Well, So Much for Ollie's on that One
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (111070)
United States
November 8, 2025 6:11pm CST
How do you lose Porwest's business on something? Simply hike the price and price yourself out of my market and that's it.
You're out.
Now, this is not at all a complaint against Ollie's. I love the store, and there's plenty there that I often find of good value. You only get my business on something if it is the best price than anywhere else.
No exceptions.
I happened to be there today and saw they brought back their 24.2 ounce cans of Martinson coffee. I was ready to bite because normally it's cheap compared to other coffees.
But the price jumped from $6.99 to $9.99, making it $6.60 per pound and miles out of range.
So much for Ollie's on that one.
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@GardenGerty (166428)
• United States
9 Nov
That looks to be the percentage all the coffee has gone up around here. I stocked up on coffee right as the tariff talks all started. I think I paid 6.99 for the big container of Folgers. Now it is $12.99. I had just about run out of my stockpile.
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@porwest (111070)
• United States
9 Nov
They are definitely going up, but tariffs are not the root reason for it. The greatest impact has been from weather, accounting for about 40%-50% of the price hikes. There is also a shortened supply from these weather conditions that contributed to around 30%-35% of the price hikes, while tariffs are only responsible for 20%-25% of the price hikes.
@Dena91 (17030)
• United States
9 Nov
We have an Ollies in the next county over from us. I have only been in it once and wasn't that impressed by it. I know some who go there all the time.
That increase seems to be about right with coffee prices nowadays. Thankfully we are stocked up fairly well. I always but on sale.
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@porwest (111070)
• United States
10 Nov
It's like any other store. You have to know your prices to know whether or not something is a good deal. I find they have more deals than they don't. But there are still many items there that aren't a bargain in my book and I leave those things on the shelf.
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@marguicha (229176)
• Chile
9 Nov
I have read that there is inflation in your country.
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@porwest (111070)
• United States
9 Nov
There really isn't. We are at almost zero inflation here, which is considered 2% or below. Right now, for the year, we are averaging 2.4%, although October numbers are not out yet.
As for inflation itself, as you can see by the chart, the greatest inflation occurred between 2021 and 2024—the Biden years—with average annual inflation around 4.93%, with the highest encountered in 2022 at 8%.
During Trump's first term between 2017 and 2020 inflation averaged 1.88%.
Based on the final 2.9% average inflation in 2024, by measure, inflation is falling and is currently below the annual average during the Biden years as well as his final year in office.
@porwest (111070)
• United States
9 Nov
It is mainly due to weather conditions and the shortened supply from that. It is what it is. I'll just have to keep on the lookout for bargains where I can. Luckily, I still have quite a bit of that Maxwell House I got at a fantastic price a while back.
But eventually it WILL run out, of course.
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@lovebuglena (48204)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Nov
$6.60/lb doesn’t sound bad to me lol. I wonder why coffee went up by a lot.
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@lovebuglena (48204)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Nov
@porwest Are you referring to the South American country of Colombia?
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@LindaOHio (205841)
• United States
9 Nov
It's hard to find a good bargain on coffee these days. Good luck.
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@porwest (111070)
• United States
10 Nov
@LindaOHio Wait for it. I am sure there will be a post when it happens. lol
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