Remember when wandering the aisles felt almost…fun? You’d toss a new salsa in the cart “just to see,” grab three kinds of fancy cheese for that imaginary picnic, and load up on road-trip snacks like the highway depended on it. Grocery runs were part treasure hunt, part self-care.
These days, it’s more in-and-out with blinders on: list in hand, total in mind, and no impulse buys unless you’re ready for sticker-shock at checkout. Those carefree “sure, why not?” moments are on hold until butter stops acting like a luxury good.
So I’m curious — which items used to be staples in your house but now make you pause (or skip altogether) because the price tag crossed your mental splurge line?
Think of everyday coffee beans that suddenly feel bougie, berries reserved for special occasions, or the cereal that now waits for a sale. I want to hear what’s changed for you.
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