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   R>> priced store chains find that when they say prices have gome up   
     >> by 8%, I find the things I buy have gone up by 50% or 100% or are   
     >> no longer available in quantities that are not sold out within a   
     >> few hours (or minutes) of the week's sale starting..   
      
   MP>Yeah, there are some things that I buy that nearly doubled in price 3+   
     >years ago that have yet to start back down.  I do a lot of shopping at   
     >Kroger, which is where that happened.  At Wal-mart, the increase was   
     >less... maybe 20-40%... but the price there has also yet to go back down.   
      
   Some things don't make sense too.. Apparently due to tariffs and such   
   we have lost a lot of our pork exports and yet the price of pork is   
   higher than ever in the stores. Shouldn't having more than you can sell   
   lower the price?   
      
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