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Thanks to buying almost everything from Amazon, I get a nice record of exactly how much I spent and can compare to the price being offered today, so I'm going t
by nonameiguess 4y ago
Thanks to buying almost everything from Amazon, I get a nice record of exactly how much I spent and can compare to the price being offered today, so I'm going to do that. I'm just going to go to 2020 and see what I can find:
- Topo Chico 24 pack of 12 oz glass bottles: then $20.99, now not available (damn shame because it's my wife's favorite drink, but these seemed to disappear in the pandemic and never came back)
- Chameleon cold brew coffee, 32 oz: then $9.99, now $8.36
- Fire 7 HD tablet for my niece: then $99, now $139 for the Fire 8
- Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein, 5 lbs: then $58.64, now $59.36
- A wireless keyboard: then $29.99, now $27.99
- Deep conditioning hair mask: then $25.00, now $25.55
- Organic Valley heavy whipping cream, 16 oz: then $4.79, now $5.69
- Set of 3 floating shelves: then $14.99, now $13.69
- Fage full-fat greek yogurt, 32 oz: then $5.49, now $5.99
- 1 pint organic blueberries: then $4.49, now $4.49
- 2 pack of 3.4 oz Sensodyne toothpaste: then $20.48, now $12.79
- Cabinet mounted USB fans, 12": then $39.99, now $39.99
This isn't cherry picked in any way, not pulling from memory or looking back after sticker shock. It's just everything I bought in December 2020.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoAll of the price changes in my retail purchases are meaningless when compared to price increases in land, healthcare, education, and taxes since I started working in mid 2000s for the location I lived / wanted to live in. Daycare has more than doubled, $20k+/year increase for 2 kids, land is hundreds of thousands more. How much price changes have affected you are very dependent on what resources you were/are aiming to buy and who you are competing against to secure it.