Not sure how else to title. So basically I currently shop in various stores for work here in a major city in the Northeast US and am seeing huge price increases when stores are re-stocking as well as going through their weekly price cycles for the last 2 weeks.

These batteries are just one example from this morning with a $20 difference, given one being on sale:

I've noticed a huge price jumps and spreads similarly in various office supplies, paper/paper products, cables and flash storage (no surprise), aluminum foil (doubled in some stores it seems), water bottles, gloves, fruit, and other things.

I haven't saw much talk on it other than basic inflation 3.8% that came out earlier today in the news. Nothing on reddit either from a basic search there so wanted to start a thread here to see if anyone else has noticed the differences. I know most people dont shop 3-4x a day so aren't as hyper aware but might see something they may want to share with the group. I've been sharing them and grabbing stuff for personal if I do spot them while out grabbing things for work so I'm pretty stocked up on what I feel might not come back down in those updated priced stores. Most the talk seems to just be about gas which I get is the most immediate expense for majority of Americans but products seem to be jumping drastically.

TLDR: Prices go up, big spread between stores, do you notice?

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[–] 21 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Idk who is charging $25+ for a four pack of rechargeable batteries. Maybe the tag is for a different product, like one that included the charger?

Every retail listing I’m seeing of that 4 pack is much less

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Office supply store I'm guessing, someplace that's priced for p-cards

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 6 months ago

    That price at Staples was definitely the highest price. Noticed it while I was in the checkout lane, I just purchased the same batteries for that $5.89 price since I figured that was a already a deal since my last pack was $10 and noticed them at $15 at Walmart last week which it still looks to be that price online for pickup there.

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