Speakeasy forum: Better breads cost more

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ONE of my pet peeves also

by JP Bill - 3/20/12 7:11 AM

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Up here...the bread I used to buy, sells for close to $4 a loaf...I only buy it when it's on sale now.

Here's their logic for higher prices

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Bread and everything else

by Steven Haninger - 3/20/12 7:56 AM

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Whoever is calculating those inflation numbers is cooking the books. Either I'm only picking up the grocery items that are skyrocketing in price or food is not being used as an inflation indicator. They're either constantly raising the prices or downsizing the packing. Your pound of raisins comes in 9 oz and 12oz sizes. Your 3 lb coffee can is less than 2 lbs and shrinking. The Quaker oatmeal boxes I last bought at $1.29 is $3.29. And meat,...don't even think about it.

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Small sizes

by Willy - 3/20/12 9:54 AM

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During the time I brought the bread in question, like all those other counters now, there were the candy bins. Oh goodie maybe a candy bar for a special treat, NOPE! I reached for it and got a crunching of "emptiness" on one end of the candy bar package. At least 25-30% wasn't there, it had shrunk. The package looks like all the others but had less content than desired, it actually turned me off. They(makers) think we don't know these things, are they so inept to think we won't turn on them. Maybe, that's why Costco and Sam's sell so much in bulk. Talk among us consumers are the deals of the week, passed on by friend or neighbor. It really has become a hot topic. -----Willy

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Years back I swore I'd never sign up for

by Steven Haninger - 3/20/12 11:34 AM

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any of those shopping loyalty cards or cut out coupons like my wife does. Eventually, I had to cave. So now they can track my purchases and I sheepishly walk up and hand coupons to the self checkout service lady. Who was it that would say. "What a revoltin' development....".

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I don't really care....

by Josh K - 3/20/12 12:12 PM

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....if they know what I'm buying. I get discounts for using them and they can be considerable. For example, I've gotten a $7 container of ice cream for under $2.

If the purchase tracking helps them stock the store with more things I like, all the better.

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