Inflation Examples of Groceries

[Lamb]

Let's all give some examples of how inflation has affected our grocery shopping.

I sometimes like to buy Funyuns Chips and last year they were about $3.39 for a bag. They very rarely go on sale! Last week I noticed they were now $5.19 a bag. I don't need them.

Pop (some of you call it Soda) is outrageous. Again, I don't need it. I don't remember what it was last year because I would only buy it on sale at holiday times for family members. I'm guessing I paid $4 for a 12 can package. It's up to $8 for the same thing.

 

[Albion]

I find that I tend to stock up for the future, which I never felt any need to do previously.

That is to say, if it's something I know I will be using forever and for which there is not a good substitute (my favorite brand of coffee, for instance), I'll buy a number of packs (and for sure if it goes on sale), confident that it may either not be available when I need it in the future or that it'll probably cost more. I never, ever, did that before.

 

[tango]

I find that I tend to stock up for the future, which I never felt any need to do previously.

That is to say, if it's something I know I will be using forever and for which there is not a good substitute (my favorite brand of coffee, for instance), I'll buy a number of packs (and for sure if it goes on sale), confident that it may either not be available when I need it in the future or that it'll probably cost more. I never, ever, did that before.

I've taken to doing much the same thing. I figure out which things would be a real problem if I were to run out completely and make sure I have a supply of them on hand. It started out when toilet paper was impossible to find and now expands to include anything else that might be difficult to replenish.

I'm not interested in zombie-apocalypse level of preparedness, just enough to make sure we'll be OK if we can't get out of the house for a week or two.