Did Coke raise prices, or just rip us off???

moeron · Post by **moeron** » October 21, 2008 12:28 pm

I am not much of a soda drinker, But Yesterday I was at the store. My Daughter wanted coke. So I picked up a case of coke. I didn't notice till checkout that the case was now a 20 pack. "Same low price" WHAT!!! So coke is making 15% more on the same product. I was p*** thinking that they think they are pulling a fast one. I clerk said that this way we drink less so it's not as bad for us. Give me a break. Smaybe i'm glad that I don't drink that much soda now. I wonder if all the soft drink makers will follow suit?

ejr · Post by **ejr** » October 21, 2008 12:33 pm

Hadn't noticed that, but there are also those odd looking 8 ounce cans of pop.

Meanwhile, sugar no longer comes in a 5 pound bag. Ice Cream is seldom in a half gallon container anymore. Mayonnaise is no longer in a quart jar. The 7 ounce can of tuna is 6 ounces. The 18 ounce jar of peanut butter is now 16 ounces. Etc, etc, etc.

And apparently we are supposed to be way too stupid to notice any of this.

NY2NC · Post by **NY2NC** » October 21, 2008 12:38 pm

Seems everyone is raising prices and making the items smaller. We pay more and get less.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » October 21, 2008 12:40 pm

Boxed cereals are also doing that..

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/18 ... -kellogg18

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » October 21, 2008 12:42 pm

They've sold those 20 packs of Coke (and Dr. Pepper) for a while now, over a year I think. And the price per can comes out about the same as the 12 packs. I don't think they're ripping anyone off.

NY2NC · Post by **NY2NC** » October 21, 2008 12:42 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:Boxed cereals are also doing that..

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/18 ... -kellogg18[/quote

Having two kids, believe me I know! The price of cereal is ridiculous...of course, the price of most stuff these days is insane...

moog · Post by **moog** » October 21, 2008 12:47 pm

It is time to compare unit prices between brand and non brand names.

z-man · Post by **z-man** » October 21, 2008 12:48 pm

I picked up some 18 packs of diet Dr Pepper (18??-WTF) yesterday
on sale for what two 12 packs used to cost

moog · Post by **moog** » October 21, 2008 12:56 pm

I noticed an increase in a case of 36 Diet Caffeine Pepsi at BJ's from 8.69 to about 9.60 + or - a few cents. The item is not a need, so now I wait about two to three weeks to stock up after use.

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » October 21, 2008 1:08 pm

I still get 30 - 12oz. beers in my 30pack for $18.50.

Of course they used to be $14.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » October 21, 2008 1:18 pm

I don't feel bad for y'all. With a peanut allergy kid we pay twice as much for a smaller container of sunbutter (sunflower seed butter). Another kid with gluten problems so we pay about $4 for a small box of cereal.

It's not unheard of for me to pay $7 for a loaf of bread. $8 for pizza crust. $5 for a package of 2 chicken nuggets or $4 for a small bag of pasta.

Welcome to my world....

We don't buy soda anymore. I notice price hikes most with dairy products because we buy those mainstream and we go through string cheese, yogurt, and milk like mad. We pay about $2.50 to $3 for a gallon of milk (two per week). Eggs and potatoes are still pretty cheap and we've taken to buying unprepared produce. We peel and slice our own carrots. We don't buy pre-bagged salad. A little bit of extra time (and trust me, I know about not having a lot of extra time in my life), saves some $$$ at the end of the grocery trip.

If I told y'all what I spend on groceries in a week, your eyes would pop out of your head. It's less than our house payment, but barely...

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » October 21, 2008 1:19 pm

blackjack wrote:I still get 30 - 12oz. beers in my 30pack for $18.50.

Ohhh. Gluten-free beer (which is what people drink exclusively in my house now...) $9 for a six pack. Doesn't even come in packages larger than that.

caly · Post by **caly** » October 21, 2008 1:46 pm

buffettbride wrote:
blackjack wrote:I still get 30 - 12oz. beers in my 30pack for $18.50.

Ohhh. Gluten-free beer (which is what people drink exclusively in my house now...) $9 for a six pack. Doesn't even come in packages larger than that.

That's a bargain compared to Canadian beer @ $11.95 for a 6 pack. Not that I ask you to feel sorry for me.

z-man · Post by **z-man** » October 21, 2008 1:57 pm

caly wrote: That's a bargain compared to Canadian beer @ $11.95 for a 6 pack.

Moosehead and LaBatts are in the $7-8 range down here.
what are you buying that costs $12?

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » October 21, 2008 1:57 pm

I try to always look at the price per unit on the shelf tag. Sometimes that's the only way to tell if you are paying more.

Dr.Corona · Post by **Dr.Corona** » October 21, 2008 2:07 pm

Still getting my 12 pack cans of Corona at the local Kroger store for $5.17 so life is STILL GOOD!

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » October 21, 2008 2:11 pm

ejr wrote:Hadn't noticed that, but there are also those odd looking 8 ounce cans of pop.

Ahhhh...my favorite the scam can. Did you notice that a six-pack of scam cans costs more than a 6 pack of 12 oz cans?

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » October 21, 2008 2:47 pm

The candy bar manufacturers have been doing that for at least 30 years.

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » October 21, 2008 2:54 pm

buffettbride wrote:I don't feel bad for y'all. With a peanut allergy kid we pay twice as much for a smaller container of sunbutter (sunflower seed butter). Another kid with gluten problems so we pay about $4 for a small box of cereal.

It's not unheard of for me to pay $7 for a loaf of bread. $8 for pizza crust. $5 for a package of 2 chicken nuggets or $4 for a small bag of pasta.

Welcome to my world....

We don't buy soda anymore. I notice price hikes most with dairy products because we buy those mainstream and we go through string cheese, yogurt, and milk like mad. We pay about $2.50 to $3 for a gallon of milk (two per week). Eggs and potatoes are still pretty cheap and we've taken to buying unprepared produce. We peel and slice our own carrots. We don't buy pre-bagged salad. A little bit of extra time (and trust me, I know about not having a lot of extra time in my life), saves some $$$ at the end of the grocery trip.

If I told y'all what I spend on groceries in a week, your eyes would pop out of your head. It's less than our house payment, but barely...

You have a peanut allergy too?!

Have you looked into a milk group/cow share? For those prices you would probably get better quality for the same price. Plus you would have a cow (literally).

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » October 21, 2008 2:58 pm

Coconuts wrote:
buffettbride wrote:I don't feel bad for y'all. With a peanut allergy kid we pay twice as much for a smaller container of sunbutter (sunflower seed butter). Another kid with gluten problems so we pay about $4 for a small box of cereal.

It's not unheard of for me to pay $7 for a loaf of bread. $8 for pizza crust. $5 for a package of 2 chicken nuggets or $4 for a small bag of pasta.

Welcome to my world....

We don't buy soda anymore. I notice price hikes most with dairy products because we buy those mainstream and we go through string cheese, yogurt, and milk like mad. We pay about $2.50 to $3 for a gallon of milk (two per week). Eggs and potatoes are still pretty cheap and we've taken to buying unprepared produce. We peel and slice our own carrots. We don't buy pre-bagged salad. A little bit of extra time (and trust me, I know about not having a lot of extra time in my life), saves some $$$ at the end of the grocery trip.

If I told y'all what I spend on groceries in a week, your eyes would pop out of your head. It's less than our house payment, but barely...
You have a peanut allergy too?!

Have you looked into a milk group/cow share? For those prices you would probably get better quality for the same price. Plus you would have a cow (literally).

Tony has non-anaphylactic peanut allergy. Victoria can't have gluten.

Seriously, we should totally do a cow share. Moo.