Inflation is not just actual inflation, it’s also price hikes caused by perceived inflation and corporate greed. When inflation hits, big companies tend to price their products way above inflated prices, since they perceive it as a good opportunity for them.
It’s empty calories anyways. Better to spend money either on real candy or proper food.
yikes i have not had them in a long time and didnt know they were that pricey these days
And the sugar tax has increased twice the last 4 years, and cocoa has dramatically increased in price.
Where did you buy those for 9.99 except on sale though?
That was 1.7 kr per mellombar and is very cheap. Can’t possibly have been the normal price. I found this article from 2021 and the price per mellombar is given as 3.3
If they were 9.99 they were likely sold at or near loss. I work at another chain and we’d have them on sale for 10 around that time, but the normal price was 20+.
You know Krone-Is? It used to be….. surprise! 1kr/stk
Two years ago I bought the yellow Coop chocolate – no name, homebrand – for 18nok, now its 42nok.
Pretty sure the 9.99 you are remembering was the sales price, because that’s what I bought them for during sales 4 years ago, now whenever they are on sale it’s, I want to say, more like 15.
I don’t remember it being 9.99 and I used to buy it more in the past than now. Yes, it went up, but not so drastically I think. Or maybe depends on the place/discount.
Lol no it wasn’t, not unless there was some sell-at-loss sale anyway. I’ve bought mellombar packs for years and they have never in my life been 10kr or less. When they first came out they were something between 15-20kr.
Yes at “10 kr marked”
As much I support the discussion around prices and the grocery store industry, this is a bit strange product to use as an example.
Because it’s product that is often on sale and no way are they having any margins at 9.99/10, they might even get a loss. But they use it as a way to get you to choose them over a different store.
But with higher sugar tax and chocolate prices they can’t do that anymore.
So it’s rather been falsy cheap at 9.99/10 than inflation and greed at 23.90.
If you want to discuss and compared prices, pick products that most people eat and more rarely are on sale.
The greed of the grocery chains is infuriating. We should have some French in us and storm the streets tbh.
These basically kept me alive the first fe me weeks my baby was born. Slamming down a whole box every night when she woke a million times
yea most things have increased by a lot in these last years. been some tough 4 years bud
“Cheap meals”
We have a massive war right beside us, not to mention it’s the grain heart of Europe. To keep the EU alive, we have to ship in liquid gas. We thought we had a symbiotic relationship with Russia; we were wrong!
Now, everything we buy is money for Switzerland; they all moved there! Why is shit so expensive … ask the Swiss! I’m not much of a Trump guy but tarrif the shit out of money havens 1000% on anything in and out! Watch the traitors squirm!
Never ask a Swiss where his gold is from…… yeah….. *cough* “no we can’t!” It’s still stacked with the spoils of ww2, from the gold of peoples teeth to invaluable works of art… in storage!
This is where the Norwegian people who “made” it coddle their wealth while the world burns, cause of water rights!
Clearly we can’t handle ourselves so … I’d love to say communism, but they can’t fucking help themselves either… The leader of Red is a kleptomaniac… wtf!… or former… he’s pretending like we forgot and is in the running!
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Not inflation
Inflation is not just actual inflation, it’s also price hikes caused by perceived inflation and corporate greed. When inflation hits, big companies tend to price their products way above inflated prices, since they perceive it as a good opportunity for them.
It’s empty calories anyways. Better to spend money either on real candy or proper food.
yikes i have not had them in a long time and didnt know they were that pricey these days
And the sugar tax has increased twice the last 4 years, and cocoa has dramatically increased in price.
Where did you buy those for 9.99 except on sale though?
That was 1.7 kr per mellombar and is very cheap. Can’t possibly have been the normal price. I found this article from 2021 and the price per mellombar is given as 3.3
[https://www.aftenposten.no/sprek/i/9K6Bwd/stor-test-av-13-mellombarer-noen-virker-sunnere-enn-de-er](https://www.aftenposten.no/sprek/i/9K6Bwd/stor-test-av-13-mellombarer-noen-virker-sunnere-enn-de-er)
If they were 9.99 they were likely sold at or near loss. I work at another chain and we’d have them on sale for 10 around that time, but the normal price was 20+.
You know Krone-Is? It used to be….. surprise! 1kr/stk
Two years ago I bought the yellow Coop chocolate – no name, homebrand – for 18nok, now its 42nok.
Pretty sure the 9.99 you are remembering was the sales price, because that’s what I bought them for during sales 4 years ago, now whenever they are on sale it’s, I want to say, more like 15.
I don’t remember it being 9.99 and I used to buy it more in the past than now. Yes, it went up, but not so drastically I think. Or maybe depends on the place/discount.
Lol no it wasn’t, not unless there was some sell-at-loss sale anyway. I’ve bought mellombar packs for years and they have never in my life been 10kr or less. When they first came out they were something between 15-20kr.
Yes at “10 kr marked”
As much I support the discussion around prices and the grocery store industry, this is a bit strange product to use as an example.
Because it’s product that is often on sale and no way are they having any margins at 9.99/10, they might even get a loss. But they use it as a way to get you to choose them over a different store.
But with higher sugar tax and chocolate prices they can’t do that anymore.
So it’s rather been falsy cheap at 9.99/10 than inflation and greed at 23.90.
If you want to discuss and compared prices, pick products that most people eat and more rarely are on sale.
The greed of the grocery chains is infuriating. We should have some French in us and storm the streets tbh.
These basically kept me alive the first fe me weeks my baby was born. Slamming down a whole box every night when she woke a million times
yea most things have increased by a lot in these last years. been some tough 4 years bud
“Cheap meals”
We have a massive war right beside us, not to mention it’s the grain heart of Europe. To keep the EU alive, we have to ship in liquid gas. We thought we had a symbiotic relationship with Russia; we were wrong!
Now, everything we buy is money for Switzerland; they all moved there! Why is shit so expensive … ask the Swiss! I’m not much of a Trump guy but tarrif the shit out of money havens 1000% on anything in and out! Watch the traitors squirm!
Never ask a Swiss where his gold is from…… yeah….. *cough* “no we can’t!” It’s still stacked with the spoils of ww2, from the gold of peoples teeth to invaluable works of art… in storage!
This is where the Norwegian people who “made” it coddle their wealth while the world burns, cause of water rights!
Clearly we can’t handle ourselves so … I’d love to say communism, but they can’t fucking help themselves either… The leader of Red is a kleptomaniac… wtf!… or former… he’s pretending like we forgot and is in the running!
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