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Have you been to a restaurant lately? 50% increase is not an exaggeration. Food? So many items are insane. Costco popcorn. I buy that all the time for my kids.

Have you been to a restaurant lately? 50% increase is not an exaggeration. Food? So many items are insane. Costco popcorn. I buy that all the time for my kids. Pre-pandemic it was about $9 (maybe 10). Now it's $16/17. Bag of chips? $5-6 for less My healthcare premiums went up 20% last year- I don't even want to look what it's going to cost next year. >CPI does include food, fuel, and housing costs You can say that all you want, but however they are doing it just doesn't translate to reality for most people.

bequanna 3y ago
Costco almost isn't a fair way to compare prices because they have intentionally been losing margin and raising prices as slowly as possible to retain customers.
- therealdrag0 3y ago
  Costco doesn’t believe in lossleaders AND they have a policy of limiting their profit margins to a fixed percentage. So it seems like the would be perfect for comparisons.
- eatsyourtacos 3y ago
  eyeroll I give you a direct example of a 50% price increase and you just blah blah with some irrelevant bs Ok, then let's look at my local Safeway. Shit is OUTRAGEOUS. If you don't think groceries haven't gone up 30/40/50% then apparently you don't look at any prices while you shop.
  - roflyear 3y ago
    Restaurants are outrageous but you don't need to eat out. Look here: https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/LEipqw https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/LEipqw And here: https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/KZiQw3p https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/KZiQw3p Things are not 50%. Some items, some brands, yes. But you can always cherry-pick anything, always. Chicken is actually CHEAPER today. Crazy (but that was covid supply chain issues I guess, so now I'm cherry-picking)
- lotsofpulp 3y ago
  Costco’s profit margins have been going up (although by very small amounts) for many years. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/COST/costco/profit-margins https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/COST/costco/profit...
roflyear 3y ago
I get it: one item goes up by 50%, it seems like everything does, but it isn't true. Buy other popcorn. Or buy a different snack. That is how things work.

bequanna 3y ago

Costco almost isn't a fair way to compare prices because they have intentionally been losing margin and raising prices as slowly as possible to retain customers.

therealdrag0 3y ago
Costco doesn’t believe in lossleaders AND they have a policy of limiting their profit margins to a fixed percentage. So it seems like the would be perfect for comparisons.
eatsyourtacos 3y ago
eyeroll I give you a direct example of a 50% price increase and you just blah blah with some irrelevant bs Ok, then let's look at my local Safeway. Shit is OUTRAGEOUS. If you don't think groceries haven't gone up 30/40/50% then apparently you don't look at any prices while you shop.
- roflyear 3y ago
  Restaurants are outrageous but you don't need to eat out. Look here: https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/LEipqw https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/LEipqw And here: https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/KZiQw3p https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/KZiQw3p Things are not 50%. Some items, some brands, yes. But you can always cherry-pick anything, always. Chicken is actually CHEAPER today. Crazy (but that was covid supply chain issues I guess, so now I'm cherry-picking)
lotsofpulp 3y ago
Costco’s profit margins have been going up (although by very small amounts) for many years. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/COST/costco/profit-margins https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/COST/costco/profit...

roflyear 3y ago

I get it: one item goes up by 50%, it seems like everything does, but it isn't true. Buy other popcorn. Or buy a different snack. That is how things work.