Everything has gotten expensive, I've never seen items go up so much in such a short time
Originally Posted by BLM69
I was at Walmart and a pack of 12 Safeguard bath soap was $9. Used to be able to get it for $3 just a year ago.
A seedless watermelon at Kroger was $10.
Even a pack of 8 hot dog wiener is $5. Hot dog wieners were always a good standby when you didn't have money and wanted a cheap meal, you could get a pack of 10 wieners for $1.
Now it's $5 and the pack has been reduced to 8 wieners and it's not even Oscar Mayer, it's the off brands that used to sell for $1 in a pack of 10.
I also noticed package sizes are getting smaller while prices are going up. A carton of OJ is no longer 64 oz, it's 55-59 oz.
A loaf of bread is now 16 oz and can cost as much as $4. Used to be able to get a loaf of bread for $1 and you get 20-24 oz.
A 92 oz jug of Tide laundry detergent cost $13, that's more than a gallon (128 oz) of regular unleaded gasoline at around $3.