It's no secret that the cost of food is on the rise. It wasn't too long ago that I could buy a frozen pound of ground turkey from my local grocer for a buck, but now I'm lucky to find it for less than $3 a pound. Here are 21 items that over the last decade have skyrocketed in price. How many can you guess?
Business Insider rounded up a list of 21 items we use everyday that have increased dramatically in price over the last ten years. Along with 19 food items, gasoline and electricity are also on the list. The rest are all edible and we're guessing you didn't think chocolate chip cookies would make the list!
Some of the items that stuck out to us are listed below. Care to take a guess at what the others are? Try making a quick list and see how many you get right. They're all pretty basic and will leave you saying, "I remember when macaroni used to be $0.50 back in my day!"
• Peanut Butter: 40% increase
• Beer: 25% increase
• Eggs: 73% increase
• Tub Margarine: 73% increase
Want to see the full slideshow of all the increases? Check them out at the link below!
→ Read More: 21 Items That Have Dramatically Gone Up In Price from Business Insider
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21 things? Try EVERY thing.
And I want to shop at your grocery getting less than 3 buck a lb ground turkey- at mine on sale its 5 dollars a lb.
Honestly, the main reason I had to comment was because I droole a little when I noticed the picture of the Kentucky Bourbon Beer. That stuff is IMPOSSIBLE to find anywhere but in Kentucky and is one of the most delicious beers I have ever tasted.
I saw a 2 pack of bounty paper towels at Target a week ago for $6.99. I nearly died. Paper products are outrageous anymore.
I fell in love with that beer last Christmas visiting my parents in Ohio. Does anyone know where to get it in LA?
I've seen Kentucky Bourbon Beer in a few liquor stores and several bars/restaurants around Boston. I don't think it's as hard to find as it used to be.
a real increase in values would be far more meaningful than nominal (i.e. accounting for inflation)
I don't need to make a list. As someone pointed out EVERYthing has skyrocketed in price in the last ten yrs, inflation aside. I stock up at our local grocer's weekly BOGO specials. My pantry is always stocked + I still get macaroni for $0.50.
Took some planning but I now only shop for my pantry with the exception of perishable items. Gas prices have driven their prices up almost twofold. Hoping we see some change soon or we're all going to be hungry.
For those looking to track this beer, I always use this site to check local availability: http://www.beermenus.com/beers/kentucky-bourbon-barrel-ale
ONLY 21 things that were cheaper 10 years ago??? How the hell did you pick? I have no idea where you live. And, for what it's worth, the FIRST thing that popped up on the link was gasoline. I don't know about you but I rarely suck up gasoline, and never splash it on my breakfast cereal. Don't even ask me why strawberries were there at all, at a percentage increase of 0.006%... Also, #21 on the list was a series of links to other things. This post, while a fine whine that may be worthy of a nice Brie, was a waste of time.
Also, just for clarification purposes, there is a thing called inflation. Here's a handy calculator that will help you see that the cost of ANYTHING that has risen less than 28.6% shouldn't be on the list:
http://www.coinnews.net/tools/cpi-inflation-calculator/
This is the sort of post that annoys me about this site. Folks, do your homework before stuff like this shows up.