A shout out to one of my Weatherized Brat loyalists. He asked about grocery prices, and suggested I should "drop a blog" on the topic. He ain't a kiddin.
Considering I bagged groceries in high school at the Ramstein AB commissary in Germany, you'd think I'd be more in tune with the grocery store crisis. At that time, I was more concerned about getting that $5 tip on a grocery takeout, or acting like an idiot trying to embarrass fellow baggers in front of the customers. The commissary was a popular employer for us Brats, and a fun place to work.
But for real though, it’s not just your imagination, grocery prices are still painfully high. Whether you're shopping for a week's worth of meals or just running in for milk and eggs, the sticker shock is real.
Why? I did some quick research, and it comes down to a mix of things: supply chain issues, war overseas, unpredictable weather damaging crops, higher fuel prices, and plain old inflation. Some companies are even taking advantage of the chaos to sneak in extra price hikes. Not cool!
Remember the good old days when you could walk into the store with $50 and come out with enough food to last a week? Yeah... us neither. These days, grocery shopping feels a bit more like a reality show challenge: "Can you feed a family of four without maxing out your credit card? Tune in to find out!"
So if you're standing in the checkout line wondering how five items totaled $73, just know: you're not alone. We’re all in this overpriced grocery cart together.
Stay stealth-like, and let's take our grocery store back!
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