Current Events > 100 dollars in groceries goes VIRAL

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As BS as his purchasing choice was atleast it brings attention to the bigger issue.

ragnarokius posted...

Not a bad list, actually quite good.

But uh.. unless they have like a smaller than average buggy there's no way that fills it up.

By "full cart" I didn't intend to mean a literal full cart bursting at the seams lol. More like just taking up all of the space at the bottom and maybe using the basket at the handle. If you spend time properly consolidating, it definitely wouldn't be a full cart and you could pack a shit ton more. I'm usually too lazy to do that though, and I just throw my stuff in there. Bread goes into the basket.

That list was actually my previous receipt

I get the point he's making, but the bad purchasing choices also distract from it. Buying organic food while also buying processed chips and cereal? He could get more food cheaper and healthier if he just skipped the snack food and bought non-organic versions of all the other stuff.

Yeah, it is ridiculous that $100 only buys that much though, even with his shopping habits.

PraetorXyn posted...

Its not inflation, its price gouging.

Cost of supply chain actually. It gets passed around. When price in inflated on one end all along the line the cost gets passed along. For instance way back when before ethanol was added to gas, I use to be able to feed my cows for $5 for a $50 bag. Now its $9 or 10. That changed the price of meat at the stores. Everyone tries to offset the increased price

vycebrand2 posted...

Cost of supply chain actually. It gets passed around. When price in inflated on one end all along the line the cost gets passed along. For instance way back when before ethanol was added to gas, I use to be able to feed my cows for $5 for a $50 bag. Now its $9 or 10. That changed the price of meat at the stores. Everyone tries to offset the increased price

And price gouging. Which Republicans infamously all voted in support of.

Noname12 posted...

https://twitter.com/ryanflorence/status/1701696642171429053?s=46&t=o6tIkkSBRz2o_KdlCGVq5A

Skill issue

vycebrand2 posted...

Cost of supply chain actually. It gets passed around. When price in inflated on one end all along the line the cost gets passed along. For instance way back when before ethanol was added to gas, I use to be able to feed my cows for $5 for a $50 bag. Now its $9 or 10. That changed the price of meat at the stores. Everyone tries to offset the increased price

I meant price gouging going up the supply chain and exacerbated at various levels of it. Im the son of a cattle farmer, I know exactly how much the price of feed has increased while the price you can sell beef for has decreased.

https://amp.cheezburger.com/22261765/dude-spends-100-on-paltry-amount-of-groceries-gets-roasted-for-buying-pre-cut-fruit-and-name-brand
Found this on my google page

That's not $100, no way it is. No.

While he didn't exactly make the wisest purchases, it's stupid to have the response of "this guy's an idiot" instead of "this shit shouldn't be that expensive in the first place"

I could get like 300 packets of ramen for a hundy

faizan_faizan posted...

Where's the eggs and the meat?

Eggs and meat aren't cheap.

R1masher posted...

I could get like 300 packets of ramen for a hundy

your paying too much for ramen

Nirvanas_Nox posted...

Eggs and meat aren't cheap.

Neither are unhealthy snacks.

Nirvanas_Nox posted...

Eggs and meat aren't cheap.

I can get 2 dozen eggs for $5, a lot better value than that guys pre cut watermelon.

That's a lot of food for 100 dollars. Come talk to me when he's dealing with Canadian money. Christ I'd be lucky to get half that for 100.

The fact that this could add up to 100$ is definitely an issue.

Whether or not I agree with his shopping habits.

Nirvanas_Nox posted...

Eggs and meat aren't cheap.

Huh? You can get 4 dozen eggs from Walmart $1 each right now

Kroger sells generic stuff, he probably would get a 90% equivalent just buying their brand instead of their insanely marked up simple truth brand of food

I get far more then that for under eighty every week.

Why is ce downplaying inflation

Nirvanas_Nox posted...

Eggs and meat aren't cheap.

Eggs are still cheap even with that jump up they had earlier this year.

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The minimum wage should be far higher then 7.25. Sadly wages haven't kept up with prices. That is the problem.

They're not struggling

Rage bait for conservatives to pretend Trump did things better.

In many countries you can buy magnitudes of stuff more than that with 100$.

Nirvanas_Nox posted...

Eggs and meat aren't cheap.

eggs are very cheap

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/3/5/AAOOJNAAE3Vj.jpg

This is $117

Poor choices but eh

If you legitimately buy KIND bars I think you lose the ability to complain about spending money on things.

bnui_ransder posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/3/5/AAOOJNAAE3Vj.jpg

This is $117

Poor choices but eh

Nah I call BS, 100% That shit ain't even organic produce, meats, or seafood. I want to see the receipt

VFalcone posted...

Nah I call BS, 100% That shit ain't even organic produce, meats, or seafood. I want to see the receipt

I dont have the receipt anymore

Bread $10
Waiwi juice $8
Sweet bread $8 x2
Cracked pepper turkey $12
Bacon bits $6
Pepper jack cheese $6
Totinos 2 for $7
Nutrigrain bars $7
Toaster Strudel $12
Unpictured (forgot) white peppermint mocha mini pack $12

Off the top of my head

Maybe it was 107 and not 117

To the original post, what was it on sale or something?

bnui_ransder posted...

I dont have the receipt anymore

Bread $10
Waiwi juice $8
Sweet bread $8 x2
Cracked pepper turkey $12
Bacon bits $6
Pepper jack cheese $6
Totinos 2 for $7
Nutrigrain bars $7
Toaster Strudel $12
Unpictured (forgot) white peppermint mocha mini pack $12

Off the top of my head

Maybe it was 107 and not 117

You spent $28 on one loaf of bread, pack of meat and pack of cheese?

I'm deceased.

bnui_ransder posted...

I dont have the receipt anymore

Bread $10
Waiwi juice $8
Sweet bread $8 x2
Cracked pepper turkey $12
Bacon bits $6
Pepper jack cheese $6
Totinos 2 for $7
Nutrigrain bars $7
Toaster Strudel $12
Unpictured (forgot) white peppermint mocha mini pack $12

Off the top of my head

Maybe it was 107 and not 117

Waiwi juice, so Hawaii. If you are in Hawaii then yeah, anything that has to be shipped in will cost me.

If you are not in Hawaii, you need to shop somewhere else.

I'm sorry, but it's hard for me to take this guy seriously based on the stuff he purchased.

Like for example - organic ground beef. Nobody who is shopping on a budget should be purchasing it. It's a luxury item. According to Ralph's website, it normally goes for 9.49 a lb. It's currently on sale for 8.99. That's ridiculous. I can get a pound of beef at my local store for around 2.49 a lb and comparably my 3.6 lbs of beef for the same price will go much farther. I could stretch that to at least 5-6 meals.

Walmart's store brand cereal is easily 1/2 the cost of name brand and there's little taste difference, IMO. The little bags of chips are expensive and a waste of plastic. He could easily buy a giant bag and portion it out. Precut watermelon is another luxury item. For 5 dollars I could buy a whole watermelon, cut it myself, and get at least 4x the amount he paid for it, etc.

Don't get me wrong: inflation and prices HAVE gotten out of hand but this dude's shopping trip is filled with poor choices.

Cuticrusader09 posted...

Waiwi juice, so Hawaii. If you are in Hawaii then yeah, anything that has to be shipped in will cost me.

If you are not in Hawaii, you need to shop somewhere else.

Im in Hawaii but its not as expensive :<

The pizzas are usually a buck, maybe $1.50 when not on sale, bacon bits around $3, cold cuts between $3-$5, etc. You better slap some sense into your local grocer and tell them youre going to Foodland if they dont stop ripping you off >:(

bnui_ransder posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/3/5/AAOOJNAAE3Vj.jpg

This is $117

Poor choices but eh

You actually just can't shop lol. I'm in & out of stores all the time & I'm actually in a decent sized city.
The gallon drink is about 5.99-6.99 usually, the sweet Hawaiian 4.99-5.99, the bread 4.99, the cheese 3.99 or so, totinos 3.99$, wipes 4.99, bacon bits 2.99, I could go on. All of that shouldn't be more than 70$

hereforemnant posted...

You actually just can't shop lol. I'm in & out of stores all the time & I'm actually in a decent sized city.
The gallon drink is about 5.99-6.99 usually, the sweet Hawaiian 4.99-5.99, the bread 4.99, the cheese 3.99 or so, totinos 3.99$, wipes 4.99, bacon bits 2.99, I could go on. All of that shouldn't be more than 70$

You're correct. And even with the numbers you just set there and using the max price, it would be $45 including tax. Also assuming the wipes were even a part of the purchase. That would leave the lunch meat, strudels, and nutrigrain. Value-size toaster strudel from Walmart is $4.97. Oscar Mayer meat is $8.24 and the nutrigrains from Target are 3.29.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/2/AAb-t6AAE3Wm.png https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/3/AAb-t6AAE3Wn.png https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/4/AAb-t6AAE3Wo.png

It adds up to 63.18, tax included. Stuff's expensive where I am too. Even with buying a bunch of named brands like that, it should be nowhere near $107 or $117.

EDIT: I think the nutrigrains are actually Mixed Berry and not Blueberry. In that case, they should cost even less. I see Walmart selling for $3.18

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/4/1/AAOOJNAAE3XN.jpg

Found my receipt under my toolbox in the trunk of my car

Had some prices wrong from memory but pretty close

WTF that IS from Foodland? Theyre ripping you off D:

Kind of insane people in the comments are legit arguing that he bought the wrong stuff I guess everyone needs to buy rice and beans or else youre wasting money!!

Inflation is a bitch, for sure, but I'd wager that kind of haul has always been highly unsustainable if not out of reach for most folk. It's like he looked at a list of sensible shopping rules most people must abide by just to eat at all and did the exact opposite.

I learned really quick that those nice, precut, peeled containers of fruit are like 3 times the cost of just buying a watermelon or pineapple and cutting it up yourself.

It's gotten to the point in my province where gas is 1.94/L and groceries have gone up nearly 20 percent in the past 2 years. It's so bad that they are actually bringing all the stores together to figure out a way to stop it from being so expensive. I mean... I have my own solution to it all.... build more farms... rather than importing food like we do because its cheaper, grow it here and figure out a way to sell it for cheaper than importing.

pick4six posted...

Kind of insane people in the comments are legit arguing that he bought the wrong stuff I guess everyone needs to buy rice and beans or else youre wasting money!!

What is your suggestion then?

Maybe people should stop pretending that $100 is a useful measure of groceries? This isn't 1999 anymore.

It's like pining for the days of the $3.99 value meal at McDonald's. Those days are far gone

You people need to learn to shop at different places.

mach25687 posted...

You people need to learn to shop at different places.

I'll go shop at the other places that have the same prices here