text: Theoretically, our buying power is already disintegrating. From my perspective, on two items I typically buy I've noticed price increases. While they're usually more expensive at this time of year anyways, strawberries. Up from $5.99 to $6.99! Crikey! Good grief, I saw them at $9.99 at T&T one time! Oh, and that glass of wine I like to have when I go out for dinner. Same price as last year, but used to be a 6 or 9 ounce. Today, it's a 5 and 8 ounce.