1990s grocery shopping

Mom finds grocery receipt from 1997 and is shocked at how much grocery prices have increased. – Photo credit: Canva

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Mom finds long-lost grocery receipt from 1997. She bought 122 items for a shockingly low price.

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Pictured here: Anita Omary; her son, Osman; and Omary’s close friends – Photo credit: Array

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