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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne of my MAGA acquaintances, formerly friend, taking his groceries to his apartment, was whining today.
He spent $125 on what had cost him about $95 just two weeks ago.
"Four bags of groceries cost me $125!" he was raging. And as I looked at him, and was about to open my mouth to say it, he said, "Don't go there!"
I said, quietly, "You voted for him, I didn't."

SheltieLover
(66,269 posts)Yikes!
ret5hd
(21,339 posts)to praise the benefits of public transport that they dont have because of rs.
SheltieLover
(66,269 posts)Have you ever seen the maps comparing public transport in Europe and the US? Speaks volumes.
allegorical oracle
(4,590 posts)bdamomma
(67,974 posts)thrusted to the dark ages, if we don't stop them. ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!!!!
ChazInAz
(2,883 posts)Just a short sojourn in such socialist Hellholes as (Checks travel journal.) Vienna or Amsterdam would give them an idea.
viva la
(4,051 posts)Or a used car.
All the dealers are going to raise their prices whether they need to or not.
SheltieLover
(66,269 posts)
paleotn
(20,249 posts)Buy now before they cost 20% more! A quick spike in sales before the car market, new and used, goes to shit.
dalton99a
(88,081 posts)Demobrat
(10,123 posts)Watching them slowly figure out that parts for their good old American trucks come from China and Mexico.
And who pays for tariffs. I hope the tariff charges get added to the bill as a line item. Retailers wont want to just take the heat for the increase when they cant help it, so my dream could come true.
Buns_of_Fire
(18,321 posts)BOSSHOG
(42,005 posts)Grins
(8,216 posts)Instead of We tried to help you, but you voted Republican
Or - Toldja!
OldSWODog
(93 posts)Thanks!...I've been looking for a great one line response (I'm stealing this line)...again, thanks much...cheers, OSD
BlueKentuckyGirl
(453 posts)allegorical oracle
(4,590 posts)I just paid the most for eggs that I've ever paid...nearly $8 a dozen. Thank you, MAGAts.
BOSSHOG
(42,005 posts)When he will lower all prices.
Bernardo de La Paz
(54,585 posts)GreenWave
(11,030 posts)bdamomma
(67,974 posts)DOES NOT CARE what we pay, he just thinks about himself. Hate the bastard.
ChazInAz
(2,883 posts)Bought eighteen eggs from that place last week, as is my custom. Alas, I was in a hurry and didn't follow my usual procedure of actually opening the package and checking them. From past experience, I suspect that the warehouse boyhos there play football with them. The four cackle berries on one end had been crushed, and the contents leaked down to cement several more so firmly in place that the broke when I tried to pry them out.
Less than a dozen eggs for the inflated price of eighteen.
Such a deal.
SheltieLover
(66,269 posts)
Grokenstein
(5,952 posts)InstantGratification
(326 posts)Had my own version of that convo a couple of months ago. Guy was ranting about how Fauci should be shot. He told me "don't go there".
I told him:
Here's the deal. You brought it up. You need to understand that if you are free to chime in on a given subject, then others are free to give their thoughts on that subject or on your comments. You don't get to speak your piece and then tell someone else to pipe down because you "don't want to hear it". If you're big boy enough to throw your thoughts my way, then you're big boy enough to hear mine right back.
After about the 3rd or 4th variation on the above, it sunk in that he was going to have to 1. STFU or 2. Hear what I had to say in full. or 3. Kick my ass to shut me up.
RecoveringJournalist
(189 posts)I will now employ this strategy myself. They haven't earned the privilege of my silence. Suck it up, Buttercup. 💪
yorkster
(2,930 posts)You showed control. I would probably have lost it, which I know helps nobody.
raccoon
(31,759 posts)blubunyip
(91 posts)
paleotn
(20,249 posts)You reap what you sow. Enjoy!
Crunchy Frog
(27,506 posts)You voted red
I voted blue
Don't cry now
This shit's on you
calimary
(85,832 posts)First of all, I LOVE THIS! Second: It works EITHER way and BOTH ways:
You voted red
I voted blue
Don't cry now
This shit's on you (Noun. Yes it IS!)
OR
You voted red
I voted blue
Don't cry now
This shits on you (Verb! Yes it DOES!)
Bernardo de La Paz
(54,585 posts)C Moon
(12,795 posts)Meowmee
(8,529 posts)Tickle
(3,960 posts)for $87 and my gas went from $3.24 down to $2.90.
getagrip_already
(17,659 posts)You bought 3 empty bags at $30 each?
Or maybe 3 bags of wegu steak weighing 30 pounds each?
What relevance does your bag of groceries have to do with the op's story?
And bty, 3 bags for $87 is almost the same as 4 bags at $125. Just saying.
Tickle
(3,960 posts)Had toilet paper and paper towels. Dog treats. I did get shaved steak. I'm trying not to lose my sense of humor. Once that's gone they win 😔😭
Shermann
(8,905 posts)Of course, the first guy who loaded up his bags with nothing but that wagyu steak would ruin it for everyone.
MerryBlooms
(11,921 posts)Tickle
(3,960 posts)Thank the lord, but no Medicaid expansion is a sin.
Fil1957
(40 posts)your friend will fondly remember his $125 bag of groceries.
Norrrm
(1,176 posts)

Beartracks
(13,850 posts)Trump's solution: Bring the cost of eggs more in line with everything else BY MAKING EVERYTHING ELSE MORE EXPENSIVE, TOO!
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sakabatou
(44,532 posts)Response to lees1975 (Original post)
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William769
(58,503 posts)
usonian
(17,035 posts)And I wear a neat Ukraine ballcap that I lucked upon.
The last FAFO might be best in your situation.
Anonymously, if you like.
LilElf70
(822 posts)buyers remorse. Isn't that a shame. NOT!!!!!
Emile
(34,016 posts)I thought he was gonna end the Ukraine War in one day too?
johnnyfins
(1,953 posts)HE ALREADY HAD FOUR YEARS!
Glaisne
(565 posts)Conservatives are always wrong about everything, always. Too bad not enough people realize that.
Paladin
(30,080 posts)As far as I'm concerned "You voted for him, I didn't" ought to be chiseled into the tombstones of every single trump voter. They should never ever escape blame or ridicule for the damage they did to this country and its citizens. I have taken grim satisfaction in disassociating myself from those few MAGATs I used to regard as friends or relations.
barbtries
(30,320 posts)maybe some magats are being reacquainted with shame. it's not comfy for them, but if they can acknowledge it maybe change can happen.
Grins
(8,216 posts)Dave Id
(85 posts)I worked in grocery stores for 40 years. 4 bags of meats are going to cost more than 4 bags of fruit and vegetables.
Martin68
(25,399 posts)is powerful and will take a lot of time to chip away.
cstanleytech
(27,527 posts)Ms. Toad
(36,585 posts)Because most of the tariffs on food items have been delayed, again - unless he's shopping in Asian markets.
Rebl2
(16,108 posts)have said YOU didnt want to hear it then.