The Ripple Effect!
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The Ripple Effect!
Anyone notice the SKYROCKET in food prices lately?
Some quick Examples -
Beef jerky - last month $5.49 for a regular sized bag. Today i checked 2 gas stations, a 7-11, and murrays. - 7.99!!!!
2 bottles of regular sized gatorade at the gas station $4.59
Plums- last month $4.99 a pound this month $7.99!
Went and got groceries at costco - $400 bill for a simple cart load of groceries.
This is getting bad. The high cost of shipping products has started to take its toll on all prices. Consumers are gonna cut back big time
Some quick Examples -
Beef jerky - last month $5.49 for a regular sized bag. Today i checked 2 gas stations, a 7-11, and murrays. - 7.99!!!!
2 bottles of regular sized gatorade at the gas station $4.59
Plums- last month $4.99 a pound this month $7.99!
Went and got groceries at costco - $400 bill for a simple cart load of groceries.
This is getting bad. The high cost of shipping products has started to take its toll on all prices. Consumers are gonna cut back big time
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wife went to buy cooking oil $13 a gallon at on store $10 at another,rie is rationed and $8 for a big bag
dog food went up and neighbor put his on a diet,bout time he was eating nothing he up and died,not sure if diet worked or not
dog food went up and neighbor put his on a diet,bout time he was eating nothing he up and died,not sure if diet worked or not
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the oil your wife was looking to buy was probably soybean oil, or corn oil. there is less acreage planted in soybeans over the last 24 months because the particular corn that is grown for ethanol is a more profitable crop, but does not yeild well for corn oil production. Well Im sure youve seen the news about the rice. The dog foods major component is vegetable oil, and corn and rice. We are just starting to feel the impact of the highery delivery costs.
LTL carriers are starting to adjust their charges, but there is so much more competition in the FTL category that they are just now starting to be able to recover thier costs.
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Also, take notice that many manufacturers, instead of raising prices, decrease the quantity.
For example, they used to offer product X in a 16 oz bag for $3.47. Now its only 12 oz. for the same price, etc. etc.
For example, they used to offer product X in a 16 oz bag for $3.47. Now its only 12 oz. for the same price, etc. etc.
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Thats been happening for awhile now, good point. We bought a bo
everything you need) old el paso tacos and got it open and the tacos were so small, my kids ended up eating them because there wasn't enough for us.I was so ticked I called the company and told them" wHATS YOUR PROBLEM, YOUR TACOS BOX MEAL COULDN'T EVEN FEED A FAMILY OFF 2 ADULTS 3 CHILDREN" The lady on the phone said the tacos always been that size,witch i told her shes high on drugs. She said she'll send us out 2 complimentary boxs for free. The same size tacos,uugggg.
everything you need) old el paso tacos and got it open and the tacos were so small, my kids ended up eating them because there wasn't enough for us.I was so ticked I called the company and told them" wHATS YOUR PROBLEM, YOUR TACOS BOX MEAL COULDN'T EVEN FEED A FAMILY OFF 2 ADULTS 3 CHILDREN" The lady on the phone said the tacos always been that size,witch i told her shes high on drugs. She said she'll send us out 2 complimentary boxs for free. The same size tacos,uugggg.
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all the fast food joints are going to reap all the benefits of this. a guy at one of my customers office has his calender marked- Mondays= Wendy's, Tuesdays= Stars, Wednesdays= McDonalds, etc... Living off the value menus.
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WHAT! Thats a travesty .. Mess with my fuel, mess with my truck ... DO NOT MESS WITH MY BEER lol
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No, the beer companies have not gone cheap on us, you just had too many and thought it sounded good.
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In Canada, in 1992, the large breweries agreed to all use a longneck bottle of standard size, thus replacing the traditional stubbie bottle
[edit] Longneck
A longneck is a type of beer bottle with a long neck. It is known as the standard longneck bottle or industry standard bottle (ISB). The ISB longnecks have a uniform capacity, height, weight and diameter and can be reused on average 16 times. The long neck offers a long cushion of air to absorb the pressure of carbonation to reduce the risk of exploding. The American longneck holds 12 US fl. oz. (355 mL). The Canadian longneck holds 12 Imperial fl. oz. or 341 mL.
In Canada, in 1992, the large breweries agreed to all use a longneck bottle of standard size, thus replacing the traditional stubbie bottle