Cost of living, rising inflation

[Anonymous]

It's called shrinkflation.



It has increased exponentially.



You have to shop by weight (kilos or grams) or you're paying through the nose.

It's more common now than ever.

[Frood]

The price goes up abruptly while the portions or weight gets reduced in bits most won't notice.



You have to shop around hitting sales to not get bent over.

[Anonymous]

It's called shrinkflation.



It has increased exponentially.



You have to shop by weight (kilos or grams) or you're paying through the nose.

It's more common now than ever.

I wouldn't say that.

[Frood]

It's more common now than ever.

I wouldn't say that.

It is around here.



But I do the online shopping for myself and my family down south, so I may be more aware of the tricks grocery chains are pulling under the surface.... plus I spent 8 years working for one of their DC's...



They're pretty devious....

[Anonymous]

It's more common now than ever.

I wouldn't say that.

Do you mean it's not common at all or not more common now?

[Anonymous]

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) illustrated in a statement on Sept. 20 how soaring inflation has eroded Americans' purchasing power, pointing out in stark terms that $1 at the start of the Biden administration is now effectively worth just 88.3 cents.

[Oliver Clotheshoffe]

[Anonymous]

[Frood]

[Anonymous]

I send gifts to other cities, but not by FedEx..



I better do it soon, their competition will follow their lead.

Unless the gifts are heirloom seeds, water filters, LPG or butane cooking/heating implements, you'd be best served sending nothing elsewhere.

I think they'd find those rather odd gifts.

[Frood]

Unless the gifts are heirloom seeds, water filters, LPG or butane cooking/heating implements, you'd be best served sending nothing elsewhere.

I think they'd find those rather odd gifts.

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[Anonymous]

[Oerdin]

I went out for dinner at a local BBQ restaurant chain here in San Diego.  The price was $94 with tax and tip included for a dinner for four.  2 of their pork spare rib special (just five little ribs, slaw, and fries), 1 cheeseburger, a quarter chicken special (1/4th of a small chicken with beans and a baked potato), an order of onion rings,, and four fountain drinks.  Prices are fucked here in California.  



A basic Burger King Whopper meal (cheeseburger, medium fries, medium drink) is $14.  The youngest is whining that I am taking him out to eat less often.

[Frood]

Lunch carts or containers (20 foot shipping containers converted to do greasy fry ups and offer cold drinks) in my very remote rural area atm are charging 14 bucks for a chicken burger or hamburger, and another 5 bucks for a small serve of hot chips and a can of soft drink during lunch times.



It's all pre frozen patties and frankenchicken too.... a couple of years ago, that sort of fare would go for no more than 14 bucks in total.....especially in a rural town or city.... yet the wages have been stagnate for nearly a decade.



Australian hospitality has always taken advantage of patrons when they could.... but in this fucked age, they're boxing our ears with two slices of stale Wonderbread while rubbing their crotches in our faces and calling it escargot....



I mostly cook what I want for myself now.  Fuck them.

[Oerdin]

In 2011, when Stephen Harper was prime minister and Brack Obama president, the CDN dollar was worth more than the greenback. Canadians were taking advantage of bargains in states like Arizona to buy second homes.

I bought several condos then and rented them out until the market rebounded and the American dollar was higher. I made a killing.

I also have three rental homes.  Well, town homes. I am hoping prices decline during the current Biden recession so I can pick up one or maybe two more.