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有人找到一张2019年Loblaws传单，食品价格竟然飙升了这么多
随着多伦多的消费者继续应对创纪录的食品通货膨胀，很难回想起几年前你可以走出超市而不会因为收据倒吸一口凉气的日子。
传单还包括了一份1.75元的散装玉米，两包糖售价3元，以及不到8元的猪排。不出所料，这些价格很快在网上引起了许多不同的反应，人们发现如今在杂货店里找到的相似物品价格翻了一番。
另一条评论写道，2.99元的黄油？我现在看了一下，是5.99元，这还是特价，是从8.49元降至5.99元。
一人指出，Kraft singles和Cheese Wiz，曾经被认为是低收入的替代品，现在价格和他们的真正奶酪同价甚至更高。Kraft Singles现在要7元，Cheez Whiz是6元，Kraft Dinner是3元。
大多数回复者对2.99元的黄油交易感到震惊，称近年来他们从未找到过低于6元的价格。
一条评论写道，黄油那么便宜真是疯了，我前几天买的黄油差不多要8元了。
上个月，多个不同的Food Basics传单在多伦多的Subreddit上流传，其中一份来自2009年，另一份来自2020年，列出两个99分的袋装薯片，甚至还有新鲜鸡肉售价99分。
一条Reddit评论写道，西瓜的价格很离谱。我见过西瓜每个卖10元以上。3-4年前每个2.88元。太离谱了。
这些帖子确实让人深思。
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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