over $600 for groceries last month for just the two of us?? We mostly live out of our freezers & pantry (thanks to my home-canned stuff) except for stuff like bread, milk, eggs, fresh greens, fruit and the occasional items to replenish the pantry (canned goods, salad dressing, etc. - and we don't buy many of them because I keep a pretty good stock on hand after the Covid lockdowns). There's no way that should have added up to over $600.... Especially since I shop mark down bins, generics, etc.

How is an average family supposed to feed themselves??? I can't imagine what it would be if I was still feeding two teenagers.....

 

[Tankt]

I am trying to live out of my freezer and pantry for the next couple months. I get sticker shock every time I go to the grocery

 

[Velvet ears]

Your right. It is more like at least 50%. My bill has doubled over the past 12-18 months. Our house is around $800 per month, not counting eating out at least once a week. Don't even get me started on electricity cost.

 

[Tankt]

I had an $80 adjustment on my electric bill last month....I was pissed

 

[barney]

I noticed over the last couple of weeks that the Kroger woohoo bargains have inflation as well.

 

[Lady Hunter]

I just pulled some receipts from last January that I was getting ready to toss out (I keep all receipts for a year before sorting & tossing the ones that you don't need to keep) and compared a few prices from Jan 2022 vs this past weekend....

Generic salad dressing that used to be 85 cents a bottle at Aldi is now 1.95 and a few cents higher at WalMart.

Great Valu mayonnaise that was 1.99 at WalMart is now 3.45 (and 3.43 at Aldi).

The wheat sandwich bread we like at Aldi was 85 cents a loaf until just recently - now it's 1.29.

Bananas were 29 cents a pound at Save a Lot, now they're 52 cents a pound.

Generic cooking spray was 1.99/can at Walmart & Aldi and now it's upwards of $4 at both.

Eggs at Aldi have gone from 79 cents a dozen to 3.48.

Ritz crackers from at WalMart have gone from 1.99 a box to 3.24.

5# bags of potatoes at Kroger have gone from 1.99 to 4.49

The list just goes on & on & on....

 

[drakeshooter]

The GOOBERment conveniently leaves food and energy out of the inflation equation as they’re “too volatile” lol. If they included food it would be closer to 50% on most items and 100% on others. Not to mention the double whammy of increased prices coupled with ever shrinking size. You can’t BS regular grocery shoppers.

 

[Lady Hunter]

The GOOBERment conveniently leaves food and energy out of the inflation equation as they’re “too volatile” lol. If they included food it would be closer to 50% on most items and 100% on others. Not to mention the double whammy of increased prices coupled with ever shrinking sized items. You can’t BS regular grocery shoppers.

F... Joe Biden!!!!!!!

 

[KYote-Krusher]

Stopped by Walmart for a quick pick-up last night.
5 items: 2 gallons of milk, 1 loaf of bread, a jar of cocktail sauce and a small package of frozen shrimp ($5.98). Total: $19.00 even, including tax. Looking back about a year, the price of the shrimp has actually gone DOWN and the sauce has stayed about the same; the milk and bread have increased about $4.00. That ain't 6% folks, it's closer to 40% just on those two staples ... at Walmart no less.
And ... I guess if I ever want to eat an egg again, I'm going to have to get some climbing spikes and fight the birds that are nesting around my place for them. 😕

 

[KYote-Krusher]

F... Joe Biden!!!!!!!

No sweat ... only 6 (That's SIX) more years to go!! 🤪😱☠️

FJB et al.

 

[Lady Hunter]

Stopped by Walmart for a quick pick-up last night.
5 items: 2 gallons of milk, 1 loaf of bread, a jar of cocktail sauce and a small package of frozen shrimp ($5.98). Total: $19.00 even, including tax. Looking back about a year, the price of the shrimp has actually gone DOWN and the sauce has stayed about the same; the milk and bread have increased about $4.00. That ain't 6% folks, it's closer to 40% just on those two staples ... at Walmart no less.
And ... I guess if I ever want to eat an egg again, I'm going to have to get some climbing spikes and fight the birds that are nesting around my place for them. 😕

Yeah, isn't that weird about the shrimp??? We've been catching it marked down at Kroger every couple of months it seems like. Not arguing but.... it's strange! (Have you ever made your own sauce? The standard cocktail sauce is ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, and a dash of worcestershire sauce. Proportions to taste.)

 

[Dan99]

Yeah, the official metric they use is probably missing the fact that people are buying fewer things because those things cost more than they used to. It measures what people spend, not the list prices, which would push the average higher.

Whoever says the inflation rate is only 6% or whatever, obviously doesn't do their own grocery shopping!!!! How in the hades did my husband & I spend over $600 for groceries last month for just the two of us?? We mostly live out of our freezers & pantry (thanks to my home-canned stuff) except for stuff like bread, milk, eggs, fresh greens, fruit and the occasional items to replenish the pantry (canned goods, salad dressing, etc. - and we don't buy many of them because I keep a pretty good stock on hand after the Covid lockdowns). There's no way that should have added up to over $600.... Especially since I shop mark down bins, generics, etc.

How is an average family supposed to feed themselves??? I can't imagine what it would be if I was still feeding two teenagers.....

 

[HuntressOfLight]

How is an average family supposed to feed themselves?

Eat less. Most Americans are too fat, anyway.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Also some of those items ,are probably less in quantity too

 

[davers]

I just pulled some receipts from last January that I was getting ready to toss out (I keep all receipts for a year before sorting & tossing the ones that you don't need to keep) and compared a few prices from Jan 2022 vs this past weekend....

Generic salad dressing that used to be 85 cents a bottle at Aldi is now 1.95 and a few cents higher at WalMart.

Great Valu mayonnaise that was 1.99 at WalMart is now 3.45 (and 3.43 at Aldi).

The wheat sandwich bread we like at Aldi was 85 cents a loaf until just recently - now it's 1.29.

Bananas were 29 cents a pound at Save a Lot, now they're 52 cents a pound.

Generic cooking spray was 1.99/can at Walmart & Aldi and now it's upwards of $4 at both.

Eggs at Aldi have gone from 79 cents a dozen to 3.48.

Ritz crackers from at WalMart have gone from 1.99 a box to 3.24.

5# bags of potatoes at Kroger have gone from 1.99 to 4.49

The list just goes on & on & on....

I also see a lot of items up in price at our local Walmart & Kroger's stores. Bread runs anywhere from $3.25 to $4.50 per loaf. Eggs are still high running around $3 - $4 per dozen. Even can soup is more pricey along with donuts, coffee cakes, crackers, coffee, and some cuts of meat. As for Ritz Crackers, I read a post on F.B. showing that Ritz Crackers (Made in Mexico) have insect protein added.