Someone wrote in [community profile] wankgate 2024-09-05 11:42 pm (UTC)

Re: sa

i think it's really regional. i live in the middle of a huge city and have mobility issues. so i have to balance the cost of having to pay for delivery (which is too much, especially with the expected tip) along with having things replaced out of necessity when i can't eat the replacement. i just don't trust people to get what i need/want. so i have to do it myself and i'm limited to what's in a walkable area for me. which leaves me with markets and grocery stores. (no costco or cheaper places by me)

milk costs me 7.50 for 4ltrs. bread is at minimum 4$. i've had to start eating less because i just can't afford to buy what i used to buy four years ago. i used to not feel bad about getting fruit because i really wanted fruit. now i have to decide if a three dollar peach is worth it, especially when it's a gamble if they're rotten inside or not. 'fresh food' is becoming a gamble for me in relation to whether it'll go bad in a day or three. transportation issues have caused a lot of food waste up here. so for me personally, a single person on disability with a lot of food limitations, every time i go out to supplant my staples, the minimum cost is usually 60+. my rage is fueled by the fact that campbell's cream of mushroom soup is 3 dollars a can unless on sale at all grocery stores, so i have to go out of my loop and wear myself out more by going to a dollar store to see if they have it in stock for 1.50.

soup. canned condensed soup is what can make or break a meal. there's a reason why food banks up here are overburdened and why it's not just 'poor' families using it.

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