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ProfessorGAC

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30. Certainly Could Be Happening

Reply to global1 (Reply #29)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 01:56 PM

2 hrs ago

Oddly enough, the one item I moaned about a couple months ago suddenly was "on sale" for only a dollar more than It used to be 4 months ago.
Old Trapper beef jerky went from $12.99 to $20.69 overnight. (8 ounce bag)
Then suddenly it's $14.29?
Sounds like a gouge that went sideways. Wasn't just our store. It was Old Trapper.
When that big price hit happened, I looked at their website. Direct from the manufacturer was $218 IF I bought a box of 12 Amazon went up 50%. Walmart;Target; Meijer....
They gouged; volume went down; they corrected.
So I have reason to believe your suspicions have some merit.

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If Trump gets grocery corporations to lower their pricing algorithms [View all] applegrove 22 hrs ago OP

"Pricing", eh? I hope he gets egg on his face, again. marble falls 22 hrs ago #1

People will realize dweller 22 hrs ago #2

If Trump gets grocery corporations to lower their pricing, He is still a pedo !! stonecutter357 21 hrs ago #3

Canadian laws do not govern pricing in the US. n/t Ms. Toad 21 hrs ago #4

I mentioned that as an example, not to imply we were under the same laws. applegrove 21 hrs ago #7

your point was obvious (to me anyway) ret5hd 21 hrs ago #8

Corporations can be held accountable - generally Ms. Toad 5 hrs ago #23

Obviously not. Who here said it does?? Disaffected 15 hrs ago #21

From the OP Ms. Toad 5 hrs ago #24

Applegrove has already explained Disaffected 5 hrs ago #25

But, "Affordability is a hoax." Bayard 21 hrs ago #5

A lot of grocery items are low profit margin Turbineguy 21 hrs ago #6

Back During The Grocery Shortage Days During The Pandemic - I Talked With Some Stockboys That Were Working The Shelves.. global1 21 hrs ago #9

Thankfully, Not Here ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #26

A Lot Of What You Pointed Out In Your Post Happened - But The Retailers Had Great Cover And Excuses To..... global1 3 hrs ago #29

Certainly Could Be Happening ProfessorGAC 2 hrs ago #30

How do you lower the price of coffee and other import items? Keepthesoulalive 20 hrs ago #10

I would never sue someone NOT to lower prices. Please get lower grocery prices by any means. Melon 20 hrs ago #11

But when they do that for Trump and the jig is up, applegrove 20 hrs ago #12

He'll no I don't want a rebate. I right contracts for a living. I write rebates for suckers. Melon 20 hrs ago #13

I love the 'special pricing' fraud Conjuay 19 hrs ago #14

That's right. Melon 18 hrs ago #15

Grocery store net profits are only around 2% MichMan 18 hrs ago #16

Walmarts margins Net in 2019 pre Covid 1.30% versus 2025 Net margin 2.85%. 119% improvements in margins Melon 18 hrs ago #17

Would you be satisfied if your retirement savings made a 2.85% annual return? MichMan 16 hrs ago #19

There model was high volume...low margin forever. Melon 16 hrs ago #20

I find it interesting that grocery stores are accused of gouging when they make 2% profit margins MichMan 7 hrs ago #22

It's not just stores. It's the manufacturers of processed foods. Melon 2 hrs ago #31

THIS NotHardly 4 hrs ago #28

As I've said before... gulliver 17 hrs ago #18

Need proof of price fixing/gouging? markodochartaigh 5 hrs ago #27