"The Consumer Price Index"
I measure inflation by watching the price of my favorite health food - potato chips.
Three years ago I could buy the store brand potato chips - 16ozs. for 99¢.
The store brand has disapeared and now I’m forced to buy national brands - 10 to 11 ozs. for $3.99.
This week I saw some wierd yuppie brand - avacado, banana and catsup flavored, I think - $3.99 for 7 ozs.
Inflation has already arrived, at least in my world.
To: TigerLikesRooster
I measure inflation by watching the price of my favorite health food - potato chips.
Three years ago I could buy the store brand potato chips - 16ozs. for 99¢.
The store brand has disapeared and now I’m forced to buy national brands - 10 to 11 ozs. for $3.99.
This week I saw some wierd yuppie brand - avacado, banana and catsup flavored, I think - $3.99 for 7 ozs.
Inflation has already arrived, at least in my world.
11 posted on Thursday, April 08, 2010 7:42:21 AM by sergeantdave
Many of us are feeling the squeeze at the supermarket these day, and all of us are feeling it at the gas pump. The government continues to deny inflation, but I
see the results of it in my grocery bill and my gas tank.
The official USDA cost of food has risen to $600 a month for a family of 4 on the Thrifty Plan!
(a lot of people don’t know what a ‘thrifty’ plan is)
A few short months ago a can of Pringles in my area sold for .99Cents. Now they are a $1.50 and have been for months and months.
What’s that old saying? ‘You can catch more bluegills with potato chips than vinegar?’
But you catch the most with salt-n-vinegar potato chips, I’ll bet! :)
I see prices all over the map; I do a rather large shopping trip once a week because I’m on 6 day work weeks now, and don’t have time to run to the store for just a few items.
The ‘Loss Leaders’ have been incredible. Large cans of coffee for under $4, etc. The grocers are already doing what they have to do to lure people into their stores.
For the savvy shopper, there are bargains to be had. But, that’s not gonna last long...