I'm not a high paid tech worker like the rest of you, but I've never really considered the price of individual grocery items as a factor in buying it. If something was on sale - great, and I'd prefer that over other options. Otherwise I'd just fling stuff in my cart.
Now? I regularly don't buy things after seeing their price. It's not that we can't afford it, but I simply can't stomach the price. I'm not paying $11 for two shrinkflationed bags of "regular size" Doritos apparently on sale. An empty calorie snack like that just isn't worth it for me, and it pisses me off that they'll charge that much for what's basically a small amount of corn...and that enough people still buy it to maintain that price.
Eventually I may adjust to these new prices, but in the interim I'm regularly shocked at what things cost and it's causing me to spend less.
It’s definitely pushed me to buy basics (eg produce, pasta, protein) from Costco and cook at home more. So the silver lining is that I eat healthier, and have discovered that I enjoy cooking.
Now? I regularly don't buy things after seeing their price. It's not that we can't afford it, but I simply can't stomach the price. I'm not paying $11 for two shrinkflationed bags of "regular size" Doritos apparently on sale. An empty calorie snack like that just isn't worth it for me, and it pisses me off that they'll charge that much for what's basically a small amount of corn...and that enough people still buy it to maintain that price.
Eventually I may adjust to these new prices, but in the interim I'm regularly shocked at what things cost and it's causing me to spend less.