Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now

Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by hehhehaha on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:04PM (#39912184)

But the CPI tells us that inflation is at 3%, so this can't be true!

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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by sp332 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:13PM (#39912244)

The Fed said they were only looking at core inflation, which excludes housing, energy, and food. Companies immediately started soaking consumers for those.

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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by jdlshore on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:21PM (#39912302)

You’re implying causation, but doesn’t the fed always look at core inflation?

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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by sp332 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:30PM (#39912373)

Well they don’t like the rest for short-term trends because they are more volatile. But I think they would be important even if you could only use them for longer timescales.

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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by jonhohle on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:23PM (#39912314)

You know, the things every citizen can do without!

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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by busymom0 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:25PM (#39912336)

That's like the most important part in our lives.

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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by geraneum on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:14PM (#39912255)

Both _can_ be true. They may be price gouging.

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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by hehhehaha on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:27PM (#39912346)

Price gouging is not a real thing unless the business has a monopoly.

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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now by geraneum on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @07:31AM (#39916060)

That and Saturn and Uranus align on 30th December.

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