Patriotic New Yorkers are getting roasted at the register as they celebrate the Fourth of July this year. Shoppers in the five boroughs are shelling out an extra $63 this year as they prepare for backyard barbecues marking the country’s 250th birthday. The already sky-high prices of BBQ essentials surged a staggering 31% on average in the Big Apple since last year, according to a Post review of retail prices across Gotham grocery stores.
That gooey slice of cheese to top a grilled hamburger is one of the items that climbed the most - a pack of 16 Kraft singles went from $3 last year to $5 this year - a bump of 67%. Booze also took a big hit. A 12-pack of Budweiser or Bud light cans sold for $11 last July 4th, but is now retailing for $17 - up a whopping 55%.
Condiments weren’t spared from inflation either. The same 38 oz. bottle of Heinz ketchup that sold for $4 last summer is now going for $5.60 – a 40% increase.
The one thing the study didn't mention was how many people would be at the barbecue, and ya really don't need to buy all the condiment shit - you should have that already in the fridge. Hell, I could do one for 10 people and not spend more than $ 60.00, and half of 'em would go home fucked up. Juss' sayin'...
You often do not know the cost of something until you get it for free. So much for government run low-cost grocery stores. I think the Marxist Islamist Jew hater in chief there has built exactly, uh, well, hmmm, zero such stores. Expectable, to anyone with living brain cells.
ReplyDeleteI don't know where they are getting their food pricing. The 2025 prices are more than the current prices here in rural south GA. It is cheaper in the metro areas where there are warehouse clubs. What I really want to know why Diesel is $4.65 a gallon and the price of a barrel of oil is $80.
ReplyDeleteI spent $9.00 for a chicken and about about $5.00 for the home made potato salad. Publix had BOGO Maison de Madeleine Brut bubbly, so I spent $17.00 for two bottles. That was about the full price for our barbecue...
ReplyDeleteIt's ok for NYC BBQ prices to be unAmerican. After all, NYC is unAmerican.
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