Not sure how else to title. So basically I currently shop in various stores for work here in a major city in the Northeast US and am seeing huge price increases when stores are re-stocking as well as going through their weekly price cycles for the last 2 weeks.

These batteries are just one example from this morning with a $20 difference, given one being on sale:

I’ve noticed a huge price jumps and spreads similarly in various office supplies, paper/paper products, cables and flash storage (no surprise), aluminum foil (doubled in some stores it seems), water bottles, gloves, fruit, and other things.

I haven’t saw much talk on it other than basic inflation 3.8% that came out earlier today in the news. Nothing on reddit either from a basic search there so wanted to start a thread here to see if anyone else has noticed the differences. I know most people dont shop 3-4x a day so aren’t as hyper aware but might see something they may want to share with the group. I’ve been sharing them and grabbing stuff for personal if I do spot them while out grabbing things for work so I’m pretty stocked up on what I feel might not come back down in those updated priced stores. Most the talk seems to just be about gas which I get is the most immediate expense for majority of Americans but products seem to be jumping drastically.

TLDR: Prices go up, big spread between stores, do you notice?

  • akwd169@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    5 hours ago

    Its called price gouging, everywhere has learned from COVID supply issues that some people will pay almost anything for the convenience of their life to not be interrupted

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    1·
    7 hours ago

    I have found for awhile that sales are massive now. Like things had changed a lot and not sure if its amazon or walmart but the low price thing made it such that prices were not to far from each other in either time or space (regionally) but last year or so its been like looking for loss leaders. Got to wait and look at ads week after week and then pounce on what you need when its reasonable.

    • Medic8me@piefed.caEnglish
      7·
      13 hours ago

      We were just grocery shopping yesterday. A big pack is $15 here. Nor.al price two years ago was $6 for a pack with 5 more hotdogs. Less dogs much more cash.

    • Fit_Series_573@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      12 hours ago

      I’ll have to check this next time I go to the grocery store. I did notice ground pork went up by another $1 per lb last week during a price cycle. It was still on sale at my closest store so bought more to freeze. Ground beef has gone up so much they’re brought out the big rolls of the 73/27 stuff from the freezers to the fridge section and most the store packed stuff looked bad as if no one was buying when I was there 2 days ago

  • jeffw@lemmy.world
    20·
    20 hours ago

    Idk who is charging $25+ for a four pack of rechargeable batteries. Maybe the tag is for a different product, like one that included the charger?

    Every retail listing I’m seeing of that 4 pack is much less

    • Fit_Series_573@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      12 hours ago

      That price at Staples was definitely the highest price. Noticed it while I was in the checkout lane, I just purchased the same batteries for that $5.89 price since I figured that was a already a deal since my last pack was $10 and noticed them at $15 at Walmart last week which it still looks to be that price online for pickup there.

  • Libb@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    19 hours ago

    I always dreamed to use gold plated batteries.

    In other words: WTF with that price?

  • Beth@piefed.socialEnglish
    4·
    18 hours ago

    I have noticed differences from store to store on certain grocery items (like 3-4 bucks at most). Probably in a similar area as you. And then massive sales on the overpriced things weeks later.