Obviously prices are higher. Have you noticed, though, that sizes are shrinking?
I love chocolate, paricularly Dove milk chocolate. A bag of it was $5.87! AND, when I pulled it off the shelf the bag was puffed up with air, and there were 10 pieces inside. I remember beingable to buy a bag for $3.50 and there were 26 pieces in it.
I put it back. I just couldn't do it.
Now, chocolate is a dumb example, I realize. The same thing is happening to everything. Here's the good news: smaller packages means you can store them more easily as you stock up before prices go hyper-crazy. And, another positive thing: it might be a good time to break some bad habits (such as not buying the chocolate, for me).
One last thought: the smaller volumes is a sneaky tactic, and many people will not understand the double-whammy and will go through their grocery money way too fast. Credit card debt will spike, but so will crime. Keep extra vigilant.
It happened on liquid laundry detergent too. I switched brands for the time being but I expect unless one of them catches on* the trend to continue.
*I noticed (IIRC) Heinz boasting that their worcestershire sauce is still a larger bottle than L&P - well, yeah, because however they do it no-one gets close to the real thing - I'd throw away cases of their crap before using it anywhere near food. But I digress....
Frenches worchestershire sauce for my beef jerky
gave up worstershire just last week as it has soy in it. husband won't touch the stuff. more money saved i guess.
I have a swig straight out of the bottle whenever I cook with it. My gf thinks this is hilarious. I asked her (she's Vietnamese) "what, don't you do this with fish sauce?"
eeks!