Inflation

[Lugnuts]

Is it me, or is it here and outrageous?

Mr. Lugs and I go to the grocery store for some basics over the weekend -- milk, eggs, bread, fruit, chicken breasts...

Comes to 60-some bucks.

So we're cleaning out the basement. I need two plastic storage bins and two plain cotton bathmats. Our old ones were rank.

Comes to 60-some bucks at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

HUH ?? ?? ?? ??

 

[Pastor]

You shouldn't buy the stuff that is lined with gold...

In all seriousness, it is getting pretty bad. I was just over in Europe and translating anything to dollars made me wonder what anything was really worth. It was pretty awful.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Hell, no.
The economy's booming.
I read it here.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Shoulda gone to K-Mart.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

Shoulda gone to K-Mart.

K-Mart sucks and Judge Wapner's on a 3.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Gas prices are having a big impact across the board. It directly affects the cost of your airline tickets, the cost of having overnight packages delivered, the cost of your lawn service.

And it also indirectly affects the cost of all the goods you buy, because it's costing companies more in freight to get their product from the manufacturing facility to the point of sale.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

I bought milk (half-gallon), eggs (dozen), fruit (grapes and apples), chicken breasts (two packages), and a loaf of bread over the weekend -- plus a ton of other things and it came out to $98.

You're exaggerating.