So I live in an area of the United States where inflation doesn't hit nearly as bad. Well recently, I noticed small jumps in prices (50 cents to a dollar) at some fast food places I go to frequent enough to remember the price.
Well, today I went out to lunch to a local deli, and something I normally get that is $7.52 is now $10.98. That is a rapid increase in price. When I asked them why they are doing this, they said corporate told them that they were to tell us they increased the portions.... And I was actually getting the same amount, but less now as I'm not getting a bun anymore.
This actually chills me prices going up this much in a short time. If you don't own any precious metals/crypto's, I would urge you to start looking as this may be a very early warning sign of things to come.