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by ebg13 2478 days ago
I'm looking at Amazon Prime Now delivery from Whole Foods in 94107.

https://imgur.com/eKQXa0Y - New York Strip steak $10/lb

https://imgur.com/GAug7XC - Green bell pepper, $1.79/lb

https://imgur.com/a/AI2eVqa - Broccoli, $1.49/lb

https://imgur.com/TP64IDK - Onions, $0.79/lb

https://imgur.com/a/7ME1g7D - Cauliflower, $1.76/lb

potatoes, $0.79/lb (tired of making imgur links now)

eggplants, $1.69/lb

zucchini, $2/lb

roma tomatoes, $1.49/lb

long grain brown rice (rice freshly delivered from Whole Foods instead of from somewhere saner!), $1.20/lb

Of course if you only ever buy the most expensive items and don't fill out your meals, then yes it gets expensive. But not being price sensitive in any way when shopping is like the very definition of being upper class.

> 2 pounds of steak before cooking isn’t lunch and dinner for two adults

You know that a proper meal isn't _just_ steak, though, right? Brown rice, legumes, vegetables, 8oz meat, spices. 2 Steaks, 2 people, 2 meals.

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Groceries from Amazon Prime/Whole Foods is like estimating commuting costs using Uber. I just can't believe people live like that, or not for long. Nobody has a steak for every meal, or even every day, either.

Also, has anybody questioned that charity amount? That's like 1%. Like, you're making $300K and you can't afford 10%?