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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonora Shepherd View Post
    I suspect price gouging on e-books. I wish I had kept track lately because it seems like e-books like Bookbub through Amazon are anywhere from $1 to $3 higher than normal. I just don't have any facts to back it up.
    I haven't noticed that, but when Bookbub offers a book I want for over $1.99, I go to my library website and order it there.

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    Just had a change in medication and the price went up - alot! sigh....
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    Consumer Price Index, as computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was 0.3% lower in March 2020 compared to February.
    Notable price decreases:
    Airline fares -12.6%
    Hotel lodging -7.7%
    Gasoline -10.5%
    Fuel Oil -13.7%
    Sporting Goods -2%

    Increases:
    Food eaten at home 0.5%
    Wine for home consumption 0.9%
    Beer for home consumption 0.8%

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    Dado Potato - just found this. Famitodine at Costco is really cheap. Couldn't find my receipt but it's a lot cheaper than what you are paying. I'm not sure, but even if you are not a member it would be worth it to find out if you can use their pharmacy.

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    5/12 release of CPI for April 2020.

    The year-over-year cost of food consumed at home increased 4.1%.

    Nationwide retail price increases, comparing April 2019 to April 2020:
    Ground Chuck beef 11%
    Lean ground beef 8%
    Beef roasts 8%
    Beef steaks 2.5%
    Pork chops, bone-in 10%
    Chicken, whole fresh 7%
    Chicken breast, boneless 5%
    Eggs grade A 38%
    Milk, whole, gal. 10%

    Source http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...-price-spreads


    April compared to March:
    Eggs up 16.1%
    Cereals and bakery products up 2.9% (the largest monthly increase ever.)

    Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    I buy groceries on an interval of about 10 days. Anecdotally, prices in the same store seem higher on almost everything.
    1 lb. split green peas $1.29. (I was accustomed to paying $0.99)
    1 lb. celery $1.69
    1 lb. limes $1.69
    Last edited by dado potato; 5-20-20 at 9:11am.

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    I noticed several items that I had ordered in the past from Amazon had previously paid prices blocked from view.

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    Our groceries are really going up. One restaurant raised their prices a lot. We used to go every week but won’t go back.

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    I bought a few pork sirloin steaks and 2 pork shoulders for smoking and shredding. Prices were "normal". Mileage obviously varies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simplemind View Post
    I noticed several items that I had ordered in the past from Amazon had previously paid prices blocked from view.
    I noticed that too. Frustrating.

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    And as prices go up, the interest in savings goes down. It's a double whammy.

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