"It's all really grim."
Guest blogger Lance Jungmeyer chiming in ...
The economy is turning so grim, according to one shopper in this article, that she cut out her own purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables.
"Barb Phillips of Medway, for example, said the price on a case of formula for her 7-month-old son recently jumped from $32 to $38. Phillips, a loan processor who earns less than $40,000 a year, said she has stopped buying snacks and fresh produce for herself because prices are too high and stretches her meat purchases by making soups and stews.
"Everything just keeps going up," said Phillips, 41. "It's all really grim."
The article notes that fresh fruit and vegetable prices are up 20%, and it predicts a return to the 70s mentality of inflation.
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posted by Lance Jungmeyer @ 2:16 PM
1 Comments:
I wonder where this article got its information. 20% ?! From the folks I've talked to recently, that number's more like 7%.
This is what I worry about with all of this economic downturn stuff -- people ditching fresh produce. In favor of what, I ask?
Twinkies? Crackers? Fruit rollups?
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