Theelevationgroup.com stuurt me net een mail hier over. Ze schrijven als praktisch voorbeeld over... koekjes ! Jawel en wel Oreo cookies. Die zaten al van oudsher met 45 in een doos. Specifiek de auteur gaf altijd al aan elke deelnemer van de baseball wedstrijden – waaraan zijn zoon participeerde – drie koekjes van Oreo. Drie maal 14 spelers in zijn team maakt 42 koekjes... en dan bleven er altijd nog drie over. How things have changed!
After giving 3 cookies to the first 13 players, I ran out.
I had a 7 year-old smiling up at me with his hand out, and nothing to give him.
I’m looking down into the bag, digging around with my hands.
Nothing.
All the other kids were already munching their cookies down, so it was too late to re- divvy.
Momentary panic was staved off by a nearby snack bar.
Kid #14 got an ice cream bar for his wait.
Uit armoede moest de gulle vader-gever de veertiende speler een ijsje kopen. Wat was er wel gebeurd...?
But I was still confused. Had I miscounted? Did I give out too many cookies?
So I looked on the back of the package.
It read: Serving size 3 cookies. Servings per package 13.
39 total cookies.
What the...?!?
Inderdaad, altijd al zaten er 45 Oreo's in een doos en nu opeens...maar 39 !
I was positive there had been 45 the year before.
So, it seemed like a perfect time to put on my EVG Research hat and start digging.
What I discovered turned my confusion into anger.
It turns out I was right. A standard sized Oreo cookie package has always had three rows of 15 cookies, for 45 total in the package.
This year, however, they reduced the package size to 39 cookies.
That’s 13.3% less cookies. But... here’s the thing that made me mad...
Dat betekent 13,3 % minder koekjes – voor wel hetzelfde geld !
They were selling these smaller packages for the exact same price as last year!
Six less cookies. Same price.
Then I remembered...
This is exactly what we teach Elevation Group members in Lesson 7, "How To Profit From Hyperinflation." (Join Elevation Group now to get instant access)
The expert who teaches that lesson calls this “hidden inflation” and ... he says it’s an early warning signal you need to pay attention to.
Kijk voortaan eens goed naar de inhoud wanneer u iets koopt, koekjes of whatever : de kans bestaat dat u minder inhoud krijgt voor hetzelfde bedrag !
Why? Because it is a known indicator for...
Much Higher Inflation Coming
It turns out manufacturers have used this sneaky little trick for decades. Especially in the food industry.
Candy bar makers are famous for shrinking the size of their product.
Here’s why they do it:
As the costs of raw materials go up, manufacturers have three choices.
Inderdaad : producenten hebben drie keuzes : de inhoud en de prijs laten zoals die zijn (minder winst); de inhoud dezelfde laten maar de prijs verhogen (en kopers alzo naar de goedkopere concurrentie drijven) of : de prijs dezelfde laten maar de inhoud verminderen ! Ogenschijnlijk en voor de vluchtige koper is er niets aan de hand...
Since they don’t want to lose profits, and raising prices can drive customers away, they usually choose #3.
Reduce product size (but don’t lower the price).
We looked at the price of Oreos going back to 1970, and found they’ve been fooling consumers with this trick for at least 40 years now.
One year they decrease the package size, but keep the price the same.
The next year, they restore the larger package size, but also with a considerable price increase.
This step-ladder approach to raising prices has taken the price per pound of Oreo cookies from $0.48 per pound in 1970 to $5.52 per pound in 2012.
Als we dan even terugkijken naar een 40 jaar geleden is de prijs van een dergelijk pak Oreo's gestegen met niet minder dan 1050 % ?
Tiens, volgens de officiële Consumentenprijs Index zou dit slechts 499 % zijn... Een beter bewijs dat de overheidscijfers bogus zijn, bullshit, excusez le môt, is er niet dacht ik !
That’s a 1050% price increase in 42 years.
But that set off a new alarm for our research team.
See, according to the US government Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation has only increased 499% during that same time.
This is clear evidence the government is under-reporting the true inflation rate.
But it gets worse. Take a look at this chart below:
Afbeelding 1.1: Oreo Cookie Inflation vs. CPI Since 1970
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The top black line is the real price of Oreos. The bottom gray line is the US government’s idea of how much inflation has occurred.
De bovenste donkere zwarte lijn is de echte prijsstijging van Oreo's. De onderste lijn is wat de overheid ons zegt dat de prijsstijging is...
According to the government, Oreos should only cost $2.88 per pound today.
They really cost over $5.
See how close the two lines are together on the far left side of the graph? That means that back in the 1970’s the government inflation rate was actually pretty accurate.
Not anymore.
Look how the “gap” between the two lines starts to increase after 1980.
And notice how much the real price has shot up in just the last few years.
The government data (bottom line) makes it look like inflation has leveled off since 2010.
The Oreo line shows that REAL Inflation is not only increasing, it’s accelerating.
De Oreo lijn toont ons de écht inflatie, en die is niet alleen stijgend maar ook nog eens in versneld tempo...
It’s Not Just Oreo’s
The Oreo cookie inflation data is alarming, but let’s face it. Oreo’s don’t make a very large portion of anyone’s personal budget.
So we took a look at other consumer goods. Things like bread, milk, sugar, gasoline and a dozen other common items people use every day.
Koekjes als deze zijn maar een voorbeeld, kijk eens goed naar brood, melk, suiker, benzine en een dozijn andere alledaagse goederen... Inderdaad, de gelijkenissen zijn mind-blowing, ontzettend gelijkaardig...
The results were stunningly similar.
And several tems showed far more “real” inflation than even the Oreo cookie example.
The conclusion? Higher inflation is already here ... and it’s only going to get worse.
De conclusie : hogere inflatie is reeds hier en...het zal alleen nog erger worden !
So ... Why Is Any of This Important?
Once you see the signs of inflation, even if it is hidden, it tells you to make preparations.
Once inflation hits in visible form, panic will set in.
Right now, the US government says inflation is at 2.65%.
We know it’s really much higher, but the general public isn’t too concerned since the government number is so low.
But ... the government can’t hide true inflation forever.
Once they start reporting 10%, 15% ... or 20+% inflation, panic will set in.
And it will come upon us much faster than most realize.
Noted economist Amity Shales puts it this way:
The thing about inflation is that it comes out of nowhere and hits you. It’s like sailing. You’re gliding along, passing the peninsula, and you come about. Nothing. Then the wind fills the sail so fast it knocks you into the sea. Right now, the U.S. is a sailboat that has just made open water, and has already come about. That wind is coming. The sailor just doesn’t know it. “Sudden” has happened to us before. In World War I, inflation went from 1% for 1915 to 7% in 1916 to 17% in 1917. To returning vets, that felt awful sudden. You Need to Take Action ... the Sooner the Better.
Inderdaad moet u nù dringend actie ondernemen en, dit voeg ik er zelf aan toe, wat beter dan goud en zilver kopen, zij behielden al duizenden jaren hun waarde en koopkracht. Act now, reageer NU...!
