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niyad

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22. From January 2025 to now, a small sample. .house brand (kroger) butter

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:18 PM

Sunday

was 1.99 on sale, $3.50 on sale today. Half and half for my coffee went from $2.69/qt to $3.29. salmon side on sale $5.99 then, on sale 10.99 last week. reg price went from 9.99 to 14.99 for same. The extra virgin olive oil I prefer went from 14.99/liter to 20.99/liter (thank Goddess for Costco, where it is 16.99 for a two-pack! And where one can get a 3# rotisserie chicken for $5, which gives me 6-8 servings, including stock from the carcass for soup). Bonelesss/skinless chicken breast from the butcher counter went from 2.99/lb to 4.99. Cat litter from 6.99/20 lb to 8.49.

Just a few examples. And I am a fairly frugal shopper, loyalty cards, digital and paper coupons, markdowns, sales, and very little in the way of prepared, convenience, etc. And it is just my kitty and me. And we have grocery outlets as well.

It pisses me off when I hear some ridiculous figure like 2% rise. BS. DO NOT try to tell that to someone who keeps the prices in her head. I shudder to think what the bills will look like now.

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Groceries: [View all] applegrove Sunday OP

HOLY SHIT!!!!! a kennedy Sunday #1

it is a anti-Dem post from June 2024 Celerity 20 hrs ago #59

Likely to increase further. no_hypocrisy Sunday #2

Now compare the weight and size of the same items to 5 years ago. mdbl Sunday #3

Shrinkflation at level 11 n/t hibbing Sunday #11

Trump's shrinkflation..... SergeStorms Sunday #14

Many items homegirl Sunday #21

Slotting fees are no help either Auggie Sunday #4

Also, do brands pay the store to shelve their products... ananda Sunday #6

Yes -- the payment is called the slotting fee Auggie Sunday #12

I don't know if they pay, precisely. chowmama Sunday #15

I hadn't heard of that. Pretty ballsy for a brand to lay down an ultimatum like that. Auggie Yesterday #35

Before the 80's popsdenver Yesterday #43

I think there's one at WF that did that recently. ananda Sunday #19

Or the store could get a higher mark-up from the other product ... Auggie Yesterday #36

I was just unhappy that the cheaper one disappeared. ananda Yesterday #39

But sometimes they get into fist fights. This discussion brought to mind an old case Ocelot II Yesterday #51

That sounds keroro gunsou 20 hrs ago #65

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #5

Ummmm... baseline 2020? dpibel Sunday #7

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #9

Oh, I'm sure she's reeeealy mad now. progressoid Sunday #31

Good catch. This was an anti-Harris post. yardwork Yesterday #38

I assumed it was blaming Biden and expected it to end with, "We need a change and that's why I'm voting for Trump." betsuni Yesterday #49

here is the original post, from June 29th, 2024, and yes, it is a MAGAt taking a shot at Biden and Harris Celerity 21 hrs ago #58

Wait till the gas prices go up samplegirl Sunday #8

My DOLLAR TREE just increased their prices on most food items to $1.50 from $1.25 each Jack Valentino Sunday #10

Have you checked out any food pantries in your area? niyad Sunday #13

NO, I've been surviving without a car running the past year... Jack Valentino Sunday #17

Ah, okay. At the rate we are going, there may not be an end of the year niyad Sunday #24

Maybe not---- but we seem to be on 'the winning side' via the polling! Jack Valentino Sunday #33

If you have any extra money at the end of any pay period, get some cans of evaporated milk. chowmama Sunday #16

Heh, thanks for the suggestion.... Jack Valentino Sunday #20

You can freeze milk. You can put it in ice cube trays if you have room. niyad Sunday #25

Thanks. I have suspected that was true, especially for cooking, Jack Valentino Sunday #27

And there you go! niyad Sunday #28

True, I only use milk for cooking so I end up freezing most in reused whipped cream containers, works great. nt yaesu Yesterday #53

Milk freezes well - womanofthehills Yesterday #46

No not nasty Oppaloopa Yesterday #41

Kroger frozen veggies used to be a buck BidenRocks Sunday #18

From January 2025 to now, a small sample. .house brand (kroger) butter niyad Sunday #22

I hate it when my favorite items so on sale at the supermarket FakeNoose Yesterday #52

the quoted part is an anti-Dem post from June 29, 2024 Celerity 20 hrs ago #60

Thank you. She certainly has that repuke "look" about her. My post niyad 18 hrs ago #66

I spent JustAnotherGen Sunday #23

Wait until these fuel price rises get rolled in... RockRaven Sunday #26

Diesel went up $1/gal overnight at the stations in my area, niyad Sunday #29

Same here in KCMO. The reglar held at $2 95. Some stations are at $2,99. leftyladyfrommo Yesterday #45

$200+ in next week or very soon. n/t Justice matters. Sunday #30

Oil markodochartaigh Sunday #32

Per Lindsey Graham, $1 billion per day in Iran is a bargain. Buddyzbuddy Sunday #34

This is why DownriverDem Yesterday #37

Grocery prices are insane. I have cut back on so much. TommieMommy Yesterday #40

Walmart is not a "bargain" grocer Nigrum Cattus Yesterday #42

Kick dalton99a Yesterday #44

the OP uses a quoted post from June 2024 that is from a Alabama MAGAt and is bashing Dems Celerity 20 hrs ago #61

tRumpshittification Blue Owl Yesterday #47

I have a receipt in my work room from 10/31/81. It was for groceries, $21.81. twodogsbarking Yesterday #48

I went grocery shopping this morning. I had to have some fresh broccoli for a Chinese dish I make and Vinca Yesterday #50

Other protein Maninacan Yesterday #54

I wish the CPI basket of goods was more transparent Ilikepurple 22 hrs ago #55

The solution is tariffs, mass deportations, and war IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #56

Don't forget more tax cuts for billionaires! Mysterian 20 hrs ago #63

It will all trickle down to the rest of us one of these days. IronLionZion 20 hrs ago #64

you need to pull this anti-Dem OP, & you need to vet your posts better, & DUers reccing this need to read more carefully Celerity 21 hrs ago #57

Great OP malaise 20 hrs ago #62

I know how much this post is dating me, and realize that it was so long ago that it's not really relevant, but.... BobTheSubgenius 2 hrs ago #67