Can one buy ANYTHING in the grocery store for less than $1 these days?

[SaltyNuts]

I don't shop a lot (prefer to eat out or grab something to go), but I went on a big shopping trip the other day. I remember back in the day you could get TONS of stuff for a $1 or less. Eggs. Half gallon of milk. Shaving cream. Etc. etc. However, now it ALL costs more than $1! I finally turned onto an isle and saw various house (I was at Wal-Mart) brands of soup for like 77 cents, and I was like JACKPOT! Loaded up on those lol.

When did inflation kick in so hard?!

 

[Newbian]

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Easy. thousands of items are under $1 every day and lots more dip below on sale. Canned fruits and veggies, soups, 1lb boxes of pasta, cake mixes, brownie mixes, tuna, hot sauce, BBQ sauce. 2-liter bottles of soda, loaf of bread, bottle of spaghetti sauce, I could go on forever. Either you're shopping in the wrong places or you're an idiot. And I know which way most of the people here would vote on that.

 

[Zeze]

Are you serious? There are still tons of stuff you can buy for $1. GagHalfrunt covers pretty well.

 

[edro]

potato

 

[Imp]

Absolutely. Mac and cheese, love this stuff. It even clears my bowels within 10 hours of consumption.

http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/great-value-original-macaroni-cheese-dinner/6000153706773

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

 

[Mixolydian]

Easy. thousands of items are under $1 every day and lots more dip below on sale. Canned fruits and veggies, soups, 1lb boxes of pasta, cake mixes, brownie mixes, tuna, hot sauce, BBQ sauce. 2-liter bottles of soda, loaf of bread, bottle of spaghetti sauce, I could go on forever. Either you're shopping in the wrong places or you're an idiot. And I know which way most of the people here would vote on that.

I think it largely depends on where you live. None of the things you listed are below $1 here. Except maybe a no-name can of soup/veggies.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Go to the dollar store and stop complaining.

 

[brianmanahan]

go to aldi's

 

[Mike64]

I don't shop a lot (prefer to eat out or grab something to go), but I went on a big shopping trip the other day. I remember back in the day you could get TONS of stuff for a $1 or less. Eggs. Half gallon of milk. Shaving cream.

The last time you went shopping was more than 25 years ago??? What have you been eating all this time?! You can buy a fair number of things in a supermarket for less than a $1, but if you don't remember how long it's been since the non-sale prices for any of the things you mention broke the $1 barrier, you should consider a trip to the nearest emergency room stat (as the say in the medical biz), 'cos I think you must've recently had a stroke or something...

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I think it largely depends on where you live. None of the things you listed are below $1 here. Except maybe a no-name can of soup/veggies.

Maybe if you likv in East Bumfuck where there's one supermarket in 50 miles your choices are limited. In major metro areas where there's competition prices can be really low. You know how many different kinds of meat you can get for under .99 cents a pound? I can get pork shoulder for .69 a pound, pork chops and spare ribs .99 a pound, chicken thighs and legs at sometimes .49/59 a pound.

The last time you went shopping was more than 25 years ago??? What have you been eating all this time?! You can buy a fair number of things in a supermarket for less than a $1, but if you don't remember how long it's been since the non-sale prices for any of the things you mention broke the $1 barrier, you should consider a trip to the nearest emergency room stat (as the say in the medical biz), 'cos I think you must've recently had a stroke or something...

It's not that far off. Granted that those items are not at that price regularly, but sales prices are definitely in the ballpark. I can get eggs for under a dollar fairly often and milk gallons can be had for around $2 which makes it $1 for a half gallon. Same with shaving cream, a cheaper brand like Barbasol might be $1.79 regularly and $1 on sale.

Just from the front page of my weekly flyer from Shop-Rite, the largest chain in the New York metro area:

All Pepsi products 2-liter $1
2 and a half dozen eggs $1.77 (often on sale at .99 a dozen which is a higher price than this)
Pilsbury cake and brownie mix .99
Campbells condensed soups .99
Bumblebee tuna .88
Celeste frozen pizza .88
1lb pork chops .99
1lb Chicken legs or thighs .99
20oz loaf of bread is .99 every week

 

[feralkid]

Mayne's Alt.


Or is it TridenT?

 

[CraKaJaX]

Got any other brain busters?

 

[Ruptga]

go to aldi

Yeah, go to Aldi.

 

[Number1]

I don't shop a lot (prefer to eat out or grab something to go), but I went on a big shopping trip the other day. I remember back in the day you could get TONS of stuff for a $1 or less. Eggs. Half gallon of milk. Shaving cream. Etc. etc. However, now it ALL costs more than $1! I finally turned onto an isle and saw various house (I was at Wal-Mart) brands of soup for like 77 cents, and I was like JACKPOT! Loaded up on those lol.

When did inflation kick in so hard?!

I was thinking of presenting an argument but upon further reflection, no,

What kind of stupid do you come from?

 

[Number1]

I was thinking about presenting an argument but upon further reflection, no,

What kind of stupid do you come from?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Doubt it. Even if something is listed at under a dollar it will probably be over a dollar after taxes and other stuff that gets added after the fact. I could maybe see single individually wrapped items being like 80 cents or something, but it would still come up to over a dollar. Like how much does a Kinder Surprise go for these days, those are usually at the cash and it could MAYBE end up being under a dollar, but I doubt it.

 

[SearchMaster]

Doubt it. Even if something is listed at under a dollar it will probably be over a dollar after taxes and other stuff that gets added after the fact. I could maybe see single individually wrapped items being like 80 cents or something, but it would still come up to over a dollar. Like how much does a Kinder Surprise go for these days, those are usually at the cash and it could MAYBE end up being under a dollar, but I doubt it.

How the hell should most of us know? Those things are illegal in the USA because we actually love our children.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Doubt it. Even if something is listed at under a dollar it will probably be over a dollar after taxes and other stuff that gets added after the fact. I could maybe see single individually wrapped items being like 80 cents or something, but it would still come up to over a dollar. Like how much does a Kinder Surprise go for these days, those are usually at the cash and it could MAYBE end up being under a dollar, but I doubt it.

Try buying something other than candy and toys and you'll be shocked. There are not taxes on actual food. Two pounds of chicken thighs marked at .98 cents goes through the scanner at .98 cents. You can hand the cashier a dollar and get two shiny pennies back.

 

[SearchMaster]

It depends - groceries are sales tax-exempt in most states, but in some states they are taxed at a reduced rate. A few (KS, ID, OK, etc.) tax at the full rate.

 

[Svnla]

Go to Dollar Tree stores. All of the stuffs in their stores are $1 or less. Let see, pocket pizzas, hot pockets, frozen veggies, noddles, juices, and on and on.

Of course, you have to pay sale tax unless you live in states that do not have sale tax.

 

[nakedfrog]

Doubt it. Even if something is listed at under a dollar it will probably be over a dollar after taxes and other stuff that gets added after the fact. I could maybe see single individually wrapped items being like 80 cents or something, but it would still come up to over a dollar. Like how much does a Kinder Surprise go for these days, those are usually at the cash and it could MAYBE end up being under a dollar, but I doubt it.

As a mental exercise, why don't you figure out what tax rate would make an eighty cent item ring up over a dollar, and then see if that matches your tax rate. Alternatively, you could read what people had already posted in the thread and save yourself looking stupid.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Try buying something other than candy and toys and you'll be shocked. There are not taxes on actual food. Two pounds of chicken thighs marked at .98 cents goes through the scanner at .98 cents. You can hand the cashier a dollar and get two shiny pennies back.

Candy and that kind of stuff is about the cheapest thing you can buy. No idea what kind of chicken you're finding for under a dollar, it's always been several bucks per pound at least. And there are no more pennies, get with the times.

 

[Svnla]

Candy and that kind of stuff is about the cheapest thing you can buy. No idea what kind of chicken you're finding for under a dollar, it's always been several bucks per pound at least. And there are no more pennies, get with the times.

You can get brand name chicken (legs and thighs or sometime breasts with skin and bones - boneless and skinless chicken breasts would never be for $1 or less per pound) on sale for $0.99 per pound here at Kroger stores. As I said previously, of course, you have to pay sale tax.