That was the most accurate statement I've heard about the cost of living crises everywhere. We've really lost the ability to discern food prices now because of inflation and price gouging
My husband grows about 99% of the food we eat. We buy some meat, don't eat our chickens, make our own food. We are so grateful to do this, living in Tasmania. We appreciate that many people can't do this where they live, so am glad you can eat healthily. ❤🇦🇺
I’m in the southern midlands and once I’m organised and fenced in better, to stop the wallabies, I’ll be growing way more than I do now. Veggies prices are nuts.
Prices of groceries have risen world wide . Insane . Good video taking up shopping . Grim is still cute as ever . Christopher is still the same humble man . Svalbard is still snowy . Life is good .
Same here in Australia. Our government is currently having a hearing with our two major supermarkets, questioning them on the high prices. Covid is used as an excuse. It is price gouging and greed. The farmers are not getting any benefit from higher prices.
There is a LOT of price gouging on all over - talk to farmers, they will tell you prices have not increased as much but profits are skyrocketing for shareholders!!! LOVe your videos !!!
farmers in Canada will tell you the exact opposite and the farmers I know in the US say the same thing. Their costs have doubled in some cases...that is a 100% increase over the last 18-24 mos. Farmers are paying today in some cases 300% increase in things like fertilizer and pesticides, fuel is up by 50 % in most places, costs more to run the equipment, more to truck the produce more to grow the produce, seed costs , many farmers have spoken about 100-500% increases in seed costs since 2020. You can find farmers all over Canada and the US talking about the sky rocketing costs to do business and so yes all of those costs are getting downloaded to the consumer. "Corporate greed" is the sound bites our collective governments have been using for the past several months combined with paid on line bots to foster this thought that its just the grocery store owners who apparently woke up one day and decided "hey, I know, lets increase a can of Campbells soup today by 76% that should be fun". No, Grocery retail actually runs on very low mark up, always have. They make their money on the quantity they sell, or the extremely quick turn over of their inventory. I have worked in retail in Canada for over 32 years and was raised on a farm. I know how much the cost to run a farm has sky rocketed and I know the reasons why, I also know that most big grocery chains are publicly traded and their profit margins have not sky rocketed in the last 3 years that is just not so. Do they make money? of course they do, its the whole point of being in business and they commit to their shareholders a certain amount of profit and they also commit to the banks how much profit they will bank in a year, they can not just deiced oh times are really tough for people right now as the cost of everything has sky rocketed so we will hold our prices and take less profit, shareholders and banks do not take to kindly to this way of thinking.
Groceries have risen insanely everywhere. I've lived in Ireland and the UK for the past 5 years, and when I visited California earlier this month I could not believe how much food costs had risen.
Yes! You are so correct! I just posted that my CA food purchases are as expensive or MORE expensive than the same items (eg. Oatly, or eggs) as on Svalbard! Crazy!
@@sydneysomer9958oh, but the California minimum wage increase will change that. Where do you think most of fruits and vegetables come from. They have to pay workers more and pass the costs to the consumer.
When the price of oil, which gas and diesel come from, that is what you get. Tractors, combines, trains, trucks, and other transportation relies on fossil fuels. It is going to get worse if the Democrats get rid of fossil fuels. If we go to all electric transportation and tractors and combine, a loaf of bread will be 10, maybe 20 dollars a loaf. Plus, fertilizer is made from fossil fuels, getting rid of that would decrease production, therefore supply. Demand is increasing because of immigration (legal or illegal). World and USA population is increasing. There are not as many farmers as there was 10 to 20 years ago. Farmland is going into CRP and not being used. All of this is a recipe for a disaster in the supply chain. Grain, meat, fruits and vegetables, fish, and among other commodities. It is going to get worse.
I’m American. I do one big Costco run a month for household items like paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, etc. When it comes to grocery shopping I like to go 2-3 times a week because I don’t like my refrigerator to be packed to the max. I like getting a few days of groceries at a time. Also, I’ve found I have less food waste when I shop that way.
I like how there is a difference between "do not eat/sell" and food that is "best tasting by a certain date" and that they discount it so it doesn't go to waste. I've had a lot of food over the years that is past the best tasting date and it's still tastes good to me.
In Canada ours have doubled in price as well. We now rotate what we buy. We never get everything that we need. We also buy more frozen veggies and fruit so things don't go bad.
I’m shocked every time I food shop. The prices are so high ! It’s amazing how much they keep going up. Not to mention the number of food recalls in the USA 🇺🇸. Sending love 💕 and best wishes. 😊
In my area, food prices have only gone up since the “supply chain” issues caused by the shutdowns in 2020-2021. They never reduced once the supply chains were back on track.
I estimated your haul at $340 USD. Pretty similar to what we spend here in southeastern Michigan. I do think we have lost perspective on what is “expensive.” I used to buy a head of lettuce for about $1 and a dozen large eggs for about $1.29. Now they both can be almost double the cost depending on the stores. Can I say how cray adorable is Mr. Grimm eating his Lobnobs!😂. Love you Guys!!!❤
Eggs here in California are almost $5 a dozen, so I got my own chickens and supply my coworkers and neighbors with free eggs. Bread that 3 years ago was $1, is now almost $4
Still, shopping at places like Walmart-there the food prices are still pretty cheap. Veggies are damn expensive, but things like fresh meat are quite reasonable.
I live in Oklahoma. A head of lettuce is $1.97 and 12 eggs are $3.50 - 4.12. pears were $1.50 each recently and celery is the price of lettuce. Nutty Buddy ice cream drumstick cones are $7.98 for a box of 8. Heinz 57 was $7 for the smaller bottle. Tombstone pizza is $9 and a large bag of Lays family size is $5.50. I'm losing hair and getting wobbly muscles because I'm not eating enough protein. Need to work on that... EDIT: I don't eat all the junk I mentioned, I just look at prices.
My office was across the street from Stubb’s BBQ. I worked there for almost 30years. We could always hear the bands practicing. It was especially loud during SXSW, but oh what fun to people watch! It’s so weird that the bbq sauce is shipped all the way to Svalbard from Austin, Texas! But then again, that is our slogan; Keep Austin Weird 😊
I love your grocery store shopping trips, even small ones. It shows more of what life really is like there, and i guess Norway and Sweden. Like what goes on outside the US.
Cecilia, you and Christuffer have a tremendous gift. You can turn an ordinary subject into a wonder filled adventure. I wish I could go shopping at your Longyearbyen Grocery Store. Great storytelling breathes so much life into ordinary events of daily life elevating them to the extraordinary.
It just tickles me when I realize that when I come to the end of your videos I'm smiling... every time. You must be doing something right🤗. It's another feel good Sunday. Thanks 😊
@@cazinaus4917 - where are you based? I just moved to Tassie (the Svalbard of Australia lol). I am spoilt rotten with the beautiful produce, scenery and outdoor activities. We had a chilly 0.8 degrees Celsius this morning 🥶
I'm from a tropical country, Philippines and I'm binge watching all the vlogs! Never experienced snow in my entire life 😅 but I think I'm gonna love it 😂
@bubblescunn6546 - one of my best friends is from the Philippines 🇵🇭 Where are you based? I have not been myself but have been to Borneo, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong. Nice to meet you.
Food prices in NY STATE (The City is even worse) are approaching dire. I'm even making my own yeast and other products again. I'm going to haul out all my canning supplies that I put away years ago and hit the farmers markets (knock out the middle man) this summer and can and freeze as much as possible. We go to a local farm that raises their own cattle for beef and I'm trying to source chicken. I raised my own as a kid, but where I am now we aren't zoned for it or I would. I have a huge backyard that if I was able to get a garden set up, I could manage it, I just don't have the strength (or funds) to get it going. WE had a full acre veggie garden when I was kid. We hunted, foraged, fished, whatever it took. We never went hungry but dinners of bullfrog legs, and crayfish, with lots of bluegill, sunfish, and perch were common in the summer. You can buy lots of processed foods cheaper than healthy foods, but even then, learning that mass farming has taken so much nutrients out of the soil, it's not getting into the foods we eat and we need supplementation of (non synthetic) vitamins and minerals...
I'm not into baking, so Refika's recipe for lavash bread is my go-to now. It's 1 cup all-purpose flour, just under 1 cup water, and just under 1/2 tsp salt. Metric: 250g water, 250g flour, just under 1/2 tsp salt. Her channel is Refika's Kitchen on RUclips.
I'm also German and I'm not even spending that much per month. Those prices are indeed at least triple of what we pay here. To be fair there are a lot of special and brand name items in her haul so I guess that's also why it's so much more expensive. Even with our prices having exploded as well I spent about 150 - 200€ a month which includes food for two cats. Lots of shopping sales and stuff like that because that's just how I grew up. Adding in my partner you just have to roughly double it.
What our supermarkets in the U.K. have been doing is getting rid of all the cheap lines, which is what I used to primarily live on. For example, there would be flour, canned tomatoes and other real basic ingredients that you could use for actual cooking, which you don’t really notice any difference when they are all cooked together. Some were not lower quality, some were just odd shapes, some were a bit bland etc. but it didn’t matter if you could cook. These were all under the loss leader category. Unfortunately they have almost entirely disappeared. So where I could previously pick up a bag of flour for under 30p, I’m now paying full price…..which is several multiples of that easily for the supermarket own version, or into £2.00 and above for branded. Canned veg instead of under 30p (I remember paying 8!) you are again having to pay multiples of that because there just isn’t a loss leader version available. They were all called things like, Tesco value, Waitrose essentials, Sainsbury’s basics. ……..if they were so essential where have they gone?! These ranges were basically there to get people in the store and written off as a loss. But unfortunately we relied on them to actually eat. And they have taken them away. And the offers they used to put the regular food on are few and far between as well. So it’s not just the cost overall rising, it’s the massive changes in availability of food at the bottom end of the range. Most notably in the form of cheaper basic ingredients which are simply not sold. The only thing you can get cheaply is premade rubbish. But if you want flour, or fat, or cheese, or veg then forget it. Unless there are added chemicals you’ll be out of luck.
Has this video/comment section not made you realise how cheap food is in the uk compared to other countries though? Yes I agree the food prices in the uK have increased significantly but I have never spent £300 on a weekly/fortnightly shop. Today I spent £38 for a weekly shop for 2 people. I’ve travelled to a few different European cities and often visit a supermarket and always notice how items are generally higher in price compared to home. Even in places like Lidl
@@comealongbeth The US prices are desperately high. The only things that haven't really gone up are rice, Pace Picante Sauce, $1 dried seasonings (various), bananas, cornmeal and local milk.
In Canada we have No Name brand that is super affordable and they have also introduced “Imperfect” produces l. So I can get a big bag of carrots for $3 or a big bag of apples for $5. I just recently was able to get a big bag of carrots for $1. So there’s a way to shop for affordable healthy basics and get very savvy at looking for those “imperfects” and deals/sales. I’m so glad we have this here. Also, I mostly buy my meats under $5. They’ll have these rolling sales where ground chicken or Turkey is $2.40 or 10 drumsticks is $4. I try to only buy my meats during those times. Sometimes, I will break that habit (as in my recent grocery shop) when I need to build my iron stores ~ I get severe iron deficiency anemia and NEED beef meat ~ then I’ll buy that $14 big pack of ground beef to build my blood. lol! 🩸💪💥
I live in Anchorage, AK. We are in a similar situation with food needing to be shipped by barge or air. Our prices are very similar to yours. I lived in Stavanger 25 years ago and didn’t notice too much difference from Alaska then.
This is such a beautiful store, one stop shop. Grocery prices have gone up everywhere, I can see your prices being more due to the shipping costs, but considering that, some items did not seem that bad. Love your channel. 🇨🇦
i have been watching your channel for a bit and i never realized how big your grocery store was. (congratulations on 800 thousand followers i am sure there will be many more to come) Some of the prices are comparable to here(Thunder Bay Ontario Canada) Considering that your food is flown or barged in some of the things you have are cheaper than here. Thanks for the video Cecelia and Cristofer!!!!
Honestly the prices aren’t crazy different from where I’m at in the states (South Carolina) the chicken being $15 is insane and one Avacado for $4 compared to like $1 a piece here. But thank you for educating us! It’s cool to see the difference.
@@cherylkruisheer3365for an avocado? I live in Canada and the chicken and avocado are at the same price here. Last week avocado was on sale for 1.99/piece.
I mean she is in the middle of nowhere, so no big surprise there.From my experience avocados tend to be quite pricy in Europe because they are mostly flown in long distance while in the US you can get them from the South or Mexico.
I live in Canada in a border city to the USA and Stubbs sticky & sweet IS incredible... I haven't been about to find it in my small town but I am always on the lookout for it when I go into the bigger cities.... so glad it's there and you got to try it... so so so yummy!!
I’m new to your channel from Australia and loving seeing your life and how beautiful it is. The amount you spent here was almost exactly $500 Australian dollars. To give you an idea of the difference (and our prices have gone up a lot lately here), we are a family of 6, 2 adults and 4 children aged 22, 18, 15 and 10yrs (so really we are practically shopping for 5 adults and 1 child eating wise) and our weekly shop is around $400-450 a week. We would probably have 3 times the amount as what is on your bench! I’m not surprised though as the cost of bring for to your beautiful part of the world would be expensive
Your food shopping videos are my favorites! I love to see what others prefer to eat, the different groceries that are offered, and the cost of them. I average about $110 to $125 a week US for myself and husband. I also get good ideas of what to eat by watching your videos!
for pennsylvania, lehigh valley, we spend about 800.00 per month, which is up considerably from the previous years, and we do lots of fresh veggies and fruits, but we also eat out about 6 or more times a month.
@seraeggobutterworth5247 two adults, and our budget for eating out is 500.00 per month, which we rarely exceed. have been using gift cards from gift giving, credit card points, and bought cards usually from AAA.
Hey....Lehigh Valley here too (who would have thought!! lol) The biggest thing I have noticed is that it doesn't really matter where you shop...the prices are about the same everywhere. I have seen things cost more at Walmart and PriceRite than Wegmans. Weis' prices are soooo high. The bad thing at Wegmans is their lack of variety. Yes, they have nice fresh things...but I am tired of seeing Wegmans brand everywhere when I want a certain brand.
@seraeggobutterworth5247 that is good, for me no dairy, low salt, low cholesterol. for my wife low cholesterol, no cheese, plus others. just got back from fresh grocers, they have an amazing selection of fresh fish.
I love watching the grocery hauls. Living on the east coast of the US even I was a little surprised at how much some of your items were now. I get heated when my avocados cost over $1 a piece. I can’t imagine them being as much as you paid. The Bbq sauce was a smidge more expensive for you than where I am though and your Oatly is cheaper. For us it’s about $4.49 per container. Oh yea you’ve gotten me addicted to it as well. Thanks for that 🤣 As for Monsters..we have Java Monsters here as well. Coffee flavors of Monster. Yes I love them. Do you have them as well? Could be dangerous lol Thank you for sharing your day and the gorgeous Grim with us. You may have to start buying him his own Lob Nobs! Have a wonderful week!!🥰
I'm always surprised at the Oatly price. It's $4.69 where I am. But I guess since it's a Swedish brand, it makes sense it's more expensive in the States. The can of tuna for over $5 is crazy!
I'm impressed by the huge selection of products in your grocery store! I thought it would be really limited because you're in such a remote place. I'm all about the discounted "about to expire" items too! You have to get deals where you can! 👍
Love when you go grocery shopping! I love seeing the store & the different choices of food that are available That haul would've been approximately $500 where I'm at in the U.S. Our prices for gas, groceries, & utilities have only increased. No more fun items at Costco. Depressing but your videos cheer me up!
I use the “ Almond Cow” milk maker. It is so easy to make my oat, coconut or cashew milk or creamer. I figured the cost of buying special milk versus making it greasy . And I’d rather know what was in it. Just a thought. Thank you for always sharing !
Prices are up here, too. We used to spend $400.00-500.00 a month, now it's closer to $750.00 a month. That includes cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, etc. We are looking g forward to the local farmers' market opening soon... love buying fresh produce locally.
I love your videos. Thanks for taking us shopping with you. Food is expensive all over but it seems astronomical there. I would not be able to eat if I lived there. I live on the east coast of the US. I love learning about everyday life where you are. Isn't it wonderful that we live in a time that we can connect with people that live a world away & learn how life is for people around the globe!
You and grim sharing a snack ❤😊, great video, it is amazing how prices have increased everywhere, we’ve really noticed our weekly shop go up a lot, despite ordering very similar items each week, thanks for sharing yours xx
I absolutely ❤ this video! Some of your food prices are good, like Oatly “Barista Style” Oatmilk is $4.49 regular price at Whole Foods, in Chicago. That’s a great deal you’re getting, especially if you consider how Oatly get’s to you! FYI, the barbecue sauce doesn’t have to be refrigerated if it’s unopened.
Also those dishcloths….you can wash and sanitize them in the top rack of the dishwasher. Here in the States, we call them Swedish dishcloths. I have so many of them as I absolutely love them.
I use to travel around the world for my work. I use to love to go to the supermarkets in different cities to see what people had available. The Cheeses in France, the beef in Argentina! Wow
I live in rural Australia and your prices are almost identical to ours. We also have major supply issues and often have times when there is nothing to buy. It’s so interesting to see the similarities on opposites ends of the world.
Thank you for your generous videos. THey’re so interesting and I love you and your partner’s genuine, no-dramatics or over-the-top, style. I’m curious, can you do a video to explain waste managemetn system in Svalbard-if you haven’t already?
I love the life on Svalbard grocery, restaurants, activities! I hope to visit its on the bucket list! Happy Sunday ❤ my auto correct always changes Svalbard to what it wants 😂
What a relaxing video with my Sunday morning coffee! I think we're all obsessed with the price of groceries right now. I have to wonder when, and if, prices will begin coming down.
Thanks for sharing , that was pretty interesting, while some prices are higher then here in the states others seem reasonable. I think you should scan the receipt an save it for a future grocery haul so you can compare prices for future grocery hauls on common things you buy.
these prices are very on par with prices of similar items in Canada, some are actually less. Our chicken would be more than what they paid and our cheese and dairy are also higher here.
Love this kind of videos! My husband and I love cooking but lately we've been cringing every single time we go to pay at the grocery store. We're in Spain and we've definitely noticed the price hikes. Prices are intense worldwide to say the least. We've been adjusting and managing but it's been quite a ride.
Wow!!! 😮 Your budget / spend is nearly £1,000 per month. That is insane compared to the UK for a couple. We - 2 adult household - spend about half that!!! I think I need to stop moaning about grocery prices here!
Like some of your viewers, I too have noticed over the past year how expensive groceries have become. We try to grow some of our own vegetables, especially tomatoes, but for everything else we have to rely on stores. Luckily for us we can go on-line to see who is selling what item cheaper. Being that you only have the one grocery store, you do not have that luxury. Since we live within 5 miles of 6 grocery stores, I don't mind bouncing from one to another to save a few dollars. Love your videos and looking forward to your next one.
The residents of Svalbaard take their trash to the collection point where it is stored until it is shipped to the mainland. Usually Sweden. Norway charges more to take the trash off the boat and take it to the dump.
Love watching you both doing grocery hauls. I have severe anxiety being in a grocery store to shop so it’s Very stressful for me. But watching you both is relaxing and seems fun and interesting to see the things you have different then us in the U.S.
You could grow your own sprouts so when the grocery store has no greens you will always have some greens- It’s soooo Easy🥰‼️♥️We buy ONLY ORGANIC - so we pay double for most stuff; but we do not get sick😳❣️
That grocery store is actually amazing considering where it's located. I visited a handful of times during summer 2023. I bought a lot of faxe kondi there lol. One of those times I saw grim tied up out front and I said hi to him!
have a look at the products if you can. are they the same weight as they used to be? because it's a thing now. they reduce the weight and keep the same price..
I remember back when I started watching your channel a few years ago mentioning how prices were so much lower here in Texas compared to where yall are at. Well….not anymore! It’s just as expensive here!!!
I was in Svalbard for 7 days as a vegetarian and suffered! I was so hungry. The restaurants MIGHT have one veg option, but you have to take it. I got a few of the Termat trekking meals and fruit from the CO-OP because there weren't enough options everywhere.
Hello Cecilia I’m in California.. buy for a family of 3.. we spend about 300-400 once a month and that’s a big food shop. It’s so insane how food is so expensive everywhere! I love to see what’s it’s like for you , I guess we’re all dealing with tough food prices. thanks for sharing with us 😊
Recently I found your channel and I am so impressed with your contents. Thanks for all the information on the Scandinavian culture and life in the artic. Looking forward to more contents. I have couple of questions, how do you access internet there? You mentioned about using snowmobile to your house as there is no driveway, where do you park your truck?
I hate going to the supermarket (in USA) because I spend so much more than before. Not only have prices gone up but the amount and size of the items have gone down. It's really hard on some of us here. I know it is for me. Thank you for your video. It's always fun to watch you, Christopher and Grim.😊
I live alone in the US and my 2023 grocery only bills added up to $3500. For 2 of you, that's over 4 times as much as mine! I eat healthy too, my meals are almost all home cooked from scratch.
Always excited for Sunday’s video to post from Svalbard! Seeing sweet Grim is always a bonus!! Yes, groceries & household needed items have doubled & tripled in lots of stores. Outrageous!! Thanks for taking us shopping. Also, Howdy, from Texas, USA, to Christoffer & big hug to Grim. ❤
I really enjoy ALL your vlogs but great going shopping with you. In the U.K. prices are going up a lot and often I’m so shocked at exactly how much we’ve spent. Last night I did an online shop, no steak, fresh fish, alcohol luxuries, and basically we we only had a chicken, salad and stuff to go with food, no washing powder, cleaning and it was £120.00. If we had bought everything goodness knows how much it would have been. There are only the 2 of us. It’s really scary and someone is making a huge profit for sure. If we go to a large Supermarket late afternoon/evening the salad/vege shelves are often very low (wasn’t like this 7 years ago) so I think considering you’re relying on sea and air for all your food deliveries, Svalbard is doing so much better. I could watch you guys living your lives for hours!! 😃🥰🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️
Grim was saying don't tease me Mom, just give it to me! My Borded Collie Jane is a big girl, loves loves FISH! Your food prices have shot up for sure. It amases me how I have become use to such higher prices, and still buy the same fresh food. The monthly cost is more, and then more again. It is always interesting to see how others shop and what they buy. Very interesting Video.
I can't tell you how much I love you sharing the lob nob with your dog. Everything is very clean and organised, yet not obsessively. So glad I found your channel!! ❤
Seemed high but we shop more often (seems like we always find something else we needed when we get home) We also shop at Costco so between that and groceries, we probably spend at least that on groceries per week. Interesting video! I love you watching you shop 😂. Someday, I’ll have to try that Oatley 😊
I work in a warehouse for food retail, it's interesting how they ship to remote places. I was loading the lorry going up to Lurwich for the Scottish Islands in the far North. When I looked on Google Maps, it's a 14-hour drive there, and a 14-hour drive back to the depo in Livingston. Having said that it looks like most of the time the lorry driver can relax on the ferry.
Cecilia! I did the conversion to Canadian dollars for that, $443.59 Canadian! Our budget is $400 for the month (two of us) … that amount of groceries here would probably be $100-$200, depending on what store you shop at and the sales.
We love the Stubbs marinade for pork. We use it also for chicken. I like to marinade the chicken, usually thighs or wings for at least 24 hours and cook on the grill or air fryer. It really makes a nice flavorful char on the meat too.
We’ve definitely had to change the way we shop. I make a menu and list which I’ve always done but now I will go on my grocery app and price everything before we even go so I can get a sense of what we’ll spend and what we can do without if it’s just too expensive. Of course there’s times we forget to add something to the list until we get to the store but I try to not go over 200. I like to stay around 150. I also stretch every meal so we have leftovers for at least 2 to 3 days which definitely helps. I live in East Texas and the prices have definitely gone way up since 2020, on absolutely everything. Plus now I am making way more things from scratch to supplement what we would usually get at the store to help with cost. Like mayo, jam, bread, tortillas and anything else I can think of. The smallest jar of mayonnaise is 5.00, our bread we like is almost 4.00 a loaf, jam is 3.00 for the smallest jar and a 16 count of tortillas are almost 6.00. That’s over twice the amount they were in 2020, at least where I live.
Thank you for sharing your lives with us. I understand how frustrating shopping can be these days. Here in Alaska the prices for groceries are normally always 20% or more higher than the lower 48s. And now with inflation, prices for groceries are outrageous. Not mention gas prices up each day from $4.15 to 4.65 here in Wasilla.
Groceries have risen unbelievably every where 🫣 even if its only a few cents etc it still adds up . Aww Grimm just the most adorable doggie ❤❤ auw hope your lip okay 🫣 . Have a Good week 🥰
I. have so much work to do but I just HAD to sit down and spend a few minutes in my favourite place I've never been to with some of my favourite people (and puppy) I've never met! :-) Thank you for forcing me to slow down and really enjoy something that isn't work-related. I loved watching your shopping trip and yes, prices are INSANE! I've been doing vacuum sealing of dry goods and canning of meals and ingredients for a couple of years now and have a bit of a stock put aside at what were definitely lower prices. But seeing you and Christopher shop reminds me of how truly expensive it's all gotten. Thanks for the education and please thank Grim too because he always makes me smile which is great for the psyche and the endorphins 🙂
I live upstate new york and the prices here are so much higher than even two years ago we are all feeling it grim eating lob nobs adorable your relationship with grim is so special❤
This video was very interesting. It is crazy how high the food prices have gone. We have a monthly food budget of about 500€, so to see you have to pay 300€ per week is mind blowing
Have you ever tried to grow some herbs, you have such sunny window sills in your kitchen…basil, parsley etc. Really enjoy your channel…cheers from Canada 🍁
Love going food shopping with you two. It's always interesting to see what you can buy all the way up there in the Arctic, compared with all the way down here in Australia 😊 Also love watching Christoffer take the groceries down to the cabin in his snowmobile. So different from our life here!
"Have we lost the sense of what our normal price is for food?" We all have, Cecilia. We all have 😕
You're telling me! (I'm in the USA).
I miss the days of a bag of groceries (averaged) was like 25-30 usd. Now it’s like 70 a bag.
317 us dollars yikes, that's still too much for a trip for groceries to me 😕😕
@@WhiteTiger333 Me too. And people here voted it in, 81 million times.
That was the most accurate statement I've heard about the cost of living crises everywhere. We've really lost the ability to discern food prices now because of inflation and price gouging
Love when you take us grocery shopping. I find it interesting to see different stores around the world.
My husband grows about 99% of the food we eat. We buy some meat, don't eat our chickens, make our own food. We are so grateful to do this, living in Tasmania. We appreciate that many people can't do this where they live, so am glad you can eat healthily. ❤🇦🇺
I am in Longford and we love getting fresh vegetables, herbs, apples and berries from people in the town. Good to see another Aussie fan 😀
Where can I find me a husband like this?
I’m in the southern midlands and once I’m organised and fenced in better, to stop the wallabies, I’ll be growing way more than I do now. Veggies prices are nuts.
@@Amanda-uc5jq We are on the central north coast.
@Yesica1993 Been married 52 years in July.
Prices of groceries have risen world wide . Insane . Good video taking up shopping . Grim is still cute as ever . Christopher is still the same humble man . Svalbard is still snowy . Life is good .
thanks to the Covid response
@@ubiquitousdiabolus Covid is never going away . It did & still is wreaking havoc on prices .
Same here in Australia. Our government is currently having a hearing with our two major supermarkets, questioning them on the high prices. Covid is used as an excuse. It is price gouging and greed. The farmers are not getting any benefit from higher prices.
Do you m ow why the fish balls have gone up so much?
There is a LOT of price gouging on all over - talk to farmers, they will tell you prices have not increased as much but profits are skyrocketing for shareholders!!! LOVe your videos !!!
farmers in Canada will tell you the exact opposite and the farmers I know in the US say the same thing. Their costs have doubled in some cases...that is a 100% increase over the last 18-24 mos. Farmers are paying today in some cases 300% increase in things like fertilizer and pesticides, fuel is up by 50 % in most places, costs more to run the equipment, more to truck the produce more to grow the produce, seed costs , many farmers have spoken about 100-500% increases in seed costs since 2020. You can find farmers all over Canada and the US talking about the sky rocketing costs to do business and so yes all of those costs are getting downloaded to the consumer. "Corporate greed" is the sound bites our collective governments have been using for the past several months combined with paid on line bots to foster this thought that its just the grocery store owners who apparently woke up one day and decided "hey, I know, lets increase a can of Campbells soup today by 76% that should be fun".
No, Grocery retail actually runs on very low mark up, always have. They make their money on the quantity they sell, or the extremely quick turn over of their inventory. I have worked in retail in Canada for over 32 years and was raised on a farm. I know how much the cost to run a farm has sky rocketed and I know the reasons why, I also know that most big grocery chains are publicly traded and their profit margins have not sky rocketed in the last 3 years that is just not so. Do they make money? of course they do, its the whole point of being in business and they commit to their shareholders a certain amount of profit and they also commit to the banks how much profit they will bank in a year, they can not just deiced oh times are really tough for people right now as the cost of everything has sky rocketed so we will hold our prices and take less profit, shareholders and banks do not take to kindly to this way of thinking.
True for the four farmers I know.
Groceries have risen insanely everywhere. I've lived in Ireland and the UK for the past 5 years, and when I visited California earlier this month I could not believe how much food costs had risen.
Prices tend to vary around the States, thankfully as California is very expensive. Where I live, not as much!
Yes! You are so correct! I just posted that my CA food purchases are as expensive or MORE expensive than the same items (eg. Oatly, or eggs) as on Svalbard! Crazy!
@@sydneysomer9958oh, but the California minimum wage increase will change that. Where do you think most of fruits and vegetables come from. They have to pay workers more and pass the costs to the consumer.
Yes. Even here in Colorado
When the price of oil, which gas and diesel come from, that is what you get. Tractors, combines, trains, trucks, and other transportation relies on fossil fuels. It is going to get worse if the Democrats get rid of fossil fuels. If we go to all electric transportation and tractors and combine, a loaf of bread will be 10, maybe 20 dollars a loaf. Plus, fertilizer is made from fossil fuels, getting rid of that would decrease production, therefore supply. Demand is increasing because of immigration (legal or illegal). World and USA population is increasing. There are not as many farmers as there was 10 to 20 years ago. Farmland is going into CRP and not being used. All of this is a recipe for a disaster in the supply chain. Grain, meat, fruits and vegetables, fish, and among other commodities. It is going to get worse.
I’m American. I do one big Costco run a month for household items like paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, etc. When it comes to grocery shopping I like to go 2-3 times a week because I don’t like my refrigerator to be packed to the max. I like getting a few days of groceries at a time. Also, I’ve found I have less food waste when I shop that way.
I do the same.
I don’t think any other country expect Americans would only go shopping once a month. Natural food dosent last that long
"maybe we should make our own" is a conversation we are having at home a LOT more frequently now for the same reason
It's a bit worrying that food prices keep going up all over the world, nice and informative video though! Thanks, Cecilia!
We are being ripped off, hand over fist.
I get what you mean but also it's nice to see that it's not just one area being price gouged and that it is something everyone is going through.
New world order aka Agenda 2030, you’ll see trust me.
I would say much more worrying that the entire world is falling apart
I like how there is a difference between "do not eat/sell" and food that is "best tasting by a certain date" and that they discount it so it doesn't go to waste. I've had a lot of food over the years that is past the best tasting date and it's still tastes good to me.
Yep. I’m with you. Less waste & less cost.
In Canada ours have doubled in price as well. We now rotate what we buy. We never get everything that we need. We also buy more frozen veggies and fruit so things don't go bad.
Same here in Iowa/Nebraska.
Nice to see the prices. The different products available and seeing the same ones with their different prices makes watching the shopping a treat.
Thanks for watching! 😊
I’m shocked every time I food shop. The prices are so high ! It’s amazing how much they keep going up. Not to mention the number of food recalls in the USA 🇺🇸. Sending love 💕 and best wishes. 😊
+1
In my area, food prices have only gone up since the “supply chain” issues caused by the shutdowns in 2020-2021. They never reduced once the supply chains were back on track.
@@teutonic7113 it's 100% greed now.
@@teutonic7113 Exactly! Just total unrestrained GREED.
@@teutonic7113 Thank you for saying "caused by the shutdowns" instead of "caused by Covid"!
I estimated your haul at $340 USD. Pretty similar to what we spend here in southeastern Michigan. I do think we have lost perspective on what is “expensive.” I used to buy a head of lettuce for about $1 and a dozen large eggs for about $1.29. Now they both can be almost double the cost depending on the stores. Can I say how cray adorable is Mr. Grimm eating his Lobnobs!😂. Love you Guys!!!❤
Eggs here in California are almost $5 a dozen, so I got my own chickens and supply my coworkers and neighbors with free eggs. Bread that 3 years ago was $1, is now almost $4
Still, shopping at places like Walmart-there the food prices are still pretty cheap. Veggies are damn expensive, but things like fresh meat are quite reasonable.
@@renatal1972 a dozen eggs in Canada is almost $8.00 (for organic) you can get a doz for $6.00 in some places.
package od 28 eggs, non organic, costs 5$ in Bosnia 🇧🇦
I live in Oklahoma. A head of lettuce is $1.97 and 12 eggs are $3.50 - 4.12. pears were $1.50 each recently and celery is the price of lettuce. Nutty Buddy ice cream drumstick cones are $7.98 for a box of 8. Heinz 57 was $7 for the smaller bottle. Tombstone pizza is $9 and a large bag of Lays family size is $5.50. I'm losing hair and getting wobbly muscles because I'm not eating enough protein. Need to work on that...
EDIT: I don't eat all the junk I mentioned, I just look at prices.
My office was across the street from Stubb’s BBQ. I worked there for almost 30years. We could always hear the bands practicing. It was especially loud during SXSW, but oh what fun to people watch! It’s so weird that the bbq sauce is shipped all the way to Svalbard from Austin, Texas! But then again, that is our slogan; Keep Austin Weird 😊
I grew up in TX; I'm glad I can get Stubb's in DC!
@@SMRBI That is great to hear! We love our BBQ 😃
Stubb’s is the ONLY BBQ sauce I’ll buy.😋
Grimm is so sweet, I love watching you interacting with him, he's such a good boy.
I love your grocery store shopping trips, even small ones. It shows more of what life really is like there, and i guess Norway and Sweden. Like what goes on outside the US.
Cecilia, you and Christuffer have a tremendous gift. You can turn an ordinary subject into a wonder filled adventure. I wish I could go shopping at your Longyearbyen Grocery Store. Great storytelling breathes so much life into ordinary events of daily life elevating them to the extraordinary.
It just tickles me when I realize that when I come to the end of your videos I'm smiling... every time. You must be doing something right🤗. It's another feel good Sunday. Thanks 😊
I absolutely love Grim 🐕
😍🙏🏻🐕
Lol, that dog emoji actually looks like Grim.
I am absolutely obsessed with your channel. It is so beautiful and relaxing to watch. Much love from Australia 🇦🇺
same apt, i'm in aus and this is just another world
@@cazinaus4917 - where are you based? I just moved to Tassie (the Svalbard of Australia lol). I am spoilt rotten with the beautiful produce, scenery and outdoor activities. We had a chilly 0.8 degrees Celsius this morning 🥶
I'm from a tropical country, Philippines and I'm binge watching all the vlogs! Never experienced snow in my entire life 😅 but I think I'm gonna love it 😂
@@apt5044 Howdy...i'm up in the Northern Rivers, sub tropical. Yes i actually had to put socks on yesterday lol
@bubblescunn6546 - one of my best friends is from the Philippines 🇵🇭 Where are you based? I have not been myself but have been to Borneo, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong. Nice to meet you.
Food prices in NY STATE (The City is even worse) are approaching dire. I'm even making my own yeast and other products again. I'm going to haul out all my canning supplies that I put away years ago and hit the farmers markets (knock out the middle man) this summer and can and freeze as much as possible. We go to a local farm that raises their own cattle for beef and I'm trying to source chicken.
I raised my own as a kid, but where I am now we aren't zoned for it or I would. I have a huge backyard that if I was able to get a garden set up, I could manage it, I just don't have the strength (or funds) to get it going. WE had a full acre veggie garden when I was kid. We hunted, foraged, fished, whatever it took. We never went hungry but dinners of bullfrog legs, and crayfish, with lots of bluegill, sunfish, and perch were common in the summer.
You can buy lots of processed foods cheaper than healthy foods, but even then, learning that mass farming has taken so much nutrients out of the soil, it's not getting into the foods we eat and we need supplementation of (non synthetic) vitamins and minerals...
I'm not into baking, so Refika's recipe for lavash bread is my go-to now. It's 1 cup all-purpose flour, just under 1 cup water, and just under 1/2 tsp salt. Metric: 250g water, 250g flour, just under 1/2 tsp salt. Her channel is Refika's Kitchen on RUclips.
Very interesting! I live in Germany and I would say most of the things cost double up there in Longyearbyen, or even 3x more
Same here, from Texas. Most things were at least double.
I'm also German and I'm not even spending that much per month. Those prices are indeed at least triple of what we pay here. To be fair there are a lot of special and brand name items in her haul so I guess that's also why it's so much more expensive. Even with our prices having exploded as well I spent about 150 - 200€ a month which includes food for two cats. Lots of shopping sales and stuff like that because that's just how I grew up. Adding in my partner you just have to roughly double it.
Grim and the Lob Nobs! Oh my! This was so interesting. Maybe do another one where you take us through your day of eating. I love those.
What our supermarkets in the U.K. have been doing is getting rid of all the cheap lines, which is what I used to primarily live on. For example, there would be flour, canned tomatoes and other real basic ingredients that you could use for actual cooking, which you don’t really notice any difference when they are all cooked together. Some were not lower quality, some were just odd shapes, some were a bit bland etc. but it didn’t matter if you could cook. These were all under the loss leader category. Unfortunately they have almost entirely disappeared. So where I could previously pick up a bag of flour for under 30p, I’m now paying full price…..which is several multiples of that easily for the supermarket own version, or into £2.00 and above for branded. Canned veg instead of under 30p (I remember paying 8!) you are again having to pay multiples of that because there just isn’t a loss leader version available. They were all called things like, Tesco value, Waitrose essentials, Sainsbury’s basics. ……..if they were so essential where have they gone?!
These ranges were basically there to get people in the store and written off as a loss. But unfortunately we relied on them to actually eat. And they have taken them away. And the offers they used to put the regular food on are few and far between as well. So it’s not just the cost overall rising, it’s the massive changes in availability of food at the bottom end of the range. Most notably in the form of cheaper basic ingredients which are simply not sold. The only thing you can get cheaply is premade rubbish. But if you want flour, or fat, or cheese, or veg then forget it. Unless there are added chemicals you’ll be out of luck.
Seems purposeful, doesn't it? ugh.
Has this video/comment section not made you realise how cheap food is in the uk compared to other countries though? Yes I agree the food prices in the uK have increased significantly but I have never spent £300 on a weekly/fortnightly shop. Today I spent £38 for a weekly shop for 2 people.
I’ve travelled to a few different European cities and often visit a supermarket and always notice how items are generally higher in price compared to home. Even in places like Lidl
Fresh veg is still pretty reasonable in the UK
@@comealongbeth The US prices are desperately high. The only things that haven't really gone up are rice, Pace Picante Sauce, $1 dried seasonings (various), bananas, cornmeal and local milk.
In Canada we have No Name brand that is super affordable and they have also introduced “Imperfect” produces l. So I can get a big bag of carrots for $3 or a big bag of apples for $5. I just recently was able to get a big bag of carrots for $1.
So there’s a way to shop for affordable healthy basics and get very savvy at looking for those “imperfects” and deals/sales. I’m so glad we have this here. Also, I mostly buy my meats under $5. They’ll have these rolling sales where ground chicken or Turkey is $2.40 or 10 drumsticks is $4. I try to only buy my meats during those times. Sometimes, I will break that habit (as in my recent grocery shop) when I need to build my iron stores ~ I get severe iron deficiency anemia and NEED beef meat ~ then I’ll buy that $14 big pack of ground beef to build my blood. lol! 🩸💪💥
This is so interesting : I live in Paris and the price for this whole shopping would be approximately the same here !
I live in Anchorage, AK. We are in a similar situation with food needing to be shipped by barge or air. Our prices are very similar to yours. I lived in Stavanger 25 years ago and didn’t notice too much difference from Alaska then.
Wow thats nearly $500 Australian. Cost of living is crazy!
Glad to see Stubb’s BBQ sauce on the shelf 😊
I love that stuff! It's the best!
This is such a beautiful store, one stop shop. Grocery prices have gone up everywhere, I can see your prices being more due to the shipping costs, but considering that, some items did not seem that bad. Love your channel. 🇨🇦
I wondered what you guys do when an appliance breaks since it takes weeks to get a new one? Like fridge, stove or even your fancy toilet? What then?
As you mention, how do they keep so much perishable food in stock? Are there cargo flights? Would be interesting video about the supply chain.
Canned tuna being five bucks blew my mind. Even the good "safecatch" yellowfin is only like two dollars where I live in the states.
i have been watching your channel for a bit and i never realized how big your grocery store was. (congratulations on 800 thousand followers i am sure there will be many more to come) Some of the prices are comparable to here(Thunder Bay Ontario Canada) Considering that your food is flown or barged in some of the things you have are cheaper than here. Thanks for the video Cecelia and Cristofer!!!!
Honestly the prices aren’t crazy different from where I’m at in the states (South Carolina) the chicken being $15 is insane and one Avacado for $4 compared to like $1 a piece here. But thank you for educating us! It’s cool to see the difference.
ALDIs in Tennessee, 25 cents each. Thank God. Even Food City has them 10/$12.00.
@@cherylkruisheer3365for an avocado? I live in Canada and the chicken and avocado are at the same price here. Last week avocado was on sale for 1.99/piece.
Yeah, I just bought a 4 lb family pack of boneless, skinless chicken breast for $12. I'm in Massachusetts
@@cherylkruisheer3365I love Aldi! I get my salmon and chicken there, ground turkey and cheaper than the regular store.
I mean she is in the middle of nowhere, so no big surprise there.From my experience avocados tend to be quite pricy in Europe because they are mostly flown in long distance while in the US you can get them from the South or Mexico.
I live in Canada in a border city to the USA and Stubbs sticky & sweet IS incredible... I haven't been about to find it in my small town but I am always on the lookout for it when I go into the bigger cities.... so glad it's there and you got to try it... so so so yummy!!
Very very interesting.From South Africa ..this is very expensive...but it's quite understandable considering where you are on the planet!
I’m new to your channel from Australia and loving seeing your life and how beautiful it is. The amount you spent here was almost exactly $500 Australian dollars. To give you an idea of the difference (and our prices have gone up a lot lately here), we are a family of 6, 2 adults and 4 children aged 22, 18, 15 and 10yrs (so really we are practically shopping for 5 adults and 1 child eating wise) and our weekly shop is around $400-450 a week. We would probably have 3 times the amount as what is on your bench! I’m not surprised though as the cost of bring for to your beautiful part of the world would be expensive
Your food shopping videos are my favorites! I love to see what others prefer to eat, the different groceries that are offered, and the cost of them. I average about $110 to $125 a week US for myself and husband. I also get good ideas of what to eat by watching your videos!
for pennsylvania, lehigh valley, we spend about 800.00 per month, which is up considerably from the previous years, and we do lots of fresh veggies and fruits, but we also eat out about 6 or more times a month.
@seraeggobutterworth5247 two adults, and our budget for eating out is 500.00 per month, which we rarely exceed. have been using gift cards from gift giving, credit card points, and bought cards usually from AAA.
Hey....Lehigh Valley here too (who would have thought!! lol) The biggest thing I have noticed is that it doesn't really matter where you shop...the prices are about the same everywhere. I have seen things cost more at Walmart and PriceRite than Wegmans. Weis' prices are soooo high. The bad thing at Wegmans is their lack of variety. Yes, they have nice fresh things...but I am tired of seeing Wegmans brand everywhere when I want a certain brand.
@seraeggobutterworth5247 two adults.and both seniors, with sometimes special diets.
@@alisonh2112 do you shop at the old valley farms? which is now fresh grocer or gerritys, they have better prices on fresh stuff. also aldis is good.
@seraeggobutterworth5247 that is good, for me no dairy, low salt, low cholesterol. for my wife low cholesterol, no cheese, plus others. just got back from fresh grocers, they have an amazing selection of fresh fish.
I love watching the grocery hauls. Living on the east coast of the US even I was a little surprised at how much some of your items were now. I get heated when my avocados cost over $1 a piece. I can’t imagine them being as much as you paid. The Bbq sauce was a smidge more expensive for you than where I am though and your Oatly is cheaper. For us it’s about $4.49 per container. Oh yea you’ve gotten me addicted to it as well. Thanks for that 🤣
As for Monsters..we have Java Monsters here as well. Coffee flavors of Monster. Yes I love them. Do you have them as well? Could be dangerous lol
Thank you for sharing your day and the gorgeous Grim with us. You may have to start buying him his own Lob Nobs! Have a wonderful week!!🥰
Connecticut here. Aldi is saving me a fortune on avocados. .69. Each
I'm always surprised at the Oatly price. It's $4.69 where I am. But I guess since it's a Swedish brand, it makes sense it's more expensive in the States. The can of tuna for over $5 is crazy!
Oatly sold in North America is made in the U.S. from oats grown in Canada and the U.S.
I'm impressed by the huge selection of products in your grocery store! I thought it would be really limited because you're in such a remote place. I'm all about the discounted "about to expire" items too! You have to get deals where you can! 👍
Love when you go grocery shopping! I love seeing the store & the different choices of food that are available That haul would've been approximately $500 where I'm at in the U.S. Our prices for gas, groceries, & utilities have only increased. No more fun items at Costco. Depressing but your videos cheer me up!
I use the “ Almond Cow” milk maker. It is so easy to make my oat, coconut or cashew milk or creamer. I figured the cost of buying special milk versus making it greasy . And I’d rather know what was in it. Just a thought. Thank you for always sharing !
Prices are up here, too. We used to spend $400.00-500.00 a month, now it's closer to $750.00 a month. That includes cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, etc. We are looking g forward to the local farmers' market opening soon... love buying fresh produce locally.
Congrats on 800k subs! Looking forward to when you, Christopher and Grim will celebrate the big 1 million!
I love your videos. Thanks for taking us shopping with you. Food is expensive all over but it seems astronomical there. I would not be able to eat if I lived there. I live on the east coast of the US. I love learning about everyday life where you are. Isn't it wonderful that we live in a time that we can connect with people that live a world away & learn how life is for people around the globe!
You and grim sharing a snack ❤😊, great video, it is amazing how prices have increased everywhere, we’ve really noticed our weekly shop go up a lot, despite ordering very similar items each week, thanks for sharing yours xx
That's how the government robs everybody.
Wow what a big store! Looks so clean and full of goodies!!!
Love your channel ❤ thanks for sharing love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤
Dia duit, Caroline! Is Gaeilgeoir thú?
I absolutely ❤ this video! Some of your food prices are good, like Oatly “Barista Style” Oatmilk is $4.49 regular price at Whole Foods, in Chicago. That’s a great deal you’re getting, especially if you consider how Oatly get’s to you! FYI, the barbecue sauce doesn’t have to be refrigerated if it’s unopened.
The Grim's paws 🥺🥺
I can't ❤😭🥲
Also those dishcloths….you can wash and sanitize them in the top rack of the dishwasher. Here in the States, we call them Swedish dishcloths. I have so many of them as I absolutely love them.
Oh hey, I love my Swedish dishcloths too! 😊
Do they have them at IKEA in the US?
I bought mine on Amazon. @@antjee
317 us dollars for such a food trip is still too high to me, yikes!
@@antjeenot sure. I recently purchased a multipack kind of like Cecilia purchased, but at Amazon.
I use to travel around the world for my work. I use to love to go to the supermarkets in different cities to see what people had available. The Cheeses in France, the beef in Argentina! Wow
Lovely to see you guys!! 💚💚💚
I live in rural Australia and your prices are almost identical to ours. We also have major supply issues and often have times when there is nothing to buy. It’s so interesting to see the similarities on opposites ends of the world.
Yay, Cecilia Day 🥳🫶
Thank you for your generous videos. THey’re so interesting and I love you and your partner’s genuine, no-dramatics or over-the-top, style. I’m curious, can you do a video to explain waste managemetn system in Svalbard-if you haven’t already?
I love the life on Svalbard grocery, restaurants, activities! I hope to visit its on the bucket list! Happy Sunday ❤ my auto correct always changes Svalbard to what it wants 😂
What a relaxing video with my Sunday morning coffee! I think we're all obsessed with the price of groceries right now. I have to wonder when, and if, prices will begin coming down.
These types of videos are the ones I like
Thanks for sharing , that was pretty interesting, while some prices are higher then here in the states others seem reasonable. I think you should scan the receipt an save it for a future grocery haul so you can compare prices for future grocery hauls on common things you buy.
the prices look insane
these prices are very on par with prices of similar items in Canada, some are actually less. Our chicken would be more than what they paid and our cheese and dairy are also higher here.
Love this kind of videos! My husband and I love cooking but lately we've been cringing every single time we go to pay at the grocery store. We're in Spain and we've definitely noticed the price hikes. Prices are intense worldwide to say the least. We've been adjusting and managing but it's been quite a ride.
Wow!!! 😮 Your budget / spend is nearly £1,000 per month. That is insane compared to the UK for a couple. We - 2 adult household - spend about half that!!! I think I need to stop moaning about grocery prices here!
I agree I think we spend about £500 a month for two of us in the UK ,
In Los Angeles, we spend $800-$1000 per month 🥴
Like some of your viewers, I too have noticed over the past year how expensive groceries have become. We try to grow some of our own vegetables, especially tomatoes, but for everything else we have to rely on stores. Luckily for us we can go on-line to see who is selling what item cheaper. Being that you only have the one grocery store, you do not have that luxury. Since we live within 5 miles of 6 grocery stores, I don't mind bouncing from one to another to save a few dollars. Love your videos and looking forward to your next one.
Just curious, what do you do with trash?
The residents of Svalbaard take their trash to the collection point where it is stored until it is shipped to the mainland. Usually Sweden. Norway charges more to take the trash off the boat and take it to the dump.
Love watching you both doing grocery hauls. I have severe anxiety being in a grocery store to shop so it’s Very stressful for me. But watching you both is relaxing and seems fun and interesting to see the things you have different then us in the U.S.
You could grow your own sprouts so when the grocery store has no greens you will always have some greens- It’s soooo Easy🥰‼️♥️We buy ONLY ORGANIC - so we pay double for most stuff; but we do not get sick😳❣️
I second the idea of growing fresh sprouts at home.
That grocery store is actually amazing considering where it's located. I visited a handful of times during summer 2023. I bought a lot of faxe kondi there lol. One of those times I saw grim tied up out front and I said hi to him!
You lucky duck!!! You've seen Mr. Grim in person!!!
@@jackieo2403 I did. He was barking like crazy too lol
have a look at the products if you can. are they the same weight as they used to be? because it's a thing now. they reduce the weight and keep the same price..
I guessed $320 US dollars total! Thanks for taking us along!
I remember back when I started watching your channel a few years ago mentioning how prices were so much lower here in Texas compared to where yall are at. Well….not anymore! It’s just as expensive here!!!
I was in Svalbard for 7 days as a vegetarian and suffered! I was so hungry. The restaurants MIGHT have one veg option, but you have to take it. I got a few of the Termat trekking meals and fruit from the CO-OP because there weren't enough options everywhere.
Hello Cecilia
I’m in California.. buy for a family of 3.. we spend about 300-400 once a month and that’s a big food shop. It’s so insane how food is so expensive everywhere! I love to see what’s it’s like for you , I guess we’re all dealing with tough food prices. thanks for sharing with us 😊
Recently I found your channel and I am so impressed with your contents. Thanks for all the information on the Scandinavian culture and life in the artic. Looking forward to more contents. I have couple of questions, how do you access internet there? You mentioned about using snowmobile to your house as there is no driveway, where do you park your truck?
Grim's tricks were pretty cute. Thanks for the grocery run.
Love watching how much you both work well together ❤
I hate going to the supermarket (in USA) because I spend so much more than before. Not only have prices gone up but the amount and size of the items have gone down. It's really hard on some of us here. I know it is for me. Thank you for your video. It's always fun to watch you, Christopher and Grim.😊
Ah yes, "shrinkflation"! It's infuriating.
I live alone in the US and my 2023 grocery only bills added up to $3500. For 2 of you, that's over 4 times as much as mine! I eat healthy too, my meals are almost all home cooked from scratch.
Always excited for Sunday’s video to post from Svalbard! Seeing sweet Grim is always a bonus!! Yes, groceries & household needed items have doubled & tripled in lots of stores. Outrageous!! Thanks for taking us shopping. Also, Howdy, from Texas, USA, to Christoffer & big hug to Grim. ❤
I really enjoy ALL your vlogs but great going shopping with you. In the U.K. prices are going up a lot and often I’m so shocked at exactly how much we’ve spent. Last night I did an online shop, no steak, fresh fish, alcohol luxuries, and basically we we only had a chicken, salad and stuff to go with food, no washing powder, cleaning and it was £120.00. If we had bought everything goodness knows how much it would have been. There are only the 2 of us. It’s really scary and someone is making a huge profit for sure. If we go to a large Supermarket late afternoon/evening the salad/vege shelves are often very low (wasn’t like this 7 years ago) so I think considering you’re relying on sea and air for all your food deliveries, Svalbard is doing so much better.
I could watch you guys living your lives for hours!! 😃🥰🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️
Grim was saying don't tease me Mom, just give it to me! My Borded Collie Jane is a big girl, loves loves FISH! Your food prices have shot up for sure. It amases me how I have become use to such higher prices, and still buy the same fresh food. The monthly cost is more, and then more again. It is always interesting to see how others shop and what they buy. Very interesting Video.
I can't tell you how much I love you sharing the lob nob with your dog. Everything is very clean and organised, yet not obsessively. So glad I found your channel!! ❤
Love your videos. So fun to see how you live so differently from us and yet in some ways many similarities.
Seemed high but we shop more often (seems like we always find something else we needed when we get home) We also shop at Costco so between that and groceries, we probably spend at least that on groceries per week. Interesting video! I love you watching you shop 😂. Someday, I’ll have to try that Oatley 😊
I work in a warehouse for food retail, it's interesting how they ship to remote places. I was loading the lorry going up to Lurwich for the Scottish Islands in the far North. When I looked on Google Maps, it's a 14-hour drive there, and a 14-hour drive back to the depo in Livingston. Having said that it looks like most of the time the lorry driver can relax on the ferry.
Cecilia! I did the conversion to Canadian dollars for that, $443.59 Canadian! Our budget is $400 for the month (two of us) … that amount of groceries here would probably be $100-$200, depending on what store you shop at and the sales.
We love the Stubbs marinade for pork. We use it also for chicken. I like to marinade the chicken, usually thighs or wings for at least 24 hours and cook on the grill or air fryer. It really makes a nice flavorful char on the meat too.
Glad you've got Stubbs!! I love seeing what's in supermarkets in other countries😊
We’ve definitely had to change the way we shop. I make a menu and list which I’ve always done but now I will go on my grocery app and price everything before we even go so I can get a sense of what we’ll spend and what we can do without if it’s just too expensive. Of course there’s times we forget to add something to the list until we get to the store but I try to not go over 200. I like to stay around 150. I also stretch every meal so we have leftovers for at least 2 to 3 days which definitely helps. I live in East Texas and the prices have definitely gone way up since 2020, on absolutely everything. Plus now I am making way more things from scratch to supplement what we would usually get at the store to help with cost. Like mayo, jam, bread, tortillas and anything else I can think of. The smallest jar of mayonnaise is 5.00, our bread we like is almost 4.00 a loaf, jam is 3.00 for the smallest jar and a 16 count of tortillas are almost 6.00. That’s over twice the amount they were in 2020, at least where I live.
Thank you for sharing your lives with us. I understand how frustrating shopping can be these days. Here in Alaska the prices for groceries are normally always 20% or more higher than the lower 48s. And now with inflation, prices for groceries are outrageous. Not mention gas prices up each day from $4.15 to 4.65 here in Wasilla.
$4.65 per gallon? We pay per litre in New Zealand and it works out to over $7 USD per gallon 🥲
@@hayleyalena5556 ouch, thats beyond ridiculous. 🤦♀️
Groceries have risen unbelievably every where 🫣 even if its only a few cents etc it still adds up .
Aww Grimm just the most adorable doggie ❤❤ auw hope your lip okay 🫣 .
Have a Good week 🥰
I. have so much work to do but I just HAD to sit down and spend a few minutes in my favourite place I've never been to with some of my favourite people (and puppy) I've never met! :-) Thank you for forcing me to slow down and really enjoy something that isn't work-related. I loved watching your shopping trip and yes, prices are INSANE! I've been doing vacuum sealing of dry goods and canning of meals and ingredients for a couple of years now and have a bit of a stock put aside at what were definitely lower prices. But seeing you and Christopher shop reminds me of how truly expensive it's all gotten. Thanks for the education and please thank Grim too because he always makes me smile which is great for the psyche and the endorphins 🙂
I live upstate new york and the prices here are so much higher than even two years ago we are all feeling it grim eating lob nobs adorable your relationship with grim is so special❤
This video was very interesting. It is crazy how high the food prices have gone. We have a monthly food budget of about 500€, so to see you have to pay 300€ per week is mind blowing
Have you ever tried to grow some herbs, you have such sunny window sills in your kitchen…basil, parsley etc. Really enjoy your channel…cheers from Canada 🍁
Love going food shopping with you two. It's always interesting to see what you can buy all the way up there in the Arctic, compared with all the way down here in Australia 😊 Also love watching Christoffer take the groceries down to the cabin in his snowmobile. So different from our life here!
Your grocery shopping video was the first one I saw of yours which then made me a subscriber! I love a good grocery haul 😅
Love Grim!!! I love that particular snack too!!!