I was thinking about buying this trailer two years ago for $1100. Today it’s $1900 on sale — darn close to double the price.
https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/product/0000000092112?utm_source=weeklyad&utm_campaign=C21471
Do you think it’s the price of steel that’s the main driver?
At this price you’d be insane not to spend a bit more for aluminum.
The price of aluminum trailers has doubled also. Everything is crazy priced now
I’m never buying anything again at this rate. Food, shelter, clothing, and occasionally some new fishing line if I can find maxima chameleon in stock
lets go Branden. 
Inflation rarely reverses course, especially when wages are tied to it.
Sure lumber, oil, metals, etc could probably be traded cheaper down the road when demand recedes…but when does the cost of labor go down? When do we see widespread labor costs go down across a market? Almost Never. The rate of price increases will slow, but prices themselves aren’t going anywhere. I had to laugh when a buddy told me he was “waiting to pull the trigger on a new F150 until they’re back under $40k and the market is balanced.”
In my opinion, “times they are a changin”…but they are also stayin’.
How else do you expect all these companies to increase wages?
How else do you expect all these companies to increase wages?
Exactly. People want to fight for 17 dollar min wage and also complain that prices go up.
lets go Branden.
Did you have to start that crap Beast? By the way, Brandon is spelled with an o and not an e.
Inflation rarely reverses course, especially when wages are tied to it.
Sure lumber, oil, metals, etc could probably be traded cheaper down the road when demand recedes…but when does the cost of labor go down? When do we see widespread labor costs go down across a market? Almost Never. The rate of price increases will slow, but prices themselves aren’t going anywhere. I had to laugh when a buddy told me he was “waiting to pull the trigger on a new F150 until they’re back under $40k and the market is balanced.”
In my opinion, “times they are a changin”…but they are also stayin’.
Exactly. Remember all the surcharges put in place when gas was $4/gallon? FedEx, UPS, etc all raised their prices because of it. All sort of other products and services did, too. But when gas prices fell, those prices and surcharges remained. Once businesses adjust their business to accommodate and expect those higher prices, there is no going back!
Outside of a major recession, when companies are forced to cut prices just to stay afloat, there is no going back to old prices.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Coletrain27 wrote:</div>
The price of aluminum trailers has doubled also. Everything is crazy priced nowbest start recycling your beer and pop cans!!!!!
i’m with crappie on this, i’m going to need to take a long hard look at things before i decide if i really need it or not!!!!!
Other than food and utilities there is very little we NEED, it’s mostly a WANT thing. All you youngsters here sit down, this will shock you. At one time in this country we use to repair rather than replace stuff!! Bad sole on a shoe, repair it. Boot leaked patched it, ripped pants patched them, bad tire tubed it. Yep, it’s true, my parents did all that. I don’t know how they survived.
I’m embarrassed to say i’m one of todays people that just tosses and replaces also. 
Check out the prices of copper wiring unbearable. Used to buy 3/8 copper used for gas lines was 80-90 dollars for 100 feet
Now close to 500.00 ouch
Welcome to Canada without the good fishing. Might as well switch to the metric system. You’ll feel better about paying $1.60 cents for gas…per liter.
Well said Dutch. 99% of the time I hear someone say they need this or that I correct them – “you WANT that”. Did it to my wife this morning when she said we need a bigger house because we have 3 boys and it’s a 3 bed house. I told her millions of children share rooms all the time it’s it’s not a problem. We live in a 1700 sq ft house with an unfinished basement!
My grandparents raised two girls in a 2 bed 1 bath 1000 sq foot house and they were never worse off for it. I find the constant need for more, bigger, newer, better, convenience, convenience, convenience in this country to be a sickness
Our dog food was $52 a bag. Now it’s $82. That sucks. Bag has gone from 40# t0 30#. Do the math on that. It is a hi-pro food. So we feed half by volume compared to cheap food. Thanks for idea to change dogfood. But my wife will feed me noodles and hotdogs before that happens. Lately only available from Amazon. But hey, FREE shipping. Amazon seems to be giving all retail the Wal-Mart treatment. Including Wal-Mart.
We just keep getting pounded at work. Our vertical platform lifts just went up 12%, walk-in tubs 8% and they went from a 2 week lead time to 12 weeks.
Our custom stairlifts come from England and if we don’t want them stuck on dry dock we have to pay an additional $300 to have them air freighted over.
I truly don’t see an end in site.
Check out the prices of copper wiring unbearable. Used to buy 3/8 copper used for gas lines was 80-90 dollars for 100 feet
Now close to 500.00 ouch
$174. That’s up over 3x the last I bought.
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Now, about that discussion on overpriced used boats coming down……….
My mom complains to me a few months ago that a subway sub cost her over $10. I asked her to take a look around my house and ask herself if she had the same amount of sh!t growing up we all have today.
My daughter started hockey this year and it seemed like she wanted to shoot left instead of right. So I went out and bought her a left handed stick to try. There’s no way that would’ve happened when I was growing up and I grew up in the 80s and 90s.
The only thing that worries me is companies like Amazon, Walmart, etc… are taking advantage of inflation just to raise prices and boost profits. Not only that is the middle men in the supply chain are doing the same. The materials haven’t really increased but somewhere in the middle people are taking advantage. What we are seeing right now isn’t just inflation.
You all keep buying from Amazon and WalMart, drive out thousands of small mom & pop operations and you will see just how much money you saved.
The hen house door is open and the Fox is inside. The results are predictable.
My mom complains to me a few months ago that a subway sub cost her over $10. I asked her to take a look around my house and ask herself if she had the same amount of sh!t growing up we all have today.
My daughter started hockey this year and it seemed like she wanted to shoot left instead of right. So I went out and bought her a left handed stick to try. There’s no way that would’ve happened when I was growing up and I grew up in the 80s and 90s.
The only thing that worries me is companies like Amazon, Walmart, etc… are taking advantage of inflation just to raise prices and boost profits. Not only that is the middle men in the supply chain are doing the same. The materials haven’t really increased but somewhere in the middle people are taking advantage. What we are seeing right now isn’t just inflation.
When I played HS hockey (late 70’s) you could buy a Christian Bros stick for $5, folks wouldn’t buy me a Sherwwood because they were $8.
You all keep buying from Amazon and WalMart, drive out thousands of small mom & pop operations and you will see just how much money you saved.
The hen house door is open and the Fox is inside. The results are predictable.
I’ve spent less than $25 in Wal-Mart in the last 10 years. Exc. Florida fishing license in 2020, only place to buy over the counter. Since I buy on line before going. Only time I use Amazon is when I can’t find it otherwise. Increasingly like Wal-Mart. They seem to strong arm manufacturers. We will sell your product, but everyone else gets what’s left after we get what we want. Local pet stores haven’t had our dog food in 2 years. I get bad sinus headaches, and have best luck with Anacin aspirin. Wal- Mart is the only place I’ve seen it in years. I don’t use BPS or Cabelas since the merger. Buy every thing I can from Mom and Pops shops. Scheels if that fails.
Now, about that discussion on overpriced used boats coming down……….
Now, about the discussion of overpriced used vehicles coming down……..
Check out the prices of copper wiring unbearable. Used to buy 3/8 copper used for gas lines was 80-90 dollars for 100 feet
Now close to 500.00 ouch
Copper is now replacing OSB for price hike. A 10 foot stick of 1″ copper pipe is $164 now, 20 years ago I was buying for $7
Check out the prices of copper wiring unbearable. Used to buy 3/8 copper used for gas lines was 80-90 dollars for 100 feet
Now close to 500.00 ouch
You talking type K?
HRG
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No type L thick wall gas line
I told her millions of children share rooms all the time it’s it’s not a problem.
When I was growing up I shared a bedroom with my 2 brothers and my 2 sisters shared a bedroom. Thought nothing of it.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>crappie55369 wrote:</div>
I told her millions of children share rooms all the time it’s it’s not a problem.When I was growing up I shared a bedroom with my 2 brothers and my 2 sisters shared a bedroom. Thought nothing of it.
Folks and 2 brothers. 2 br. 1 bath 1200 sq ft house. We thought we died and went to heaven when Dad put a shower and old sink he found in the basement. That ran into the sump pump, to the front ditch. When my brothers got to high school. They, and Dad framed up a couple bedroom’s in the basement. With barn wood, before barn wood was cool. Of coarse no-one heard of an egress window.
You can use K for gas, fyi
I remember you could get a case of Mountain Dew/Pepsi for $2.88 with a coupon at Cub, probably about 10 or so years ago. Now a case of pop on sale is close to $9 I think. Price basically has tripled.
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