Went back to the old market in Detroit and noticed how cheap produce used to be

I was in Detroit last weekend visiting family and stopped by Eastern Market for old times sake. Man, I remember going there with my grandma back in 2008 and you could get a whole bag of apples for like 2 bucks. Now I saw the same apples going for 6 or 7 bucks a bag. It really hit me how much grocery prices have shot up over the last 15 years. I used to be able to make a week's worth of meals off what I spent in one trip there. Now I gotta plan way more carefully and hit up discount grocers instead. Has anyone else noticed their old go to spots getting way more expensive?

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richard_roberts8012d ago

Eastern Market's always been a gem but I wonder if part of the price jump is from all those new fancy restaurants and food trucks that moved in around there.

felix38511d ago

Right after that fancy ramen place opened I saw a guy trying to sell a single tomato for five bucks.