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55. I wish the CPI basket of goods was more transparent

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:27 PM

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Every administration, Republican or Democrat, monkeys with the basket, ostensibly to more accurately represent the buying habits of the public. As a consumer and wholesale buyer, the inflationary figures this entire century haven’t quite aligned with my experience. I know the prices of clothing, appliances and other tech have helped by having relatively stable or even deflationary pricing, but between housing, medical, and food my monthly expenditures have risen more than the CPI index would suggest. I have no reason to believe my anecdotal experience is closer to the truth than the CPI index, but believing the numbers while grocery shopping, buying a car or house, or paying my medical insurance causes me some cognitive dissonance.

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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 22 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 22 hrs ago #65

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

Ummmm... baseline 2020? dpibel Sunday #7

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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 22 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 22 hrs ago #60

Thank you. She certainly has that repuke "look" about her. My post niyad 20 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 22 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 Yesterday #55

The solution is tariffs, mass deportations, and war IronLionZion 23 hrs ago #56

Don't forget more tax cuts for billionaires! Mysterian 22 hrs ago #63

It will all trickle down to the rest of us one of these days. IronLionZion 22 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 22 hrs ago #57

Great OP malaise 22 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 4 hrs ago #67