alt Hacker Newsso that's not true - I worked for years in the grocery business and prices DO come down and in fact, I've seen evidence all over the NYC market of prices falling recently.
examples include eggs for $2.99 in some places (!), and other competitive categories like unbranded meat and cheese, pasta, and more.
prepared foods seem to be slower, I'm assuming because labor costs continue to rise.
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loloquwowndueo • yesterday at 5:48 PM
You worked for years in the grocery business but all you have is anecdata?
I also have anecdata, my grocery bill has not come down from pandemic times. Things like eggs are definitely more expensive.
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So that's not true. A few months ago:
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5539547/grocery-prices-...
> What's the item? Groceries
> How has the price changed since before the pandemic?
> Up 29% since February 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.