If they could spy on your eating habbits with food

They kind of do this with your “rewards card” or “club card” though.

Maybe. But the tech is getting cheaper to produce. Monitors are very cheap, and they aren't part of this business model.

That's not really the only thing going on in tech. Sure TVs are a very competitive market where that is being done in part. But a vast majority of the price cut must be attributed to technological advancement.

Production difficulties are extremely important to the price. 10 years ago displays were much small not for lack of ads, but because semiconductor manufacturing changed. You used to be unable to produce them in that size and error rate.

Seriously... It's so randomly priced, lol. $13 soup? 25 cent bell pepper? $40 herbal supplement?

But I will defend their $4.50 milk, everyone caught up on prices anyway but I swear it tastes better. Same with the $4 eggs that... At one point during the eggdemic, was the cheapest eggs on market. They didn't even raise their price, they just have different suppliers than Target next door selling shit eggs for $8 a dozen. Lol

I mean, yes and no, there are transport costs and stuff, plus you have operational costs. But they definitely mark up prices by a lot, especially things made in house like their cookies and muffins. Muffins start at $6, they get a mark down to $4 after a day, and probably more but they usually sell at $4. If you consider labor prices, energy cost, and ingredients, that day-old price is still pretty profitable.

You want corruption though, I'm glad Albertsons didn't get the merger with Kroger/Ralph's. They already do piss poor quality at high prices for no reason, but I'm also certain they've tried to bribe their way into that merger.

Maybe it was a loss leader to get me buying loads of vinegar. Not that vinegar is overly expensive though.

I also did a little bit of lactofermenting which is cheaper. One of the jars leaked and the brine bubbled over the metal clips causing it to corrode and snap which is a shame. And to buy just that part costs almost as much as an entire jar when I last looked. Did leave some head space but I guess not enough. Or there was brine around the rim already and the bubbling pushed some out.

Maybe worth checking if I can get a bunch of clips for a more reasonable price

Some American companies announce it and put things 10% off. It's still not a thing.

How much of it though, and what is likely with shortages?

Not like we can store a year of food.