• alpha1beta@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    Since my last grocery trip: beef is at record highs, worse than the pandemic. Egg beaters (100% inflation in 11 months) and Hot Pockets (50% inflation, same time period) are at record prices BJ’s bottled water went up from $3.50 to $4, first increase I’ve seen Soda products are are almost record highs, around $8.75 ish. Record high was when diesel was super high, and was $9.50. now, 15 years ago, same store, it was regularly $2. an average loaf of bread is almost at $4.- 15 years ago it was breaking $1.

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      4 days ago

      In the US, Bread has been almost completely monopolized by BIMBO, which slashed all the low priced items on their buyouts with the expensive brands. Now the prices are higher, even though they promised in their merger records that they wouldn’t increase prices or remove Lowe brands.

      Seems nobody wants to enforce the laws anymore.

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        3 days ago

        That’s what happens when you elect a billionaire felon.

        But even local brands and store brands are similar.

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        2 days ago

        Why buy it at all? It’s a con.

        And soda’s a non-food item. I haven’t had any carbonated liquid candy for decades, and as a result, my quality of life is better than it was when I drank that useless crap.

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          2 days ago

          Sure it’s a con, I’m just always surprised at how blatant everyone is now.

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        3 days ago

        BJ’s house brand. I assume it has mostly to do with the price of diesel. Coka Cola prices vary with diesel prices.