I haven’t, although I kind of wish I could.😢

You're telling me! (I'm in the USA).

I miss the days of a bag of groceries (averaged) was like 25-30 usd. Now it’s like 70 a bag.

317 us dollars yikes, that's still too much for a trip for groceries to me 😕😕

@@WhiteTiger333 Me too. And people here voted it in, 81 million times.

I am in Longford and we love getting fresh vegetables, herbs, apples and berries from people in the town. Good to see another Aussie fan 😀

Where can I find me a husband like this?

thanks to the Covid response

@@ubiquitousdiabolus Covid is never going away . It did & still is wreaking havoc on prices .

Same here in Australia. Our government is currently having a hearing with our two major supermarkets, questioning them on the high prices. Covid is used as an excuse. It is price gouging and greed. The farmers are not getting any benefit from higher prices.

Do you m ow why the fish balls have gone up so much?

Prices tend to vary around the States, thankfully as California is very expensive. Where I live, not as much!

Yes! You are so correct! I just posted that my CA food purchases are as expensive or MORE expensive than the same items (eg. Oatly, or eggs) as on Svalbard! Crazy!

​@@sydneysomer9958oh, but the California minimum wage increase will change that. Where do you think most of fruits and vegetables come from. They have to pay workers more and pass the costs to the consumer.

Yes. Even here in Colorado

When the price of oil, which gas and diesel come from, that is what you get. Tractors, combines, trains, trucks, and other transportation relies on fossil fuels. It is going to get worse if the Democrats get rid of fossil fuels. If we go to all electric transportation and tractors and combine, a loaf of bread will be 10, maybe 20 dollars a loaf. Plus, fertilizer is made from fossil fuels, getting rid of that would decrease production, therefore supply. Demand is increasing because of immigration (legal or illegal). World and USA population is increasing. There are not as many farmers as there was 10 to 20 years ago. Farmland is going into CRP and not being used. All of this is a recipe for a disaster in the supply chain. Grain, meat, fruits and vegetables, fish, and among other commodities. It is going to get worse.

farmers in Canada will tell you the exact opposite and the farmers I know in the US say the same thing. Their costs have doubled in some cases...that is a 100% increase over the last 18-24 mos. Farmers are paying today in some cases 300% increase in things like fertilizer and pesticides, fuel is up by 50 % in most places, costs more to run the equipment, more to truck the produce more to grow the produce, seed costs , many farmers have spoken about 100-500% increases in seed costs since 2020. You can find farmers all over Canada and the US talking about the sky rocketing costs to do business and so yes all of those costs are getting downloaded to the consumer. "Corporate greed" is the sound bites our collective governments have been using for the past several months combined with paid on line bots to foster this thought that its just the grocery store owners who apparently woke up one day and decided "hey, I know, lets increase a can of Campbells soup today by 76% that should be fun". No, Grocery retail actually runs on very low mark up, always have. They make their money on the quantity they sell, or the extremely quick turn over of their inventory. I have worked in retail in Canada for over 32 years and was raised on a farm. I know how much the cost to run a farm has sky rocketed and I know the reasons why, I also know that most big grocery chains are publicly traded and their profit margins have not sky rocketed in the last 3 years that is just not so. Do they make money? of course they do, its the whole point of being in business and they commit to their shareholders a certain amount of profit and they also commit to the banks how much profit they will bank in a year, they can not just deiced oh times are really tough for people right now as the cost of everything has sky rocketed so we will hold our prices and take less profit, shareholders and banks do not take to kindly to this way of thinking.

We are being ripped off, hand over fist.

I get what you mean but also it's nice to see that it's not just one area being price gouged and that it is something everyone is going through.

New world order aka Agenda 2030, you’ll see trust me.

I would say much more worrying that the entire world is falling apart

Let's be real, she could post a video of her folding socks and I'd watch it. Any chance to take a Svalbard break is time well spent!

@@Rye_Toast haha. so true i agree!!

😂😂😂❣

Yep. I’m with you. Less waste & less cost.

Thanks for watching! 😊

+1

In my area, food prices have only gone up since the “supply chain” issues caused by the shutdowns in 2020-2021. They never reduced once the supply chains were back on track.

​@@teutonic7113 it's 100% greed now.

@@teutonic7113 Exactly! Just total unrestrained GREED.

@@teutonic7113 Thank you for saying "caused by the shutdowns" instead of "caused by Covid"!

Eggs here in California are almost $5 a dozen, so I got my own chickens and supply my coworkers and neighbors with free eggs. Bread that 3 years ago was $1, is now almost $4

Still, shopping at places like Walmart-there the food prices are still pretty cheap. Veggies are damn expensive, but things like fresh meat are quite reasonable.

@@renatal1972 a dozen eggs in Canada is almost $8.00 (for organic) you can get a doz for $6.00 in some places.

package od 28 eggs, non organic, costs 5$ in Bosnia 🇧🇦

I grew up in TX; I'm glad I can get Stubb's in DC!

@@SangeetaMRao That is great to hear! We love our BBQ 😃

Stubb’s is the ONLY BBQ sauce I’ll buy.😋

Yes I couldn't believe I've just watched 18 minutes of how much are the price of eggs in Tesco video ...😂

same apt, i'm in aus and this is just another world

@@cazinaus4917 - where are you based? I just moved to Tassie (the Svalbard of Australia lol). I am spoilt rotten with the beautiful produce, scenery and outdoor activities. We had a chilly 0.8 degrees Celsius this morning 🥶

I'm from a tropical country, Philippines and I'm binge watching all the vlogs! Never experienced snow in my entire life 😅 but I think I'm gonna love it 😂

@@apt5044 Howdy...i'm up in the Northern Rivers, sub tropical. Yes i actually had to put socks on yesterday lol

Same here, from Texas. Most things were at least double.

I love that stuff! It's the best!

ALDIs in Tennessee, 25 cents each. Thank God. Even Food City has them 10/$12.00.

@@cherylkruisheer3365for an avocado? I live in Canada and the chicken and avocado are at the same price here. Last week avocado was on sale for 1.99/piece.

Yeah, I just bought a 4 lb family pack of boneless, skinless chicken breast for $12. I'm in Massachusetts

​@@cherylkruisheer3365I love Aldi! I get my salmon and chicken there, ground turkey and cheaper than the regular store.

I mean she is in the middle of nowhere, so no big surprise there.From my experience avocados tend to be quite pricy in Europe because they are mostly flown in long distance while in the US you can get them from the South or Mexico.

I do the same.

these prices are very on par with prices of similar items in Canada, some are actually less. Our chicken would be more than what they paid and our cheese and dairy are also higher here.

Dia duit, Caroline! Is Gaeilgeoir thú?

Connecticut here. Aldi is saving me a fortune on avocados. .69. Each

I'm always surprised at the Oatly price. It's $4.69 where I am. But I guess since it's a Swedish brand, it makes sense it's more expensive in the States. The can of tuna for over $5 is crazy!

Is that for two adults or do you have other family members to feed?

@@seraeggobutterworth5247 two adults, and our budget for eating out is 500.00 per month, which we rarely exceed. have been using gift cards from gift giving, credit card points, and bought cards usually from AAA.

Hey....Lehigh Valley here too (who would have thought!! lol) The biggest thing I have noticed is that it doesn't really matter where you shop...the prices are about the same everywhere. I have seen things cost more at Walmart and PriceRite than Wegmans. Weis' prices are soooo high. The bad thing at Wegmans is their lack of variety. Yes, they have nice fresh things...but I am tired of seeing Wegmans brand everywhere when I want a certain brand.

@@seraeggobutterworth5247 two adults.and both seniors, with sometimes special diets.

@@alisonh2112 do you shop at the old valley farms? which is now fresh grocer or gerritys, they have better prices on fresh stuff. also aldis is good.

Seems purposeful, doesn't it? ugh.

I agree I think we spend about £500 a month for two of us in the UK ,

In Los Angeles, we spend $800-$1000 per month 🥴

Oh hey, I love my Swedish dishcloths too! 😊

Bur these are Norwegian....😂

Do they have them at IKEA in the US?

I bought mine on Amazon. ​@@antjee

317 us dollars for such a food trip is still too high to me, yikes!

I second the idea of growing fresh sprouts at home.