This must be on par with the alleged remark made by Queen Marie Antoinette, who, on hearing her French peasant subjects had no bread, said "Let them eat cake."
I'm from South America but I lived in the US for a while. I was surprised that most food, insurance and consumer products are concentrated in a few companies that in turn belong to a few funds. It is easier to speculate in that environment. In South America, when they try to do that, small competitors immediately appear with better prices and regulate the market. People here buy in neighborhood markets. They do not belong to bankers or funds. In 2021 Bloomberg said that we would starve due to Russia's blockade of fertilizers. They lied. Small companies started making their own fertilizers and prices dropped. Lol. That is the key, supporting small companies and not giving everything to multinationals.
Russia's blockade of fertilizers? Bloomberg is lying. Russia has not been blocking anything. Russia's fertilizers were stuck in EU ports in 2022 and 2023 on EU orders.
Yeah, there’s no antitrust laws here and everyone is buying everyone else so unfortunately, the price of a really high end dress or groceries for half a week or half a tank of gas is pretty much the same It’s gotten a lot worse than the US like places don’t give out information they have you come in to get the price basically anything to get you committed so it’s embarrassing to say no on top of that. We have those computers where you’re shamed into paying huge tips and they start out with almost 20 or 30%. It’s really a joke and I work in the service industry, but I’m not complying with any of these tax tactics. They’re empowering and people have enough to think about and enough stress as it is , and we don’t live in this country to be treated like this and we don’t pay taxes to be treated like this
I check almost ALL prices. We shop at Aldi's and Walmart for certain items (be wary of Walmart packaged meats) and the local Publix - but only for 2-for-1 deals (that beat Aldi prices) or something special we need. I keep a monthly budget of what we spend and it has steadily gone up. It's so frustrating as we are on fixed incomes. Our government needs to enforce the elimination of these monopolies (call it what it is). And get that lobby money out of there. The people that are supposed to be watching out for us are watching out for the corporations lining their pockets. Ugh.
Thank you for highlighting this issue. Social media needs to expose all these grocery products and food corporations. It seems like things I buy have gone up beyond the 25% from 2019 to 2023. Some things have even doubled in price. These food corporations need to be shamed for doing this while Americans are really hurting.
Guess what? The grocery stores are adjusting their prices due to INFLATION. They are in a very, very competitive business, so if they cannot make money they have to fire people, adjust prices upward or go out of business. I really don't know how Shelby can be posting this uninformed nonsense. She is clearly not actually talking to business people. And her comments about "MMT" (Modern Monetary Theory) by Thomas Piketty recently tell me that she has fallen for the economic theories of fraudsters.
WOW. Cereal companies pushing cereal for dinner, in A COMMERCIAL? That's heartbreaking to me. I know many families are FORCED to eat that because they have nothing else, but to make a COMMERCIAL about it? horrific. Also want to insert a plug here for the $5 costco chicken- it's one of my go to food staples! 💜 Although I know that some folks don't have a costco near them. 😥
They are the same people that publish fake research that not eating breakfast would lead to heart disease because it hurts their profits if you don't buy their cereal.
Thank you for mentioning us Aussies about how we are (and we ARE) experiencing "same price - less food" (the shrinkage is REAL) for years now. Thank you for looking beyond the US and showcasing that other countries are also experiencing this BS.
Its even worse for those with intolerances and allergies too. To save on groceries you have to make bulk by scratch. If you want something new every day itll be a lot harder to keep costs down, giving the illusion that eating out is cheaper.
I live in Canada and my family of 4 (2 are under 4years old) spend about $800 a month on groceries. We do what we can to reduce that but don’t have a specific budget we stick to. In 2019 my husband and I spent half of that. Like yes, 2 kids were added to the equation but they’re toddlers… they don’t eat THAT much 😅 it’s crazy how the prices have gone up. A normal paycheck is about $1000-$1500 (biweekly) so how in the world is a family who depends on a single income supposed to afford anything??
Your not supposed to have a family or a life and be happy your supposed to be a single depressed wage slave in your studio aparment that costs 60% of your income while food costs the rest, while the masters enjoy everything life has to offer by stealing the livelihood of billions.
Lidl is another discount Germany-based grocery store chain similar to Aldi that is also expanding in the USA. They're now on the East Coast from NY state to Georgia. I find their store designs are more inviting than Aldi. They have self-serve bakeries and self-checkout's at some locations. One even had a pop-up plant nursery in the parking lot this spring. Good prices on patio plants and gardening supplies.
That is why I will travel a little further to get the deals vs. shopping at a nearby store for convenience. Especially these days when you have to go to multiple grocery stores to complete the shopping list anyways
I've eaten cereal a few times in my life, but none of it felt like real food to me, but like sweets. I never became a fan of them. I'm 55 years old and I live happily without that crap.
-$5 Costco chicken > baking a whole chicken -I shop at Baja ranch for produce that is cheaper and then go to trader Joe's for what is left on my list -We buy in bulk for commonly used freezable or shelf stable items from Costco -I grow vegetables in my back yard when I can -There are actually so many common weeds in California that are edible. I would see them on my commute even in more urban parts of los Angeles: Dandelion greens, cat's ear, sorrel, and mallow are just a few -We enjoy takeout when it's cheaper -I meal plan and make more things from scratch -We have become an "ingredients house" I wish I could boycott more, but I have definitely changed my purchasing habits in light of grocery store greed.
OMG i noticed it too! Offer prices on the shelves, when checking out it's suddenly way more expensive. When you confront them about it they act like you're the crazy one and shame you for it. They make a scene so everyone is looking at you and just say: Then don't buy it.. So next time you won't even dare to say anything about it. It's soo wrong!!!
That's why I take a photo of the price with the item with my phone and have the cashier correct it. The amount of times I've had to have Target correct their prices is ASTOUNDING. I've never had an issue getting it corrected.
I hate boxed cereal. I would sooner eat a baked potato, bowl of rice, or bread and butter. To me that is a way better dinner. Cereal is like eating deserts or like eating crunchy leaves. I think people are spending a lot because they are not making full use of what they buy. They must be throwing out a lot of it before or after cooking. Learn to save and reuse all the leftovers and use all of what you buy that is edible. You can also shop when there are sales and stock up so that you have a pantry with lower cost items when you need it. When you see ten boxes of pasta for $10, buy it and then you have if for maybe a year when you need it instead of paying $15 to have one serving prepared for you out.
I've eaten cereal a few times in my life, but none of it felt like real food to me, but like sweets. I never became a fan of them. I'm 55 years old and I live happily without that crap. I mostly buy unprocessed food, prepare my own meals and I love it.
i think it’s important to remember how privileged you are if you live in an area without just big box stores. i live in an urban suburb of chicago where there are countless store options, a few are family owned. i can do my weekly grocery shopping & only semi break the bank. when i was in college, my town only had a walmart, target, and meijer. aka all stores with big box brands. my grocery bills were significantly higher then versus now. also you’re lucky if you live in a walkable city so your transportation doesn’t cut into food costs. it’s just a whole mess.
I am from Sweden and here you have the right to pay the price that is on the product even if the store claim it is wrong. They should have the control over there pricing and as a costumer you have to know before how much things cost. And the Kellogs man made me think about Marie Antoinette.
I agree groceries are more expensive, but I also think grocery shopping and cooking is a skill that can be learned. Buying your staples when they are on sale, not buying ultra processed foods which are where I see a lot of the markups, and meal prepping. My husband and I eat out maybe once per week (meaning 20 meals and all snacks are at home) and we spend $450 a month on very “healthy” whole or minimally processed foods AND laundry detergent, toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant, athletic supplement (electrolytes, running chews) etc.. It does 100% take energy, thought, and time to make nearly everything homemade which is what keeps this possible, but it is without a shadow of a doubt cheaper than eating out and the long term health benefits are a cost savings as well.
@@Crimea_River Honestly, cereal anytime any place any day of the week is fucking horrible. I haven’t had a legit bowl of cereal and probably 10 probably 15 years. And I’m not kidding on that.
this is one of my favorite videos of yours! angry Shelby is amazing!!! :) but yes you're so right, we are not experiencing inflation in the US, we are experiencing greedy corporations gouging consumers and reaping record profits. Also thanks for teaching us about seeds - i never knew!
And have you noticed that DG won't even hire enough workers to unload and stock the shelves in a timely manner, you have to deal with stacks of products in the aisles or empty shelves.
Dollar Tree is another one. In a year that ended with record profits of $4 billion, they decided to raise prices by 25 percent and reduce the size of some of their most popular items such as dish and laundry soap. These companies do these things for one simple reason. Because our laws and the consumers allow them to get away with being as greedy as they want.
11:50 It is extremely unsettling that farmers are being forced to plant specific seeds. At that point, I want to know what’s really going on with those seeds more than I’m concerned about the money 😳 and they can TEST THE PLANTS to make sure….
Her videos on breaking down her costs vs. profits are worth the watch. When she ventures into areas in which she has little to no knowledge, she presents conjecture and opinion. Not so good.
Everything is expensive. My heart goes out to those who are caring for children. I have a ton of people ask why don’t I want kids… there’s many reasons ( I absolutely love & adore children) but the cost of everything is scary. Whole sale isn’t even all that of a better deal nowadays either. It’s sad. We’re made to pay 2k for rent & a ton to eat. One thing I’ve found useful for my husband and caring for my dad food stretches especially if we can use the leftovers… leftover chicken I will make chicken salad or buffalo dip. I shop weekly now it used to be every 2 weeks but it’s hefty. I cook almost daily (around 4-5x weekly) so the other days were either grabbing something or we have food on hand.
Shelby, Food pricing is a great topic. I am a single person and I spend about $150 a week on food. I eat fresh fruits and vegetables which are super expensive. Philadelphia has places that specialize in buying bulk produce and sell it at more reasonable prices than grocery stores but as one person I can’t eat that quantity. I don’t even eat meat but other things I eat in addition to produce just add up. I agree with you that as a single person it is actually better to eat out. Of course, there are huge variations in prices when eating out but as a single person if you choose healthy options and evaluate the right place to eat it is better to eat out at least on occasion. 😊
Stores are staged a certain way for the customer to buy more. I took a marketing class and wasn't surprised what they do to get customers to spend more.
I keep a list of the things I regularly need to buy for each store, so I know which item is priced better at each store, etc. That way I'm not buying whatever. I will look at the specials too.
As a person who works in corporate for these big companies, it was more than 10% each year. It was faster than that. in 2021 we took four pricing movements from jan to december.
Groceries are insanely priced right now. Unless you are bulk meal prepping, you almost save nothing compared to eating out (depending on where you go). Made a chicken casserole last week, had to buy 6lbs of chicken to get a good price.
According to Nicole did an experiment on this on her channel, she is Canadian and living in the Greater Toronto area. She found you save a lot by not eating out. Especially when you consider delivery charges and fees.
yeah I'm a professional cook and I have always made most of my food at home, this is the first time in my life (40 years) where to make decent food at home it costs as much or nearly as much as if I ate out, I still don't eat out because my food is better anyways but I used to save a lot of money making my own food.
Hi Shelby = Thanks for the video. Unfortunately, inflation will increase profits. It is inflation that is driving the prices higher, but when there is inflation if the margins stay the same for the companies the overall earnings will go up as well. That's really how inflation works. If you're spending 50 cents for a product that sells for 80 cents, and your cost to produce it goes to $1, then the sale price goes to 1.60, and you have larger profits. It wouldn't make sense to only raise your price 50 cents as your risk for selling it goes up along with the cost. Unfortunately, the blaming of corporations for providing us products we want and charging for them is silly. It allows people to just blame others as they blame the government as well. It makes for more clicks and people like to say things are someone else's fault, but I hate the idea of people being stuck where they are blaming others.
We have publix in my city... it's wild how expensive they are now. They used to be a normal grocery store with reasonable prices, but now a lot of stuff is marked way up and even double what you pay at other stores. $8 for a bag of chips lol. Their prices are so inflated they have to regularly promote BOGO deals every week, which is all I buy there now. On the plus side it's like a ghost town in there since they scared everyone away with their prices.
OMG i agree 😮 these videos are so poignant, but I find the microphone to be so distracting, especially if there’s already a wireless mic in use, the big podcast mic is just a bulky prop. Also when you put the wireless mic right in your throat, it makes the sound super muffled 😣
It’s always been much cheaper sometimes by 75% less than your average grocery store. They also have much better quality! No matter your diet preferences everything is delicious not just cheaper. By a landslide. I’ve been explaining this to peeps for like 18 years that TJ’s is the least expensive and often has the best quality food items! 😎😝
Had cereal for dinner a couple days ago. Got home from work, lazy, tired, and don't want to cook. Quick and easy, every now and then though. Not all the time... 👍👍 Shelby. Great contents!
What we do personally is get a CSA box of veggies and fruits and have a monthly delivery of meat (chicken, pork and beef) from a local farm. It helps a bit. It's about 120 bucks per month for the CSA box and 150 bucks per month for the meat box.
Love this! Needs to be talked about way more. It’s 2 of us and a dog and we also spend 1200+ a month. Absolutely mind blowing. I feel like it used to be more expensive to eat healthy foods but now it’s anything.
In my country, it's the same shit. They all say "ah it's the gas prices are too high so everything that needs to be transported are also high!" meanwhile you shop at costco or small independent supermarkets and the prices are very reasonable. I even thought at one point I was going crazy because there was a time that the prices are going up every week at the supermarket. I thought I was delusional because when I asked the grocery store staff, they deny they changed the prices and yet when I checked my phone (because I take photos of prices now to keep track of them) there's my proof and I'm not delusional.
Thank you so much, Shelby for this video and speaking the truth. The corporations making record profits. Europe has now boycotted Coke & Pepsi. I mostly buy at TJ and Aldi.
Honestly, if my family of 4 would scarf down a whole box of Cereal for dinner, my teenage sons would still be hungry -we'd have to have more than one box. It's more cost effective to eat pasta, with a little meat sauce.
I 100% thought it was just me or my grocery store! im blessed to hav my parents send me grocery money while im in college and back when i started in the beginning of 2020 i could cook whatever i wanted and i dont even remember ever really struggling when it came to deciding what i need to buy for the week. But nowww i still get the same amount for groceries and i can only get maybe a quarter of what i used to get for 150 to the point where i only get food for 90 most of the time for the first few days of the week and then use the rest to order food somewhere cuz its cheaper! Like i spent 130 yesterday and all i could really get was a restock of toiletries, condiments, a few juices, a bag of veggies and one frozen bag of fish cuz frozen fish is the cheapest meat i can find. Its crazy cuz half the stuff i need to buy every week isnt even stuff i can eat and the things i can eat r such small amounts tht it only lasts a few days.
I just checked and I’m spending $620 a month on average on groceries, so $1200 for a couple seems pretty normal. I’m actually quite surprised because I don’t feel like I use $20 a day in groceries. Most of my meals probably only use $5 in ingredients and I only eat 2 meals a day. Pushing cereal for dinner is criminal. It’s so unhealthy it’s not even fit for breakfast.
I would suggest checking the profit margins. Kroger's (No, I do not work for Krogers, nor a stockholder) most recent quarterly profit margin is 1.4% and that is pretty much in line with history. Would you do your AirBnB for a forcasted 1.4% profit/year? So where does the money go? Fuel costs - trucks run on diesel, air planes (for those fresh grapes from Chile), labor, the farmers want to be paid too. Then there is all the processed food items - raw in, labor plus processing (requires labor, product, power and transportation) = processed food out (the real gremlin). Want lower costs? Well prepare your own meals from scratch - bake your own bread (there is only 6.6 cents [for there farmer] of wheat in a $4 loaf of bread) with a bread machine. On the topic of trucks - Switch over to electric trucks (well where is the electric power generated from - oil, coal and natural gas turbines)? The electric grid is over subscribed. California has a day time solar generated surplus to the extent that SEC (Edison company) pays Arizona to take their excess solar power so as to not have the overabundance of solar power melt down their distribution grid (that's a fact - look it up).
I think its great that social media content creators are approaching this subject because the regular media isn't discussing this honestly. There are two factors, inflation and price gouging. Inflation is an adjustment in pricing due to a precipitating factor like drought, shipping issues, manufacturing costs, scarcity in resourcing the items needed to make the product. Now, price gouging is the raising of pricing because they want to and see a window to do. That is what this is. Inflation, Covid and the financial effects of the covid are being used to scam higher prices.
Thanks for breaking it down! I spend about 800 a month with just myself and hubby...all kids grown , I would NOT be able to feed kids or a whole family with prices as they are now. The stores and CEOs should be ashamed!!!!
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I do not have a trader Joe's (wish there was one nearby), but I do have Aldi's & Sav-A-Lot. I am now reconsidering where I shop, and thinking of different markets. Then I remembered that SAV-A-LOT is also an independent private label grocer. 😊 We have 6 bellies to fill in this economic crisis, and the prices are having a huge effect on our family...on everyone.
A big issue in Canada in regards to Grocery stores is that we only have 3 Major companies that each operate 2-3 brands under their umbrellas, and Each Company own a large portion, if not all of their food chain. Which allows them to say "Oh costs in the store are so high because of the food chain" while setting the pricing of the food chain to be that high.
I live in West Hollywood but drive to Burbank every week to go grocery shopping at Aldi and get the remaining items at Trader Joe's. It does make a huge difference.
Another great video. One of the ways of working your way around these price hikes is making progressive small changes to shopping. As an example I used to buy tuna spread but the price just kept going up and up until I said stop this is getting too expensive now. In the end I realised I could make it myself. It is not easy to spread tuna directly from the tin onto a piece of bread it goes all over the place but if you blend it with a little bit of goats cheese you get a smooth texture that you can spread. I would also suggest making your own hummous with a tin of chickpeas and lemon juice and tahini (sesame paste). Make a batch of it to last a couple of weeks so you don't need to keep getting the blender out. The last time I bought hummous I realised that only half of the content was chickpeas and the other half they had added in cheese and other stuff so that annoyed me that it wasn't 100% chickpeas but selling at a premium price.
Ugh.. I wish we had a Trader Joe's and Aldi where we live! I live in Western South Dakota, and while the population has increased a lot and there are cities I think would easily support these companies, a lot of companies say they won't come here because we are too out of the way of their shipping routes. So, the closest stores are about 5 hours away. I love stopping at Trader Joe's whenever we go somewhere with one! At Christmas we went to Denver and the employees were soo nice and the cashier even gave me a bunch of free items. Where we are, I try and shop the sales at Safeway for most items, and base my menu off what is the cheapest. They are expensive for regular items, but they tend to have the best sales, and I have been enjoying purchasing online for pickup so that I can check all the prices before checking out. I think they have gotten scammy in store by not showing you the sale price until the finish and pay button is hit, so if you miss a sale, it is harder to catch on the receipt before check out. I will go back to price match mistakes, but it's awkward and who has time for that! Still, Walmart is no longer the cheapest option, and Sam's Club overcharges for a lot of items now, so you really have to shop around!
In the "egg fixing" segment you're not holding your big microphone, but your sound is the same as in the other segments. Is your big microphone even connected?
Hi Shelby, thanks for the video’s. Kroger has corn flakes for $2.29 a pound and chicken thighs for $1.49 a pound. If people can’t figure which one is better for them then they get what they deserve. Sounds a little harsh? Well so is life. If money is a problem, rice and beans is a perfectly good meal enjoyed by a great portion of the worlds population and costs about 30¢. It wouldn’t surprise me if Kellogg had someone on the committee to put together the FDA food pyramid chart.
This video would deserve a much higher view count! Great point Shelby to connect the dots with corporate super profit. Not only in grocery category , but everything else. Corporate greed indeed lost all self control, it's kinda scary.
I budget 150 a week for two people that include random home supplies (tp, shampoo, laundry detergent, ect) and we eat high quality meat and local veggies, AND I usually am under my budget, its not CHEAP out there, but meal planning takes alot of time and skill, but its worth it. My freezer and pantry are well stocked, if I have a tight week, I can make it work. Avoiding processed junk (AKA CEREAL) can really bring your numbers down as well.
Publix has monopolized key west and the closest Trader Joe’s or Aldi’s is in Miami which is 4 hours away not including any traffic. We need a Trader Joe’s or aldis 😢
We have one small Trader Joe's here and when I have shopped there my bill was $45-$65 a week. There's things I get that they don't carry and they don't have a ton of gluten-free options. I also hate how they frequently discontinue things I like. I also can't get my groceries delivered. I've been doing Whole Foods delivery and my grocery bill is $90-$150 a week but they have way more options for me.
Speaking from my experience living on the island of Kaua’i. Farmers markets on this island are such a scam and has turned into a tourist attraction. Charging $20 for local pineapple and anywhere from $5 to $15 for a single mango! YES A SINGLE MANGO. Some vendors have also been known to buy mangos from costco, take the sticker off then label them as kauai mangoes and hike up the price. Watching this all happen is so fucking sad. The farmers market used to be a place where you could directly get fresh food from farmers without paying ridiculous grocery prices. Now its so much more cheaper to just buy shipped products from costco. How wild is that?! Shipped fruits and veg are cheaper than getting local hawaii fruits and veg… big corporations just set the standard and majority of these local owned farms end up following the same path. Greed sucks.
I ate enough as a young person and anyone who pays $12.99 for box of cereal is horrible they're only worth $4.99 really,grape nuts is only $3.99 seen in stores
I got my Nutrition degree and we also had some courses on business + economics. Everything you‘re saying is correct and has been going on for some time. But definitely has been blown up in the most recent years
AMEN! Inflation has become an excuse to gouge! I recently heard of a term, "demand destruction" which is when people stop buying or plan alternatives and lo and behold suddenly the prices will come down! Making a chipotle bowl last two days as you mentioned for example or finally living up to the goal of giving up Diet Coke, water is great! Or going to Trader Joe's when possible!!! You GO Shelby!
As a family of 3 in Canada (2 adults and a 8 month old) I’ve found it’s become the best value to shop at Costco for most items even if we don’t finish them. Most grocery stores here are some version of a monopoly like the food companies you discussed. Out of all of them Costco has hiked their prices the least but still maintains good quality. They even decrease their prices sometimes (eg milk). They also treat their employees very well (fair compensation, benefits, etc). The downside to Costco is it definitely isn’t accessible to everyone, especially those who rely on public transportation.
I’m in the UK and I probably spent 1000 usd per month on groceries on a single person. I don’t eat all organic stuff or anything like that. I just eat health with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and mid range (not even organic or grass fed) meats. It’s INSANE
He’s makes $9 million A YEAR and he’s telling us to eat cereal for dinner 🤦♀️
Only 9 wow
'inflation'.......?!!
This must be on par with the alleged remark made by Queen Marie Antoinette, who, on hearing her French peasant subjects had no bread, said "Let them eat cake."
@sinebar Eat a bag of Richards was my immediate response when I heard that butthead speak
'Box Cereal' is more then steak, Prices Per Oz! & if you know how nutritious Cereal is, you wouldn't eat it.
I'm from South America but I lived in the US for a while. I was surprised that most food, insurance and consumer products are concentrated in a few companies that in turn belong to a few funds. It is easier to speculate in that environment. In South America, when they try to do that, small competitors immediately appear with better prices and regulate the market. People here buy in neighborhood markets. They do not belong to bankers or funds. In 2021 Bloomberg said that we would starve due to Russia's blockade of fertilizers. They lied. Small companies started making their own fertilizers and prices dropped. Lol. That is the key, supporting small companies and not giving everything to multinationals.
Russia's blockade of fertilizers? Bloomberg is lying. Russia has not been blocking anything. Russia's fertilizers were stuck in EU ports in 2022 and 2023 on EU orders.
Yeah, there’s no antitrust laws here and everyone is buying everyone else so unfortunately, the price of a really high end dress or groceries for half a week or half a tank of gas is pretty much the same
It’s gotten a lot worse than the US like places don’t give out information they have you come in to get the price basically anything to get you committed so it’s embarrassing to say no on top of that. We have those computers where you’re shamed into paying huge tips and they start out with almost 20 or 30%. It’s really a joke and I work in the service industry, but I’m not complying with any of these tax tactics. They’re empowering and people have enough to think about and enough stress as it is , and we don’t live in this country to be treated like this and we don’t pay taxes to be treated like this
“Eat cereal for dinner” sounds a lot like “let them eat cake.” I’m ready to stop buying from all of these greedy companies.
Oh boy, could we have another French Revolution?
Let them eat Kelloggs
"Bread is meat"
Couldn't havd said it better myself
Because of modern army technology a French revolution type scenario cannot happen, although it should happen.
Companies only listen when you hurt their bottom line! That’s why boycotting them economically always works!
this!!!!
You want to boycott stores which are barely making a profit and potentially push them into bankruptcy? Who are you?
@@TeddyLeppard oh please. Stop with the fake concern. These big box companies clearly have the profits. They are just being greedy.
Fact. If I eat cereal for dinner, it won't be Kellogg's.
Kinda hard when they own everything
I check almost ALL prices. We shop at Aldi's and Walmart for certain items (be wary of Walmart packaged meats) and the local Publix - but only for 2-for-1 deals (that beat Aldi prices) or something special we need. I keep a monthly budget of what we spend and it has steadily gone up. It's so frustrating as we are on fixed incomes. Our government needs to enforce the elimination of these monopolies (call it what it is). And get that lobby money out of there. The people that are supposed to be watching out for us are watching out for the corporations lining their pockets. Ugh.
Thank you for highlighting this issue. Social media needs to expose all these grocery products and food corporations. It seems like things I buy have gone up beyond the 25% from 2019 to 2023. Some things have even doubled in price. These food corporations need to be shamed for doing this while Americans are really hurting.
Guess what? The grocery stores are adjusting their prices due to INFLATION. They are in a very, very competitive business, so if they cannot make money they have to fire people, adjust prices upward or go out of business.
I really don't know how Shelby can be posting this uninformed nonsense. She is clearly not actually talking to business people. And her comments about "MMT" (Modern Monetary Theory) by Thomas Piketty recently tell me that she has fallen for the economic theories of fraudsters.
WOW. Cereal companies pushing cereal for dinner, in A COMMERCIAL? That's heartbreaking to me. I know many families are FORCED to eat that because they have nothing else, but to make a COMMERCIAL about it? horrific. Also want to insert a plug here for the $5 costco chicken- it's one of my go to food staples! 💜 Although I know that some folks don't have a costco near them. 😥
They are the same people that publish fake research that not eating breakfast would lead to heart disease because it hurts their profits if you don't buy their cereal.
And the cost of cereal is INSANE anyway
@@RahshellD RIGHT?!!!
I’ve had cereal for dinner . It’s not that bad lmao
@@alexandria65 depending on what kind of cereal, it's probably all processed sugar, something you shouldn't have before going to bed
Pull that bag of cereal out of the box in a large “Family Size” and you’ll see it’s about 50% full.
The plastic bag off brands are better and much cheaper in my opinion.
I used to buy the Giant size Cheerios for 4.99, the greed is disgusting
Didn't you know that the contents "settle" ? HUGE eye-roll on that claim. Pure greed, plain and simple.
Thank you for mentioning us Aussies about how we are (and we ARE) experiencing "same price - less food" (the shrinkage is REAL) for years now. Thank you for looking beyond the US and showcasing that other countries are also experiencing this BS.
Its even worse for those with intolerances and allergies too. To save on groceries you have to make bulk by scratch. If you want something new every day itll be a lot harder to keep costs down, giving the illusion that eating out is cheaper.
I live in Canada and my family of 4 (2 are under 4years old) spend about $800 a month on groceries. We do what we can to reduce that but don’t have a specific budget we stick to. In 2019 my husband and I spent half of that. Like yes, 2 kids were added to the equation but they’re toddlers… they don’t eat THAT much 😅 it’s crazy how the prices have gone up.
A normal paycheck is about $1000-$1500 (biweekly) so how in the world is a family who depends on a single income supposed to afford anything??
McNanada and McNanadians
Don't you have eco 23% tax regularly add it? So if you feed the wolf he will be eating you alive, thats the brutality of today politics.
Your not supposed to have a family or a life and be happy your supposed to be a single depressed wage slave in your studio aparment that costs 60% of your income while food costs the rest, while the masters enjoy everything life has to offer by stealing the livelihood of billions.
Lidl is another discount Germany-based grocery store chain similar to Aldi that is also expanding in the USA. They're now on the East Coast from NY state to Georgia. I find their store designs are more inviting than Aldi. They have self-serve bakeries and self-checkout's at some locations. One even had a pop-up plant nursery in the parking lot this spring. Good prices on patio plants and gardening supplies.
That is why I will travel a little further to get the deals vs. shopping at a nearby store for convenience. Especially these days when you have to go to multiple grocery stores to complete the shopping list anyways
I've eaten cereal a few times in my life, but none of it felt like real food to me, but like sweets. I never became a fan of them. I'm 55 years old and I live happily without that crap.
-$5 Costco chicken > baking a whole chicken
-I shop at Baja ranch for produce that is cheaper and then go to trader Joe's for what is left on my list
-We buy in bulk for commonly used freezable or shelf stable items from Costco
-I grow vegetables in my back yard when I can
-There are actually so many common weeds in California that are edible. I would see them on my commute even in more urban parts of los Angeles: Dandelion greens, cat's ear, sorrel, and mallow are just a few
-We enjoy takeout when it's cheaper
-I meal plan and make more things from scratch
-We have become an "ingredients house"
I wish I could boycott more, but I have definitely changed my purchasing habits in light of grocery store greed.
OMG i noticed it too! Offer prices on the shelves, when checking out it's suddenly way more expensive. When you confront them about it they act like you're the crazy one and shame you for it. They make a scene so everyone is looking at you and just say: Then don't buy it.. So next time you won't even dare to say anything about it. It's soo wrong!!!
That's why I take a photo of the price with the item with my phone and have the cashier correct it. The amount of times I've had to have Target correct their prices is ASTOUNDING. I've never had an issue getting it corrected.
@@rinzor Me too at Target!! I have been having to take pictures too to prove it.
I fight back. And often I take photos of the price tag on the shelf for many items. Tell them to go back and check it themselves.
That's when I ask them to go back and check the price on the shelf.
I hate boxed cereal. I would sooner eat a baked potato, bowl of rice, or bread and butter. To me that is a way better dinner. Cereal is like eating deserts or like eating crunchy leaves.
I think people are spending a lot because they are not making full use of what they buy. They must be throwing out a lot of it before or after cooking. Learn to save and reuse all the leftovers and use all of what you buy that is edible.
You can also shop when there are sales and stock up so that you have a pantry with lower cost items when you need it. When you see ten boxes of pasta for $10, buy it and then you have if for maybe a year when you need it instead of paying $15 to have one serving prepared for you out.
I've eaten cereal a few times in my life, but none of it felt like real food to me, but like sweets. I never became a fan of them. I'm 55 years old and I live happily without that crap. I mostly buy unprocessed food, prepare my own meals and I love it.
I've boycotted Kelloggs for years now. I'm glad people are finally catching on to how nasty this company is.
The federal government printing money also effected inflation
yes!
It did a lot
I’ve also heard that at farmer markets the cost of the table is so high that it makes food also expensive 🌿
i think it’s important to remember how privileged you are if you live in an area without just big box stores. i live in an urban suburb of chicago where there are countless store options, a few are family owned. i can do my weekly grocery shopping & only semi break the bank. when i was in college, my town only had a walmart, target, and meijer. aka all stores with big box brands. my grocery bills were significantly higher then versus now. also you’re lucky if you live in a walkable city so your transportation doesn’t cut into food costs. it’s just a whole mess.
I am from Sweden and here you have the right to pay the price that is on the product even if the store claim it is wrong. They should have the control over there pricing and as a costumer you have to know before how much things cost.
And the Kellogs man made me think about Marie Antoinette.
Here in the States if the price listed is wrong the store must honor the price. It is the same here.
@@thetapheonix Within reason though. If it's a TV and the price says $10, then it's not happening.
I agree groceries are more expensive, but I also think grocery shopping and cooking is a skill that can be learned. Buying your staples when they are on sale, not buying ultra processed foods which are where I see a lot of the markups, and meal prepping. My husband and I eat out maybe once per week (meaning 20 meals and all snacks are at home) and we spend $450 a month on very “healthy” whole or minimally processed foods AND laundry detergent, toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant, athletic supplement (electrolytes, running chews) etc.. It does 100% take energy, thought, and time to make nearly everything homemade which is what keeps this possible, but it is without a shadow of a doubt cheaper than eating out and the long term health benefits are a cost savings as well.
Cereal for dinner is crazy. It's not even good for breakfast.
Cardboard with sugar
I wouldn't say Cereal but rather Chemicals for Dinner
Cereal for breakfast is probably worse for your health than for dinner. Just don't eat cereal for any meal.
@@ernstthalmann4306
Pretty much oh and it’s got a lovely chemical in there that causes cancer it’s in rice crispies
@@Crimea_River
Honestly, cereal anytime any place any day of the week is fucking horrible. I haven’t had a legit bowl of cereal and probably 10 probably 15 years. And I’m not kidding on that.
Thank you for posting this!!!
this is one of my favorite videos of yours! angry Shelby is amazing!!! :) but yes you're so right, we are not experiencing inflation in the US, we are experiencing greedy corporations gouging consumers and reaping record profits. Also thanks for teaching us about seeds - i never knew!
Love TJ's but their prices have risen too. I can barely get what I did pre 2019 at TJ's. Will still go, what choice do i have🤷
Thank you for mentioning the Canadian news! Our local CBC channel is amazing.
Love these kind of videos thanks!
As a resident of the rural community nobody does their weekly shopping at DG just if they need a item or 2
And have you noticed that DG won't even hire enough workers to unload and stock the shelves in a timely manner, you have to deal with stacks of products in the aisles or empty shelves.
Dollar Tree is another one. In a year that ended with record profits of $4 billion, they decided to raise prices by 25 percent and reduce the size of some of their most popular items such as dish and laundry soap. These companies do these things for one simple reason. Because our laws and the consumers allow them to get away with being as greedy as they want.
11:50 It is extremely unsettling that farmers are being forced to plant specific seeds. At that point, I want to know what’s really going on with those seeds more than I’m concerned about the money 😳 and they can TEST THE PLANTS to make sure….
Your videos are really high-value. I can see the amount of effort and research it itakes to produce such content. Thank you for all the great work.
Her videos on breaking down her costs vs. profits are worth the watch. When she ventures into areas in which she has little to no knowledge, she presents conjecture and opinion. Not so good.
Everything is expensive. My heart goes out to those who are caring for children. I have a ton of people ask why don’t I want kids… there’s many reasons ( I absolutely love & adore children) but the cost of everything is scary. Whole sale isn’t even all that of a better deal nowadays either. It’s sad. We’re made to pay 2k for rent & a ton to eat. One thing I’ve found useful for my husband and caring for my dad food stretches especially if we can use the leftovers… leftover chicken I will make chicken salad or buffalo dip. I shop weekly now it used to be every 2 weeks but it’s hefty. I cook almost daily (around 4-5x weekly) so the other days were either grabbing something or we have food on hand.
Shelby,
Food pricing is a great topic. I am a single person and I spend about $150 a week on food. I eat fresh fruits and vegetables which are super expensive. Philadelphia has places that specialize in buying bulk produce and sell it at more reasonable prices than grocery stores but as one person I can’t eat that quantity. I don’t even eat meat but other things I eat in addition to produce just add up. I agree with you that as a single person it is actually better to eat out. Of course, there are huge variations in prices when eating out but as a single person if you choose healthy options and evaluate the right place to eat it is better to eat out at least on occasion.
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Stores are staged a certain way for the customer to buy more. I took a marketing class and wasn't surprised what they do to get customers to spend more.
Explain more!!
@@ForeverFashionGirl21 Things like candy placed at the checkout to encourage impulse purchases, i think
I keep a list of the things I regularly need to buy for each store, so I know which item is priced better at each store, etc. That way I'm not buying whatever. I will look at the specials too.
Thank you for highlighting these issues Shelby!!!
Walgreens always have wrong shelf and check out prices. If you don’t watch out they over charge you A LOT!
As a person who works in corporate for these big companies, it was more than 10% each year. It was faster than that. in 2021 we took four pricing movements from jan to december.
The inflation in North America is insane...
No, the greed is insane.
If farmers banned together for seed, would that help? COOPs like MFA (Missouri Farmers assoc.)
Groceries are insanely priced right now. Unless you are bulk meal prepping, you almost save nothing compared to eating out (depending on where you go).
Made a chicken casserole last week, had to buy 6lbs of chicken to get a good price.
According to Nicole did an experiment on this on her channel, she is Canadian and living in the Greater Toronto area. She found you save a lot by not eating out. Especially when you consider delivery charges and fees.
yeah I'm a professional cook and I have always made most of my food at home, this is the first time in my life (40 years) where to make decent food at home it costs as much or nearly as much as if I ate out, I still don't eat out because my food is better anyways but I used to save a lot of money making my own food.
Right on Shelby!
Hi Shelby = Thanks for the video. Unfortunately, inflation will increase profits. It is inflation that is driving the prices higher, but when there is inflation if the margins stay the same for the companies the overall earnings will go up as well. That's really how inflation works. If you're spending 50 cents for a product that sells for 80 cents, and your cost to produce it goes to $1, then the sale price goes to 1.60, and you have larger profits. It wouldn't make sense to only raise your price 50 cents as your risk for selling it goes up along with the cost. Unfortunately, the blaming of corporations for providing us products we want and charging for them is silly. It allows people to just blame others as they blame the government as well. It makes for more clicks and people like to say things are someone else's fault, but I hate the idea of people being stuck where they are blaming others.
We have publix in my city... it's wild how expensive they are now. They used to be a normal grocery store with reasonable prices, but now a lot of stuff is marked way up and even double what you pay at other stores. $8 for a bag of chips lol. Their prices are so inflated they have to regularly promote BOGO deals every week, which is all I buy there now. On the plus side it's like a ghost town in there since they scared everyone away with their prices.
I'm still waiting for Shelby to get a microphone stand. Just kidding. LOL!!!
I swear it's getting bigger with each episode
Tom Nicholas has a thoughtful video about the phenomenon of prominent TH-camrs holding their microphone these days.
@@TomNook. she's practicing her "technique" 😏
OMG i agree 😮 these videos are so poignant, but I find the microphone to be so distracting, especially if there’s already a wireless mic in use, the big podcast mic is just a bulky prop. Also when you put the wireless mic right in your throat, it makes the sound super muffled 😣
I thought Trader Joe's was like upscale / expensive alternative to other grocery stores.
It’s an inexpensive alternative to Whole Foods, which is really expensive.
It’s always been much cheaper sometimes by 75% less than your average grocery store. They also have much better quality! No matter your diet preferences everything is delicious not just cheaper. By a landslide. I’ve been explaining this to peeps for like 18 years that TJ’s is the least expensive and often has the best quality food items! 😎😝
Had cereal for dinner a couple days ago. Got home from work, lazy, tired, and don't want to cook. Quick and easy, every now and then though. Not all the time... 👍👍 Shelby. Great contents!
What we do personally is get a CSA box of veggies and fruits and have a monthly delivery of meat (chicken, pork and beef) from a local farm. It helps a bit. It's about 120 bucks per month for the CSA box and 150 bucks per month for the meat box.
Aldi for life! Love my 75 cent avocados
Walmart avocados $0.50.
You’re sharing really important stuff and thanks for all the effort and research you put into these videos.
Love this! Needs to be talked about way more. It’s 2 of us and a dog and we also spend 1200+ a month. Absolutely mind blowing. I feel like it used to be more expensive to eat healthy foods but now it’s anything.
In my country, it's the same shit. They all say "ah it's the gas prices are too high so everything that needs to be transported are also high!" meanwhile you shop at costco or small independent supermarkets and the prices are very reasonable. I even thought at one point I was going crazy because there was a time that the prices are going up every week at the supermarket. I thought I was delusional because when I asked the grocery store staff, they deny they changed the prices and yet when I checked my phone (because I take photos of prices now to keep track of them) there's my proof and I'm not delusional.
Thank you so much, Shelby for this video and speaking the truth. The corporations making record profits. Europe has now boycotted Coke & Pepsi. I mostly buy at TJ and Aldi.
Thanks!
Wow thank you!
Farmers markets (out of town actual farm) are so much worth it. This is why that yard and community are so important.
I shop the sales and stock up. You can get really good prices on meat, sides, etc.
You should cover chips since I feel as tho they are more expensive yet the bags are shrinking.
I love that you made this video!!
Honestly, if my family of 4 would scarf down a whole box of Cereal for dinner, my teenage sons would still be hungry -we'd have to have more than one box. It's more cost effective to eat pasta, with a little meat sauce.
We are experiencing the same thing in Europe (Spain). Great video, Shelby ;)
Right On Shelby LOVING these investigation videos! We ALL are going through it with the cost of living today! Please keep them coming!
I 100% thought it was just me or my grocery store! im blessed to hav my parents send me grocery money while im in college and back when i started in the beginning of 2020 i could cook whatever i wanted and i dont even remember ever really struggling when it came to deciding what i need to buy for the week. But nowww i still get the same amount for groceries and i can only get maybe a quarter of what i used to get for 150 to the point where i only get food for 90 most of the time for the first few days of the week and then use the rest to order food somewhere cuz its cheaper! Like i spent 130 yesterday and all i could really get was a restock of toiletries, condiments, a few juices, a bag of veggies and one frozen bag of fish cuz frozen fish is the cheapest meat i can find. Its crazy cuz half the stuff i need to buy every week isnt even stuff i can eat and the things i can eat r such small amounts tht it only lasts a few days.
Great video, shelby. Thank you for taking the time to expose this for us. Much love & blessings, John.
I just checked and I’m spending $620 a month on average on groceries, so $1200 for a couple seems pretty normal. I’m actually quite surprised because I don’t feel like I use $20 a day in groceries. Most of my meals probably only use $5 in ingredients and I only eat 2 meals a day.
Pushing cereal for dinner is criminal. It’s so unhealthy it’s not even fit for breakfast.
Lets say if Kraft didnt raise prices at all, they would STILL profit billions each year.
I would suggest checking the profit margins. Kroger's (No, I do not work for Krogers, nor a stockholder) most recent quarterly profit margin is 1.4% and that is pretty much in line with history. Would you do your AirBnB for a forcasted 1.4% profit/year? So where does the money go? Fuel costs - trucks run on diesel, air planes (for those fresh grapes from Chile), labor, the farmers want to be paid too. Then there is all the processed food items - raw in, labor plus processing (requires labor, product, power and transportation) = processed food out (the real gremlin). Want lower costs? Well prepare your own meals from scratch - bake your own bread (there is only 6.6 cents [for there farmer] of wheat in a $4 loaf of bread) with a bread machine. On the topic of trucks - Switch over to electric trucks (well where is the electric power generated from - oil, coal and natural gas turbines)? The electric grid is over subscribed. California has a day time solar generated surplus to the extent that SEC (Edison company) pays Arizona to take their excess solar power so as to not have the overabundance of solar power melt down their distribution grid (that's a fact - look it up).
I think its great that social media content creators are approaching this subject because the regular media isn't discussing this honestly. There are two factors, inflation and price gouging. Inflation is an adjustment in pricing due to a precipitating factor like drought, shipping issues, manufacturing costs, scarcity in resourcing the items needed to make the product. Now, price gouging is the raising of pricing because they want to and see a window to do. That is what this is. Inflation, Covid and the financial effects of the covid are being used to scam higher prices.
Thanks for breaking it down! I spend about 800 a month with just myself and hubby...all kids grown , I would NOT be able to feed kids or a whole family with prices as they are now. The stores and CEOs should be ashamed!!!!
Thank you Shelby for being a great teacher.
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You know what’s crazy, politicians KNOW about this and refuse to do anything about it , but our taxes will go up for sure 😂
I really appreciate you using your reach to talk about important topics like this
There isn't a Trader Joes in my city. The closest one is a 45-minute drive away. Kroger is less than five minutes away.
Great video! I can tell you first hand as a farmer, we don’t get these profits. Thanks for shedding light on this.
I do not have a trader Joe's (wish there was one nearby), but I do have Aldi's & Sav-A-Lot. I am now reconsidering where I shop, and thinking of different markets. Then I remembered that SAV-A-LOT is also an independent private label grocer. 😊 We have 6 bellies to fill in this economic crisis, and the prices are having a huge effect on our family...on everyone.
A big issue in Canada in regards to Grocery stores is that we only have 3 Major companies that each operate 2-3 brands under their umbrellas, and Each Company own a large portion, if not all of their food chain. Which allows them to say "Oh costs in the store are so high because of the food chain" while setting the pricing of the food chain to be that high.
I live in West Hollywood but drive to Burbank every week to go grocery shopping at Aldi and get the remaining items at Trader Joe's. It does make a huge difference.
Great video, gonna share it like crazy!
Another great video. One of the ways of working your way around these price hikes is making progressive small changes to shopping. As an example I used to buy tuna spread but the price just kept going up and up until I said stop this is getting too expensive now. In the end I realised I could make it myself. It is not easy to spread tuna directly from the tin onto a piece of bread it goes all over the place but if you blend it with a little bit of goats cheese you get a smooth texture that you can spread. I would also suggest making your own hummous with a tin of chickpeas and lemon juice and tahini (sesame paste). Make a batch of it to last a couple of weeks so you don't need to keep getting the blender out. The last time I bought hummous I realised that only half of the content was chickpeas and the other half they had added in cheese and other stuff so that annoyed me that it wasn't 100% chickpeas but selling at a premium price.
I add equal parts mayonnaise & olive oil to tuna so its spreadable. Then add cut up celery & pickle, and dill and salt , and squeeze off lemon.
@@Lili-xq9sn I might try that because it is a little bland with just the goats cheese
Shelby, I loved this video and it was so well put together. Thank you for making some noise that needed to be made. You were spot on! Loved it!
Ugh.. I wish we had a Trader Joe's and Aldi where we live! I live in Western South Dakota, and while the population has increased a lot and there are cities I think would easily support these companies, a lot of companies say they won't come here because we are too out of the way of their shipping routes. So, the closest stores are about 5 hours away. I love stopping at Trader Joe's whenever we go somewhere with one! At Christmas we went to Denver and the employees were soo nice and the cashier even gave me a bunch of free items.
Where we are, I try and shop the sales at Safeway for most items, and base my menu off what is the cheapest. They are expensive for regular items, but they tend to have the best sales, and I have been enjoying purchasing online for pickup so that I can check all the prices before checking out. I think they have gotten scammy in store by not showing you the sale price until the finish and pay button is hit, so if you miss a sale, it is harder to catch on the receipt before check out. I will go back to price match mistakes, but it's awkward and who has time for that! Still, Walmart is no longer the cheapest option, and Sam's Club overcharges for a lot of items now, so you really have to shop around!
In the "egg fixing" segment you're not holding your big microphone, but your sound is the same as in the other segments. Is your big microphone even connected?
Love these videos.
Hi Shelby, thanks for the video’s. Kroger has corn flakes for $2.29 a pound and chicken thighs for $1.49 a pound. If people can’t figure which one is better for them then they get what they deserve. Sounds a little harsh? Well so is life. If money is a problem, rice and beans is a perfectly good meal enjoyed by a great portion of the worlds population and costs about 30¢. It wouldn’t surprise me if Kellogg had someone on the committee to put together the FDA food pyramid chart.
Love your channel Shelby! Keep up the good work!
This video would deserve a much higher view count! Great point Shelby to connect the dots with corporate super profit. Not only in grocery category , but everything else. Corporate greed indeed lost all self control, it's kinda scary.
I’m in the Midwest and spend about $600 a month on grocery for 2. I buy mostly from Aldi and Costco. We cook about 90% of our meals
I budget 150 a week for two people that include random home supplies (tp, shampoo, laundry detergent, ect) and we eat high quality meat and local veggies, AND I usually am under my budget, its not CHEAP out there, but meal planning takes alot of time and skill, but its worth it. My freezer and pantry are well stocked, if I have a tight week, I can make it work. Avoiding processed junk (AKA CEREAL) can really bring your numbers down as well.
Publix has monopolized key west and the closest Trader Joe’s or Aldi’s is in Miami which is 4 hours away not including any traffic. We need a Trader Joe’s or aldis 😢
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Exactly 😞
Grocery stores usually have very thin margins. It's the food marketing/producers.
We have one small Trader Joe's here and when I have shopped there my bill was $45-$65 a week. There's things I get that they don't carry and they don't have a ton of gluten-free options. I also hate how they frequently discontinue things I like. I also can't get my groceries delivered. I've been doing Whole Foods delivery and my grocery bill is $90-$150 a week but they have way more options for me.
Agree. Aldi also owns Trader Joe's. Aldi north (northern Germany) own Trader Joe's and Aldi south (the one we have in the states) owns our US Aldis
Speaking from my experience living on the island of Kaua’i. Farmers markets on this island are such a scam and has turned into a tourist attraction. Charging $20 for local pineapple and anywhere from $5 to $15 for a single mango! YES A SINGLE MANGO. Some vendors have also been known to buy mangos from costco, take the sticker off then label them as kauai mangoes and hike up the price. Watching this all happen is so fucking sad. The farmers market used to be a place where you could directly get fresh food from farmers without paying ridiculous grocery prices. Now its so much more cheaper to just buy shipped products from costco. How wild is that?! Shipped fruits and veg are cheaper than getting local hawaii fruits and veg… big corporations just set the standard and majority of these local owned farms end up following the same path. Greed sucks.
😂 Yuppies getting scammed, hilarious. I mean you can’t fix stupid.
I ate enough as a young person and anyone who pays $12.99 for box of cereal is horrible they're only worth $4.99 really,grape nuts is only $3.99 seen in stores
Love you! Always great information!
I got my Nutrition degree and we also had some courses on business + economics. Everything you‘re saying is correct and has been going on for some time. But definitely has been blown up in the most recent years
AMEN! Inflation has become an excuse to gouge! I recently heard of a term, "demand destruction" which is when people stop buying or plan alternatives and lo and behold suddenly the prices will come down!
Making a chipotle bowl last two days as you mentioned for example or finally living up to the goal of giving up Diet Coke, water is great! Or going to Trader Joe's when possible!!!
You GO Shelby!
As a family of 3 in Canada (2 adults and a 8 month old) I’ve found it’s become the best value to shop at Costco for most items even if we don’t finish them. Most grocery stores here are some version of a monopoly like the food companies you discussed. Out of all of them Costco has hiked their prices the least but still maintains good quality. They even decrease their prices sometimes (eg milk). They also treat their employees very well (fair compensation, benefits, etc). The downside to Costco is it definitely isn’t accessible to everyone, especially those who rely on public transportation.
I’m in the UK and I probably spent 1000 usd per month on groceries on a single person. I don’t eat all organic stuff or anything like that. I just eat health with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and mid range (not even organic or grass fed) meats. It’s INSANE