What products do you regularly use? I’m simply wondering why I’m missing your 10-25% inflation.
“I’m simply wondering why I’m missing your 10-25% inflation.”
Maybe you should start paying attention. If you missed it then you simply were not paying attention.
Here is a small sample by no means exhaustive: [round numbers for discussion purposes.]
toilet paper from big box stores: was 36 rolls for $17, now 30 rolls for $17
Tuna 6 7oz cans for around $10 now 6 5oz cans for around $10
Coffee went from $7 to $9; pasta same price but a 12 oz or 14oz[depending on the brand] box not 16oz
Starbucks went from $14 to $21 in 2 yrs[ large bag]
Peanut butter? huge increases, blamed on a poor harvest in 2011 I think...quick to go up but it never comes down...not much....example: Jiff double jars went from $9-$12 and just recent slid to $11 [tho Sam’s has it less]
Now I admit I do a lot of shopping at Costco but I do comparison shop...Sam’s does the same thing.
My observation is that items in any sort of demand have dramatically increased in price...items with not so much demand have not. Items imported have gone up even tho the dollar competes well with currencies like the euro...imported brews have gone from $7.5 to $9/6pk. Thats steep.
Yes, you can shop and find cheaper items[do I NEED starbucks? No...just a preference] but the point here is that these particular brands have really increased in price for what may be a variety of reasons but much higher they indeed are.