what has happened to the price of groceries? Have they lost their minds? Fuel is high, but price of every damn thing in the store is ridiculous! They're certainly not paying drivers any more to transport it. The folks at Exxon and Shell are getting richer not the baggers, checkers, farmers, butchers or people who have to pay for the stuff. Milk, bread, basic staples - whatever - seems to cost $3.50 or more. Coffee is over $6. A multi-pack of Gatorade is $8. Maybe we could ship groceries over from China and buy them cheaper here. Forget that we would probably either glow in the dark after eating it or get sick from the crap they put in their "food." Some states are thinking about eliminating taxes on groceries. What are they waiting for? I have to drive about 325 miles for my family to afford a typical grocery order. And that order still needs to be supplemented by additional visits later in the week and over the weekend for milk and dog food. I made about $50K last year. I made about the same back in 1990. My father made $50K back in 1975. I joke that I've worked damn hard to work my way down the ladder. I have to think twice about buying some items. It's cheaper just to have dinner at Wendy's then have a home cooked spaghetti and meatball dinner. This stinks.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Holy smokes!
what has happened to the price of groceries? Have they lost their minds? Fuel is high, but price of every damn thing in the store is ridiculous! They're certainly not paying drivers any more to transport it. The folks at Exxon and Shell are getting richer not the baggers, checkers, farmers, butchers or people who have to pay for the stuff. Milk, bread, basic staples - whatever - seems to cost $3.50 or more. Coffee is over $6. A multi-pack of Gatorade is $8. Maybe we could ship groceries over from China and buy them cheaper here. Forget that we would probably either glow in the dark after eating it or get sick from the crap they put in their "food." Some states are thinking about eliminating taxes on groceries. What are they waiting for? I have to drive about 325 miles for my family to afford a typical grocery order. And that order still needs to be supplemented by additional visits later in the week and over the weekend for milk and dog food. I made about $50K last year. I made about the same back in 1990. My father made $50K back in 1975. I joke that I've worked damn hard to work my way down the ladder. I have to think twice about buying some items. It's cheaper just to have dinner at Wendy's then have a home cooked spaghetti and meatball dinner. This stinks.
