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Are your grocery prices still increasing? Can you handle it?

Posted - October 20, 2022
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  • 10016
    For entertainment,  I go to the supermarket and watch the prices change. It's cheaper to drink gasoline than to drink milk.
      October 20, 2022 10:50 AM MDT
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  • 10487
    Its like watching the price meter on the pump as you put gas in your car.  The numbers are barely visible as they whizz by.
      October 20, 2022 11:52 AM MDT
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  • 52980

     

      Are they also charging more for apostrophes in your area, prompting  you to cut down on using them wherever you see fit? Grrrrrrr. 


      We’re watching you, pal. 

    ~

      October 20, 2022 12:54 PM MDT
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  • 10487
    Have you SEEN the price of apostrophes lately?  They are so expensive that even dollar store stopped carrying them.  Why, punctuation marks have become more expensive than gas, meat, and eggs combined.  I had to use the last of my savings just to purchase the seven punctuation marks I used here.
      October 20, 2022 2:07 PM MDT
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  • 52980

     

      You needed to cut back on carbs anyway; the cats have been concerned about your health. Those extra expenditures on punctuation will pay great dividends for you when the Grammar Police take take Senate and The House of Representatives. Warrantless searches of private homes may become the law of the land, and having an abundance of diacritical marks on hand could save you from arrest. (Just mentioning that you know me won’t help, as I have you listed as a repeat offender. Grrrrrrr.)
    ~

      October 20, 2022 4:36 PM MDT
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  • 2964
      October 22, 2022 2:51 PM MDT
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  • 10487
    I swear they're increasing exponentially!
    The exact same groceries that cost me $200 last month, cost me $300 this month!  
      October 20, 2022 11:58 AM MDT
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  • 52980

     

      Yes to both questions, the latter being bolstered by the prominent Food Bank “industry” in San Diego, of which I am a volunteer at more than one sight site. 
      Sometimes we have such surpluses that we can afford to give families and individuals twice or thrice the allotment when they assure us it can be further distributed to other family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. From my perspective in the trenches and on the front lines of that endeavor, seeing how much free food is made available to any and all comers, and seeing the multitudes who respond, I truly believe that no one is or should be starving in San Diego County, California.
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    This post was edited by Randy D at October 20, 2022 2:23 PM MDT
      October 20, 2022 1:16 PM MDT
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  • 7776
    I'm afraid so. Can you loan me some money?
      October 20, 2022 2:23 PM MDT
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  • 32877
    Prices are crazy....
      October 20, 2022 2:23 PM MDT
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  • 16294
    The few brand names I used to buy have been replaced by generics. I'm coping. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at October 21, 2022 7:18 AM MDT
      October 20, 2022 5:13 PM MDT
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  • 2856
    It is costing me a bit more each month when I food shop, but I'm able to afford whatever I need and/or want.  I don't buy junk food, so that helps and instead of hitting a mom and pop deli for my cold cuts, I've been buying them at the Walmart Supermarket deli counter.  I so have to buy my Swiss cheese and American cheese at the expensive deli because Walmart doesn't carry any low salt cheeses.  
      October 20, 2022 8:08 PM MDT
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  • 17450
    Sure I can.  I survived Disney World three times.
      October 22, 2022 1:55 PM MDT
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