Linda0818
Head Chef
Because I'm sure not. If anything, they continue to climb. For example, I do most of my shopping at Kroger (it's the most convenient store, plus they're always sending me coupons for the things I buy regularly and I use coupons more than ever now, both digital and paper) and the Private Selection bread that I normally buy has gone up. So before inflation, it was $1.88 a loaf. After/during inflation, it went up to $2.99 per loaf and stayed that way for a good while. The other day I went to grab more - $3.79 per loaf. I mean, really??? Come on, Kroger, help us out here. $2.99 for a loaf of bread was doable, especially considering even the el cheapo brands are pretty close to that price now. But nearly $4.00 for ONE loaf of bread?
Now, I do occasionally wander into Aldi for meat sales and to grab a few things. But Kroger has many things I need that Aldi doesn't carry. And I don't have a Walmart Supercenter near me. There's one on my work end of town that I'll occasionally stop at, but not for a full grocery trip. I do, however, like Meijer and will go there on occasion, but haven't been there for a couple of months.
Are there any grocery stores that are actually lowering prices like I keep hearing them announce on the news? "Grocery stores are lowering prices!" they say. Well, I haven't personally seen it yet. I think at this point these grocery stores are raising prices (or keeping them high) simply because they can. I mean, come on... $10 for a 12-pack of soda? $6 for a bag of potato chips? More often than not, I'll only pick up the cheapest versions of most grocery items. I rarely buy name-brand stuff anymore; I pick up whatever item has the cheapest price. But there are some things I'll very reluctantly pay the extra money for and my "lightly salted" Lay's potato chips is one of them.
Is anything coming down anywhere???
Now, I do occasionally wander into Aldi for meat sales and to grab a few things. But Kroger has many things I need that Aldi doesn't carry. And I don't have a Walmart Supercenter near me. There's one on my work end of town that I'll occasionally stop at, but not for a full grocery trip. I do, however, like Meijer and will go there on occasion, but haven't been there for a couple of months.
Are there any grocery stores that are actually lowering prices like I keep hearing them announce on the news? "Grocery stores are lowering prices!" they say. Well, I haven't personally seen it yet. I think at this point these grocery stores are raising prices (or keeping them high) simply because they can. I mean, come on... $10 for a 12-pack of soda? $6 for a bag of potato chips? More often than not, I'll only pick up the cheapest versions of most grocery items. I rarely buy name-brand stuff anymore; I pick up whatever item has the cheapest price. But there are some things I'll very reluctantly pay the extra money for and my "lightly salted" Lay's potato chips is one of them.
Is anything coming down anywhere???