No Cap to This Insanity - Price Gouging

OmegaBravo7

OmegaBravo7

Well-known member
Trusted Member
The food prices are fucking insane. The material at Home Depot is ridiculous. Everything has sky rocketed and there's no end to their price gouging. There's no more excuses either. First it was their fake pandemic and then it was the wild fires, excuses excuses.

In 2008 I bought a used 2002 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer, 84K km, great condition for $8,000. Then in 2016 I bought a used 2010 Ford Expedition Max Limited, 115K km for $10,500. Both of these Expedition were 6 yrs old in great condition and both of them were the top trims for their years. I'm in the market for another Ford Expedition but look at these ridiculous prices: 2018 Ford Expedition Limited Max 110K km for a whopping $40,000. A 2020 Expedition Platinum Max 80K km $62,000!!
What the fuck is going on. People say the upcoming generations won't be able to afford to buy a house especially in the GTA, well there's no fucking way 90% would be able to afford a new SUV either. If you like to put your money in stocks I suggest buying lots of Ramen Noodle stocks because that's going to be #1 food item flying off the shelves for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I kid you not.
 
Last edited:
I bought 2014 carolla s with 180 000km this year and it cost 13k. 10 years old and 180k for 13 fuckin k.
Before buying it i sold my Old van i was using for work which i had bought 4 years prior for 6500 with 165000km. Sold it with 280000 privately for 3k. Same year and km was selling for 6500 at the car dealerships. So 4 years and over 115000km later it was selling for the same price lol, wtf.
Kids are gonna be riding bicycles and living in basements at this rate. Bunch of rainbow haired cave dwellers posting about thier feelings online, lol fml. Maid program is gonna be busy af
 
I can tell you its not price gouging on meat. Pre covid inside rounds were $2.89/lb this week they are $5.66/lb. I cannot find anything to grind under $4.89/lb. Then you add on the labour cost increase. Precovid wages were about 20% less.

Our meat costs have increased over 50%. Our consumables have increased around 40%.
My profit margins are at the lowest they have been in years.

Our money was greatly devalued form the printing and the 40% extra money tossed into the system, couple that with a dollar that is 40% less than the US dollar.

Then the carbon tax is a huge factor. I bet its around 20% of our food price increase. The cents on every level of production adds up big time.
When you think about it, even the box that the shit comes in is more expensive because even harvesting the raw material (trees) now costs more, then a bit on the shipping of trees, then a bit more to process the pulp, bit more to process into a box, bit more for the glue, inks to print,, then a bit more to ship the final product to the plant that uses it. Now you have a 20% increase on that box.

Do that to everything and that is now a major cost.
 
Sorbate said:
I can tell you its not price gouging on meat. Pre covid inside rounds were $2.89/lb this week they are $5.66/lb. I cannot find anything to grind under $4.89/lb. Then you add on the labour cost increase. Precovid wages were about 20% less.

Our meat costs have increased over 50%. Our consumables have increased around 40%.
My profit margins are at the lowest they have been in years.

Our money was greatly devalued form the printing and the 40% extra money tossed into the system, couple that with a dollar that is 40% less than the US dollar.

Then the carbon tax is a huge factor. I bet its around 20% of our food price increase. The cents on every level of production adds up big time.
When you think about it, even the box that the shit comes in is more expensive because even harvesting the raw material (trees) now costs more, then a bit on the shipping of trees, then a bit more to process the pulp, bit more to process into a box, bit more for the glue, inks to print,, then a bit more to ship the final product to the plant that uses it. Now you have a 20% increase on that box.

Do that to everything and that is now a major cost.
Click to expand...
But look at how it stopped wild fires this summer. 😂😂
 
100, 000$ for a 2024 gmc sierra and the engine blew while it was in for a service lol. 9000 for new breaks kit for 2024 challenger. Just crazy and yea no one in the middle class will be able to afford houses or cars soon
 
Cheapshot said:
I bought a old car for 4k drove it a year and sold it for 8k. Everything has gone up. I could see this coming 5 years ago.

A guy at work just paid 90k for a jeep..lol.
Yes a basic jeep, rubicon. Not even the hemi. My mind was blown
Click to expand...
My bosses boss, in one of our morning meetings was talking about how he bought a new Ford F250, 115k.
I must of looked like he came out of the closet or something because he goes; "you thinks that's a lot of money? It isn't, your guy's wage just sucks"
Must be nice to have your head so far up your own ass. I should try it.
 
In my former incarnation in the healthy and housing field I was often called upon to speak with provincial and or federal ministers of health, housing and immigration. Even had dinner with a then prime minister and a senator. OMG! Out of touch, uninformed and full of self importance like I had then and have never again encountered.

No fucks given to our real existence. The lunacy is certainly coming from the top..... Reaganomics Trickle down effect! Fuck me.

I do not have any answers. I am glad I am an old fart. I could never have bridled my malcontent if I was a young person today.

The RCMP released a statement recently that young Canadians are the biggest threat to our sovereignty as a nation....Wait...What?

Who's nation is this?

Since when did the RCMP take ownership? They can't even keep their own in line.
 
CosmicJuiceBoxx said:
My bosses boss, in one of our morning meetings was talking about how he bought a new Ford F250, 115k.
I must of looked like he came out of the closet or something because he goes; "you thinks that's a lot of money? It isn't, your guy's wage just sucks"
Must be nice to have your head so far up your own ass. I should try it.
Click to expand...
That is one thing I never try to forget. Some humility. I make good money now, but never talk about it in front of other people because I don't want to sound like a dick.
 
Sorbate said:
That is one thing I never try to forget. Some humility. I make good money now, but never talk about it in front of other people because I don't want to sound like a dick.
Click to expand...
I never talk to people I work with about what I have. Mind you over the last few years I definitely have less.

But as stated above I have been liquidating real estate and trying to decide what my next move is. Easier now as my son is 20 and not little anymore.
 
This is what happens when you devalue your currency.

Fix the money
Fix the world
Bitcoin
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top