What Items Have You Noticed Dramatic Price Increases For?

Jules said:
Hellman’s Mayo. $5.99 is the sale price now. Still too high. Costco has a better price so I force myself to find room in the fridge.

Broccoli $3.97 a pound. Cauliflower is usually $6 each and they‘re small and withered looking.
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I am glad you mentioned the sad state of vegetables! Must be supply problems as well as inflation. Withered looking describes pretty well every veggie sitting on our grocery shelves at the moment!
 

@OneEyedDiva, I use a lot of store brand products. I started years ago trying one product at a time. I found many that are as good as name brand. It saves a lot of money over the long haul. Plus the fact that I take advantage of loss leader sales I still get some brand name items much cheaper. I also stock at holiday sales.

With summer coming they will start great sales for cookouts. At winter sales I stock up on canned soups, broths, cereals and baking goods for many months to carry me thru to the next sale. I have a pantry but also have a couple of dressers I can store shelf stable items/canned goods. I usually spend 25 to 50 a week keeping the freezer and pantry full.
 
Everything is up, but grocery prices have stayed up while other things like gas have moderated a bit. Paper products, frozen foods, and coffee pods come to mind. Egg prices jumped dramatically in my state due to the avian flu, over $6 a dozen for a long time…
 

Don M. said:
Virtually everything at our grocery stores have gone up between 20 to 50 percent in the past couple of years. For just the two of us, its still affordable, but someone with young kids are probably taking a serious financial hit. The "official" inflation rate of around 8% obviously is "missing the boat" where food prices are concerned.
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Completely agree with all of what you wrote.

Staple foods like old fashioned oatmeal (rolled oats) have nearly doubled in price over the past couple of years. It's equally true of name and store brands. Canned goods have likewise gone way up.

As others have said, I at least try store brands and mostly have no problem switching to them.

Fresh produce in CA is relatively inexpensive. A blessing, for sure. We eat a lot of in-season fruits and vegetables that I buy from a local grocer that specializes in produce. I'm pretty good about finding using it up or freezing it before it spoils.
 
A price went DOWN today. I was stunned but some herb crackers I bought went down in price by 60 cents a box. Of course veggie snack chips went up fifty cents a bag and gas went up dime a gallon so it all evens out.
 

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Inflation is at the highest point in 40 years Produce, dairy products and meats have gone up the most. Cold medications are harder to find and fuel prices have increased.

While this isn’t an item, the cost of housing has gone up substantially. Many people can’t afford their apartments any more and have become homeless.

Covid caused a big increase in manufacturing Products due to social distancing rules so everything slowed down. Some businesses needed to increase the price of their products and services but many jumped on the bandwagon to take advantage of a dire situation which is sad.
My heart goes out to those who are most affected.

Everything is going up.
 
Lilac said:
My SIL has a pod coffee machine & she found a refillable pod for it & adds her own coffee. It's helped her save some money. Not sure if your machines would have the same thing available.
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I started doing that immediately after getting my first Keurig. Saves a fortune and eliminates so much landfill waste.
 
The hot topic issue around here right now is an increase in our electric rates. Current rate is a bit under six cents a kilowatt hour but is going up to twelve cents in June. There are some options but it's a daunting task to find a new supplier considering all the variables and many people are overwhelmed and stressed. There's several post and more than two hundred comments on the local Nextdoor site, doubling the rate is going to put a hurt on people.
 
C50 said:
The hot topic issue around here right now is an increase in our electric rates. Current rate is a bit under six cents a kilowatt hour but is going up to twelve cents in June. There are some options but it's a daunting task to find a new supplier considering all the variables and many people are overwhelmed and stressed. There's several post and more than two hundred comments on the local Nextdoor site, doubling the rate is going to put a hurt on people.
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Does your area have a gas/electric aggregation that you can join? Many municipalities are having residents vote to see if they want to get group rates. So far they have all passed. We just joined the one in our area for electric. We will be staying around six cents. If we hadn't it would have gone up to 10 to 12 depending on who we would have went with.

I agree that going to your states website that list everyone who is a provider can be hard to read. Some want to lock you in for a low rate for 6 months to a year & then raise it with a 2 or 3 year contract that if you leave there is a fee to do so. They don't make it easy.
 
Lilac said:
Does your area have a gas/electric aggregation that you can join? Many municipalities are having residents vote to see if they want to get group rates. So far they have all passed. We just joined the one in our area for electric. We will be staying around six cents. If we hadn't it would have gone up to 10 to 12 depending on who we would have went with.

I agree that going to your states website that list everyone who is a provider can be hard to read. Some want to lock you in for a low rate for 6 months to a year & then raise it with a 2 or 3 year contract that if you leave there is a fee to do so. They don't make it easy.
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The community aggregation program is another hiccup. My sister and I live in the same township, she received a letter informing her as part of the community aggregation program her supplier will be switched automatically. She said she never singed up for the program, didn't even know about it until she received the letter.

I never received a letter, I received an email from our energy supplier advising of the rate increase and my right to change suppliers. Looking online there are 99 plans to chose from. Comparing my billing statement to my sister's they are identical (except the amount), neither states anything about an aggregation program.

It's a hassle but I'll be able to navigate thru the info and figure things out. Reading online comments many people are struggling to make a choice, or like my sister panicking thinking their bill will double.
 
C50 said:
The community aggregation program is another hiccup. My sister and I live in the same township, she received a letter informing her as part of the community aggregation program her supplier will be switched automatically. She said she never singed up for the program, didn't even know about it until she received the letter.

I never received a letter, I received an email from our energy supplier advising of the rate increase and my right to change suppliers. Looking online there are 99 plans to chose from. Comparing my billing statement to my sister's they are identical (except the amount), neither states anything about an aggregation program.

It's a hassle but I'll be able to navigate thru the info and figure things out. Reading online comments many people are struggling to make a choice, or like my sister panicking thinking their bill will double.
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We had to make the decision to opt in or out, nothing was automatic. I didn't received the letter like my neighbor which arrived a month before the due date. If it wasn't for the local paper, I would have missed it. The aggregation price was 5 centers cheaper than we were paying, no early cancellation fee & was guaranteed for 2 1/2 years so we decided to give it a try.

They don't make it easy.
 
CinnamonSugar said:
I 'bout fainted when I went to pick up a small (16 fl. oz) bottle of canola oil... they wanted 5.00+ for it!
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I buy 48 oz bottles of it at Aldi for under $4.00 and just checked Walmart.com. Their price is $3.93/48 oz.

I hate going into Walmarts, but take advantage of free delivery. As long as the order combines to $35+, they'll deliver for free. I also often do free pickup at the WM that's about 4 miles from me. Very quick and efficient.
 

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