Some interesting state and national numbers here. Average US family spends $270 a week on groceries. In Florida, its $287 a week. Californai is No. 1 despite growing so much there. Miami is the most expensive US city at $327. Surprised it's higher than New York, but NY is 7th. Florida food prices: Miami has most expensive grocery bills in U.S.
I don't buy the metrics. Put it this way, is that including sales tax? If so, you get more in Miami than in NY since Floridians don't pay sales tax on food and medicine. Now if you just price the cart as-is, before the check out, then it's more expensive in Florida. But if the Census Bureau did this then most likely it's the final bill after taxes.
Everyone who buys a home in a neighborhood that used to be a farm starts petitioning for no more farms to be zoned for development. Cracks me up. Everyone wants go be the last one in.
It literally takes two seconds to find the correct answer....must faster than the time you spent with your erroneous speculation. "Generally, food and food products sold by food stores are exempt from sales tax. However, there are exceptions. This bulletin explains what kinds of food are subject to sales tax and which are exempt when sold by food stores and similar establishments, including supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, etc. Additional resources relating to sales of food and beverages in other circumstances (e.g., sales by restaurants, sales from vending machines, or sales of candy or sandwiches) are listed at the end of this bulletin" Food and Food Products Sold by Food Stores and Similar Establishments
I shop bogos regularly. Save a lot there. I’ll trade the cleanliness and product selections for slightly higher prices. We also do our scrips at their pharmacy. Lastly I can drive there in less than 5 minutes. There’s a Publix all over the county I live in.
I definitely buy that list. A couple of anecdotal stories. We moved from New Orleans to Maryland this year and saw a dramatic drop in food prices. Seems consistent with that data. Also, noticed when we went down to Virginia to a Publix that their prices were much higher than grocery stores here. Like crazy amounts higher. Publix seems to have really taken advantage of a lack of competition in Florida and public reports of inflation to really fleece their customers.
You winos won't be happy to learn that Florida is #3 in tax on wine #5 in beer tax and # 4 on the hard stuff. State Alcohol Excise Tax Rates
I shop mostly at Aldi. But you can't beat Publix for the quality, selection, cleanliness .... So I try to get there for the bogos from time to time.
Relatively limited in Florida, especially at their quality level. You see the same in Louisiana with Rouse's (which is not as nice). In Maryland, within 10 minutes drive of my house, I can make it to five different major chains of grocery stores (not including the three chains of organic grocery stores), plus the standard Target and Wal-Mart substitutes and discounts like Aldi and Lidl. I don't see that in Florida.
Honestly, it seems as though the progressive, liberal areas are the ones that have the highest food prices. So, I am not surprised at all Alaska is not at the top of the list. Even Miami is mostly liberal and progressive. Ron may have turned them purple for a bit, but they'll regress back to the blue this year. Pretty much every area that pushes big government and regulation have high prices on just about everything you could think of. People are moving to South Carolina and other red states like SC that have low taxes, low cost of living. Alaska is the next Montana. Both are beautiful, gorgeous states, but who in their right mind would want to subject themselves to residing primarily there? That's how bad liberal, progressive policy has gotten. When I can make you want to leave sunny, warm, scenic California for Montana, I just ransacked yo azz.
