“Just amazing”: Rewe-Bon shows people affected by poverty for three simple items
Created: 2022-12-20 09:11
By: Armin T. Linder
"Eggs, cucumber, grated Gouda": A poor woman had to go to Rewe quickly and was then stunned by the price.
Dresden – People who say they live in poverty have been speaking on Twitter for some time under the hashtag “I’m poor”.
They describe - under name or anonymously - the hardships of their everyday life.
These are likely to increase, because inflation is causing problems for many people who are short on money.
Those affected by poverty report to Twitter - Rewe customer shows receipt for three parts
Inflation feels differently on the everyday life of Germans - and how it is for a person who has to turn over every penny twice is now becoming impressively clear from a Twitter posting with a Rewe receipt.
“Forgot 3 things from the weekly shop.
So get back to Rewe," writes the user, showing her receipt from a Rewe branch in Dresden.
“THREE parts: eggs, cucumber, grated Gouda.
€5.73.
I couldn't have gotten cheese and eggs cheaper anywhere else.
Just madness.
And if I could have gotten the cucumber much cheaper elsewhere, no plan.” While a Kaufland customer fled to Aldi for another reason, the cucumber cost the woman 1.15 euros, according to the receipt at Rewe, with the grated Gouda 2.59 euros, it comes from Rewe's own brand, as do the eggs for 1.99 euros.
The user gets a lot of sympathy for her open posting.
"It's so intense," writes one user.
Another says: "Three things we no longer buy.
It's just too expensive.
If that were a single product that would have been more expensive, ok.
But so many at once... Not a chance.”
Inflation in Germany weakened slightly - but may peak at the end of the year
For the first time since July, inflation in Germany has weakened somewhat, but it is still high.
Consumer prices rose by 10 percent in November compared to the same month last year, as the Federal Statistical Office announced in an initial estimate at the end of November.
Earlier, the annual inflation rate rose for three consecutive months, reaching 10.4 percent in October.
However, economists see no reason to give the all-clear, also because many suppliers have announced significantly higher electricity and gas prices for January.
Compared to October, consumer prices fell by 0.5 percent in November.
Economists question whether inflation has already peaked.
Some economists do not expect it until the turn of the year.
Especially when it comes to supposed staple foods, those affected repeatedly warn about price developments.
"#I'm poor and don't know how to pay such prices," wrote another Twitter user at the beginning of November and also showed a sign from a Rewe branch: 450 grams of Gouda own brand for 4.39 euros.
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Tafel suffer from drop in food donations
At the same time, the Tafel in Germany are suffering from declining food donations while demand is increasing.
Jochen Brühl, chairman of the Federal Association of Food Banks, reported to the
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
(Monday edition) of a “noticeable decline” in food donations.
He went on to say: "Retail companies try to waste less and sell their goods just before the best-before date or with small blemishes through discount campaigns."
In principle, he understands this, said Brühl: It is good to reduce food waste.
However, this has hit the Tafel in the most challenging situation since it was founded almost 30 years ago: "We have had 50 percent more customers since the beginning of the year."
Around two million people are currently being supported with food on a regular basis, said Brühl.
Every third panel has already had to impose a ban on admissions.
“In some places, the rush was too big.
We can only distribute what we have saved or received as a donation," said the Tafel boss.
He emphasized: "Poverty is spreading in society." Due to the increased cost of living as a result of the energy crisis, people who were reasonably able to make ends meet before the crisis are now coming to the food banks.
Christmas: Many want to reduce their spending
Because of the sharp rise in prices, many people are saving on Christmas spending, according to a new survey.
According to this, 39 percent of consumers want to spend less money on gifts, banquets, restaurant visits and celebrations this year, as determined by the Yougov survey institute on behalf of the online portal Check24.
According to the survey, almost a quarter - 23 percent - even want to reduce "significantly".
The pollsters interviewed 2,246 people for the representative survey at the end of November.
Help is expected to come soon with the third relief package.
You can find numerous service articles on this in the money and economics departments at Merkur.de.
For a completely different reason than the prices, a Kaufland customer recently got angry and fled to Aldi.
(
lin with dpa/AFP)
