'I’m making the most money I've ever made, and I’m still living paycheck to paycheck'

“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Grapes were $6/pound. It’s getting so we can’t afford produce anymore.

    Are we talking regular red/black/green non-organic grapes or some of the more exotic varieties? I track grape prices myself and $2.99/lbs mark for out-of-season-domestic grapes. This is the current price a regular grocery stores right now here with the exception of warehouse clubs which have them at $2.29/lbs. The normal in-season non-warehouse price can be as low as 89c/lbs, but is usually $1.25/lbs.

    Is there something special about your geography that makes it more expensive?

    • jaybone@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Is there really some kind of nation wide grape price standard? Don’t they have to add costs for transportation to places where they do not grow grapes?