[Puddleglum]

Shameless vanity - an important election is almost here and Romney needs to do a full-court press on inflation. Everyone is feeling it but the media acts like it goes not exist. Romney could awaken a sleeping giant by mentioning it.

[Puddleglum]

Apologies for the typos - I am using my imitation ipad tablet and cannot find my reading glasses.

[duckman]

“...and has sticker shock -every week portions get smaller and prices are higher.”

This is apparent with generic store brands as well.

[hadaclueonce]

Ask Bubba about what Beer prices have done since the Chicago Kid got elected.

[Michigander222]

Meanwhile Mooooochelle is living it up on lobster tails!

[Carriage Hill]

In 2010, my weekly shopping list (for just me) cost $53.10, for some specified 17-18 items. Those same items cost $87.66 in 2011, and now in 2012, are $104.15, add'l items subtracted-out. Prior to 2011, I'd never bothered w/ coupons; now I use them all the time. (I do have an extensive 'prepping supply', and that isn't included in any of the totals.)

[Frapster]

Amen!!!!

[Rebelbase]

A pound of coffee is now 12 oz.

Half gallon of ice cream is offered on 1.5 and 1.75 qt. size.

Half gallon of apple juice is now 1.75 qt.

Thank God a dozen eggs is still a dozen, but I don’t expect that to last much longer.

[COUNTrecount]

And THIS is why Michelle wants students, and us, to eat LESS!

It’s because the prices are so high and going higher.and it’s

all that we can afford.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A corollary to "under my policies, the price of energy will necessarily skyrocket" is "under my policies, the price of food will necessarily skyrocket."

[nutmeg]

You know, if Romney would talk about the skyrocketing price of groceries instead of just the price of gas, he would score a home run. My wife does most the grocery shopping and has sticker shock - every week portions get smaller and prices are higher.

My take on this is that we need to add a new phrase to the lexicon: "Obama-size It!" Definition: reduce product size by 1/3 and charge 1/3 more.

Anyone who shops to support a family know that our economy has been Obama-sized.

Amen Puddleglum! I do the grocery shopping in our household, and I did a double-take just yesterday when picking up a few groceries. It gets worse every shopping trip I make.

It's obvious that over the past three or so years, so many products have been reduced in size, yet they now cost MUCH more, as you said.

Pinging a few FRiends here... what say you, FReepers?

[muir_redwoods]

FWIW and I have no investment or connection to the company but a company named Shady Brook Farms makes a delicious, low-fat turkey sausage that is very cost effective; 20 oz package for $3-$4.00. It’s probably not glatt kosher but there’s no pork in it nor any preservatives. Cooked in a red sauce and served over pasta it feeds 3-6.

It’s tough to find high quality, tasty protein for $3/lb

[libertarian27]

I’ve stopped shopping at regular grocery stores - can’t afford it.

There’s a bargain grocery in town and you would not believe all the “middle class” people that shop there (4 years ago they wouldn’t be caught dead in the place).....

The EBT’s (call them what they are, EBT’s)are shopping at the regular grocery stores, they don’t have to afford it.Some EBT’s do conserve their dollars and shop the bargain grocery stores - not many.

‘Obama-Size It’
Catchy, will use!

Every week more and more products get Obama-Sized.

[The Mayor]

I like it. I started saying this earlier today about the stupid binder flack...

I would rather be in Mitt Romneys binder of women than standing in Obamas unemployment line.