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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Well, that's nice if you live on canned mixed vegetables, dates and tangerines

Is there anything at your local grocery store (besides avocados) that's getting less — not more — expensive as families plan their upcoming Thanksgiving Day meals? Well, yes, but you have to look carefully. 

 While 90% of grocery items right now cost more than they did last year because of high inflation, there are some deals to be had, though you may have to hunt them down. Market research firm Nielsen IQ recently looked at more than 2,500 fresh and packaged foods to find bargains.

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What the article fails to mention is that package sizes aren't returning to their original sizes before inflation went wild. You're still paying more for less no matter how you look at it.