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mobeau69

(11,822 posts)
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 06:29 PM Jan 27

Grocery shopping fun

Bitch about the price when you’re looking at items and say to any nearby shopper “Damn, I thought prices were supposed to be coming down!”

Or

Just act like you’re talking to yourself when another shopper is within earshot.

Makes the Kroger experience a little more bearable.



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Grocery shopping fun (Original Post) mobeau69 Jan 27 OP
Great idea! Everybody do it! Paladin Jan 27 #1
Now looking forward to my next beveeheart Jan 27 #3
You might want to shop early Lifeafter70 Jan 27 #10
We are fortunate to live BOSSHOG Jan 27 #22
We had a smal flock of hens during covid rambler_american Jan 28 #47
After 1, I will be able to mumble about beveeheart Jan 27 #28
Lol Lifeafter70 Jan 27 #30
I've been doing it here in East Tennessee. So far, no reaction SammyWinstonJack Jan 27 #7
Is no reaction a good thing or a bad thing? mucifer Jan 28 #43
Dreading going to the store Katcat Jan 27 #20
I do. Clouds Passing Jan 27 #2
I also do that a lot. mobeau69 Jan 27 #6
So do I... 2naSalit Jan 27 #9
I did that too Nictuku Jan 27 #4
And always blame Scump by name Hassler Jan 27 #5
No, just no. I'll just trash this thread now. n/t elocs Jan 27 #8
Why? niyad Jan 27 #11
This isn't an airport. No need to announce your departure. BannonsLiver Jan 27 #23
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA CatWoman Jan 27 #29
Organic, free-range eggs $13/ dozen today. Last Thursday the same niyad Jan 27 #12
I was too busy filling my cart with canned goods - TBF Jan 27 #13
If youu have a freezer Lifeafter70 Jan 28 #51
We had it working during the pandemic - TBF Jan 28 #52
I told a shopper in Fred Meyer that eggs have gotten more expensive since Trump took over. jalan48 Jan 27 #14
My local Jewel boonecreek Jan 27 #16
I agree. They love to dish it out but not so good at taking it. jalan48 Jan 27 #17
Fred Meyer is owned by Kroger. Kroger, Fredies and Smith's maybe others. defacto7 Jan 27 #24
Thought they were part of Albertsons. boonecreek Jan 27 #26
The only reason I remember that defacto7 Jan 27 #27
Those stickers are available on Etsy tishaLA Jan 28 #32
Here ya go rambler_american Jan 28 #48
We need stickers with Biden and Harris saying. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 28 #37
Or maybe, "We warned you!" nt El Mimbreno Jan 28 #38
SO cool birdographer Jan 27 #15
By then we may all be living in caves. mucifer Jan 28 #44
Can't say the price of eggs was a problem here in ATL relayerbob Jan 27 #18
If I did that, here in liberal New Haven, I'd have everyone around me nodding and saying "You got that right!" CTyankee Jan 27 #19
It wasn't about the price of food. Squaredeal Jan 27 #21
Day by day, the economy falls off a cliff. usonian Jan 27 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Blue Dotty Jan 27 #31
nudder small act of resistance onethatcares Jan 28 #33
I would add, after all Trump vowed to bring down prices quickly. Emile Jan 28 #34
I heard a great line the other day spinbaby Jan 28 #35
I will implement this plan. Martin68 Jan 28 #36
Will do. Thanks for the idea. debm55 Jan 28 #39
Did that infront of the egg aisle coprolite Jan 28 #40
yup I have started doing this! RJ-MacReady Jan 28 #41
Hubs and I always wait until there are people by the eggs then we comment on how egg prices have risen - lark Jan 28 #42
Everyone needs a hobby! Evolve Dammit Jan 28 #45
We did this last night Roxi Jan 28 #46
I did this when shopping today. I loudly exclaimed, "Hey! I thought prices were going down on day one! Not up!" An retread Jan 28 #49
I lit it up in the egg section the other night. roamer65 Jan 28 #50

BOSSHOG

(41,017 posts)
22. We are fortunate to live
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:40 PM
Jan 27

Very close to farm folk who have ample supply of eggs. We haven’t spent more than 2 bucks a dozen for years. And we strongly believe they taste better then store bought.

rambler_american

(867 posts)
47. We had a smal flock of hens during covid
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:17 PM
Jan 28

I think we will get some chicks this spring. Fresh eggs are always better than store bought.

2naSalit

(95,244 posts)
9. So do I...
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 07:25 PM
Jan 27

I live in a heavily magat populated area so I make a point of saying things aloud. I'm leaving before long so I will be pumping up the volume a bit during my last weeks here.

TBF

(35,007 posts)
13. I was too busy filling my cart with canned goods -
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 07:52 PM
Jan 27

I am slowly stocking up when I see things I like. Canned goods last awhile, so stocking up on some fruit and vegetables (with a decent shelf life) now is not a bad idea.

Lifeafter70

(437 posts)
51. If youu have a freezer
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:05 PM
Jan 28

Frozen fruits and vegetables are another thing you might want to stock up on.
They retain most of their nutrients.

TBF

(35,007 posts)
52. We had it working during the pandemic -
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:35 PM
Jan 28

I need to clean it out if I can and make sure it still works (it went off-line during one of the hurricane outages). I got the actual food out but need to scrub it.

Not a bad idea, and I do have a bit of back yard where I could garden. I did learn growing up in the country in Wisconsin. The climate is different in Texas, but could probably find online groups to help with when to start vegetables etc.

I think I'm still kind of in shock that he won, but we all need to work on how we are going to hunker down and get through these next few years.

jalan48

(14,663 posts)
14. I told a shopper in Fred Meyer that eggs have gotten more expensive since Trump took over.
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 07:54 PM
Jan 27

He gave me a funny look and moved on. Fuck em.

boonecreek

(517 posts)
16. My local Jewel
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:05 PM
Jan 27

which like Fred Meyer is part of the Albertsons/Safeway empire has a message on their app that eggs may not even be available. Maybe we need to get some stickers with Trump on them saying "I did this".

defacto7

(13,774 posts)
24. Fred Meyer is owned by Kroger. Kroger, Fredies and Smith's maybe others.
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 09:03 PM
Jan 27

BTW, they are the good guys where DEI is respected.

defacto7

(13,774 posts)
27. The only reason I remember that
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 10:58 PM
Jan 27

is an argument in our state about whether Fred Meyer was going to keep it's name or be changed to Smith's after Kroger bought them. Smith's won so no more Fred Meyer here. I hadn't even heard of Smith's back then.

tishaLA

(14,486 posts)
32. Those stickers are available on Etsy
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:35 AM
Jan 28

I started to post about them, but I couldn't figure out how to post the images.

relayerbob

(7,096 posts)
18. Can't say the price of eggs was a problem here in ATL
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:15 PM
Jan 27

Mainly because there were no eggs at the store I went to today. Inflation is irrelevant if there is nothing to buy.

CTyankee

(65,606 posts)
19. If I did that, here in liberal New Haven, I'd have everyone around me nodding and saying "You got that right!"
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:22 PM
Jan 27

I might get a little chorus...

Response to mobeau69 (Original post)

onethatcares

(16,668 posts)
33. nudder small act of resistance
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 08:03 AM
Jan 28

the checkout kiosks are putting maga zines with his face on them on the rack. pick one up, act like you're checking it out and then put it back in the rack backwards covering the next one.

small and petty for sure but so are magats

spinbaby

(15,252 posts)
35. I heard a great line the other day
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 11:00 AM
Jan 28

A woman was saying to a teen I assume was her daughter, "No, you can’t buy that. I don’t have any money because the billionaires have all the money."

RJ-MacReady

(108 posts)
41. yup I have started doing this!
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 12:16 PM
Jan 28

I know some heard me m. Also our side needs to start putting trump "i did that" stickers in groceries and high gas prices. We need to pin EVERYTHING in trump.

lark

(24,532 posts)
42. Hubs and I always wait until there are people by the eggs then we comment on how egg prices have risen -
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 12:18 PM
Jan 28

under tsf and now we will mention the insulin price too. So far everyone has just shaken their heads or said don't hold your breath or don't comment at all. Think this group includes the trumpers because some of them glared. lol

Just surprising no one in Jax seems to want to talk about egg prices - guilty consciences?

Roxi

(2,171 posts)
46. We did this last night
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:10 PM
Jan 28

“Wow, honey, we were promised cheaper eggs.”

“You didn’t really think he’d keep his promises, did you?”

“No, not really.”

We got a few looks, but it was worth it.

retread

(3,832 posts)
49. I did this when shopping today. I loudly exclaimed, "Hey! I thought prices were going down on day one! Not up!" An
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:31 PM
Jan 28

employee looked around, leaned toward me and whispered, "You do know he is a f^^^^^g liar don't you?"



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