Groceries 2024

[Buster Highmen]

To address increased food and grocery prices, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has promised to enact a federal ban on price gouging. In an Aug. 16 press release, the campaign vowed to “go after bad actors to bring down Americans’ grocery costs and keep inflation in check.”...

[skaredshtles]

To address increased food and grocery prices, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has promised to enact a federal ban on price gouging. In an Aug. 16 press release, the campaign vowed to “go after bad actors to bring down Americans’ grocery costs and keep inflation in check.”...

Nah - vote the other side in. They'll remove all the pesky regulations and the free market will solve this issue!

Oh, wait.

[dunfree]

One grocery store I shop at frequently has resorted to checking everyone's receipt before they leave the store a la Costco. The amount of product that just walks out in Seattle has got to be staggering. I'd bet shoplifting has a small but not negligible affect on the price of groceries.

breakage is a couple %. Big effect on margins, not so big on prices, but not uniform probably because shoplifting isn’t.

Does the store have self checkouts? Persistent problem has been people re sku-ing goods and ringing up, say, filet mignon as round steak or what have you.

long, long, ago for a week or two the Fred Meyer self checks had a software error that meant anything you scanned after alcohol, but before a dob was entered by the self check clerk, wasn’t counted in your order total but was counted as a correct weight. So you could walk out the door with a bunch of stuff.

[XXX-er]

I can't imagine anything more stupid sounding than defending big corporate bullies that are stealing from the working class people of our country.
You sound like a....what is it that many say on these forums? Ah yes, a bootlicker.
]

well since you seem to be asking the difference as i see it is by walking into their establishment they are allowed to charge you the prices advertised on the shelves

you on the other hand could get busted shoplifting, run out to the p-lot, get in your unregistered unlicensed uninsured junker K-car, assuming it starts to lead the cops on a merry chase crashing into a convienence store where you take everyone hostage with an unregistered handgun and thro the bodies out 1 every hr

seen it last month on netflix

[XXX-er]

breakage is a couple %. Big effect on margins, not so big on prices, but not uniform probably because shoplifting isn’t.

Does the store have self checkouts? Persistent problem has been people re sku-ing goods and ringing up, say, filet mignon as round steak or what have you.

long, long, ago for a week or two the Fred Meyer self checks had a software error that meant anything you scanned after alcohol, but before a dob was entered by the self check clerk, wasn’t counted in your order total but was counted as a correct weight. So you could walk out the door with a bunch of stuff.

The lowly pricing clerk is usually smarter but doesnt make anymore coin they can really fuck things up on-mass

[raisingarizona13]

well since you seem to be asking the difference as i see it is by walking into their establishment they are allowed to charge you the prices advertised on the shelves

you on the other hand could get busted shoplifting, run out to the p-lot, get in your unregistered unlicensed uninsured junker K-car, assuming it starts to lead the cops on a merry chase crashing into a convienence store where you take everyone hostage with an unregistered handgun and thro the bodies out 1 every hr

seen it last month on netflix

Well shit that's extreme

[Djongo Unchained]

Is there a difference between the consumer who struggles to get ahead and occasionally gets something for free when they could have paid for it, and the consumer who has plenty of cash to spare?

I can sympathize more with someone who's trying to stay alive than someone who's just sticking it to the man, cuz' the opportunity arose.


And I'm nobody's Rose. Believe me I've stolen some shit in my life. Never felonious but same as lotsa acute kids. (We called it sport theft in college. I'm ashamed of that mindset but it was part of my learnin'.)
But not for a long time now. I began to feel like my disdain for others' profiteering, was hijacking my own karma.

I felt I was getting what was coming to me for shafting someone else. Even if they had it comin, imo.

I figure I've got enough bullshit in my life that I don't need to potentially exacerbate it by challenging my otherwise good karma.
That's my rule for other people...They got enough BS going on without me adding to it.


And yeah, we do call people Pussy around here. In my experience, it's for peeps who say shit to you that they would seriously debate saying in real life.
I didn't read all into that, but itsa thing. Moron is an all inclusive term, Pussy - very specific.

Besides, TGR has it's own in-house Pussy.

[halliday]

To address increased food and grocery prices, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has promised to enact a federal ban on price gouging. In an Aug. 16 press release, the campaign vowed to “go after bad actors to bring down Americans’ grocery costs and keep inflation in check.”...

How the fuck is she ever going to achieve this? Kamala (and the people who put this in her ear) don't understand markets and supply chains. Once the grocery lobby starts handing out checks this will become a non issue in Washington. Just like prescription prices and health care. Lots of noise and no signal coming out of Washington.

[J. Barron DeJong]

How the fuck is she ever going to achieve this? Kamala (and the people who put this in her ear) don't understand markets and supply chains. Once the grocery lobby starts handing out checks this will become a non issue in Washington. Just like prescription prices and health care. Lots of noise and no signal coming out of Washington.

My take is that voters are upset about grocery prices even though grocery prices have been flat for a while now, so there’s not much that needs to be done.

But she needs to throw the voters a bone, and this is the bone.

It would only apply to gouging in times of emergency, and as stated in the article, the majority of states already have some form of law like this on the books.

[XXX-er]

She just has to say stuff that will get her elected

[Buster Highmen]

How the fuck is she ever going to achieve this? Kamala (and the people who put this in her ear) don't understand markets and supply chains. Once the grocery lobby starts handing out checks this will become a non issue in Washington. Just like prescription prices and health care. Lots of noise and no signal coming out of Washington.

Prescription prices for insulin for example? Ozempic has had the warning shot too. Medicare negotiations for Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica, Stelara, and NovoLog/Fiasp.

It has already started happening for prescription drugs for a while now.

[XXX-er]

Canada now has a dentaL and drug plan because it was the only way the PM could stay in power

[PNWbrit]

Prescription prices for insulin for example? Ozempic has had the warning shot too. Medicare negotiations for Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica, Stelara, and NovoLog/Fiasp.

It has already started happening for prescription drugs for a while now.

Yep.

And the Biden/Harris administration FTC has been increasingly active in antitrust enforcement.

[BCMtnHound]

Canada now has a dentaL and drug plan because it was the only way the PM could stay in power

Only for you old farts (basic dental has always been there for those on welfare). Working class is still paying through the nose (or root canal I suppose).

Poor Justin just can’t buy a vote. Not with a pipeline, not with healthcare. Shame the alternative is no better. Come on US, show us how it’s done better!

[Djongo Unchained]

I support anti-gouging sentiments. Not a laissez-faire capitalist.

[raisingarizona13]

She just has to say stuff that will get her elected

Well, that's politickin, ain't it?

[raisingarizona13]

Is there a difference between the consumer who struggles to get ahead and occasionally gets something for free when they could have paid for it, and the consumer who has plenty of cash to spare?

I can sympathize more with someone who's trying to stay alive than someone who's just sticking it to the man, cuz' the opportunity arose.


And I'm nobody's Rose. Believe me I've stolen some shit in my life. Never felonious but same as lotsa acute kids. (We called it sport theft in college. I'm ashamed of that mindset but it was part of my learnin'.)
But not for a long time now. I began to feel like my disdain for others' profiteering, was hijacking my own karma.

I felt I was getting what was coming to me for shafting someone else. Even if they had it comin, imo.

I figure I've got enough bullshit in my life that I don't need to potentially exacerbate it by challenging my otherwise good karma.
That's my rule for other people...They got enough BS going on without me adding to it.


And yeah, we do call people Pussy around here. In my experience, it's for peeps who say shit to you that they would seriously debate saying in real life.
I didn't read all into that, but itsa thing. Moron is an all inclusive term, Pussy - very specific.

Besides, TGR has it's own in-house Pussy.

Hey, in the world I grew up in shit just falls off a truck every now and then......fuhgettaboutit.

[XXX-er]

Only for you old farts (basic dental has always been there for those on welfare). Working class is still paying through the nose (or root canal I suppose).

Poor Justin just can’t buy a vote. Not with a pipeline, not with healthcare. Shame the alternative is no better. Come on US, show us how it’s done better!

I have friends who spend $$$$ on insulin every year and I know there are people out there in TV land who havent been to a dentist in many years so the only reason Canadians who really needed these programs got them is that Jagmeet propped up the liberals by holding JT's feet to the fire which probably doesn't make any sense to our American cousins

back in the day Pierre would have gone for his famous walk in the snow all alone with no security and decided fuck this, but it ain't cold enough to snow and its too dangerous to be out alone in Ottawa

edit: and maybe JT is a dumb ass


once again I make too much money & live too well, which is why ski bro refers to us as " skiing gentleman " so I have the extended HC plan and my mouth is full of teeth repaired by the mother corp

[babybear]

once again I make too much & money live too well, which is why ski bro refers to us as " skiing gentleman "

We refer to that as “skid luxury” around here

[TBS]

Prescription prices for insulin for example? Ozempic has had the warning shot too. Medicare negotiations for Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica, Stelara, and NovoLog/Fiasp.

It has already started happening for prescription drugs for a while now.

Yeahhhh…
I’m on Medicare. I take Jardiance. Thanks to the Administration’s effort, it now only costs $200 per month in the USA.

I get mine from Turkey, thru a pharmacy in “Beautiful Vancouver BC”. Cost is $145 for a three-month supply. It takes five weeks to ship so you have to pay attention but I can do that to save $2k per year.

[liv2ski]

My take is that voters are upset about grocery prices even though grocery prices have been flat for a while now, so there’s not much that needs to be done.

Not true, I do all the grocery shopping and I know prices continue to go up. I purchased $170 worth of groceries yesterday and many of the individual items have been marked up anywhere from 10% to 30% from the last time I bought them.
And then there is the issue of packaging getting smaller for the same or slightly higher prices. Shit is definitely more expensive than it was a year ago and so on and so on.

[raisingarizona13]

I have friends who spend $$$$ on insulin every year and I know there are people out there in TV land who havent been to a dentist in many years so the only reason Canadians who really needed these programs got them is that Jagmeet propped up the liberals by holding JT's feet to the fire which probably doesn't make any sense to our American cousins

back in the day Pierre would have gone for his famous walk in the snow all alone with no security and decided fuck this, but it ain't cold enough to snow and its too dangerous to be out alone in Ottawa

edit: and maybe JT is a dumb ass


once again I make too much money & live too well, which is why ski bro refers to us as " skiing gentleman " so I have the extended HC plan and my mouth is full of teeth repaired by the mother corp

I haven't been to see a dentist now for 23 years.

[liv2ski]

Yikes!!!

[raisingarizona13]

Yikes!!!

I know. I haven't had a regular doctor for longer. I'm just sort of existing until I'm dead. This is ok. I'm tired now.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Assuming you are more interested in saving money on groceries than raging, consider shopping elsewhere.

Here in Grand County, we have Safeway and City Market. I've been told our prices are close to the top nationally. That said, we have Fitch Ranch and their beef, sausage, chicken and eggs are produced locally and cost less than the big stores for much better quality.

And, yes, the anti competitive forces of the food supply chain absolutely contribute to high prices, we have to do our part to consider the alternatives and vote with your money. And if you are complaining about the cost of proceeded food, maybe think about what you are putting in your food hole.

You may be suprised by both the financial and health benefit of eating nutrient dense whole foods. But fuck, I just paid $5 for 5 sweet potatoes so I'm probably full of shit.