OMG, you are so funny. 100% on all of them. I’m going to tell my husband I am shopping suspiciously.
One you didn’t mention is Aldi. Such a weird, weird place. We went in. Produce looked good. Prices so low it was insane. The rest was like walking through a movie. Odd things, missing most of what you need. We bought a protein bowl for dinner. We both threw it out. Gross.
I am definitely not trying to police what anyone choose to eat, but if inflation is a true concern - why are so many still choosing to eat meat? It isn’t a necessary part of a healthy diet - and seems like an easy thing to cut out if inflation is doing a number on available money.
If meat is non-negotiable, maybe look at it as the luxury it is and not complain about luxury pricing?
I eat meat to benefit vegans. The animals are eating all the plants! 
It really depends on the location! The higher grade steaks were $25-30, and the halibut was $24, and wild king salmon was $20. There is also the $12 NY steak, but that in my opinion is on the same level as the similarly priced farmed salmon. We don’t like to pay $$$ for our protein, but when we go fancy, it is seafood now, like the $24 Halibut.
I noticed that crab legs went down in price… from $43 to $39… checking the side of the big box revealed they were product of Russia. 
I guess king crab was excluded from sanctions for quite a while. Not that I would ever pay $39 for some chitin with a little bit of crab 
meat inside…
It does, especially the wild-caught fish (depending which coast it comes from). The sockeye salmon (we don’t even see king salmon at our Costco), for example, costs significantly more here than where you are.
I thought it was hilarious!
Now when kids are on their own I stopped buying in bulk. Who knew that meat that was not previously frozen or at least not been in our freezer for a long time tasting so much better? Since I only buy for two now I buy chicken / ribs/ beef that is on sale this week and plan my weekly meals around it. So yes prices are higher but the quantity I buy is less so it works out
Our Costco is ok. We try to shop the last 30 minutes they are open on weekdays and generally don’t have any crowds. We also go to the local grocery chain as needed for smaller quantities.
Chicken was $1.29/lb for thighs in a 6-pack last time I was at Costco. Got over 10 pounds for just over $13. That will make many meals for us.
Salmon was still about $13-13/lb at Costco. Didn’t check out much other protein. I do buy from local butcher from time to time. It’s always high but locally sourced, so I patronize him.
Since we’ve always lived below our means, haven’t noticed the inflation much yet.
My Walmart is fine. I use the pick up option. Never even have to shop inside. The prices are great. Their prime choice steaks are actually very good. Walmarts private brands are also fine.
I also shop at Aldi, it’s right next door to Walmart. I don’t recall buying much that was terrible. Their eggs, milk and cheese prices are really good.
In my small town, I shop at Walmart and Aldi. The local meat market and fruit stand. Prices are up. No Costco or Trader Joe’s in my town.
The non-store-brand mayos are going for about $6 for a regular container. That’s about 50% higher than normal.
Eggs are up about 300% – from a normal price of around $1.50/dozen to around $4.50. It’s insane.
When inflation comes as a result of strong business growth, that’s great, raise the interest rate. But when it comes as a result of supply shortages, shipping delays, and gas price hikes… tacking on a rate increase just makes everything harder.
This describes us, too.
This, too. Since the beginning of the pandemic we’ve used curbside pick up at Walmart and Kroger for about 95% of our grocery shopping. Once in a blue moon, H will make a quick run into Publix for a particular brand of lactose-free milk when it’s out of stock elsewhere. He usually picks up some steak and fish and a little produce then, too. We haven’t been so pleased with the steaks from Walmart and Kroger, and are eating more ground beef, chicken and eggs. Whenever it’s discounted, I stock up on peeled and deveined frozen Gulf shrimp from Walmart as the cost per serving is about the same as low quality steak and it feels like a splurge. Our grocery spending habits haven’t changed due to inflation.
In the past few months, we’ve averaged driving <200/miles per month. That’s one advantage of being retired. Our yard guy’s rates went up as have delivery costs, thanks to higher gas prices.
I mainly notice that the price of children’s clothing, toys and furniture is up; I’m shopping for GD2 now. The pricey bassinet we bought for GD1 now costs 20% more than I paid for it; glad we kept it. Other nursery items are up 20% - 30% compared to three years ago. I see many more parents looking to buy used toys, clothes and nursery furnishings. It reminds me of the ‘80s when I sold our kids’ outgrown clothes and toys to fund the purchase of new things.
I hate steak…that’s not smothered in A1 steak sauce!
My son (in L.A.) sent a picture yesterday - gas down to $5.39
I find this troubling.
In addition to corpirate and retail worjers, in general people who work for government or non profits may not have wage increases, let alone wage increases that keep pace with inflation.
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it may be troubling, but wages typically fail to keep up with inflation. That’s why inflation is so bad – its a hidden tax.
Those numbers are slightly misleading as they talk about wages, not total compensation including benefits. That matters because the fastest rising part of total compensation is the cost of health care benefits.
If they instead measured increase in total compensation, it would slightly outpace inflation for the median worker.
Well, that sucks!
