And prices keep going up

[Koldo]

Yes, I don't buy that much stuff and it jumped out at me as many price hikes do. My gosh, from 3.49 to 5.09 in about a week or even less. You know why? Because I am already thrifty - I don't want to become moreso. I just want a cup of coffee with store brand creamer in it, in the mornings, not four or five, just ONE. So no, I don't feel guilty about noticing it or pointing it out, among other things I, and others, have been pointing out.

This is a perfect example of first world problem.

 

[LadyJane]

I've never understood using the name Karen as an insult. What about all the perfectly nice people who are actually named Karen? Concentrate on the actions of the person not the perception of entitlement. It's just creamer.

The larger problem is this pattern of condescending to the little guy and not the greedy gouging grocers responsible for their grievance.

Careful who you take for granted.

https://youtu.be/LJ4k07cuvf4?

 

[Twilight Hue]

And it is also the truth that I don't care if I am sounding very Karen to you.

The name calling is just their way of saying they are soundly defeated in the argument and simply cannot put together any kind of reasonable and sensible response , so they go into personal attack mode like a little child would, so as you know, that kind of stuff happens all the time here on RF.

As for me I agree completely with you. I also am one year away from being in my 60s and I want inflation to go down and see prices like I used to see, but I learned from personal experience over the decades that you will never ever get that from the Democrat Party because they don't want you or me to have any money in our pockets for ourselves. Ever.

If they do allow you to have more money for example like permanent tax relief, that means they will end up losing their platform of manipulation and that's not going to happen with them, so the more worst things are, the better it is for Democrats because they want dependency not autonomy from their constituency.

Every single time they get voted in , things always go to hell and in this modern era the chaos is even more pronounced than ever.

Inflation will never go down with these people. All you have to do is observe them and watch what their policies and actions are and you'll start seeing a pattern.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I just left Kroger and my eyes popped at the price of eggs. 12 count for $3 and 18 count is $4.39 now! And that's just generic regular eggs!

It's $5.37 for just one crate of a dozen eggs in the People's Republic of New York. I can tell you it's much higher in other places in the Great Glorious People's Republic here.

Average Cost of a Dozen Eggs by State in 2024 | SoFi

 

[Twilight Hue]

I've never understood using the name Karen as an insult. What about all the perfectly nice people who are actually named Karen? Concentrate on the actions of the person not the perception of entitlement. It's just creamer.

The larger problem is this pattern of condescending to the little guy and not the greedy gouging grocers responsible for their grievance.

Careful who you take for granted.

https://youtu.be/LJ4k07cuvf4?

There is only one way to fight back , and that's when people reach their limit and stop buying their overpriced garbage and only then will prices will be guaranteed to go down when people stop buying their crap.

Well I have the same sentiment about greedy Grocers but the ones who are really at fault is us, the common consumer for essentially encouraging this practice by giving them loads of money on a product that isn't even worth half of what's being charged.

I'm still scratching my head as to what exactly is the breaking point for people before they say enough is enough.

 

[Revoltingest]

LOL I guess I am! Not in real life though. I just like that name.

How do you know you're not a Kathryn?
What traits do they have?

 

[Revoltingest]

If I sat down with as I would in my old case manager/social work position I would find the skills these "unskilled" workers have.

Becoming an employer is an eye opening experience.
You'll shed that pollyanna perspective.

 

[Spice]

As you well know, there are jobs that require no prior training or education such as stocking shelves, working a cash register, and bussing tables.

But I understand the objection. Maybe you'd like another term better. You might need to invent it yourself. Entry level probably isn't right, since there are entry level jobs for specialists like carpenters and teachers.

As a life-career retailer I must take exception to your references. Of course I required stockers to be able to read and match up SKUs, and cashiers to be able to make change without electronics assistance. And let's not forget being able to recognize expiration dates, for both products and coupons. Yes, I was a b!$@h boss! LOL

 

[Spice]

Prices have gone up but not like this. Obviously prices vary, but there are various issues here.

1) My area's cost of living is higher than average, although not near the top. I can get $10 pizzas at certain places. The local place I go every week, it's $14 for a medium and $16 for a large.

Mayonnaise is about $5 for a typical/large jar.
Watermelons vary, but I can get them at my nearest store for $4. I got a yellow one the other day for $7, and that's expensive (because they're rare).

2) Those price differences didn't happen over the last few years. A ham didn't go from $7 to $50, unless there was a specific temporary shortage. Watermelons didn't quadruple in price. Deli meats haven't gone up that much, generally more like an increase of 10-20% over the past 2-5 years.

And companies use pricing zones. The higher your local unit prices, the higher you local medium incomes.

 

[InChrist]

I'll ask you the same: what is it that you want the government to do? Set prices on all consumer goods and try to force producers, importers, wholesalers and retailers to obey? And when those producers, importers, wholesalers and retailers go out of business, do you think the government should take on all those tasks?

Do you believe in markets? Do you believe in free markets? Or do you think governments should dictate what products should be available, in what quantity and at what price?

I believe in free markets and don’t think the government should set prices. I do think the government should stop using taxpayer money for wasteful spending and instead provide services where there’s a real need.


“FACT: Despite the fact that we have 38 million Americans living at or below the poverty line, 13 million children living in households without adequate access to food, and 1.2 million veterans relying on food stamps, enormous sums of taxpayer money continue to be doled out on wasteful programs that do little to improve the plight of those in need.”

How Political Theater Helps the Deep State Stay in Power | By John & Nisha Whitehead

This endless series of diversions, distractions and political drama is the oldest con game in the books.

www.rutherford.org

 

[Spice]

People are not equal.
Some are unskilled.
Your being mis-judged doesn't change this.
If every you employ others, you'll discover this....alas, the hard way.

Some are unskilled and unteachable for certain tasks, but everyone has a niche if they want to find it and someone is willing to help them on their search.

 

[Spice]

I just left Kroger and my eyes popped at the price of eggs. 12 count for $3 and 18 count is $4.39 now! And that's just generic regular eggs!

And during the pandemic they hit $7/dozen. Looky there - prices are dropping.

 

[Spice]

Reminds me of that unrealistic reality show Undercover Boss.

That was hilarious -- especially when my company was the episode!

 

[Subduction Zone]

It's $5.37 for just one crate of a dozen eggs in the People's Republic of New York. I can tell you it's much higher in other places in the Great Glorious People's Republic here.

Average Cost of a Dozen Eggs by State in 2024 | SoFi

That article is extremely poorly written. Their price per state grossly disagrees with what they claim is the average nation wide:

"On average, Americans are paying $3 for a dozen Grade A large eggs, "


So are they paying an average of $5.37 in New York or did some person just go through a bunch of grocery stores and only write down the prices that he saw. Prices may average that, but that does not reflect what people are paying. If 90% that will give you an average amount spent far less than the "average price". Do you understand the difference?

Just because there is a choice of more expensive humanely grown eggs does not mean that everyone is buying them.

 

[Spice]

Does anyone besides me remember when ground beef hit 69 cents per pound? That was the time of the great beef boycott! No one could afford such prices!
Defecation occurs from time to time.

 

[Subduction Zone]

And during the pandemic they hit $7/dozen. Looky there - prices are dropping.

They are. Ironically the article where @Twilight Hue quoted the wrong price also pointed out that when it was written in 2023 that the price had dropped even that year.

In my state, and this is a "state's rights issue" the price of eggs went up a bit because all eggs in Washington, and at least nine other states now, have to be "Cage Free". In other words the abuse of chickens is being limited. Hey! Maybe we could get dry cleaning costs lowered if we allowed child labor again. Dang Big Brother government, trying to do the right thing!

 

[Kathryn]

It's everything, though, not just groceries. Like 20 percent on everything. I just paid $14 for cheapo store brand toilet paper. And I just checked on the price of airline tickets and the ones that WERE $400 to $700 are now $600 to $1100.

 

[The Hammer]

For egg price reference. It costs me about $150 a month or $35 a week to feed 5 chickens. In that week I get about 35 eggs. So I'm paying roughly a dollar an egg.

Factor in grocery store shipping, handling, storage, commercial pasteurization processes etc. and we actually pay a decent price for eggs even at $4.00 a dozen.

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

As a life-career retailer I must take exception to your references. Of course I required stockers to be able to read and match up SKUs, and cashiers to be able to make change without electronics assistance. And let's not forget being able to recognize expiration dates, for both products and coupons.

Yes, being able to read and make change are skills. So is being able to tell time and finding a way to get to work. Most employer require all of that of their employees.

But in a first-world nation, these are skill that virtually everybody else has, too. One needs to bring a specialty skill or knowledge to the job to expect to earn more than minimum wage, and whatever language we choose to use, the issue is about being competitive in the workforce.

This is a semantic problem for you: you object to the word unskilled. I understand. If you want to refer the situation I just described, you'll need to find a term you like better to describe the situation of having little or nothing to offer potential customers or employers and being forced to take low-paying work. Level 1 jobs were suggested. Call these Level 1 jobs if you don't find that term demeaning or offensive.

Unskilled is fine for most people. I've never heard an objection before, but you can't be alone. It's understood that such people actually have skills like those you require of retail employees. Don't take the word too literally. This word in this context means no specialized, marketable skills.

We had a poster recently who objected to the phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid." It offended him (a friend of a friend had died at Jonestown, and he found the expression insensitive), and he was asking for people to stop using it. I said to him what I will say to you - that's an unrealistic expectation.

 

[Spice]

Yes, being able to read and make change are skills. So is being able to tell time and finding a way to get to work. Most employer require all of that of their employees.

But in a first-world nation, these are skill that virtually everybody else has, too. One needs to bring a specialty skill or knowledge to the job to expect to earn more than minimum wage, and whatever language we choose to use, the issue is about being competitive in the workforce.

This is a semantic problem for you: you object to the word unskilled. I understand. If you want to refer the situation I just described, you'll need to find a term you like better to describe the situation of having little or nothing to offer potential customers or employers and being forced to take low-paying work. Level 1 jobs were suggested. Call these Level 1 jobs if you don't find that term demeaning or offensive.

Unskilled is fine for most people. I've never heard an objection before, but you can't be alone. It's understood that such people actually have skills like those you require of retail employees. Don't take the word too literally. This word in this context means no specialized, marketable skills.

We had a poster recently who objected to the phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid." It offended him (a friend of a friend had died at Jonestown, and he found the expression insensitive), and he was asking for people to stop using it. I said to him what I will say to you - that's an unrealistic expectation.

You chose to leave out my post's last line that was intended to give it a conclusion of satire on the thread's "unskilled" sub-topic.

Yes, I was a b!$@h boss! LOL