At some point we gonna have to address these grocery prices

[boogers]

I get the gist of it, and I’ll move on from talking about you specifically….


But it seems too many people want to maintain a lifestyle they can’t afford. And expect god to come down and save them. If you couldn’t afford Whole Foods, but you had Walmart… then when Walmart costs as much as Whole Foods, you might want to downgrade to Food Lion.

Again, not you cause you can afford it. But people complain about shyt like it’s going to change. It’s not. Price of the brick going up. Adjust and adapt. I like $500 a night dinners too. But when they cost $1500 and it’s the same food, I’ll find out who got $500 dinners. Not upgrade AND complain.

And it seems women do this a lot. Women do not like downgrading a damn thing

 

[Shadow King]

B bu but live like a king on 40K

There's nothing to address, either Americans are going to riot over grocery prices or they're going to keep paying the prices

Yeah. These prices are through the roof nowadays. Definitely will be in a future textbook.

I mean these prices are going to be standard or cheap by then so maybe not. We don't hear much about rent being $80 or a carton of eggs being 50 cents.

 

[Chrishaune]

Inflation and pay raises are the way to blind people to the reality that they are slaves to the system.

 

[Son Goku]

Angry dapped by @Son Goku

Muhfukkas is too lazy to get in the car to pickup their own junk food then wonder why there’s an obesity epidemic.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Also it’s getting to the point where eating out isn’t that much more expensive as going grocery shopping anymore

Y’all nikkas say this and every time it’s wrong

 

[maxamusa]

I'm thinking about buying another freezer. Like a big ass industrial one and putting it in the basement. I know a guy who goes out to this farm like an hour out but buys like half a cow or something hacks it up and does that. Was telling me its worth it and the quality of the meat is unreal. It costs a good chunk outright but he says it saves you money. I'll report back if its a hack or not FR(if I actually do it; gotta come up on the freezer)

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

I'm thinking about buying another freezer. Like a big ass industrial one and putting it in the basement. I know a guy who goes out to this farm like an hour out but buys like half a cow or something hacks it up and does that. Was telling me its worth it and the quality of the meat is unreal. It costs a good chunk outright but he says it saves you money. I'll report back if its a hack or not FR(if I actually do it; gotta come up on the freezer)

My sons grandparents do this every year. Whole or half, either way it’s way better. And they slice it how you like.

 

[Lv99 Slacker]

More Americans are using ‘buy now, pay later’ services to pay for groceries. Here's why that's a worrying sign.

BNPL has traditionally been used to spread out bigger bills over a period of weeks or months.

www.marketwatch.com

Buy now, pay later — referred to in the payments industry as BNPL — is a new spin on the concept of layaway. It allows consumers to get the product up front, divide their payment into installments paid over a longer period with little or no interest — as long as the make the payments on time. Common BNPL options include Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm AFRM , PayPal PYPL and Zip ZIP.

In the first two months of 2023, the share of online grocery orders made using buy now, pay later grew by 40% compared with the same period a year ago, according to new data released by Adobe Analytics this week.

The overall rise in BNPL online orders, meanwhile, grew by 10% over the same period, and overall online BNPL revenue fell by 19%, meaning the average dollar amount for each order fell.

This trend may be partly due to the fact that Americans are simply spending more money on groceries online. Online grocery spending grew by nearly 27% year over year to $8.4 billion in February.

Other categories were also popular for people buying now and paying later: Home furnishing purchases grew by 38% in the first two months of 2023 over last year, and apparel purchases grew by 8%. However, electronic purchases made using BNPL fell by 14%, Adobe found.

Apparel was the largest category that consumers used BNPL for from 2019 to 2021, according to a separate survey released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last September. Apparel orders made up more than 50% of all orders made using BNPL payment methods in 2021, the survey found.

Electronics, sporting equipment and jewelry accounted for to 11% of all BNPL orders, while everyday BNPL orders, including groceries, accounted for barely 1% of all purchases in 2021.

Why are people using BNPL for groceries now?

High prices are driving consumers toward BNPL services, the Adobe researchers said. The rise in grocery orders using the service is also a sign that consumers are buying groceries in bulk online and utilizing special promotions — in other words, “managing living expenses in more flexible ways,” said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights. The pandemic also drove some grocery shopping online, he added.

The inflation rate was 6% higher in February than a year ago, but grocery prices soared 10.2% over the same period, according to the latest government data. Across income levels, households are cutting back on spending and finding different ways to manage costs, including dining out less and taking advantage of discounts and store promotions.

People who use BNPL for purchases tend to be more financially distressed than nonusers, according to a March report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They’re also more likely to be an active user of other credit products such as payday loans and credit cards, the report added. People earning $20,001 to $50,000 a year, as well as Black, Hispanic and female consumers, tend to be more regular users of BNPL services.

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

I ain't gone lie, I ain't seen nttn different

 

[⠀X ⠀]

20 years ago we used to go shopping with my mama, and we’d have 2 carts filled to the brim, and they Bill would be like $230. Now I can go shopping just for me, leave with 1 bag and it’s $110

 

[Armchair Militant]

Only going up from here. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Buy whole foods, veggies and learn how to cook. I noticed a huge difference when I went grocery shopping with my brother who doesn’t cook. I spent $250 that lasted me 3 weeks. He spent $500 on a bunch of frozen, canned foods, premade dishes and went thru them in a week.

 

[duck]

Buy whole foods, veggies and learn how to cook. I noticed a huge difference when I went grocery shopping with my brother who doesn’t cook. I spent $250 that lasted me 3 weeks. He spent $500 on a bunch of frozen, canned foods, premade dishes and went thru them in a week.

You gunna bring up whole foods of all places as a way to save money?

Goddam u dumb

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

You gunna bring up whole foods of all places as a way to save money?

Goddam u dumb

Whole foods as in buy grains, meats, produce, dairy - unprocessed stuff you have to cook, not shyt like chips, cereal, soda, cookies, microwaveable food, etc. you’ve never heard the term whole foods?

 

[duck]

Whole foods as in buy grains, meats, produce, dairy - unprocessed stuff you have to cook, not shyt like chips, cereal, soda, cookies, microwaveable food, etc. you’ve never heard the term whole foods?

Oh

I though he meant the acrual srore "whole foods"