New reports reveal that Americans have started panic buying again. People are noticing that shortages are getting worse, and shelves are getting increasingly emptier as we approach the last quarter of 2023. Some have decided to act now before they can no longer find household supplies and their favorite items at their local stores.
Many shoppers are buying in bulk to try to save on costs and stock up for the future, and they’ve been flocking to Costco in search of good deals. But in the past few weeks, it seems that a large number of items are sold out at Costco warehouses, and new price markups are shocking customers who revealed increases of up to 250% on Costco products, according to a recent analysis of consumer complaints.
For that reason, in today’s video, we tracked which supplies faced the biggest price hikes at Costco stores over the past month, and we shared the latest warning from the company’s CFO Richard Galanti about the future of the U.S. economy.
A new analysis shows that the main reason for the company’s disappointing sales numbers: Soaring prices at the retailer’s warehouses. And some loyal customers, who pay a membership fee that can typically go from $60 to $100, are outraged with recent price markups. The megaretailer says that higher operational costs and commodity prices are affecting prices in all industries, but especially the grocery sector.
Americans are noticing a lot of sold-out notes on Costco shelves in the past few weeks. Shortages of household supplies and basic grocery items seem to be rapidly spreading across Costco warehouses.
However, most of the complaints have been published by shoppers that just can’t believe the price hikes they’re seeing at their local stores. One major example of this was the 250% increase in the price of 40-packs of Kirkland-branded water bottles. One Redditor reported that the bulk buy, which cost $1.44 as recently as a year ago, now costs $4.99.
“Yeah that used to be the case at the beginning of the year, just checked yesterday, and $4.99, ridiculous,” user u/ghx16 wrote.
Article and video cross-posted from Epic Economist.
“At this point, prices should be going down, but that’s not what we’re seeing when we go shopping.”
Perhaps the problem is your analysis/understanding of the situation.
Why would you think prices should be going down?
The main causes of inflation are the large deficit spending by the federal government, and the sharp rise in the price of fossil fuels caused by the Biden Administration’s actions. The deficits were ‘funded’ by the Federal Reserve increasing the money supply with nothing backing it up and the increase in fuel prices affects the price of all products and disrupts the supply chain.
So, why would you think prices should be coming down when never of the primary causes has been addressed?
very good , Leftshot very good and truthful.
It is quiet evident that all prices have risen with this crippling inflation thanks to our corrupt government.
Corrupt is exactly right Daniel Kennedy, and lieing, thieving, Quid Pro Quo, Woke, Communist bunch of incompetent Anti-American Democrats and Rinos are destroying our lives and the United States on purpose.
you are so right on and Costco backs the Democrat Party
you got it right, Daniel
Not so sure thats true. They back both: Liberals for Profit Margins to retain that segment of shoppers and Conservatives to KEEP what they made in their profits
Thank you Obama Biden for the nightmare and the ignorants that still believe in them
No 4th term for the sexually confused African and his Forever First Tranny.
Weather Underground patsy.