• @[email protected]
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    242 months ago

    I was finally priced out of shopping at our neighborhood grocery stores and Aldi has been my saving grace, I wish I’d started shopping there sooner. It’s a 20 minute bus ride away but food is literally half price there and decent quality.

    • @KombatWombat
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      102 months ago

      I always recommend Aldi if it’s a local option. It’s where I do most of my shopping and I honestly have no idea what people are talking about with increasing grocery prices. It’s probably gone up there too, but not enough to notice when I get my receipt.

    • @[email protected]
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      82 months ago

      Holy fuck, I wish I could find a supermarket that’s cheaper anywhere. Around here there are 3 giant supermarket chains owned by 2 people iirc and that’s literally it.

  • @kitnaht
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    92 months ago

    AND are also NOT part of the measure of inflation…for…some fucking reason…

    • Franklin
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      42 months ago

      Wait, I thought our measurements for inflation were based off of standardized goods. Are they really not valued as a ratio of cost to weight?

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        The USA uses “Core Inflation” for the calculation, which doesn’t include the “food and energy sectors” because their prices are “too volatile”.

        i.e. If they included them, inflation would look REALLY bad, so they just don’t. For completely made up reasons.

        Go look up the CPI (Consumer Price Index) if you want the REAL inflation numbers. They’re so much worse than anyone is willing to say.

  • @[email protected]
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    62 months ago

    Dempster’s bagels have visibly shrunk in the most obvious way, the hole is bigger and the bagel is skinnier. Not even just a little bit either…

  • @essell
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    52 months ago

    Stuff costs more than it used to!

    Young people use curse words!

    Your social security check is late!