Things Just Get More Crazy

This happened here a few days ago. Went furniture shopping. Most everything would have to be ordered and the price would be shared when the item was received. They gave us an average of what the total would be. Crazy times. But nothing to see here, right!

As @NJChicaa mentioned, that doesn't sound legal - doesn't make sense. I would expect to pay the price I agreed to pay . . . after all, that's the reason why I would agree to it in the first place .

It's simply all about saving money in the future, instead of spending more to make several trips for the same thing. Sure you're spending more, but now you have a product that lasts a while that you'll actually use.

What other evils will befall us I ask? I am not and would not be surprised.

That doesn't seem legal. Isn't accepting an order like entering into a contract?

It's also happening here. Our price control council isn't doing their job. The prices of basic commodities here are soaring high.

No, you won't be "forced" to pay the higher price. You can walk away and find something in your price range or, wait until the downturn and buy the same furniture for pennies on the dollar. Just like what happened in 2008.

That is crazy! It should legally be the price you signed for. But nothing really shocks me anymore.

That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard, but unfortunately is the reality of what we're dealing with these days.

I know what you mean since our world right now is beyond bizarre.

When I bought my recliner, I had to buy it off the floor because the owner refused to order anything in. First of all, they don't have enough workers to make the furniture; and the cost increases every time she orders anything.

It is happening everywhere. I find l am spending almost triple the money that l spent on some items a year ago.

I got chewed out by a friend yesterday, I bought 12 cans of my favorite iced tea, it was on special for 68-cents. Normally it's 89-cents a can. If I hadn't stocked up on the stuff I did my grocery bill would have been at least triple what it usually is. A lot of the "inflation" is simple greed. Each link of the chain expects to make a profit. So, if you figure that a can of soda costs 15 cents to produce and bottle, you can add at least another 25 cents for it to be shipped to the wholesaler. So, that makes the cost 40 cents. The wholesaler is going to charge another 40 cents to the retailer for them to purchase the stuff to sell. After all they need to make a profit too. You're looking at 80 cents for the can of soda before it hits the shelves. The retailer is going to charge a dollar more for the soda because of their cost, which includes their employees who are asking for a raise. So, when you finally get to the cooler to pick out your soda your cost is going to be $1.80 PLUS the recycling fee of 10 cents per can, and sales tax. I haven't paid attention to California's sales tax which is a whopping 8.75%. Oh, and don't forget the bag charge of 10 cents per bag. So, for that can of soda you're looking at a grand total of $2.17!!! So, when I can get my beverage for a discount of 21-cents per can I'm going to stock up. That's not figuring in the other things I needed. I don't have a vehicle, so I have to depend on others for a ride. The friend grumbled a LOT, but as I told him I don't have a car myself and what I bought couldn't be carried on the bus. I didn't go into how much it costs to ride the bus or to do my laundry. He just didn't understand that I was avoiding the chain of greed. I have taken business classes and the instructors would emphasize the chain of greed and the fact that the people are needing to make a profit. They didn't emphasize that that a lot of the markup in price was that everyone wanted to make a bunch of money at the consumer's expense. Maybe that's why some of the major chain stores ended up closing their doors and going bankrupt. I keep wondering if instead of raising the wholesale price from 25 cents per item to just 15 cents per item, and the wholesaler doing the same thing, going from raising the price 40 cents to just 20, and the same with the retailer going from a dollar profit to only say, 70 cents per item, wouldn't they still be making money and possibly selling more of their product at an end price of just $1.05. The sales tax would amount to about 10 cents per can. You can't do much about the charge for a bag, but the final price for the product would be $1.25 instead of $2.17. All kinds of excuses can be made for the "inflation", but it still amounts to good old fashioned "greed! The consumer can go suck a hot rock, it's either they come up with the money or do without. Then everyone can complain about the homeless, who ended up that way because they couldn't afford the high rents along with other high costs. The consumer hasn't stopped and added up the price of what their purchasing, and when that livingroom set comes in at a final cost of $5,000, they don't say "Forget it, the price is too high!" they simply charge it and have it delivered. The people who are lower income get to shop yard sales and thrift shops for their furniture (although inflation has hit my favorite thrift shop and prices have increased up to 30% on some items.) and if you want that couch that is priced at $350 (when the month before it might have been at $150) you pay the price. I shop carefully, and when there is something that I use a lot of at an extremely reduced price, I stock up, so it lasts awhile. I'm also very careful about buying new stuff and look for the best price. So, if people like my friend who gave me the ride yesterday doesn't understand my reasoning behind my stocking up when I have someone with a vehicle that can haul my mass of purchases, I'll wait until they cool down and I'll explain it to them again. And again if necessary.