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> I haven't noticed any "spikes" in soft drink prices, From fountain soda to 2-liter there have been spikes. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FN1101

> I haven't noticed any "spikes" in soft drink prices, From fountain soda to 2-liter there have been spikes. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FN1101 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FN1101 Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pepsi-Cola-Soda-Pop-2-Liter-Bottle/13424325 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pepsi-Cola-Soda-Pop-2-Liter-Bottl... (1.98) The midwest happens to have a couple gas-station quickmarts that have deals like pay $7/month for a free (any size) soda or coffee per day that many people take advantage of, but in the supermarket the price changes are evident. The real spikes have been in restaraunt/fast food drinks. It's not uncommon to see over $2.75 for a relatively modest drink cup. This has been primarily a tactic for low-margin food businesses to avoid raising their consistently low prices, in comparison to their competition. Ironically, this has led some market losers (like Burger King) to leap ahead of competition (Carl's Jr/Hardees) as they had to raise prices to survive, leading to incidentally higher quality meals. ie Compare the mc-donalds cardboard quality Carl's Jr famous star to a Burger King burger today. But that's just my observation.

gruez 5y ago
> > I haven't noticed any "spikes" in soft drink prices, >From fountain soda to 2-liter there have been spikes. >https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FN1101 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FN1101 I'm not sure what your point is. I explicitly mentioned experiencing a 15% rise later in the same sentence. That's pretty much exactly in line with pre-pandemic prices in the chart you linked. Also, on a purely subjective basis, the chart you linked doesn't show any "spikes" to me. There's a modest rise in early 2022, but it's roughly in line with pre-pandemic price rises.
- Supermancho 5y ago
  Price spiking is meaningless without a timeframe and market. > I'm not sure what your point is. My point was very clear. There have been spikes. The spikes have been for various reasons, beyond pure inflation. You can agree to disagree because (maybe you weren't paying attention at the same time periods or to the same markets), but the pricing has changed nonetheless.

gruez 5y ago

> > I haven't noticed any "spikes" in soft drink prices, >From fountain soda to 2-liter there have been spikes. >https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FN1101 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FN1101 I'm not sure what your point is. I explicitly mentioned experiencing a 15% rise later in the same sentence. That's pretty much exactly in line with pre-pandemic prices in the chart you linked. Also, on a purely subjective basis, the chart you linked doesn't show any "spikes" to me. There's a modest rise in early 2022, but it's roughly in line with pre-pandemic price rises.

Supermancho 5y ago
Price spiking is meaningless without a timeframe and market. > I'm not sure what your point is. My point was very clear. There have been spikes. The spikes have been for various reasons, beyond pure inflation. You can agree to disagree because (maybe you weren't paying attention at the same time periods or to the same markets), but the pricing has changed nonetheless.