The Utterly Random Thought Thread.

[Riv86672]

It was fun, outside all day painting. Great job.

^^^Thats when I was always happiest at work.
Worst part of making rank for me was more and more admin duties.

[Catlady in training]

Such a Spider-Man vibe!

[Android 17]

So I literally just went to the supermarket for milk, bread, some butter and cheese. Why did it come up to 30 bucks?

Inflation is a bitch.

[Kirby101]

So I literally just went to the supermarket for milk, bread, some butter and cheese. Why did it come up to 30 bucks?

Inflation is a bitch.

Dairy isn't inflation, it is price gouging. There was no big supply chain issues with dairy, since most is local. They raised their prices when every one else did. Not because of inflation.
You can easily look at cost a few years ago and see there is no need for some items to have doubled or more.

[Tuck]

Dairy isn't inflation, it is price gouging. There was no big supply chain issues with dairy, since most is local. They raised their prices when every one else did. Not because of inflation.
You can easily look at cost a few years ago and see there is no need for some items to have doubled or more.

I don't know if this is true of dairy in general, but milk is historically a loss leader. Groceries only carry it because customers will go to a store that does sell milk if you don't have it.

[Kirby101]

I don't know if this is true of dairy in general, but milk is historically a loss leader. Groceries only carry it because customers will go to a store that does sell milk if you don't have it.

It was a lost leader 4 years ago, when butter didn't double in price and cream didn't triple.

[useridgoeshere]

So I literally just went to the supermarket for milk, bread, some butter and cheese. Why did it come up to 30 bucks?

Inflation is a bitch.

Where is this? At my store, a gallon of milk, a large loaf of bread, and a small tub of butter are all around $3 each, so under $10 total. Don't know cheese.

[Android 17]

Where is this? At my store, a gallon of milk, a large loaf of bread, and a small tub of butter are all around $3 each, so under $10 total. Don't know cheese.

Good ole overpriced NYC.

Hell where do you live with those beautiful prices?

[useridgoeshere]

Chicago. That was Jewel, which is one of our old grocery stores. I'm sure Aldi or Walmart are even cheaper.

I was going to guess you were in NYC or San Fran.

[The Darknight Detective]

Reminds me this picture:





They look like birds on a wire… except they don’t have wings.

Of course, they're not really that high. It's an optical illusion. The same goes for Harold Lloyd in Safety Last!.

[ed2962]

Chicago. That was Jewel, which is one of our old grocery stores. I'm sure Aldi or Walmart are even cheaper.

I was going to guess you were in NYC or San Fran.

Jewels, Aldi, and a corner bodega type store are where I usually go for groceries. While prices have definitely gone up compared to pre-COVID prices, they're still pretty reasonable.

[useridgoeshere]

Jewels? You must be a real Chicagoan.

[Android 17]

I really need to visit Chicago.

Gotta see these grocery prices and if you guys pizza and hot dogs really compare to ours lol.

[DrNewGod]

Dairy isn't inflation, it is price gouging. There was no big supply chain issues with dairy, since most is local. They raised their prices when every one else did. Not because of inflation.
You can easily look at cost a few years ago and see there is no need for some items to have doubled or more.

There is gouging, and no denying. SC costs have, however, increased, particularly in places you wouldn't expect (resins used in milk cartons, etc.). A lot of low cost suppliers way upstream didn't survive pandemic). Feed costs have also gone up due to weather issues.

There's greed, but some real cost increases too.

[babyblob]

I really need to visit Chicago.

Gotta see these grocery prices and if you guys pizza and hot dogs really compare to ours lol.

Chicago Pizza is way better then New York Pizza IMO. I hat a hot dog from a cart outside the Fields history museum long time ago and it was way better then what I had at Nathans. Though Nathans fries cant be beat.