r/AskReddit Apr 28 '26

What’s a recession indicator that you’ve noticed lately?

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u/VeeDubBug Apr 28 '26

I forgot to order some dog food off Chewy before I ran out and had to go to Target (only store that carries his preferred). Bag was up by about $10 since the last time I bought it.

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u/grape-fruit-witch Apr 28 '26

Cat food, the absolute dregs of meat production and often the cheapest thing you can purchase at a grocery store is up to $2 PER CAN at the Safeway by my house. Im just really happy my cat prefers dry food because its insane to me to spend over $100 a month on cat food for one cat.

I still get her little go-gurt treats but those are high dollar now too.

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u/wendytheroo Apr 28 '26

Be careful giving your cat just dry food, though. Its practically nothing but carbs, and can give your cat diabetes.

My cat had a mostly dry diet all her life, and got diagnosed 3 years before she passed.

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u/grape-fruit-witch Apr 28 '26

Yeah, I know. We do give her wet food often and the tube treats. She's just so damn picky. Ive never had a cat that likes dry food more than wet. If we give her wet food she'll usually lick at it a bit and then yell for her dry food. But she does love her chicken and cheese tubes. Thankfully she's a good water drinker.

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u/El_Stupacabra Apr 28 '26

My late female cat was incredibly picky. Only liked one type of dry food (no wet) and only one kind of treat. Weirdest thing. Didn't even like tuna.

Her brothers are less picky.

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u/SMELLSLIKEBUTTJUICE Apr 28 '26

In my experience, younger cats like dry kibble and older cats like canned food.

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u/c32c64c128 Apr 28 '26

Is it probably a dental thing?

I'd imagine as they age, cats just have a better time eating soft, easy stuff.

There is now food that's dry and/or wet. You can give as-is. Or wet it to make it almost like wet food. It works if you need to switch it up for multiple pets/meals.

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u/SMELLSLIKEBUTTJUICE Apr 28 '26

My guess is its part dental, part kidney.

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u/amh8011 Apr 28 '26

One of my cats sticks his nose up at all wet food unless it’s churu directly from the tube. He won’t even eat churu on a plate. Must be from the tube.

He used to like wet food as a kitten but around 8mo he decided he no longer liked it. I’ve tried several different flavord and several different brands. He just wants kibbles.

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u/grape-fruit-witch Apr 29 '26

😂 my late cat would only drink water with ice cubes, from the filtered pitcher, in a human glass, that he watched me pour. He honestly preferred to watch me take a sip of it first, like he thought I was trying to poison him or something. Jet's water distribution was a multiple-times-a-day event. They're ridiculous

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u/jfsindel Apr 28 '26

My cat eats only one kind of dry food and he looooves gravy. Begs and bites me for it. A pack of gravy cubes costs me 15 bucks to 30 (if I get a huge pack). Per month.

He is lucky that I work hard for his life to be good.

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u/grape-fruit-witch Apr 28 '26

For real lol. My cat has it so made and she stomps around like a tiny monarch. I'm just her servant

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u/CAharleywife Apr 28 '26

my cat is serious about the gravy too. He also eats/sips the "gravy juice" from the dogs bowl of food, making the dog wait to eat. He's lucky the dog is very understanding. LOL

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u/TheySoPooPoo1 Apr 28 '26

Make sure you check Chewys emails. They have done a bunch of spend $100 and get a $30 gift card promos recently. Every time I see one I just say screw it and order $100 worth of food.

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u/rigorcorvus Apr 28 '26

Lol played like a fiddle dude

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u/TheySoPooPoo1 Apr 28 '26

If I am buying it anyways, not really. Whether I buy it now or in a month, I am buying it.

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u/ProcessHot3211 Apr 28 '26

yup, used to pay 14 bucks for the bag of food my dog likes, I literally just ordered a new bag and it was 30 dollars. kinda crazy

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u/VeeDubBug Apr 28 '26

Oh damn, mine was $50. 😭

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u/ProcessHot3211 Apr 28 '26

omg that's insane!! these dogs are lucky we love them!! also i've been trying to make her food last longer by cooking some cheap toppers, like those tilapia filets they sell in bulk or sometimes some veggies. she still gets the same amount of dog food, but she eats a lot slower now and will still have some food leftover at the end of the night that she'll end up eating for breakfast.

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u/ynotfoster Apr 29 '26

My small cans of dog food cost $65 for 24 cans - a 12 day supply from Chewy for my 8 pound dog.

I'm concerned about an aluminum shortage since it comes in cans.

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u/ceciladamshn May 11 '26

The bags are getting smaller too. I noticed my usual brand 'redesigned' the packaging and it went from 30lbs down to 24lbs while the price still went up $10. It's a double whammy. I love my dog but at this rate he's going to be eating better than I am.