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Irish_Dem

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2. I am in sticker shock each time I go to the grocery store.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 10:31 AM

Dec 18

Canned tomatoes $7 for just ONE CAN.

Specialty mushrooms $24 for one container

This is at Whole Foods.

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"many families will be saving between $11,000 and $20,000 a year, [View all] Wiz Imp Dec 18 OP

Averages are a wonderful thing. sop Dec 18 #1

Which is why looking at quintiles makes sense. Wiz Imp Dec 18 #3

I am in sticker shock each time I go to the grocery store. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #2

Damn! What kind of tomatoes? CrispyQ Dec 18 #4

IDK the brand, I kind of blacked out! Irish_Dem Dec 18 #15

Don't shop at Whole Foods. Go to Aldi. hedda_foil Dec 18 #5

I hardly ever shop there. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #16

Whole Foods is more expensive then typical grocery stores. kimbutgar Dec 18 #8

Same here. I hardly ever shop there. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #14

I am making cookies as I always do Bettie Dec 18 #18

My family loves a nice beef roast on Christmas Eve. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #19

We're seeing that too Bettie Dec 18 #20

I was at a store looking at an afghan throw. Last year I paid about $15 for the same one. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #21

Perfect. You never know who you are shopping next to. PuraVidaDreamin Dec 19 #22

Yep. I made some loud comments about $7 for a can of tomatoes and $25 for mushrooms. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #23

Whole Paycheck RoseTrellis Dec 19 #24

I was not that impressed with the quality for the price. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #30

Whole Foods isn't called Whole Paycheck for nothing. llmart Dec 19 #25

I agree. It was a bad experience, boarding on creepy. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #29

That container thing... llmart Dec 19 #31

The entire experience was bad. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #32

$10 for a can of Green Giant asparagus. Safeway. marybourg Dec 19 #26

Yikes. I would take a hard pass on that one. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #27

It's time malaise Dec 18 #6

BS OC375 Dec 18 #7

Tax cuts don't matter when you don't have a job. CrispyQ Dec 18 #17

Isn't that nice. A few families will even be saving billions and billions of dollars. twodogsbarking Dec 18 #9

Listening to that moron talking about percentages and taxes..... AZ8theist Dec 18 #10

Yes, but his current "business" (the Presidency) makes him BILLIONS... Justice matters. Dec 18 #13

I am grateful for lowering my prescriptions by 400% Playingmantis Dec 18 #11

"[M]any families"...just not yours. And wages are rising...just not yours--especially if you've been let go. Ol Janx Spirit Dec 18 #12

But we'll all be paying thousands more for everything kerouac2 Dec 19 #28