Shortages and price variations where you are

[Rasputin_Vol]

Buckle up buttercups because the coming societal meltdown is going to be interesting to watch from a distance. So many people in this country are so freaking clueless about how real life actually works.

I may need to dig out the old “You can’t scare me, I lived through the 70’s” shirt.

Watch from a distance? This is going to be far reaching. Even doomsday preppers are going to be impacted. I'm not sure where you are going to be able to run and hide to avoid this.

 

[DynaLo]

Watch from a distance? This is going to be far reaching. Even doomsday preppers are going to be impacted. I'm not sure where you are going to be able to run and hide to avoid this.

Cities are going to feel it first and thin their own herds so there’ll be less of them to deal with if they finally make it out to the boonies. That’s the watching from a distance part.
Doomsday preppers are just experienced realists.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Gatorade and protein bars are the two strangest ones I’ve noticed.

It's not that hard to figure out it's some of the top prep items.

 

[GVF]

local authentic taco shop - prices up from 2.25 a taco to 3.50.

Yeah, but a good authentic taco is actually worth the $3.50.

 

[Orangeburst]

Just received 2 notifications that two of our primary product lines will have increases of 7-10% effective Feb 1. This on top of unprecedented mid and late 2021 increases
Getting kind of nervous to be honest

 

[allvol123]

Just received 2 notifications that two of our primary product lines will have increases of 7-10% effective Feb 1. This on top of unprecedented mid and late 2021 increases
Getting kind of nervous to be honest

I’ve seen suppliers that would normally go 3 years without a price increase, have 3-4 this year.

 

[DancingOutlaw]

We had some projector screens quoted, what was $1100 last year is $1700 now.

 

[DonjoVol]

I’ve seen suppliers that would normally go 3 years without a price increase, have 3-4 this year.

Businesses have used this pandemic as an excuse to raise prices.

 

[Sandman 423]

Businesses have used this pandemic as an excuse to raise prices.

Or........ to cover higher material and labor cost.

 

[utvolpj]

Businesses have used this pandemic as an excuse to raise prices.

Or prices go up when it cost more to get a product to market

Should businesses be forced to eat those costs?

 

[allvol123]

Businesses have used this pandemic as an excuse to raise prices.

That scenario does exist, but not prevalent.

Competitors would be able to undercut them and take business away. Still running capitalism here.

 

[DonjoVol]

Or prices go up when it cost more to get a product to market

Should businesses be forced to eat those costs?

Not forced. But it's their decision to raise prices and pass it on to consumers. Also the investors are more important to these businesses than their consumers and employees.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Not forced. But it's their decision to raise prices and pass it on to consumers. Also the investors are more important to these businesses than their consumers and employees.

Uhh ohh... you've done it now. It was nice knowing you. Prepare for the incoming lefty/commie attacks.

 

[DonjoVol]

Or prices go up when it cost more to get a product to market

Should businesses be forced to eat those costs?

By the way. I'm more concerned about the cost of living increase that has occurred over the years. As I mentioned before in another post. From 2004 to 2006 I paid a little over $500 a month for a 2 bedroom apartment in Knoxville. That same 2 bedroom apartment at that complex is over $1,400 a month. There has been no justification for large increases in cost of living over the past 15 years.

 

[DonjoVol]

Uhh ohh... you've done it now. It was nice knowing you. Prepare for the incoming lefty/commie attacks.

I'm assuming I'll get them from the conservative and libertarians in this group for that quote.

I mean I'm not wrong.

 

[utvolpj]

Not forced. But it's their decision to raise prices and pass it on to consumers. Also the investors are more important to these businesses than their consumers and employees.

So companies in this country should make less profit in order to serve the consumer better? How progressive of you

I mean I'm not wrong.

you really are unless you're advocating for another economic system entirely

 

[Velo Vol]

Buckle up buttercups because the coming societal meltdown is going to be interesting to watch from a distance.

Are you in Turkey?

 

[DonjoVol]

So companies in this country should make less profit in order to serve the consumer better? How progressive of you

you really are unless you're advocating for another economic system entirely

Companies can operate at less profit. Are they going to? No. We live in a greed based society. Capitalism was never designed to be based on greed.

 

[Velo Vol]

Capitalism was never designed to be based on greed.

wut

 

[utvolpj]

Companies can operate at less profit. Are they going to? No. We live in a greed based society. Capitalism was never designed to be based on greed.

Companies will operate at less profit if driven to it by the market. That's how it works

 

[allvol123]

Companies can operate at less profit. Are they going to? No. We live in a greed based society. Capitalism was never designed to be based on greed.

You sound greedy. Why you bitchin about your cost of living increases? Trying to hold on to more of your money?

 

[luthervol]

Greed is a negative motivator. The fact that many continue to feel the need to frame it as a positive motivator is proof of the flaws in the system.
The degree to which one needs to frame greed as a positive is the degree to which our system fails.

 

[Velo Vol]

A primer for those reading this thread

 

[AshG]

Gas dropped another $0.09 here in the past couple days, down almost $0.20 on the past week and a half. Thanks Biden!

 

[luthervol]

Gas dropped another $0.09 here in the past couple days, down almost $0.20 on the past week and a half. Thanks Biden!

It is $2.79 at a couple of places around here.