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leftyladyfrommo

(20,029 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2019, 02:16 PM Jul 2019

They keep saying inflation is low. Have you been to [View all]

the grocery store lately?

2 bags of frozen fruit $20.00.

My bill today was over $70. ,I just got fruit and potatoes and sweet potatoes and butter and peanut butter.

I needed a new cord for my weed eater ' ,$10

Summer camisoles at Walmart were, $1.65 last year. They are ,$4 + , this summer.

Gas is down a little but not much .

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They keep saying inflation is low. Have you been to [View all] leftyladyfrommo Jul 2019 OP

Yes, and it's shocking. I just went shopping to pick up a few things smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #1

Thanks, Obama...... Wait! world wide wally Jul 2019 #2

I try to take advantage of the local farmers' markets. murielm99 Jul 2019 #3

You have to buy three bags of ice to get as much as two used to hold. Lots of brewens Jul 2019 #4

That's been going on for decades...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #6

Very selective usage of the term... Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #5

Prices have been going up since 2017 Winter. Blue_true Jul 2019 #14

If you are shopping for groceries at Walmart Sherman A1 Jul 2019 #7

Tariffs. TeamPooka Jul 2019 #8

It's ridiculous. Ohiogal Jul 2019 #9

They hit sales and loadup. Blue_true Jul 2019 #15

Yes, I thought the same thing recently Loge23 Jul 2019 #10

Trump and Wall Street want interest rates cut. Blue_true Jul 2019 #16

Let me guess customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #11

Nope. Just Price Chopper. nt leftyladyfrommo Jul 2019 #12

Sounds like they need to chop a little more! n/t customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #13

I see the same pattern at Publix. Prices are simply higher for basic stuff. nt Blue_true Jul 2019 #18

At my Lowe's market customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #21

No, just regular stuff. Blue_true Jul 2019 #17

My observation is that more is charged customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #20

You are correct, more is charged for no real difference. Blue_true Jul 2019 #22

Gas is up 65 cents here in SW Ohio. Thanks Obama. Oops, wrong President. madinmaryland Jul 2019 #19

Ummmmm - you need to shop elsewhere lame54 Jul 2019 #23

That is the cheap store. There is a Walmart grocery leftyladyfrommo Jul 2019 #24