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Paladin

(30,972 posts) Fri Jun 13, 2025, 11:32 AM Jun 13

I bought a 1-liter bottle of average-quality olive oil, today. [View all]

A couple of months ago, that same-sized and same-brand oil at the same grocery store cost $12.00. Today I paid $20.00. So nice to be living in these glorious Trumpian economic times...

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I bought a 1-liter bottle of average-quality olive oil, today. [View all] Paladin Jun 13 OP

Geez. I remember in 2002 when Fairway sold EVOO no_hypocrisy Jun 13 #1

You know, all needed to raise prices is one item goes up and everything else will go up. Has nothing to do with anything Srkdqltr Jun 13 #2

Buy Californian justaprogressive Jun 13 #3

Yup somethingshiny Jun 13 #4

Wegmans also has "100 pct Californian" EVOO DinahMoeHum Jun 13 #8

We use California Olive Ranch as well virgdem Jun 13 #16

My weekly tab has gone sky high Warpy Jun 13 #5

California Olive Oil Council ultralite001 Jun 13 #12

Like you homegirl Jun 13 #17

Actually climate related IbogaProject Jun 13 #6

Thank you! GoCubsGo Jun 13 #14

TACO and the GOP are a big part of this problem IbogaProject Jun 13 #21

And this will not show up iin the official CPI Bluetus Jun 13 #7

How quickly some forget.................. DENVERPOPS Jun 13 #9

Was just at Costco mgardener Jun 13 #10

How long will it stay fresh in an unopened bottle... Oopsie Daisy Jun 13 #15

Always keep all fats in the refrigerator Nigrum Cattus Jun 13 #20

It's the coming Turd economic Depression. Tarzanrock Jun 13 #11

You can also thank climate change. GoCubsGo Jun 13 #13

I have about 100 i did that stickers. Hornedfrog2000 Jun 13 #18

My favorite olives are no longer available here at all Easterncedar Jun 13 #19

Prices for olive oil in Europe have gone up Old Crank Jun 13 #22

The olive harvests here have been catastrophic for years now DFW Jun 13 #23