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Bluetus

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7. And this will not show up iin the official CPI

Reply to Paladin (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 12:18 PM

Jun 2025

because luxuries like olive oil are not part of the "market basket".

Just about everything I buy is 30-50% higher than a year ago. SO I am buying less of everything. Inflation reports won't show most of this, but the GDP numbers will.

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I bought a 1-liter bottle of average-quality olive oil, today. [View all] Paladin Jun 2025 OP

Geez. I remember in 2002 when Fairway sold EVOO no_hypocrisy Jun 2025 #1

You know, all needed to raise prices is one item goes up and everything else will go up. Has nothing to do with anything Srkdqltr Jun 2025 #2

Buy Californian justaprogressive Jun 2025 #3

Yup somethingshiny Jun 2025 #4

Wegmans also has "100 pct Californian" EVOO DinahMoeHum Jun 2025 #8

We use California Olive Ranch as well virgdem Jun 2025 #16

My weekly tab has gone sky high Warpy Jun 2025 #5

California Olive Oil Council ultralite001 Jun 2025 #12

Like you homegirl Jun 2025 #17

Actually climate related IbogaProject Jun 2025 #6

Thank you! GoCubsGo Jun 2025 #14

TACO and the GOP are a big part of this problem IbogaProject Jun 2025 #21

And this will not show up iin the official CPI Bluetus Jun 2025 #7

How quickly some forget.................. DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #9

Was just at Costco mgardener Jun 2025 #10

How long will it stay fresh in an unopened bottle... Oopsie Daisy Jun 2025 #15

Always keep all fats in the refrigerator Nigrum Cattus Jun 2025 #20

It's the coming Turd economic Depression. Tarzanrock Jun 2025 #11

You can also thank climate change. GoCubsGo Jun 2025 #13

I have about 100 i did that stickers. Hornedfrog2000 Jun 2025 #18

My favorite olives are no longer available here at all Easterncedar Jun 2025 #19

Prices for olive oil in Europe have gone up Old Crank Jun 2025 #22

The olive harvests here have been catastrophic for years now DFW Jun 2025 #23