Another one of my bitc$#S

[great body]

Okay, gas was higher at one time, understandably groceries cost more. Fine, gas is down, selected items are cheaper. Is this because of the time of year?

Also, on the news they talk of prices being down in retail. Is this true in ssm? they said it could cause more problems because ppl are not spending they are waiting for the prices to drop further.

Really, I have always found that in ssm the retailers actually think competition exists in this town. Especially clothing, crap selection, rarely any decent sales. They always claim competition. how can there be competition when most retailers sell garbage? Oh and no one has any decent sales?

[b&aMom]

Okay, gas was higher at one time, understandably groceries cost more. Fine, gas is down, selected items are cheaper. Is this because of the time of year?

Can't answer all your questions, but this one "depends". High transportation prices came at the end of the prices rising. First, there was a grain shortage, causing the price of flour, and related products like bread, to rise (no pun intended). That also caused a rise in grain feed prices, so whatever livestock is grain fed, the price rises...chicken, dairy and beef cattle, etc. So, there you have all your dairy, eggs and meats rise. Then, there was a cooking oil shortage (felt badly enough in Asia that they rioted), and a corn shortage due to ethanol production (then poor Mexicans were freakin' as they couldn't get it to make their staple food...tortillas). So, looooooong before gas prices rose, we were already on a sharp, upward climb with food prices.

But don't worry. If we truly are headed for a depression a decade long, or longer, as some analysts believe, then food prices will eventually drop. But no one will have a job, so no one will be buying. Just think how small the grocery stores could get if we were back to buying staples, instead of all the processed crap (outside of meats and dairy) that fills the stores. They could move, and drop their overhead considerably.