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ScientistNo906 t1_iyiu7i5 wrote

I can see why they like that measure, stripping out food must do wonders for the inflation number. Just got back from the grocery store - the price of eggs is up 900% from what it was last year!

Maybe they could get creative, keep the price the same but only put 1 1/2 eggs in each carton! We'll never know the difference. /s

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Bad-Infinite t1_iyj8oom wrote

900%? So a $2 carton of eggs last year is $18 now???

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ScientistNo906 t1_iyjp6bk wrote

More like a $0.44 carton of eggs is now $4.40. Admittedly, 44 cents was unusually low but $4.40 for the same thing was a shocker.

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Bad-Infinite t1_iyjprt3 wrote

Not saying I don't believe you, but that seems awfully low/high. I was buying eggs at Trader Joe's for $3.50/dozen last year, they've been close to that price for past 6 or 7 years. Those same eggs are around $4.50/dozen now.

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swheels125 t1_iyljxhg wrote

Where the hell do you live that a dozen eggs was $.44 even before the pandemic? Around $3-$4 is pretty standard where Iā€™m from and is now up to about $6. 900% would have me paying $27-$36 per dozen eggs, which obviously would be pretty insane.

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ScientistNo906 t1_iymafgy wrote

Port Huron, MI. We have an Aldi and I was surprised by how low the price was myself. You know how some people open up the carton to check if eggs are broken? I didn't bother, who cares if one or two are broke at that price? It didn't last though, and prices keep moving up.

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reflect-the-sun t1_iyjb6tc wrote

They pick and choose which items are considered to ensure this is the lowest possible figure.

It's blatant manipulation to keep us ignorant of the shitstorm we are in.

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sticksnXnbones t1_iyn4d9o wrote

Lets us reduce inflation percentage increases by excluding food and energy in our study/survey šŸ˜…šŸ˜…šŸ˜…

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