scrappinghappy
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Post by scrappinghappy on Sept 27, 2023 23:08:40 GMT
I buy a lot of things on Amazon subscription so it is super easy to check pricing.
over a 3 year period...
Quinoa - double
Specialty dog food - double
Brown rice direct from Lundberg in bulk 175%!!
Vital wheat Gluten - double
Tons of other items that were $10-12 are now $20+
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 28, 2023 0:38:09 GMT
I don't doubt you.
We need to remember that inflation is much higher all over the world.
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My OTC meds are the same price they have been for years...
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Post by hop2 on Sept 28, 2023 0:42:31 GMT
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Post by snyder on Sept 28, 2023 0:51:08 GMT
My sister was just complaining that the ground coffee she was in a container that was 17 oz smaller than what she nomally buys, yet that container was $2.00 more than the larger container she use to buy. Grrr!
When you add all the things that have gone up considerably, car and home insurance, taxes, medical, clothing, food, you bet its greater than 5%.
The poor just keep getting poorer as they sure do not get cost of living increase to keep up with the rising costs.
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Post by chaosisapony on Sept 28, 2023 1:16:43 GMT
Yep, it's ridiculous. For 3 1/2 years I bought a certain pet product on Amazon subscribe and save for $12.99. In April the price shot up to $24.99 and hasn't come down. That product is now $24 on every website except for Chewy who has it for $15. So I buy it from Chewy. Pet food, hair products, and a couple other staples on subscribe and save all have gone much, much higher in price this year than they have ever been.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 28, 2023 3:42:02 GMT
Someone on MSNBC just brought up a comment about a response from the debate. Oh, I think about DeSantis about getting migrants out of Florida. Which is part of the reason that grocery prices are going up and up. There are not enough people willing to pick the crops in Florida. Many have moved into Georgia as well as other states north.
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Post by Merge on Sept 28, 2023 5:02:48 GMT
Yeah, there’s a fine line between inflation and corporate greed.
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Post by pilcas on Sept 28, 2023 7:06:15 GMT
Prices went up due to COVID shortages. Then the corporations “forgot” to bring them back down.
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Post by gensmith on Sept 28, 2023 10:27:53 GMT
Definitely! I have gone back and looked at my grocery orders to compare prices and most things are at least double with some items even more. It makes me so angry. I hate buying groceries.
I do the same thing on Amazon and it blows my mind the huge price increases.
I remember how happy everyone was to get those free stimulus checks. I knew we would pay for it some how but had no idea how bad it would be. We have paid for them many times over by now.
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Post by mollycoddle on Sept 28, 2023 10:41:00 GMT
Yeah, this couldn’t be more timely. Amazon has been stifling competitors from providing cheaper prices and inflating its own prices. “U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and stifle competition. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Amazon’s home state of Washington, is the result of a yearslong investigation into the company’s businesses and one of the most significant legal challenges brought against it in its nearly 30-year history. The Federal Trade Commission and states that joined the lawsuit allege Amazon is violating federal and state antitrust laws. They are asking the court to issue a permanent injunction that they say would prohibit Amazon from engaging in its unlawful conduct and loosen its “monopolistic control to restore competition.” Anti-trust suits were more common in the past. This is a really important one, and I hope that the FTC prevails. |
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Post by aj2hall on Sept 28, 2023 11:13:50 GMT
Prices are definitely up, but I don’t think Amazon’s prices are an accurate measure of inflation. The prices constantly fluctuate depending on the number of clicks, the amount of product sold and other random things. Prices on some products change daily. There are price trackers like camel camel camel where you can look at the price of a specific item over time.
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 28, 2023 16:32:52 GMT
I've found I really have to price check what I buy on Amazon. It's often cheaper elsewhere and I'll just have to wait until I make a Target run.
A great example is the International Delight coffee creamers I buy. They are cheaper online at Costco (my store does not have) with shipping than buying on Amazon.
That said, OMG...the price of hamburger!
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Sept 28, 2023 16:51:56 GMT
I've started ordering local delivery for some things I used to have on auto-replenish from Amazon. I loved, for instance, having heavy cat litter coming every 3 weeks, but the price on Amazon kept changing and they kept having supply issues. Its much more cost effective just to set a reminder every 3 weeks and then see if Kroger or Pet Smart has the lowest price that day.
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scrappinghappy
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Post by scrappinghappy on Sept 28, 2023 17:08:11 GMT
Prices are definitely up, but I don’t think Amazon’s prices are an accurate measure of inflation. The prices constantly fluctuate depending on the number of clicks, the amount of product sold and other random things. Prices on some products change daily. There are price trackers like camel camel camel where you can look at the price of a specific item over time. yes, I use CamelCamelCamel and these prices are going up, and up, and up |
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Post by papersilly on Sept 28, 2023 18:10:58 GMT
Prices went up due to COVID shortages. Then the corporations “forgot” to bring them back down. and i doubt they will ever really go down. i hate to say it but it's the new "normal". we are in the sticker shock phase right now. people long for $2.00 gas, $4 steaks and $150k homes. i'm afraid those days are long gone. |
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Post by Gem Girl on Sept 28, 2023 18:17:56 GMT
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 28, 2023 18:29:08 GMT
I can't think of anything that has doubled in price, but I would say that overall costs of groceries do seem to be at least 20% higher. What's even worse is that every other service is also raising their prices.. I guess because they can. Even the place where we go for a scrapbooking retreat raised their prices this year and are raising again next year, even though from my calculations they make over $10K renting out the house per month. Haircuts, restaurants, subscriptions, entertainment venues, and so on have all raised prices.
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Post by cecilia on Sept 28, 2023 18:33:02 GMT
I can't think of anything that has doubled in price, but I would say that overall costs of groceries do seem to be at least 20% higher. What's even worse is that every other service is also raising their prices.. I guess because they can. Even the place where we go for a scrapbooking retreat raised their prices this year and are raising again next year, even though from my calculations they make over $10K renting out the house per month. Haircuts, restaurants, subscriptions, entertainment venues, and so on have all raised prices. The kind of dog food we buy is dang near doubled. Went from $9.99 to $17.99 at Kroger for a 7 lb bag. That's what, 80%ish? |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Sept 28, 2023 18:40:06 GMT
Even the place where we go for a scrapbooking retreat raised their prices this year and are raising again next year, even though from my calculations they make over $10K renting out the house per month. The cost of owning and maintaining a house have been going up steadily for the past couple of years. We have had increases on pretty much every bill associated with our house - water, electricity, gas, insurance, taxes. If they have an adjustable mortgage, that's increased as well. As with any other business, they have to pass along those costs to the customer. They may make $10,000/month, but what does it cost them to keep that place operating? |
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Post by mollycoddle on Sept 28, 2023 18:50:43 GMT
I do buy some skincare products on Amazon that I cannot but here. But I have cut that way back, and have started to buy more things locally.
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Post by Merge on Sept 28, 2023 21:16:00 GMT
And are they using the additional profits to raise wages? Of course not! All of that goes to the CEO and shareholders. |
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Post by elaine on Sept 28, 2023 22:16:36 GMT
How they figure out inflation rate isn’t equal across the board.
For instance, staples that most households buy are weighted more heavily than items a limited number of consumers purchase. So, for example, eggs have actually dropped in price over the past year, along with milk. Both of these items are weighted much more heavily than Quinoa or dog food.
Gas goes up and down, but overall isn’t rising steadily at 5% per year. Gas has a strong impact on the overall inflation rate calculations, since many people buy gas - exponentially more than items such as brown rice or wheat gluten.
Yes, prices of many things have risen, but it isn’t across the board and therefore doesn’t impact what some people are experiencing.
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Post by scrappinmama on Sept 28, 2023 23:14:34 GMT
Inflation is not just a United States problem. This is a world problem. And while the pandemic was to blame at the start, the blame belong with greedy corporations.
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Post by AmandaA on Sept 29, 2023 0:13:48 GMT
Keep in mind that those are also largely grain commodities you cited which are affected by a lot more than inflation, corporate greed, and other theories thrown around here. Global supply and demand is going to affect prices regardless of the inflation rate. Things like the war in Ukraine, growing conditions in other parts of the world, etc. are all factoring into the equation. When they all line up at the same time prices are going to skyrocket until something gives.
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 29, 2023 12:05:09 GMT
We did a subscribe and save for diapers monthly. Two days before they arrived, I received a notice that they were no longer available. I did a search on Amazon, they were available for $10.00 more a box.
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