[mountainbunny]

I hate to be a party pooper, but bananas, yoghurt, apples, and potatoes were all less expensive at Target tonight than they have been in a while. And Target isn’t always the least expensive place to shop.

Many things seemed to have been deeply discounted, and we paid less for a few things than we have in several months. I bought Rice Chex (now Gluten Free!) for more than a dollar less per box than normal.

Some of these recent price increases have been somewhat opportunistic, and seem to be leveling off and even lowering a tiny bit.

I guess that some prices are lower or stable doesn’t make the best news story, though.

[Nathan Zachary]

"Some of these recent price increases have been somewhat opportunistic,

Absolutely. Like the rice scare last week. In the city, the prices doubled and tripled,and people still bought it all up, hording.

I bought some in the small town I shop in for a dollar less than what I normally pay. And I bought the same amount I always do. If there is a shortage, oh well, I guess I'll eat potatoes instead.

Either one goes good with deer. Which remains me, when is there going to be a major outcry about the deer eating all the corn and starving the people? LoL!

[Marie2]

Your post provoked my earlier thoughts - is it too Marie Antoinette to suggest we switch from more expensive grains to less expensive? If white rice too expensive, perhaps switch to pasta. If flour is too expensive, perhaps we should use oatmeal for bread, cookies, and breakfast.

If apples are too expensive, buy bananas, as a previous poster noted: they are cheaper right now.

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Schumer doesn’t worry about transportation, he’s carried around on all our backs. Since the gov’t prints money, he pretends to think that so do people who actually work for a living. BTW, “yoghurt”? ;’) Looks like a Siberian hut. ;’D

[Caipirabob]

Many things seemed to have been deeply discounted, and we paid less for a few things than we have in several months....Some of these recent price increases have been somewhat opportunistic, and seem to be leveling off and even lowering a tiny bit.

Thanks for sharing. I'm thinking that following the media-driven panic over prices, the reflex action of the consumer was to immediately cut back on non-essential purchases of any kind. That's a major hit on overall sales, so despite the prices increases, total net is going to plummet.

They'd have to respond pretty quick to get people to reach back into their pockets before more frugal buying habits become routine and those stores really begin to bleed...Here's to hoping that the talk of a decrease in the price of commodities is more than talk.