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Bad-Infinite t1_iyj8oom wrote

Reply to comment by ScientistNo906 in The Fed's favorite inflation measure cooled in October by A-Wise-Cobbler

900%? So a $2 carton of eggs last year is $18 now???

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ScientistNo906 t1_iyjp6bk wrote

More like a $0.44 carton of eggs is now $4.40. Admittedly, 44 cents was unusually low but $4.40 for the same thing was a shocker.

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Bad-Infinite t1_iyjprt3 wrote

Not saying I don't believe you, but that seems awfully low/high. I was buying eggs at Trader Joe's for $3.50/dozen last year, they've been close to that price for past 6 or 7 years. Those same eggs are around $4.50/dozen now.

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swheels125 t1_iyljxhg wrote

Where the hell do you live that a dozen eggs was $.44 even before the pandemic? Around $3-$4 is pretty standard where I’m from and is now up to about $6. 900% would have me paying $27-$36 per dozen eggs, which obviously would be pretty insane.

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ScientistNo906 t1_iymafgy wrote

Port Huron, MI. We have an Aldi and I was surprised by how low the price was myself. You know how some people open up the carton to check if eggs are broken? I didn't bother, who cares if one or two are broke at that price? It didn't last though, and prices keep moving up.

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