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有人找到一張2019年Loblaws傳單，食品價格竟然飆升了這麽多
隨著多倫多的消費者繼續應對創紀錄的食品通貨膨脹，很難回想起幾年前你可以走出超市而不會因為收據倒吸一口涼氣的日子。
傳單還包括了一份1.75元的散裝玉米，兩包糖售價3元，以及不到8元的豬排。不出所料，這些價格很快在網上引起了許多不同的反應，人們發現如今在雜貨店裏找到的相似物品價格翻了一番。
另一條評論寫道，2.99元的黃油？我現在看了一下，是5.99元，這還是特價，是從8.49元降至5.99元。
一人指出，Kraft singles和Cheese Wiz，曾經被認為是低收入的替代品，現在價格和他們的真正奶酪同價甚至更高。Kraft Singles現在要7元，Cheez Whiz是6元，Kraft Dinner是3元。
大多數回複者對2.99元的黃油交易感到震驚，稱近年來他們從未找到過低於6元的價格。
一條評論寫道，黃油那麽便宜真是瘋了，我前幾天買的黃油差不多要8元了。
上個月，多個不同的Food Basics傳單在多倫多的Subreddit上流傳，其中一份來自2009年，另一份來自2020年，列出兩個99分的袋裝薯片，甚至還有新鮮雞肉售價99分。
一條Reddit評論寫道，西瓜的價格很離譜。我見過西瓜每個賣10元以上。3-4年前每個2.88元。太離譜了。
這些帖子確實讓人深思。
Loblaws flyer from 2019 shows how much grocery prices have skyrocketed
As consumers in Toronto continue to grapple with record food inflation, it’s hard to remember the days when you could walk out of a grocery store without gasping at your receipt.
One Loblaws flyer shared on Reddit paints a picture of just how good the deals were only a few years ago, and, as many rightfully pointed out, it’s unlikely we’ll see these budget-friendly costs ever again.
According to the original poster, the flyer was released in June 2019, and advertises tons of bargain deals, including strawberries for $3.49, frozen burgers, ribs, or wings for $10, butter for $2.99, a 24-can case of Coca-Cola for $6.47, and watermelon for $3.49.
The flyer also included a deal for $1.75 bulk corn, two packs of sugar for $3, and pork ribs for under $8. As expected, the prices quickly garnered lots of mixed reactions online, with people finding similar items for double the price at grocery stores today.
“The sad part is that prices will NEVER be cheaper than they are now. Once people are used to paying a certain price there’s no dropping,” one person wrote. “$2.99 for butter? I looked now and it’s $5.99 (on sale down from $8.49),” another comment reads.
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“Kraft singles and Cheese Wiz, what were once considered low-income alternatives, are now priced the same/higher than their actual cheese counterpart. Kraft Singles are like $7 now, Cheez Whiz is $6, Kraft Dinner $3,” one person noted.
Most respondents were shocked at the $2.99 butter deal specifically, reporting that they hadn’t found anything less than $6 in recent years. “Butter being that cheap is wild, I bought butter for just shy of $8 the other day,” one comment reads.
Last month, two different Food Basics flyers made rounds on the Toronto subreddit, one from 2009, and the other from 2020, which advertised eleven-pound watermelons for $2.99, two bags of chips for $5, and even fresh chicken for 99 cents.
“The watermelon is wild. I’ve seen watermelons go for $10+ each. $2.88 each 3-4 years ago. Obscene,” reads one comment on Reddit. “These posts really put things into perspective.”
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