Rising Prices

[bbncal02]

So, I’m opening a thread to vent about rising prices. Because this crap is insane.

A small drink, a candy bar, and a bag of chips cost me nearly 9.5 bucks. Absolutely insane.

Gas is over 4.10 in my hometown. I’ve been driving 23 years and can never remember a time I’ve hated getting in my car so much. I can just see my bank account drain every time I drive to work.

What are some other examples you all have run into that have just blown your mind lately?

 

[HymanKaplan_rivals48997]

I get sticker shock everytime I go to the grocery store and the total comes up. Inflation is the highest it's been in my entire adult life. (and I am OLD)

If one more influencer or politician tells me it's Putin's fault, or it's an overdue adjustment I might lose it.

This administration/HOR/Senate is the worst conglomeration I've ever seen. Even by DC standards it's peerless in it's ineptitude.

And it's not just the present state of affairs, although that is singularly bad, it's the breath-taking speed with which they've f***ed it up. If they had done NOTHING; just switched it on auto-pilot and went to lay down for a 2 year nap, we'd be better off than where we currently stand.

 

[Glenn's Take]

I blame love.

 

[AustinTXCat]

^ Expensive take, Glenn.

 

[jwheat]

It’s almost like giving people money for doing nothing hurt us in the long run

 

[Hank Camacho_rivals115797]

A small drink, a candy bar, and a bag of chips cost me nearly 9.5 bucks. Absolutely insane.

Just imagine how much your diabetes treatment will cost the taxpayers!

 

[bbncal02]

Just imagine how much your diabetes treatment will cost the taxpayers!

To be fair it was unsweet tea.

 

[MGGA]

A small drink, a candy bar, and a bag of chips cost me nearly 9.5 bucks.

This is a made up number. We need to see that receipt.

Hate to get political

Ummmmmmmmmmm, false.

 

[gobigbluebell]

Multiple times per week the evening news has segments on “how to beat inflation”. Tip: get a second job! Don’t eat out as much!

Not once have I seen a segment on the news about why inflation is out of control, or what the GOVERNMENT can do to beat inflation.

 

[sefleming]

The price of lumber, price of houses has skyrocked. One lumber board we got last year was under $2.00 a board now $3.75. Last time I checked plywood was sky high.

 

[Ron Mehico]

The area I’ve personally noticed it the most is groceries. It’s a dramatic difference. Obviously gas as well but groceries is where I first noticed it.

I’m also currently building a house but it’s the first one I’ve ever built so I don’t know any better. Thankfully I got that one for an amazing rate before the interest hikes.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

I was browsing Autotrader the other day and saw a SUV that the car lot was asking $10,000 over MSRP. The MSRP was $49,219 and the sales price was $59,219. It was pretty common for them to be anywhere from 3-8K over MSRP.

 

[ukalum1988]

The area I’ve personally noticed it the most is groceries. It’s a dramatic difference. Obviously gas as well but groceries is where I first noticed it.

I’m also currently building a house but it’s the first one I’ve ever built so I don’t know any better. Thankfully I got that one for an amazing rate before the interest hikes.

Grocery prices for sure. I buy distilled water for my CPAP machine from my local Walmart. When I first started getting the water, it was $0.80 a gallon for a long time. It’s now $1.08. A small bagged salad that used to be $0.98 is now $1.38. Apples that were $1.27 per lb are now $1.47

Vehicle prices, both new and used, are ridiculously high. My 94 Ranger was getting in bad shape, and between a significant IRS refund and an annual bonus from work, I had a nice chuck of change to get a new truck. I shocked to see a 2018 Ranger at a sales prices of $34,000. Through a combination of persistence and luck I was able to purchase a 2022 Ford Maverick for about the same price. Now is a really bad time to buying a new car / truck. I recommend you don’t unless you really need to.

My sympathies, sir for the cost of building your house; I hope it goes well for you.

 

[qwesley]

I get sticker shock everytime I go to the grocery store and the total comes up. Inflation is the highest it's been in my entire adult life. (and I am OLD)

If one more influencer or politician tells me it's Putin's fault, or it's an overdue adjustment I might lose it.

This administration/HOR/Senate is the worst conglomeration I've ever seen. Even by DC standards it's peerless in it's ineptitude.

And it's not just the present state of affairs, although that is singularly bad, it's the breath-taking speed with which they've f***ed it up. If they had done NOTHING; just switched it on auto-pilot and went to lay down for a 2 year nap, we'd be better off than where we currently stand.

Unreal to think that if Manchin had not stood firm they would have printed another $2-3T. If they put the bill back up for vote today it would still get nearly 50 votes because they just don't care.

 

[ukalum1988]

I was browsing Autotrader the other day and saw a SUV that the car lot was asking $10,000 over MSRP. The MSRP was $49,219 and the sales price was $59,219. It was pretty common for them to be anywhere from 3-8K over MSRP.

I paid $4000 over MSRP for my Maverick. The dealer actually had $10k over MSRP on a separate sticker; I was fortunate to be able to negotiate it down.

 

[rick64]

Went through a fast food drive through last week. A chicken nuggets combo meal was nearly $9.00!!!! WTH!!!! Absolutely insane!!!

 

[Ron Mehico]

I do have to say that I wonder, do prices eventually level out or do they actually go back down? I read there was a lot of inflation in the 70s, so when that happened did they eventually just flatten for a bit? I have to admit the prices of somethings in 2020 seemed a little off. Like I didn’t really think it made any sense for a hamburger to be 1.00, seemed way too cheap. The amount of clothing for less than 5 dollars didn’t seem possible without slave labor or something. So I actually get somethings increasing in price and just staying there.

 

[ukalumni00]

Lumber skyrocketed shortly after Covid. So, nothing new there. Lots of ups and downs with it, but by and large, has been expensive even before inflation really took off. People are feeling inflation the most at the grocery store and energy costs.

 

[Laparkafan]

Eggs used to be a buck a dozen now it’s nearly 3 bucks a dozen

Gas/diesel even e-85 is way up

Beef/bacon seems like it’s doubled in the last couple years

 

[Anon1640710541]

I really wish we would start hearing the term “price gouging” more than “inflation.” There’s no doubt the government sucks and inflation is high, but when you see prices double/triple/quadruple, that’s price gouging. Not inflation.

If someone can raise the price that much and not see a drop in demand, they will. I paid attention that day in Economics 101.

 

[GuyFromKY]

Eggs used to be a buck a dozen now it’s nearly 3 bucks a dozen

Gas/diesel even e-85 is way up

Beef/bacon seems like it’s doubled in the last couple years

We just bought 10 hens for $70. It will certainly pan out in the long run to be cheaper, plus fresh eggs taste so much better.

We don't even buy bacon anymore. Which is sad, because I love it, but for up to $8 a pound it's ridiculous.

Cooking out hamburgers and hotdogs used to be a cheap meal that was easy to cook. Now, hamburger is upwards of $8-9 per pound. Our local Save-A-Lot used to have gallons of milk for $0.54 a gallon. It's now $3 a gallon.

A chicken nugget combo at McDonald's used to be $5-6 and is now over $9!!!

20-ounce soft drinks were $1.19-$1.49 and are now over $2.

Don't get me started on diapers and baby wipes.

 

[Hank Camacho_rivals115797]

I really wish we would start hearing the term “price gouging” more than “inflation.” There’s no doubt the government sucks and inflation is high, but when you see prices double/triple/quadruple, that’s price gouging. Not inflation.

If someone can raise the price that much and not see a drop in demand, they will. I paid attention that day in Economics 101.

"Putin's Price Gouging"? You really think Biden can reliably spit that phrase out? The chances are expodentially low.

 

[Anon1640710541]

Doesn’t have much at all to do with Putin, either.

 

[Hank Camacho_rivals115797]

Doesn’t have much at all to do with Putin, either.

Your view is problematic, imo.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Since COVID, I've really taken this time to cut back on spending and just stockpile as best I can. Too much uncertainty over the last few years. So if I dont need it, I'm not buying it.

I swear my generation is going to be just like my grandparents who came out of the depression, cheap and frugal as ****. About to be 3 recessions and a pandemic before I'm 36.. I really don't know what it's like to live in some golden era (maybe the early 2010's, but I'd argue that was just climbing out of the hole from 2007).. at least not in my adult life. It's been absolute **** since graduating college.

So no, I don't buy ****. I splurge a bit on groceries to make quality meals because I enjoy cooking and eating well.. I like my bourbon, craft beers, and happy hours.. and I spend a little extra on fitness/gym memberships.. that's about it.

 

[Anon1640710541]

We just went on a 12 year run of $2 gas, 3-4% mortgage rates, dirt cheap food, and a surging stock market. This impending recession is going to suck, but it’s been a long time coming. We’re all lucky as hell it’s been held off this long.

 

[Atrain7732]

I sell paint in SW FL and our pricing for paint (Ben Moore & PPG) has went up over 30% in the last 6 months. Over 40% in the past year.

It’s crazy busy here right now so my customers haven’t really flinched when we pass these cost along to them bc they are just doing the same to their customers. But, I do really worry when the demand ticks back in the next couple years what will happen. Manufacturers typically don’t reverse price increases. When things die down and we are sitting here with record inflation it could get very ugly.

 

[ukalum1988]

Went through a fast food drive through last week. A chicken nuggets combo meal was nearly $9.00!!!! WTH!!!! Absolutely insane!!!

Going back in time for a bit, but on one these threads on The Paddock, there was an ongoing discussion of converting chicken nuggets to dollars…. lol

 

[Ron Mehico]

local Save-A-Lot used to have gallons of milk for $0.54 a gallon. It's now $3 a gallon.

See this right here is what I was talking about earlier. Do you want a gallon of milk that costs .54 cents?? Like WTF? So the company was producing it for what? Like .15 cents? It seemed to me before this “inflation” hike that some stuff was alarmingly cheap like it didn’t make sense. I mean how the hell were they making that milk to turn a profit at 54 cents?? It seems to me some stuff is ridiculously priced now (like PTI said being price gouged) but some stuff actually seems like a normal price now.

 

[John Henry]

So, I’m opening a thread to vent about rising prices. Because this crap is insane.

A small drink, a candy bar, and a bag of chips cost me nearly 9.5 bucks. Absolutely insane.

Gas is over 4.10 in my hometown. I’ve been driving 23 years and can never remember a time I’ve hated getting in my car so much. I can just see my bank account drain every time I drive to work.

What are some other examples you all have run into that have just blown your mind lately?

Prices are insane and I have changed my eating out habits, no doubt about that. A seafood platter at my favorite seafood restaurant went from $19.99 to $42.99. It jumped that high in one month. And the restaurant is on the Gulf of Mexico.

But another serious issue is the "supply chain". Nearly 8 weeks ago a squirrel chewed up a fuel line in my wife's car. It was not driveable so we had it towed to the dealer. And there it sit for weeks as the part was not available. Yesterday I received a call from the dealer and the part has arrived from Germany. Almost two months.

My local Publix store has not had chicken livers or gizzards for months now. They say they can't get them. I mean a simple chicken liver. This has never happened in my 78 years on earth. Even when I was born, during WWII, you could buy chicken livers.

But for some reason the most important issue in America today is LBQHTFUJB and abortion. How about responding to real issues America and MSM.

 

[gobigbluebell]

Going back in time for a bit, but on one these threads on The Paddock, there was an ongoing discussion of converting chicken nuggets to dollars…. lol

You could get like 100 BK nuggets for $10 at one time. That’s a fact.

A fact that will make Ron Mexico very mad because “chicken nuggets should never be that cheap!”. But they were. The world rejoiced and was thankful for the opportunity to buy 100 nuggets for $10.

We don’t have that luxury anymore. One day, grandchildren all across the land will be sick and tired of hearing grandpa tell them about the time he bought 100 chicken nuggets for $10.

 

[berniecarbo]

It will get worse. I'm a very small manufacturer of lamp shades. My raw products have doubled in the past year. It goes up every time I buy. I've already been told to expect a substantial increase next time I buy. I suspect it's that way with all goods. BTW orders used to ship in a few days. Now it's a few months.

 

[Anon1640710541]

I’ve flown direct from New Orleans to Denver more times than I can count, and the average price was probably around $100 (Southwest, Frontier, Spirit). Two weeks ago the cheapest flight was about $500.

I have no clue how Frontier can stay in business when I book round trip for $60, but $500 is straight up price gouging. Making up for what they lost in the past two years. Prices have now dropped to around $300, which seems rather normal/fair.

 

[Ron Mehico]

You could get like 100 BK nuggets for $10 at one time. That’s a fact.

A fact that will make Ron Mexico very mad because “chicken nuggets should never be that cheap!”. But they were. The world rejoiced and was thankful for the opportunity to buy 100 nuggets for $10.

We don’t have that luxury anymore. One day, grandchildren all across the land will be sick and tired of hearing grandpa tell them about the time he bought 100 chicken nuggets for $10.

My organic, antibiotic-free, free range chicken nuggets are 18 dollars each, but they used to be 12 dollars so I’m feeling the hurt too man.

I want to go back to the days of 2020 where you could get a delicious quarter pounder with cheese for 8 cents.

 

[BlueBallz_rivals30790]

Honestly what gets my goat is the little kid that came around selling the Worlds Finest Chocolate bars. Those things are about a third of the size of when I was selling them, at the SAME price. I slammed the door and told him to get the eff off my lawn.

 

[Anon1640710541]

The fact that restaurants have an entire $1 menu says a lot. You can drive thru most fast food food joints and eat a meal with the loose change you find under your seat.

 

[John Henry]

You could get like 100 BK nuggets for $10 at one time. That’s a fact.

A fact that will make Ron Mexico very mad because “chicken nuggets should never be that cheap!”. But they were. The world rejoiced and was thankful for the opportunity to buy 100 nuggets for $10.

We don’t have that luxury anymore. One day, grandchildren all across the land will be sick and tired of hearing grandpa tell them about the time he bought 100 chicken nuggets for $10.

Chicken nuggets are made from the scraps off the floor. They sweep them up and press them into these little nuggets we feed our children and fat people.

They should pay people to eat chicken nuggets. Especially the ones swept off of a sawdust floor in Clinton, North Carolina. Half saw dust and half chicken gut but they sure taste good fried in fat and a half a box of salt.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

God, what do you think the average weight is of Paddock posters? Has to be 2 and a quarter.

 

[gobigbluebell]

You could eat 100 chicken nuggets a day for 100 days straight and it would…

- Only cost you 1,000
- make you buff af from all that protein
- feed an entire family if you want
- all those preservatives and stuff would make you damn near invincible

NOT ANYMORE

 

[Spica Orbit]

Too many dollars chasing too few goods, it's really that simple. Then throw in countries committing suicide on energy supplies & you get a total cluster f***.