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R>> priced store chains find that when they say prices have gome up
  >> by 8%, I find the things I buy have gone up by 50% or 100% or are
  >> no longer available in quantities that are not sold out within a
  >> few hours (or minutes) of the week's sale starting..

MP>Yeah, there are some things that I buy that nearly doubled in price 3+
  >years ago that have yet to start back down.  I do a lot of shopping at
  >Kroger, which is where that happened.  At Wal-mart, the increase was
  >less... maybe 20-40%... but the price there has also yet to go back down.

Some things don't make sense too.. Apparently due to tariffs and such
we have lost a lot of our pork exports and yet the price of pork is
higher than ever in the stores. Shouldn't having more than you can sell
lower the price?

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