TikTok user says Walmart grocery bill nearly quadrupled in just two years

A TikTok user's recent post has spotlighted the dramatic rise in grocery prices, revealing that a Walmart order from 2022 now costs nearly four times as much in 2024.

The user, @Sewerlidd, explained that he was looking at his Walmart account when he came across a month’s worth of groceries he ordered two years ago. Out of curiosity to see how much prices have risen since then, he selected the option to reorder the exact same list of products. The previous order consisting of 45 items, which had originally cost $126, now costs an overwhelming $414 when reordered this year.

“I feel like I’m going to be sick,” the user said. “I just looked through my Walmart history and I found my order from two years ago for the whole month worth of groceries.” 

Since being posted the video has gone viral, as others have shared their financial woes when shopping for everyday groceries.

Ironically, the virality of this post comes just days after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's recent comments denying significant price hikes in grocery stores. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Yellen, who has a net worth of about $20 million, claimed there was no "sticker shock" despite double-digit increases in grocery prices during President Biden’s administration. She attributed the price hikes to cost increases faced by grocery firms.

“I think largely it reflects cost increases, including labor cost increases that grocery firms have experienced, although there may be some increases in margins,” Yellen claimed after denying price increases at stores were “sticker shock.”

The Biden administration has been under scrutiny for its handling of inflation, with critics arguing that the impact on everyday consumers has continued to be downplayed. Yellen expressed confidence that inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s two percent target by early next year.