Time to stock up on food and staples before the coming shortage and price increases.

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  1. Georgina Rudkus

    Georgina Rudkus Senior Member

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    The current stock on the shelves are from the pre- Iran War prices.

    The current grocery sales ads were made 2-3 weeks ago.

    I went out this morning and stocked up.

    Diesel now sells for over $5 a gallon today.
     
    #1 Georgina Rudkus, Mar 18, 2026
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    Mendel Leisk MMX GEN III

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    #2 Mendel Leisk, Mar 18, 2026
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    We’ve been keeping a large pantry since we got home in march 2021, and there wasn’t any food on the supermarket shelves
     
    #3 bisco, Mar 18, 2026
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    If you're going to let the internet do your thinking for you, perhaps you should ask yourself more questions.....

    Like: Has diesel ever been $5 a gallon before now?
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    For extra credit: maybe search for how many people were running around with their hair on fire back then or maybe even HOW MUCH $5 today was worth in 2022??

    (answer: $5 in 2022 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $5.56 in 2026, reflecting an 11.14% cumulative price increase over four years.)
     
    #4 ETC(SS), Mar 19, 2026
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