I picked a good time to start watching what I eat......

[Bill]

....because every trip to the grocery store brings more hyperinflation so I can spend more, and eat less. A dozen eggs at the Aldi's when Trump left office was a buck. Today? $ 2.15. Cream cheese that had been about $ .80/package? Now it's a buck fiddy. Glad I cut way back on the bagels and cream cheese. And the milk, while being one of the only things that has NOT skyrocketed in price....$ 2.79. I grabbed a gallon, new rack, obviously just put out.....it expires in 5 days. I just put it back, because I don't like to waste food, especially not at these prices. obviously there's a supply chain problem with the milk, getting to the store with a 5 day expiration date. But hey, maybe the chicken breasts haven't gone crazy in price. Nope! Still listed for $ 2/lb. The problem is, there isn't any.

It's not just food and gas, the Bidenflation has hit everything. Great Recession II, when?


Jeff '79

[JRD77VET]

Gas jumped .20 a gallon overnight too.

FJB and everyone who voted for that country killing piece of shit

[MadInNc]

....

[Dan Dlabay]

Biden and the left don't give a dam for the American people.

TRUMP 2024 or sooner.

[Torqaholic]

Noticed that about the milk expiration dates too. I can't drink a gallon in 3 days so I won't buy one. Usually the half gallons have later expiration dates (can't imagine why) so I buy one of those and check the gallons again a week later.

[TripleBlack]

Noticed that about the milk expiration dates too. I can't drink a gallon in 3 days so I won't buy one. Usually the half gallons have later expiration dates (can't imagine why) so I buy one of those and check the gallons again a week later.


What is the deal with Costco milk? Stuff has the half life of a Twinkie. We don't drink much milk at all... mostly just on cereal for breakfast. We bought a pack of 3 half gallons about 3 weeks ago and the remaining one has an expiration date of 5/10. Gotta be something bad in it??

[NEED-A-VETTE]

65476

[Rodnok1]

Food prices are making it difficult for some to eat properly now...
I've cut back on everything with prices so high on everything now(not just food).
Just a matter of time now before the crash happens...

[NEED-A-VETTE]

It’s not cheap eating healthy. :(

And I’m not sure what has happened with chicken lately. Might have something to do with all the chickens that they had to destroy…but the chicken I have picked up at Costco a few weeks ago has been terrible. Super rubbery. Gross.

I couldn’t get past the awful texture. Tossed it right in the garbage. And I intentionally get the air chilled chicken so that it isn’t waterlogged. I also cook with a thermometer so I don’t over or under cook it. Very strange and has just began happening with this last batch of chicken breasts I picked up. :ack:

[ZipZap]

It’s not cheap eating healthy. :(

And I’m not sure what has happened with chicken lately. Might have something to do with all the chickens that they had to destroy…but the chicken I have picked up at Costco a few weeks ago has been terrible. Super rubbery. Gross.

I couldn’t get past the awful texture. Tossed it right in the garbage. And I intentionally get the air chilled chicken so that it isn’t waterlogged. I also cook with a thermometer so I don’t over or under cook it. Very strange and has just began happening with this last batch of chicken breasts I picked up. :ack:

Undercook/overcook...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiyfwZVAzGw

[ZipZap]

I only do shopping probably once a month for the special dinners I like to cook. I do see the craziness of the prices and it's probably amplified due to the infrequency of my visits. I really notice the "supply chain" issues, but I'm not sure I buy the explanations. WTF happened to Claussen pickle supplies, and why? How come I can't get a piece of non-farmed fish that doesn't look like it was sent through a clothes ringer?

I know these are first world problems, but we seemed to have this figured out just a couple years ago.

[MEANZ06]

It’s not cheap eating healthy. :(

And I’m not sure what has happened with chicken lately. Might have something to do with all the chickens that they had to destroy…but the chicken I have picked up at Costco a few weeks ago has been terrible. Super rubbery. Gross.

I couldn’t get past the awful texture. Tossed it right in the garbage. And I intentionally get the air chilled chicken so that it isn’t waterlogged. I also cook with a thermometer so I don’t over or under cook it. Very strange and has just began happening with this last batch of chicken breasts I picked up. :ack:

We only eat Foster Farms chicken. Nothing is worse than buying some off brand rubbery ass'd chicken, I'd rather starve

[Shrike6]

It has ALWAYS bedn the left’s plan to crash the economy. All these years, some folks have been predicting this very scenario. They were only waiting to make the move. And now its on

[mrvette]

It has ALWAYS bedn the left’s plan to crash the economy. All these years, some folks have been predicting this very scenario. They were only waiting to make the move. And now its on

Part ONE of the China/Russia plans.......go to our finest universities and then use our edjemakashun against us.....

:sadangel::shots:

[bsmith]

It’s not cheap eating healthy. :(

And I’m not sure what has happened with chicken lately. Might have something to do with all the chickens that they had to destroy…but the chicken I have picked up at Costco a few weeks ago has been terrible. Super rubbery. Gross.

I couldn’t get past the awful texture. Tossed it right in the garbage. And I intentionally get the air chilled chicken so that it isn’t waterlogged. I also cook with a thermometer so I don’t over or under cook it. Very strange and has just began happening with this last batch of chicken breasts I picked up. :ack:

:iagree:
We always get chicken breasts from Smart Chicken, and I have noticed the quality has suffered lately. :yesnod:
It's getting to the point that I won't order chicken when we do go out, a lot of it has that nasty processed texture. :ack:

[Torqaholic]

What is the deal with Costco milk? Stuff has the half life of a Twinkie. We don't drink much milk at all... mostly just on cereal for breakfast. We bought a pack of 3 half gallons about 3 weeks ago and the remaining one has an expiration date of 5/10. Gotta be something bad in it??

Don't know Costco but the stuff I get from the corner gas station doesn't last beyond the expiration date the way it used to either. Maybe they're cheaping out on the pasteurization? Just got back from trying to buy some. Went to 2 different places and all the gallon jugs expire today. Same with the smaller jugs at one place but the other had a half gallon that's good for another week so I got one of those.

Asked the clerk what the deal was with the milk supply and she tried to act like it's always been this way. She's only been working there a few years so that's plausible ignorance I suppose.

Not the end of the world if I can't get fresh milk. I have two large cases of powdered milk (gallon cans). Shelf life on those is good for about another ten years. If worse comes to worst I can use that in my coffee. Stuff wasn't cheap but it's worth having around.

[Learpilot]

....because every trip to the grocery store brings more hyperinflation so I can spend more, and eat less. A dozen eggs at the Aldi's when Trump left office was a buck. Today? $ 2.15. Cream cheese that had been about $ .80/package? Now it's a buck fiddy. Glad I cut way back on the bagels and cream cheese. And the milk, while being one of the only things that has NOT skyrocketed in price....$ 2.79. I grabbed a gallon, new rack, obviously just put out.....it expires in 5 days. I just put it back, because I don't like to waste food, especially not at these prices. obviously there's a supply chain problem with the milk, getting to the store with a 5 day expiration date. But hey, maybe the chicken breasts haven't gone crazy in price. Nope! Still listed for $ 2/lb. The problem is, there isn't any.

It's not just food and gas, the Bidenflation has hit everything. Great Recession II, when?


Jeff '79

You have it all wrong !! Its The Putin Tax Hike. :rofl:

[Dan47]

It has ALWAYS bedn the left’s plan to crash the economy. All these years, some folks have been predicting this very scenario. They were only waiting to make the move. And now its on

I’d call them globalist’s but yea, have to demolish things before they can “build back better”.

Dr Evil:

[Stangkiller]

Im struggling with the 8% inflation claim, my groceries, gas, insurance, taxes, pool maintenance, just daily general costs are way up over 8%

[bsmith]

Im struggling with the 8% inflation claim, my groceries, gas, insurance, taxes, pool maintenance, just daily general costs are way up over 8%

"core inflation" does not include food or energy.
They are too volatile to include.

[DJ_Critterus]

I usually buy around 20lbs of Roma tomatoes at a time when i make my spaghetti sauce. They were right at $1/lb. Now they are up to $2/lb and still going up it seems.

[Dan47]

"core inflation" does not include food or energy.
They are too volatile to include.

I’d say they are too obvious to include, not volatile. Same with “owners equivalent rent”.

Real price inflation numbers would get gov’t benefit recipients uppity.

[Bill]

I usually buy around 20lbs of Roma tomatoes at a time when i make my spaghetti sauce. They were right at $1/lb. Now they are up to $2/lb and still going up it seems.

I buy Romas every trip to the store. They're pretty steady here, under a buck a pound. I think I just paid $ .88/lb for them. Seasonal vegetables and fruits are the only food products that have NOT skyrocketed, besides, for some strange reason, milk.

[Rodnok1]

I’d say they are too obvious to include, not volatile. Same with “owners equivalent rent”.

Real price inflation numbers would get gov’t benefit recipients uppity.

Gas and fuel are considered volatile and not included, numbers with those included are usually also released but not used for official numbers.


Cumulatively food is up to 15% easy in 2 years along with everything else up at least that much. Dollar per dollar I'm back to 6 or 8 years ago spending power. It'll take 5 plus years to recover without a massive pay hike.