PricesOpenfiled Nov 9, 2026
Example idea · Grocery prices creep up a few cents every week
The same basket of twelve items costs 22% more than it did two years ago, with no explanation anywhere on the shelf.
Major supermarket chainsNationwideFiled by Marcus
The problem
I keep my receipts. The same twelve-item basket — bread, milk, eggs, pasta, tinned tomatoes, coffee — cost $41.20 in March two years ago. Last week the same basket cost $50.30. That is not a supply problem I can see. The shelves are full. What I would like is for the shelf label to say why the price moved, instead of a small yellow ticket that quietly replaces the old number overnight.
What a fair fix looks like
Require unit-price history on shelf labels for staple goods — what this item cost 30 and 90 days ago. Nothing more. If the rise is justified, the number will defend itself.
Discussion 0
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