[KEVIN]

Recently looking at getting some new replacements of my " stuff " I regularly use on firearms for glass bedding...refinishing..etc. I almost hacked up a batch of new born kittens !!! WOWZERS !!!

First up...circa 1850. Bout 7 or 8 yrs ago, I bought a gallon at Kent ((well...3.68 liters))...39.99 plus taxes. So I was going to grab another gallon a few days ago....75.00 PLUS the frills !!!!!
WHAT THE ???/.....I ended up paying 24 and change for a small liter...946 mls !!
Mannn alive, glad there's still a bit of profit left over for corporate Irving!

Second go round...
I have a few of my rifles to restock and glass bed. Been using Devcon 10110 for probably 12-15 yrs on most jobs...some Brownells Acra Glass and Acra Glass Gel in between there too. Called Stellar Industries, company I dealt with for years for different things for the boat. I haven't bought a box of Devcon in 6-7 yrs. It was 46 bucks then for the 1 lb box / kit. Spoke to Tom yesterday I told him what I last paid and figured it'd be up some. Then he said, you're in luck...got 1 box left...then he said you sittin down...lol...why I said. He hits me with ...IT'S 110.00 BUCKS plus taxes now !!! Man...am I ever lucky !
I thanked him for his time and told him I'd get back to him in a day or two. Checked with Amazon, they have it...118.99 plus shipping(non prime) dayyyuuuummmm !!


Sooo, maybe I'll go the Acra Glass route. Did lots of rifles with it...never any issues. My last Acra Glass kit was 44 bucks...all in. Probably 4-5 yrs ago, come from Epps IIRC.
Called Basspro to see if they had any...I might just as well been talking to the vet about a breech birth pony !!!!
Looked around... Just checked with RustyWoods (my new goto place for some regular stuff I use)...79.00 (gel) and 75.00 (glass) bucks respectively !!!!!! plus the taxes and shipping of course.
Dang....am I really THAT out of touch on these and hundreds of other products ?? I realize companies have to make a profit, but do they have to make it all on the first guy thru the door ??
A day later and I'm still shaking the kittens out of my throat !!

 

[Tyson10gauge]

Dear Jazzzzus I'm laughing too hard about the litter of kittens and breech birth pony , yes everything is gone nutz for guns and gear .

Bought floating decoy bag for my son 4 yrs ago was $49 Really wanted it for me once got it but it was BDay Present and We got him one , so was shopping for another decoy bag , Figured wth , Tried to order Direct from Rig Em Right , nope no more Canadian Shiipping from them unless a distributor was $69 U.S now last time $49 U.S said hey no biggie , well Canadian Waterfowl Suplies was $139 plus tax and shipping almost $200 time it's to the door , this is very high quality bag, but no stock now discontinued , So Amazon had one but it comes from the U.S still & to the door $167 tax in holly hanna . Double from 4-5 yrs ago

 

[Tyson10gauge]

I'll give ya another one I make all my own decoy rigs , #400 black fishing line was $12 Amazon for 500 ft several yrs ago , Now its $35 plus tax for 300 ft roll off Amazon , so wanted to get batch of 4 & 6 oz weights , ended up going bulk route because a doz $50 was more than a pack of 20 for $44 plus tax , Large stainless swivels go 25 for $18 used to be $8 just 2 yrs ago , Trapping wire is thru the roof unless you buy 1000 roll which I normally do and shipping on that trippled cause of weight.

Spray paints have gone up $5-8 a can now double or tripple if buy the cheaper stuff .

 

[louisbear]

I shop two different grocery stories and four different drug stories, two of them in the grocery stories mentioned. At most none of these stores is more than 1.5 kilometres apart. The difference in price from store to store for the same item is at times shocking, sometimes as much as $ 4 to $5 dollars. Not only that but I can buy louisbear his food at one of these stories cheaper than on Amazon with free delivery or the pet store in Dartmouth Crossing. Half the time some of the items we regularly use are out of stock and I you have to hunt them down. There is no rhyme nor reason and it makes me spit nails!

 

[3macs1]

Everything I go to buy it seems has been off the charts the last three years and that is when I can find it If I am doing any job now I plan months ahead and order in most stuff to make sure I have it when needed Funny wife mentioned the dog food saturday was $78 a bag now $95 and a smaller bag and two bags every 6 weeks adds up plus only two places stock it here and both priced within 2 dollars Don't even get me started about greenhouse supplies almost everything is at least double now

 

[TonyM]

Recently looking at getting some new replacements of my " stuff " I regularly use on firearms for glass bedding...refinishing..etc. I almost hacked up a batch of new born kittens !!! WOWZERS !!!

First up...circa 1850. Bout 7 or 8 yrs ago, I bought a gallon at Kent ((well...3.68 liters))...39.99 plus taxes. So I was going to grab another gallon a few days ago....75.00 PLUS the frills !!!!!
WHAT THE ???/.....I ended up paying 24 and change for a small liter...946 mls !!
Mannn alive, glad there's still a bit of profit left over for corporate Irving!

Second go round...
I have a few of my rifles to restock and glass bed. Been using Devcon 10110 for probably 12-15 yrs on most jobs...some Brownells Acra Glass and Acra Glass Gel in between there too. Called Stellar Industries, company I dealt with for years for different things for the boat. I haven't bought a box of Devcon in 6-7 yrs. It was 46 bucks then for the 1 lb box / kit. Spoke to Tom yesterday I told him what I last paid and figured it'd be up some. Then he said, you're in luck...got 1 box left...then he said you sittin down...lol...why I said. He hits me with ...IT'S 110.00 BUCKS plus taxes now !!! Man...am I ever lucky !
I thanked him for his time and told him I'd get back to him in a day or two. Checked with Amazon, they have it...118.99 plus shipping(non prime) dayyyuuuummmm !!


Sooo, maybe I'll go the Acra Glass route. Did lots of rifles with it...never any issues. My last Acra Glass kit was 44 bucks...all in. Probably 4-5 yrs ago, come from Epps IIRC.
Called Basspro to see if they had any...I might just as well been talking to the vet about a breech birth pony !!!!
Looked around... Just checked with RustyWoods (my new goto place for some regular stuff I use)...79.00 (gel) and 75.00 (glass) bucks respectively !!!!!! plus the taxes and shipping of course.
Dang....am I really THAT out of touch on these and hundreds of other products ?? I realize companies have to make a profit, but do they have to make it all on the first guy thru the door ??
A day later and I'm still shaking the kittens out of my throat !!

I'm doing some work helping my wife's nephew with his rental unit. Yesterday I paid $30.99 plus tax for a litre of Seco latex paint to finish the trim!! A 3.78 litre can was $67.99! Normally I go for the large can because it is so much cheaper per litre but not at those prices!!!

 

[Tyson10gauge]

Yesterday went for Nails , price last time 2 weeks ago was $3.29 lb for 3 1/2 Common Gal not Spiral Gal anywhere local , so picked 5 lbs , it came to $23 tax in , holy frig , Well yesterday finally had 3 1/2 spiral gal $4.89 lb said wtf , 25 lb box is $80 do the math in savings but still used to be $45 a box of 25 lbs

3 1/2 outdoor screws are now $7-8.85 per pound but a pre pkgd 1 pound box is $13 , look over and 10 lb box in reusable plastic tub is only $39 , how is that even possible , weighed the box was just over 11.7 pounds give plastic tub the extra weight . Still double price when sold loose

 

[KEVIN]

WoW...F N crazy now the prices now seem to change once or twice a week !!

 

[beaverhunter]

I try not to buy anything anymore, can really only afford groceries and paying bills these days. Need to ask Daddy Trudeau for a raise. Maybe he will confiscate my property (Guns) and give me a tax credit or something.

 

[3macs1]

I try not to buy anything anymore, can really only afford groceries and paying bills these days. Need to ask Daddy Trudeau for a raise. Maybe he will confiscate my property (Guns) and give me a tax credit or something.

I did not know beavers paid taxes

 

[Thunderstick]

The rule of thumb now is about 3x whatever you were paying. A can of spray primer at CT self etch was $9.99, now $35.00 out the door, a can. Just look at the flyers. A cheap shop vac that was $99 is now $300.The flyers had a batt of insulation that you could get for $50, now pretty well $150. I am going to paint some rooms in the house? A gallon of paint now is $60 plus before taxes. It used to be the cheapest thing one could do to spruce up the house. At this rate each room will be about $300.Imagine someone hiring a person to do it. How are some people going to keep the maintenance up? One has to look around now because the gouging is crazy. Stores down here like Bargain Harleys will be doing well. For those that don't know they have a big house, power equipment clearance warehouse now. Yes his prices went up but nothing like the ordinary stores. Bought some scent lock, water proof hunting pants yesterday $29.00 Person going to have to do more themselves and be trifty.

 

[beaverhunter]

I did not know beavers paid taxes

Beavers pay a lot of taxes, only way to keep the lodge operational.

 

[3macs1]

The rule of thumb now is about 3x whatever you were paying. A can of spray primer at CT self etch was $9.99, now $35.00 out the door, a can. Just look at the flyers. A cheap shop vac that was $99 is now $300.The flyers had a batt of insulation that you could get for $50, now pretty well $150. I am going to paint some rooms in the house? A gallon of paint now is $60 plus before taxes. It used to be the cheapest thing one could do to spruce up the house. At this rate each room will be about $300.Imagine someone hiring a person to do it. How are some people going to keep the maintenance up? One has to look around now because the gouging is crazy. Stores down here like Bargain Harleys will be doing well. For those that don't know they have a big house, power equipment clearance warehouse now. Yes his prices went up but nothing like the ordinary stores. Bought some scent lock, water proof hunting pants yesterday $29.00 Person going to have to do EVERYTHING themselves and be trifty.

Fixed it for you

 

[beaverhunter]

The rule of thumb now is about 3x whatever you were paying. A can of spray primer at CT self etch was $9.99, now $35.00 out the door, a can. Just look at the flyers. A cheap shop vac that was $99 is now $300.The flyers had a batt of insulation that you could get for $50, now pretty well $150. I am going to paint some rooms in the house? A gallon of paint now is $60 plus before taxes. It used to be the cheapest thing one could do to spruce up the house. At this rate each room will be about $300.Imagine someone hiring a person to do it. How are some people going to keep the maintenance up? One has to look around now because the gouging is crazy. Stores down here like Bargain Harleys will be doing well. For those that don't know they have a big house, power equipment clearance warehouse now. Yes his prices went up but nothing like the ordinary stores. Bought some scent lock, water proof hunting pants yesterday $29.00 Person going to have to do more themselves and be trifty.

I will be sewing the hunting pants I have not buying new ones. Even at $30, times are tight.

 

[3macs1]

Beavers pay a lot of taxes, only way to keep the lodge operational.

Oh I thought you were here like first nations before any white man

 

[beaverhunter]

Oh I thought you were here like first nations before any white man

Beavers don't get those breaks, chewing trees down, they put a price on that, carbon tax!

 

[Tyson10gauge]

Wal - Mart last week the small Bottles of Scent Killer 345 ML on clear out for $5 Reg $10 that was the price 2-3 yrs ago Grabbed all 8 bottles , It will save me down the road , can imagine next falls price .

Lumber has dropped quite a bit O.SB is back to $20 a sheet , priced 2x3 for giggles $4 each plus tax , I got 50 pcs of recycled ones 6-8 ft long for less than $40 so far only cause good friend works at a local Tractor supply chain , He gets sheets and sheets of OSB and sells them cheap or saves for rainy day .

this day and age you see anything that benefits a being reused or cheap , grab it quick , cause she's going get worse . My son bought new Semi last fall $ 3 Grand to the door , seen this yrs prices are that before taxes .

 

[TonyM]

Yesterday went for Nails , price last time 2 weeks ago was $3.29 lb for 3 1/2 Common Gal not Spiral Gal anywhere local , so picked 5 lbs , it came to $23 tax in , holy frig , Well yesterday finally had 3 1/2 spiral gal $4.89 lb said wtf , 25 lb box is $80 do the math in savings but still used to be $45 a box of 25 lbs

3 1/2 outdoor screws are now $7-8.85 per pound but a pre pkgd 1 pound box is $13 , look over and 10 lb box in reusable plastic tub is only $39 , how is that even possible , weighed the box was just over 11.7 pounds give plastic tub the extra weight . Still double price when sold loose

Yea I hate buying small packages of screws, nails, nuts & bolts, etcetera. You pay through the nose. I love a hardware store where I can buy by weight though because I can get just enough for what I'm working on at the time. I find I have less waste that way but if you've got multiple projects going or coming up, bulk us the way to go!

 

[3macs1]

Might sound crazy but screw costs can add up quick
A few years ago I built two screw caddies for green deck screws each one has three stainless steel buckets on them about a gallon each I would say and sizes range from 1 inch to 3 1/2 inch
Every december I take the caddies to my pal at the building supplies and he fills them and the mrs pays the bill as part of my xmas gift Regardless what I need I always take 20 pounds min since the price drops here big time at that quality
Cost varies based on how many I used but this year the bulk price I paid was 5.85 pound and saves me overall plus I have very size I need at my finger tips at home
Now these caddies are not used for any big projects like building a greenhouse etc those screws are all bought separate

 

[Thunderstick]

Best I have seen so far is the small plastic plug that you find on your car, holding the wheel well plastic on, plastic trim etc. Used them all the time. Went to get a pack of 10 the other day as that's how they usually came. The clerk says are you sure you want 10, I said what do you mean, he says they are now $10 each WTF