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13. Perhaps a good ol' case of Xmas dinner heartburn

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2023, 11:14 PM

Dec 2023

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This customer really got under my skin today. [View all] no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 OP

The complainers SarahD Dec 2023 #1

And they want whatever you have. Definition of capitalist. erronis Dec 2023 #32

hear ya' - and feel your pain. stopdiggin Dec 2023 #2

Yes! ShazzieB Dec 2023 #5

I was just gonna say the same Chi67 Dec 2023 #6

Hotdogs aren't quite so pricey as a prime rib roast. magicarpet Dec 2023 #26

Nobody is required to buy prime rib. Or oversized vehicles. LiberalFighter Dec 2023 #29

Back in the 70s during the energy crisis... MaxFine Dec 2023 #33

Great post Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #35

The irony is that most of these SUVs ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #44

And drives a homegirl Dec 2023 #10

I splurged and bought a $7 steak "just in case" usonian Dec 2023 #3

I've thought so all along, about the price gouging. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #7

A couple of research papers make the point. Price increases outpace inflation, including materials. usonian Dec 2023 #9

Here's the thing too Chi67 Dec 2023 #12

A local MD here "retired early" after an auto accident victim told of his opioid prescriptions. usonian Dec 2023 #17

yup Skittles Dec 2023 #19

Speak for yourself. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #22

I take a couple of those too. soldierant Dec 2023 #37

Same here. I will always find an alternative when prices are too high. It's not hard really. Evolve Dammit Dec 2023 #38

Meat prices have been crazy for literally years now ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #45

Ha, Ha, I'm in great shape but trekking from fruit to deli can be tiring. usonian Dec 2023 #46

Trader Joe's inventory is highly predictable Retrograde Dec 2023 #47

As if Trump or Nikki Haley TheFarseer Dec 2023 #4

They'd create a world where grocery prices are the least of your worries nuxvomica Dec 2023 #8

Same old story Roy Rolling Dec 2023 #11

Perhaps a good ol' case of Xmas dinner heartburn Pas-de-Calais Dec 2023 #13

I overhear shit like that, I just tell the cashier I've worked in retail, too Warpy Dec 2023 #14

If they hate Dems they'll always find a reason to justify it... CaptainTruth Dec 2023 #15

The media has told these people that the economy is bad liberal N proud Dec 2023 #16

Well Joe did demand that beef producers and grocers charge more. Mblaze Dec 2023 #18

OH yes I would "agree" with the customer and say yes they've been high but the prices are coming down now and GuppyGal Dec 2023 #20

Mmmm.... well, no. Scrivener7 Dec 2023 #23

The grocery inflations is true but the hype it is getting applegrove Dec 2023 #21

A prime rib roast at $186??? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #24

our local grocery was selling them for $20/lb MissB Dec 2023 #27

I paid about $18/lb last month Retrograde Dec 2023 #40

Buy it on special. Save $$$. Imagine being a clerk. Be nice. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #36

People in this thread are really judgmental about what other people "need". former9thward Dec 2023 #42

You think prime rib is $3.50 a pound? former9thward Dec 2023 #43

I was chatting with someone in my neighborhood once MissB Dec 2023 #25

Very much so shrike3 Dec 2023 #34

That is so annoying. I worked in the public sector years ago. Most people were polite spooky3 Dec 2023 #41

Challenge her I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2023 #28

She's buying a freaking standing rib roast and bitching about how expensive it is? hatrack Dec 2023 #30

There A Red Flag ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #31

Notice the complainers can't complain about empty shelves anymore Ohioboy Dec 2023 #39