What are you buying that’s up 15 to 17% in the last 12 months. Even dairy products except Milk aren’t up that much.
" Here's a fer instance: I supply high carb-high sugar stuff for the afternoon break. Hostess fruit pies, always a popular item, used to be $.99 to $1.09.
Now, they run $1.39 to $1.49 That's just a quick recall, everything else is in envelopes at the bookkeepers. Now these aren't make or break items for my biz, just a reflection of the increase I see in everyday items.