Organized crime, aisle three

We’re all cutting back these days. We’re doing without new clothes, new electronic gadgets, new everything.
What we can’t do without is NEW FOOD.
I don’t know why they don’t just point a gun at you when you walk in the store and just take your money.That’s how bad it’s getting to go grocery shopping.
Where I live, everyone goes to the local Kroger’s if they’re in a hurry.
Yeah, Kroger’s had some good sales. Milk was $1.99; big boxes of name-brand cereal, $2.99.
Then we get to the rip off part.
It’s not Kroger’s fault that the manufacturers rip us off.
When did a case of Coca Cola have 20 cans, not 24? And why does Kroger’s still charge us as much for the 20 pack that they did for the 24 pack?
Then you come to ice cream. There’s no such thing as a half gallon of ice cream anymore. You now get one and one half quarts, not two.
And it’s still the same price.
Then meander over to produce. Yeah, 97 cents a pound for grapes is pretty good. $2.99 a pound for peaches is NOT GOOD.
Then just keep looking around. You’re paying a lot more for a lot smaller packaging.
Should a can of peas cost almost a dollar? No way.
Kroger’s isn’t the only store involved in the great American rip-off.
Do you have a dog? Did you go to Wal-Mart before for the dog food.
Well, the price for a big bag has raised. It used to be about 7.50 for a 20 pound bag.
Now it’s $10 for a 17.5 pound bag.
Somehow my smiley face isn’t looking so happy anymore.

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