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Grocery prices

beneteaubeneteau Member Posts: 8,552 ✭✭✭
edited February 2011 in General Discussion
Good Lord! Never seen prices jumping up by leaps and bounds. Example: 42oz. of store brand old-fashion oatmeal---was priced at $2.24---on sale for $1.99---yesterday-$2.89, on sale at $2.49. With grocery prices escalating every day along with gas prices, I don't know how many people are going to survive.
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    Only the EBT folks will be /can afford to eat already!![:(!]
  • MaxOHMSMaxOHMS Member Posts: 14,715
    edited November -1
  • scottm21166scottm21166 Member Posts: 20,723
    edited November -1
    I was almost floored last time thru the grocery store. My staples usually run me 70 dollars every 2 weeks, this time it was 101. 31 dollars isn't the end of the world but you can see it from here.
    I noticed the stock market is finally responding to the unrest. I guess everyone is moving their money into comodties
  • Pistollero1050Pistollero1050 Member Posts: 1,197 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Look at vegtables. Last week green peppers and cucumbers were .99 now they are 1.99. We are in deep snit!
  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,404 ******
    edited November -1
    Rev 6:6 KJV - And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
  • mauser98mauser98 Member Posts: 138 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    YOU CAN blame the unions for that. here is a short explaination for high food prices. I work for wakefern corp "shoprite", and as it is union they are not equal in pay. The average cashier-bagger -stock clerk starts at minimum wage and goes up a little every year. I am at $8.20 per hour after 2 1/2 years with extremly limited benefits. The other elitist unions get much more, for example the meat cutters "butchers" union average employee gets $1200.00 per week to cut meat and are extremly pampered arrogant scum and they show it . I was on line cashing my check when one was braging and waving his money around. The managers get overly pampered too, I was talking to one of my managers recently and he thinks that $34,000 per year is far too cheap and if he had to work for that he would quit "not worth his time". And the truckers union is ridiculous also, another over paid pampered union. I have been and still am anti-union, so there are some resons why food prices are so high. Blame the unions, shop walmart.
  • reloader44magreloader44mag Member Posts: 18,783 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mauser98
    YOU CAN blame the unions for that. here is a short explaination for high food prices. I work for wakefern corp "shoprite", and as it is union they are not equal in pay. The average cashier-bagger -stock clerk starts at minimum wage and goes up a little every year. I am at $8.20 per hour after 2 1/2 years with extremly limited benefits. The other elitist unions get much more, for example the meat cutters "butchers" union average employee gets $1200.00 per week to cut meat and are extremly pampered arrogant scum and they show it . I was on line cashing my check when one was braging and waving his money around. The managers get overly pampered too, I was talking to one of my managers recently and he thinks that $34,000 per year is far too cheap and if he had to work for that he would quit "not worth his time". And the truckers union is ridiculous also, another over paid pampered union. I have been and still am anti-union, so there are some resons why food prices are so high. Blame the unions, shop walmart.
    Absolute BS, unions have nothing to do with prices at grocery stores...again absolute BS[xx(]
  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by reloader44mag
    quote:Originally posted by mauser98
    YOU CAN blame the unions for that. here is a short explaination for high food prices. I work for wakefern corp "shoprite", and as it is union they are not equal in pay. The average cashier-bagger -stock clerk starts at minimum wage and goes up a little every year. I am at $8.20 per hour after 2 1/2 years with extremly limited benefits. The other elitist unions get much more, for example the meat cutters "butchers" union average employee gets $1200.00 per week to cut meat and are extremly pampered arrogant scum and they show it . I was on line cashing my check when one was braging and waving his money around. The managers get overly pampered too, I was talking to one of my managers recently and he thinks that $34,000 per year is far too cheap and if he had to work for that he would quit "not worth his time". And the truckers union is ridiculous also, another over paid pampered union. I have been and still am anti-union, so there are some resons why food prices are so high. Blame the unions, shop walmart.
    Absolute BS, unions have nothing to due with prices at grocery stores...again absolute BS[xx(]


    There is a UNION grocery store in Bryan Ohio. There food prices are competitive with any other gorcery store in the area.

    While NOT a fan of unions, it doesn't seem to be driving them out of business. They have been there and union many years.
  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,404 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by freemind
    quote:Originally posted by reloader44mag
    quote:Originally posted by mauser98
    YOU CAN blame the unions for that. here is a short explaination for high food prices. I work for wakefern corp "shoprite", and as it is union they are not equal in pay. The average cashier-bagger -stock clerk starts at minimum wage and goes up a little every year. I am at $8.20 per hour after 2 1/2 years with extremly limited benefits. The other elitist unions get much more, for example the meat cutters "butchers" union average employee gets $1200.00 per week to cut meat and are extremly pampered arrogant scum and they show it . I was on line cashing my check when one was braging and waving his money around. The managers get overly pampered too, I was talking to one of my managers recently and he thinks that $34,000 per year is far too cheap and if he had to work for that he would quit "not worth his time". And the truckers union is ridiculous also, another over paid pampered union. I have been and still am anti-union, so there are some resons why food prices are so high. Blame the unions, shop walmart.
    Absolute BS, unions have nothing to due with prices at grocery stores...again absolute BS[xx(]


    There is a UNION grocery store in Bryan Ohio. There food prices are competitive with any other gorcery store in the area.

    While NOT a fan of unions, it doesn't seem to be driving them out of business. They have been there and union many years.
    more than likely it's due primarily to the ethanol mandate, but I'm sure unions in general aren't helping anything.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
  • reloader44magreloader44mag Member Posts: 18,783 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Typically what drives up/down prices of non perishable goods at G stores is the cost of the shipping to get the product to the store....fuel prices go up...it gets passed to the consumer...really not that complicated[:)]
  • the middlethe middle Member Posts: 3,089
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mauser98
    YOU CAN blame the unions for that. here is a short explaination for high food prices. I work for wakefern corp "shoprite", and as it is union they are not equal in pay. The average cashier-bagger -stock clerk starts at minimum wage and goes up a little every year. I am at $8.20 per hour after 2 1/2 years with extremly limited benefits. The other elitist unions get much more, for example the meat cutters "butchers" union average employee gets $1200.00 per week to cut meat and are extremly pampered arrogant scum and they show it . I was on line cashing my check when one was braging and waving his money around. The managers get overly pampered too, I was talking to one of my managers recently and he thinks that $34,000 per year is far too cheap and if he had to work for that he would quit "not worth his time". And the truckers union is ridiculous also, another over paid pampered union. I have been and still am anti-union, so there are some resons why food prices are so high. Blame the unions, shop walmart.



    Is anyone else getting tired of this small minded blame it all on the unions horse chit????

    Unions causeing high food prices....come on!!!!!
  • coltpaxcoltpax Member Posts: 7,516 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If they raise the prices of sweet taters it's on! Thinking about growing my own since I eat 3 at a time.
  • ChetStaffordChetStafford Member Posts: 2,794
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mauser98
    YOU CAN blame the unions for that. here is a short explaination for high food prices. I work for wakefern corp "shoprite", and as it is union they are not equal in pay. The average cashier-bagger -stock clerk starts at minimum wage and goes up a little every year. I am at $8.20 per hour after 2 1/2 years with extremly limited benefits. The other elitist unions get much more, for example the meat cutters "butchers" union average employee gets $1200.00 per week to cut meat and are extremly pampered arrogant scum and they show it . I was on line cashing my check when one was braging and waving his money around. The managers get overly pampered too, I was talking to one of my managers recently and he thinks that $34,000 per year is far too cheap and if he had to work for that he would quit "not worth his time". And the truckers union is ridiculous also, another over paid pampered union. I have been and still am anti-union, so there are some resons why food prices are so high. Blame the unions, shop walmart.




    Nice theory dude but if that is true why is Walmart raising their prices too? Blaming unions is one thing but it gets ridiculous after a while.

    No matter what there is someone that comes along and says it the unions fault.

    Everyone blames the auto industry failure on the UAW and they had a hand in it But so did the Big 3 and so did Washington with all their free trade agreements.

    When operations are shipped over seas and American workers are laid off and materials used from domestic suppliers are now imported and all of those people loose their jobs.

    75,000 Auto workers lost their jobs But by the time suppliers were cut off and they shut down 750,000+ lost their jobs Union or not.

    If it is all the Union's fault why are just as many non union companies sending jobs out of the US ?
  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    non union jobs are going out of the country to try to compete with the govt supported unionized theft from the taxpayer...
  • john wjohn w Member Posts: 4,104
    edited November -1
    Its crazy. I told my wife to pick up a pound of american cheeze at Giant Eagle. She called me and said it was $8.00 a pound!!!. I told her to go to B.J;s club and it was 4.59 a lb. Giant eagle is a big rippoff and they punch up prices to cover their discounted gas. When you figure it out that 50.00 you spend for 10 cents off of gas would cost you 35.00 elsewhere.
    According to Omama and his crew there is no cost of living increase this year again so no increase in the soc sec checks. Just more proof they have NO CLUE what is going on in america and for that fact they DO NOT CARE!. Dirty bastagins may they rot in hell
  • drobsdrobs Member Posts: 22,620 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by reloader44mag
    Typically what drives up/down prices of non perishable goods at G stores is the cost of the shipping to get the product to the store....fuel prices go up...it gets passed to the consumer...really not that complicated[:)]


    Winner winner no chicken dinner.
  • militaria1918militaria1918 Member Posts: 465 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Where at? From the farmer direct? I got a 50 pound bag of rolled Oats the other day for I think it was 26.00 dollars at a place that supplies restaurants Etc.

    It's my second bag. Read the post I posted last night titled "Famine". One's coming.




    quote:Originally posted by MaxOHMS
    http://providentliving.org/location/display/1,12568,2026-1-4-39315,00.html


    rolled oats 25 lb $7.60


    canning some more tomorrow
  • militaria1918militaria1918 Member Posts: 465 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Reasons prices are jumping, Inflation, Crop failures, shorter summers/growing season, no export restrictions, and the biggest reason, corporate farms.

    When people start dropping dead I tell you it will be by design.
  • armydriverarmydriver Member Posts: 38 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Blame our federal government for not allowing drilling in the US so we can be more energy independent. Our Federal government is dedicated to keeping up the rich lifestyle of the OPEC country leaders while American drilling rigs sit silent, unable t get permits to drill.
    Blame mother nature for drought, like the steps of Russia, the floods in Australia and other natural causes.
    Blame the Green movement as they get one agricultural chemical after another banned to save the planet, but in the process curtailing agricultural production.
    Blame alternative fuels that use food crops, such as corn, and take it from food production.
    Blame the current administration for it unbridled printing of billions of dollars and slowly moving this country into a hyper inflation situation.
    We, the people, elected these clowns to run our government and they are doing a great job of it. Running it into the ground.
  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,539 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by armydriver
    Blame our federal government for not allowing drilling in the US so we can be more energy independent. Our Federal government is dedicated to keeping up the rich lifestyle of the OPEC country leaders while American drilling rigs sit silent, unable t get permits to drill.
    Blame mother nature for drought, like the steps of Russia, the floods in Australia and other natural causes.
    Blame the Green movement as they get one agricultural chemical after another banned to save the planet, but in the process curtailing agricultural production.
    Blame alternative fuels that use food crops, such as corn, and take it from food production.
    Blame the current administration for it unbridled printing of billions of dollars and slowly moving this country into a hyper inflation situation.
    We, the people, elected these clowns to run our government and they are doing a great job of it. Running it into the ground.


    +1
  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by armydriver
    Blame our federal government for not allowing drilling in the US so we can be more energy independent. Our Federal government is dedicated to keeping up the rich lifestyle of the OPEC country leaders while American drilling rigs sit silent, unable t get permits to drill.
    Blame mother nature for drought, like the steps of Russia, the floods in Australia and other natural causes.
    Blame the Green movement as they get one agricultural chemical after another banned to save the planet, but in the process curtailing agricultural production.
    Blame alternative fuels that use food crops, such as corn, and take it from food production.
    Blame the current administration for it unbridled printing of billions of dollars and slowly moving this country into a hyper inflation situation.
    We, the people, elected these clowns to run our government and they are doing a great job of it. Running it into the ground.


    HERE are the answers.

    NOT unions or corporate farms.
  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mauser98
    YOU CAN blame the unions for that. here is a short explaination for high food prices. I work for wakefern corp "shoprite", and as it is union they are not equal in pay. The average cashier-bagger -stock clerk starts at minimum wage and goes up a little every year. I am at $8.20 per hour after 2 1/2 years with extremly limited benefits. The other elitist unions get much more, for example the meat cutters "butchers" union average employee gets $1200.00 per week to cut meat and are extremly pampered arrogant scum and they show it . I was on line cashing my check when one was braging and waving his money around. The managers get overly pampered too, I was talking to one of my managers recently and he thinks that $34,000 per year is far too cheap and if he had to work for that he would quit "not worth his time". And the truckers union is ridiculous also, another over paid pampered union. I have been and still am anti-union, so there are some resons why food prices are so high. Blame the unions, shop walmart.



    what a load of crap....the markets dictate the prices not the unions....you don't have a clue on what your even talking about...more flappin lips....[V][:0]
  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    kill cows are bringing .70 to.80 cents a pound to the farmer...he still makes no money...while stores are getting over 4.00 a pound for hamburger...

    everyone was warned....its gonna get bad
  • the middlethe middle Member Posts: 3,089
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by tomahawk
    kill cows are bringing .70 to.80 cents a pound to the farmer...he still makes no money...while stores are getting over 4.00 a pound for hamburger...

    everyone was warned....its gonna get bad


    All part of the Koch brother/tea-party/Globalist agenda!!!!!

    Make everybody too tired trying not to starve to death to be a threat to them!!!
  • ChetStaffordChetStafford Member Posts: 2,794
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by spasmcreek
    non union jobs are going out of the country to try to compete with the govt supported unionized theft from the taxpayer...




    Everybody on here complains That Union labor drives the cost of business up because of high wages and benefits.

    A non union company typically doesn't pay as high a wage or as many benefits so their cost should be way less so the union company should have trouble competing with the non union company NOT the other way around.

    I am a Member of The Operating Engineers and the contractors bid against other contractors both union and non union the lowest bidder gets the job where is the "unionized theft" in that? sounds like free market to me.

    I see all this blaming unions for everything But where is the blaming the politicians that sold all our * down the river with the NAFTA and other free trade agreements that made it possible for jobs to be shipped out of the country. If you want to point the finger point all the way around or not at all.
  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The FED has manipulated the money and significant inflation is on the way if not hyper inflation. The only way they could even begin to get a handle on it is to raise the interest rate to about 7%, which they are not going to do. Even though it wold actually help after the initial rough going. They will not spend the political clout to do it and I don't think they are interested in stopping inflation anyway. They need to devalue the dollar so they can pay back debt with inflated dollars, which they will print as they need them.

    The only contribution the unions play in this is by helping elect the people who caused it. But there is plenty enough of that blame to go around. If you are looking for place blame, look in the mirror, we are all at fault.

    We can correct this and other things as well at the polls. But trusting either of the 2 parties of power isn't going to do it. Educate yourself and become part of the solution.
  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,494 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am sure glad the farmers market is about 4 mile from the house. Potato's in the store.. 5#2.39 market price $12 per 50#. Apples, store 2.99 bag for like 8 apples. Market price 12 bucks a bushel. Grapefruit are 1 buck each in the store and 12 bucks a bushel at the market.
  • fideaufideau Member Posts: 11,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I don't hate WalMart so I shop at Sam's too.
    Buy by the case and save.
    I buy rice in 25 lb. bags. Lasts several months.
  • trapguy2007trapguy2007 Member Posts: 8,959
    edited November -1
    I drive by a distribution center everyday .
    Hard to think about the amount of deisel that is used by the trucks that hit their docks every day .
  • dbain99dbain99 Member Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fideau
    I don't hate WalMart so I shop at Sam's too.
    Buy by the case and save.
    I buy rice in 25 lb. bags. Lasts several months.

    Then your not eating enough[:D]
  • bojangies46bojangies46 Member Posts: 363 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mauser98
    YOU CAN blame the unions for that. here is a short explaination for high food prices. I work for wakefern corp "shoprite", and as it is union they are not equal in pay. The average cashier-bagger -stock clerk starts at minimum wage and goes up a little every year. I am at $8.20 per hour after 2 1/2 years with extremly limited benefits. The other elitist unions get much more, for example the meat cutters "butchers" union average employee gets $1200.00 per week to cut meat and are extremly pampered arrogant scum and they show it . I was on line cashing my check when one was braging and waving his money around. The managers get overly pampered too, I was talking to one of my managers recently and he thinks that $34,000 per year is far too cheap and if he had to work for that he would quit "not worth his time". And the truckers union is ridiculous also, another over paid pampered union. I have been and still am anti-union, so there are some resons why food prices are so high. Blame the unions, shop walmart.


    Sounds like you should join the Butchers Union. just saying
  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,083 ******
    edited November -1
    We had no tomatoes on our salad this evening.
  • ChetStaffordChetStafford Member Posts: 2,794
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    We had no tomatoes on our salad this evening.



    Now that is what you call a sad state of affairs
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