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It’s no secret that the cost of just about everything has gone up. Remember the good old days when you could buy your favorite dessert with your pocket money? Now it feels like you need to take out a small loan just to indulge in that sweet treat.
The simple pleasures in life are becoming pricier, and it’s something we all feel in our wallets. So, when Reddit user u/Soren-J asked the community, "What’s gotten so expensive that you no longer purchase it?" people didn’t hesitate to share their thoughts and frustrations. Scroll through to see some everyday items that have become more expensive, and let us know which ones hit home for you.
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#1
Concert tickets.
Syikho:
I bought two sets of tickets this year for bands I've wanted to see for over 20 years. One concert cost me $600 for two tickets and the other was $300 for two. The ridiculous part of it all is that the fees alone cost more than one ticket. I can stomach $100-$150 for good seats to a band I like, I can't stomach another $150 in fees.
Uncle Panda 2 months ago
The last concert I went to was comedian Jim Gaffigan in a huge venue. We sat so far away, he was about 2" tall to us and we wound up watching the entire show on the big monitors. On the drive home, we decided it was stupid to pay a huge amount of money to watch TV in uncomfortable seats next to strangers.
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#2
I just paid $22 per ticket (Australian) for my daughter and I to watch Dune pt 2. Two drinks and a popcorn I think was around $25, so we're looking around $70 for two of us to watch one movie.
I may not be at the point of never going to the theatre again, but it'll be the rare occurance.
The world is grappling with a fresh wave of economic challenges. So while inflation is a big culprit, it's not the only reason our favorite things cost more these days. Supply chain issues, trendy marketing, and even the rising demand for “premium” versions of everyday items have all played a part in this price hike.
As these posts highlight, many things today come with a heftier price tag, making us think twice before purchasing regular things. For instance, if you’re eyeing a new car, you might find yourself shocked when you realize that buying a decent new vehicle today can cost as much as a small house did just a few decades ago.
When it comes to making big, costly investments, it's a well-known issue that younger people often struggle with housing costs. Studies reveal that millennials are taking longer to buy homes compared to previous generations.
#3
Food from food trucks.
I'm not spending $15 for a grilled cheese that I have to wait in the rain for.
#4
Mobile apps.
I’m absolutely infuriatingly tired of subscription services.
The worst is that they let you download the app so they can claim it as a download, only to get stonewalled by a subscription page.
Let’s go back to a one time fee please.
#5
Tipping. I quit doing that.
But don't get me wrong, I tip well for service everywhere that it is customary to do so. I just quit doing those things. I order food on the internet and go pick it up myself. Instead of paying a fee to a delivery service, and then having to tip the driver on top of that, etc.
I have no problem walking in an hitting the "No tip" button on pickups. I tip for service, and takeout food is not a service item. The only service is taking my money and handing me my food. And THAT amount of service had better already be included in the price of the food.
Tonja Jackson 2 months ago
I only tip at sit down restaurants and only for great service. If I have to go up to a counter and order, then retrieve my food, then bus my plate, nope, no tip. I do tip for deliveries. That’s about it.
Unlike our parents or grandparents, who usually purchased their first houses at the age of twenty-eight or thirty, it is now common for people to postpone becoming homeowners. This is because property prices are rising, people have accumulated student loan debts, and they are striving to attain economic stability. It is only logical that this generation would consider different housing options given the surging cost of living and uncertainties in labor markets.
John Myers, the owner and broker for Myers & Myers Real Estate, points out, “Home prices have skyrocketed in recent years and have made it more difficult to purchase a home for millennials. Add to this that mortgage rates are very high compared to recent years. The combination of high prices and high interest rates is making it very difficult for millennial home buyers to afford the monthly payments.”
It’s not just buying a home that has become an emerging financial burden; these days even groceries have become a concern. During recent years, eggs, among other things, have become more expensive.
#6
The worst type of inflation is thrift store inflation. Buying clothes from the Goodwill or local shop used to be cheap. Now it's barely a dollar shy of buying new.
Remi (He/Him) 2 months ago
I've even seen cheap shirts that are under 10€ new being sold at a drift store for more
#7
At 39 I'm finally learning to cook because the prices of eating out is unbelievable for the quality. It's been coming down the pipeline for a while. I stopped going to Buffalo Wild Wings a couple years ago when *I had to make a special request that they make my wings fresh*. I went to multiple locations that served me stale wings and had the audacity to charge $40 for the entire time. McDonald's hitting the teens and Wendy's bragging about surge pricing...get the out of here.
Honestly, I've been having a ton of fun too. Today I made a mushroom sauce with white wine which was so crazy good and then I made some Oreo pie for dessert. I'm taking the pie into work tomorrow.
Zig Zag Wanderer 2 months ago
OMG, people are actually learning to cook, again? Whatever next?
#8
I never buy chips unless they’re some kind of BOGO.
trafficrush:
Dude, $7 for doritos is NUTS. Even store brand chips are getting pricey.
Zig Zag Wanderer 2 months ago
American chips are way overpriced, apparently. We get large packs (party) for au$7, of us$5 or less.
As Forbes explains, inflation alone is not solely responsible for the egg price surge of 2023. This could be attributed partially to the ongoing avian influenza pandemic, which devastatingly affected poultry flocks across the United States.
Since the pandemic, sugar prices have been steadily climbing. As Yahoo Finance reports, September saw a record high of $0.97 per pound, a significant jump from $0.60 at the beginning of 2020. This increase in sugar prices has not only made our sugary foods more expensive but also affected many other commodities.
From your morning coffee to those store-bought pastries, the cost of sugar influences a lot more than just what’s in your pantry. With increased sugar costs, manufacturers often transfer this burden to consumers, resulting in a rise in prices on various supermarket items. It is a domino effect that touches everything from snack foods through certain sauces and even dressings, which thereby makes grocery shopping a little bit more challenging for everyone.
#11
Houses.
Random_Smellmen:
Literally bought a boat and Live in a marina because it's cheaper than rent in my town now
#12
Some of my prescription medication. 😒.
#13
"Want to order pick-up? Ok, that's $50 for two entrees, plus a 5% meals tax, a 7% sales tax, a $5.50 convenience fee, and a $3 service fee. We'll also have a staff member stare at you while you're confronted with the touch screen asking you to leave a 15%, 20%, or 25% tip."
Beyond the typical spikes in groceries, healthcare services have also become significantly more expensive. You might find yourself struggling with ordinary health check-ups or basic treatments due to escalating medical expenses. The cost of prescription medicine has surged alongside increased premiums paid on insurance policies, thus leaving many unable to handle medical bills comfortably anymore.
If home improvement projects are on your to-do list, you have probably noticed a rise in costs. If you are planning to remodel your kitchen or just refresh your yard, the prices of materials and labor have gone up. Moreover, the demand for home improvements during the pandemic has increased prices of everything from timber to paint.
It is clear that many everyday items and services have become more expensive than ever before in today's economic climate, hence stretching our budgets even further. What is one thing you used to buy often but no longer do due to its soaring cost?
#14
Me and the wife would have Friday as a more relaxing evening. We have 3 kids. We would always vary and order takeaway.
Takeaway has gone from $30ish to $50,$60,$70 for the same stuff, plus increased delivery charges.
Not worth it anymore.
#15
Streaming services. They're getting more expensive AND adding commercials? Let's just go back to cable.
Tonja Jackson 2 months ago
When cable first came out, it was great. ZERO commercials! What happened? Now you have to pay MORE on Prime to NOT have commercials…no thank you! I cancelled cable years ago because it was all recycled garbage and I really didn’t want or need numerous channels of golf. Now I just pay for YouTube premium.
#16
Conventional shopping: I realized I can't afford new clothes nor shoes. I was staring at a pair of unworn boots (too tight) I bought in 2020. Went on Amazon for boot stretchers. You only get one. The only good one was $69.99. No money: what to do? It was unplanned but I noticed a typo in their carefully crafted ads. I used the Amazon link to contact the seller. I wrote them a catchy offer "Disclosed location of unsightly typo from fellow Texan in exchange for one boot stretcher." They replied they'd honestly never received such a message... But in the yuletide spirit from a fellow Texan (they mentioned they were proudly located in Texas), we accept your offer. HooWee! I disclosed the location, they sent me the boot-stretcher with no shipping fees for free. It arrived in two days. Is currently stretching boot.
Don't be afraid to offer your services for barter or for cost even if there its no advertisement for such a thing. We all have unique talents, one of mine is "brain comes with built-in spellchecker.".
#17
Name brand grocery items. It’s all “Great Value” for me. I don’t even know why Wally stocks the name brands. They just sit on the shelf. Except for mayonnaise. Always Hellmann's, because generic mayo sucks.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
Several name brands are the go-to's. ANY private brand Mac&Cheese sucks, short of the more exotic types.
#19
Bras are freaking insane. And they’re not something you can cheap out on. I lost weight recently and had to replace my bras. I wanted to cry.
RelevantClock8883:
The quality is getting worse too. A brand I wore lasted years, thank goodness I didn’t throw old the old ones because the new ones lasted maybe 4 washes before hooks fell out or lace ripped. I shouldn’t have to baby my everyday bras, but the next batch I wear will probably be hand washed/dried from now on.
#20
McDonald's. Not that I can't afford it, but I am not paying the current prices for cheap, processed food for on the go. They are trying to be fancier, they should accept who they are and stick to be being cheap and convenient, it has always worked for them.
#21
Having a pet :( I’ve had pets my whole life, but lost my last cat a few years ago. I miss having a companion but I know I cannot afford beyond basic care right now or an emergency if it were to arise.
RoboTwigs:
Dogs. I adore my dog but really starting to question my life choice on dog ownership. She’s 7yrs old and the cost of her daily care/routine vet care has literally doubled. I don’t think I’ll ever own another dog after this, and I’m just hoping I can actually afford to keep her in my care at this point.
Also to clarify, thank god she’s been really healthy with no issues but just daily maintenance is so expensive, and vet bills for other animals has also doubled. My cat’s recent blood panel alone was $435, and her annual exam was $680. The cat is 17 though so I absolutely am not gonna rehome at this point, but my dog is a beautiful loving active companion with half her life still to give to someone who would be fantastic for anyone well off enough to care for her :(
If cost of living keeps going up I’m just afraid that person won’t be me :(.
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
I took Melvin to the vet and it cost a lot of money for me. But Melvin is the L'Oreal of dogs so he's worth it. 😉
#24
Haircuts.
Pre-pandemic, you can easily find somewhere charging under $20 in my area. Now all the barber shops in my area start at $35.
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
Shaved my head 20+ years back to see if I liked it. Have only bought the odd pack of razors since. No haircuts, shampoo or conditioner .
#26
Dining out at restaurants.
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
Not as much as we used to but now we avoid fast food as it is almost as much as sitting for a nice meal somewhere.
#28
Among other things, chocolate candy is priced out of my budget now...
Emilu 2 months ago
WTF is with chocolate prices?? (Rhetorical question). $7 by default for a crappy block of supermarket chocolate. I feel sorry for chocolate addicts.
Auntriarch 2 months ago
I know! It used to be less than £10 a kilo, now I'm lucky to get it under £20.
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Anymore I rarely buy things brand new. Most of my wardrobe is thrifted or bought from places like Marshalls.
Tonja Jackson 2 months ago
Anytime that I’ve been in a Goodwill, they’ve been charging retail prices for a lot of items. Gone are the days of getting really cheap stuff at thrift stores because they are goggling what the items are going for on eBay or what Amazon is charging for it.
#30
I quit years ago but I saw cigarettes for 13 a pack and I can't imagine that still. When I quit it was like 4 or 5 dollars.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
Wife still smokes @$9 /pack. I started vaping, which is about 1/2 that. Wasted money, I know.
#31
Most candy and junkfood. $8 for a bag of chips? $2.50 for a chocolate bar?
That's the inflation.
That's before we talk about the fact that there's nothing in the bag.
That's the shrinkflation.
That's before we talk about the lack of seasoning and the increase in filler (as opposed to potatoes).
When I buy junkfood now I feel disappointed with the product and upset with myself for falling for the trap yet again.
#32
Amazon, they kept raising the price and haven't followed through on their 2 day shipping deal in years.
Daniela Lavanza 2 months ago
That's why people go to Temu. I've seen the same items (with the very same pics!) for a third of the price.
#33
Berries.
Daniela Lavanza 2 months ago
All fruits and vegetables are getting very expensive. But for some, it's a real treat I can't afford that often. And we hear about the importance of eating healthy everywhere but the question of the price is hardly ever dealt with.
#34
I feel like I can’t walk out of my front door without automatically spending $20.
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
I can walk out my front door but if I make past the end of the driveway I better have my purse.
#35
Frozen Pizzas are reaching the point of being more expensive than real pizza.
Firstname Lastname 2 months ago
We just buy a premade dough, can of sauce and cheese to make a five dollar pizza.
#36
Soda. Used to enjoy a sprite occasionally. I'm just not paying 3 or 4 dollars at this point for sugar water.
#37
No snack food.
Pretty much just buying staples/meat/dairy/fruit/veg and making everything from scratch.
Ultra processed food is terrible for you anyway.
Anthony Elmore 2 months ago
Know that feeling. Currently my house is stocked with rice, cabbage, peppers, bread, some eggs and..... that's really about it. To be fair, there were mandarins, so it's not like I'm not getting fruit in there, just not at the moment. I look too much like a retired pirate to be catching scurvy. The jokes would never end.
#38
Good lord, reading this thread just drives home how rapidly our purchasing power is declining. There’s so many goods and services that were once commonplace and accessible to everyone that are now completely unaffordable for most. Never in my childhood did I ever anticipate that my adult self would be unable to afford chips and cereal, but here we are.
#39
Organic vegetables. Maybe the non organic will give me cancer, but dang is the organic expensive… I made soup the other day with fresh mushrooms. Organic would have been 12, the non organic was 4. 🤷♀️.
Joe Publique 2 months ago
Organic food has always increased the risk of being poor more than it decreases the health risks it claims to solve
#40
Eggs, i just bought a couple of hens for the price of eggs.
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
They've caught people trying to smuggle eggs across the border from Canada and Mexico.
#41
New cars.
Simply not worth it for me. The tags, the insurance, the tax, the interest (if financing).
I understand that it might make sense for others, but I don't see myself ever buying a new car again.
Jrog 2 months ago
To me it makes more sense to buy new than used. Yes, I lose the tax value as soon as I walk off the lot, but when the difference between a new car and an used one is barely 20% of the value, but you factor in limited warranty, all the extra risks from wear and tear, hidden defects, extra maintenance, possible restrictions from environmental pollution regulations on older vehicles etc it is not really worth the hassle. It may have sense -but still be more expensive- if you flip your car every few years, but I keep mine for a long time and take care of them.
#42
I used to do mani/pedi twice a month before covid. But now it’s $50 before tip for REGULAR not gel not acrylic and that’s just insane to me. I’m from NYC when I was a kid (im 25) mani/pedi was $15.
Nicole Weymann 2 months ago (edited)
At 45 years of age I have yet to get my first mani OR pedi. I was baffled at how common a thing it apparently was in the US back in the 1990, when "Roseanne" went there regularly and it wasn't anything special. It's been getting a lot more popular since, but pedi is still seen as more of a medical/problem reducing procedure, not "pink glitter, rainbow and fried egg deco on every alternate toenail". (For reference: rural Germany)
#43
I have cut back on so many things because the price just makes me angry. I don't buy chemical cleaners except bleach and ammonia. I mostly use baking soda and vinegar or dish soap. It's not a crunchy thing, it's a price thing. And I like it more. I also make my own dishwasher powder and laundry detergent. It saves a ton and doesn't take much time. I can't stomach paying for Tide now. It's just so pricey.
Food. I suck at maintaining a garden, but I'm a SAHM now. I'm going to grow whatever I can and see how it goes. I cook at home most of the time too, mostly because restaurants are a massive sensory overwhelm but also because my food is cheaper and better.
Clothes. Y'all, I rarely buy new clothes anymore. And never full price. It's insane.
#44
Alcohol, it nearly cost me everything.
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
i don't drink, just never liked it much. Had a friend ask me to pick up a case of beer for him on my way to a party. Just about fell over when I saw the price. How do people afford it??
#45
Ink cartridges for printers. Cheaper to buy a new printer….
#46
I canceled Netflix after the last hike and honestly have not missed it. If I hear about something I’d like to watch, I think of all the other [stuff] I want to watch on services I already pay for, and watch that instead.
Tonja Jackson 2 months ago
My son resubscribed to Netflix so we could watch "Mindhunter" but since they cancelled the series I suppose he can just cancel Netflix again. The only thing that I pay for is YouTube premium.
#47
Subway. Even the 6 inch subs are over $7 before chips and soda.
Dekker451 2 months ago
Well, the regular prices are pretty bad, yeah, but that's why I only get the daily meal deal ($6.99 for a 6", drink and chips or 2 cookies, $9.99 for the same deal but with a footlong) or a BOGO. The only problem with the daily meal deal is you have to get the kind of sandwich for that day, as it rotates throughout the week.
#48
Health insurance…it does nothing when you use it.
#49
Yoga classes used to be $20 a class in my area. They’re now $40 a class. It’s just too much.
#51
Using my air conditioner. It doubles my electric bill, so I haven’t had it in 5 years.
Also chips. I’m a cracker guy now. Stauffer’s cheese whales are where it’s at. Only $1 for 7oz, an entire ounce more than you’d get in a bag of goldfish crackers.
Emilu 2 months ago
I'm pretty bad with using my aircon (as it's a given above certain temperatures) but I blame that on my birds. Naturally cockatiels and conures are both from warmer environments and would be fine (or fine-ish) in warmer weather, but as mine are fragile flowers that have been conditioned to nice inside temps, I don't want to risk changing that too drastically. I'm absolutely aware that this is a luxury. 😔
#52
All fast food. Frankly, eating out in general.
Philly Bob 2 months ago
To be fair, in some ways going to a decent establishment and having a nice meal is just slightly higher than a fast food lunch!
#53
Video games when they come out. I'll gladly wait a year to not pay $80. I get that it's going to bring me pleasure to play a video game especially if I get to pick it but I still don't want to pay full price for it.
Zig Zag Wanderer 2 months ago
Same with phones/tablets. Get last year's model, or a refurbished one is even cheaper.
#54
It’s not so much what I buy but where I buy it. $8 for a corona in the club? No thanks. I’ll have my friends over and drink at home.
Philly Bob 2 months ago (edited)
$19 for a double shot of Jameson in Philly clubs. It's $36 for whole bottle at the store!
#55
Birdseed. Specifically black oil sunflower seeds. I used to buy huge bags of it, fill the back of the truck, kept my birdfeeders stocked year round. Then the price quadrupled after COVID and I’ve not gone back. We moved to an area with a lot of natural, beautiful species of birds. Loved seeing what I could attract to our front window. I miss ‘em but it’s not worth it.
#56
Date nights with my husband. We used to go out regularly, but with the cost of a babysitter, dinner, movie tickets... We prefer to stay home and watch Crunchyroll.
Babysitters charge more than what I make an hour as a preschool teacher assistant.
#57
Fabric softener. Expensive, bad for your clothes and machine, and just in general.
#58
Cereal! The boxes have gotten so small and they’re like $7!
#59
Amazon Prime membership keeps going up, and now there are ads when using Prime Video. Unless you want to pay even more, of course.
Giraffe Sitter 2 months ago
And that still doesn’t avoid all commercials. Some TV shows under the Freevee banner still have ads even if you pay the extra monthly fee.
#60
Chipotle. It's double the price of when I started eating it, feels like the quality has gone down and the serving size is smaller on average. Great deal for $7.50. meh deal for $15.
#61
**Disneyland tickets**.
Especially with the fact that the money is not going to the Cast Members.
#62
Water bottles. They went from being very basic recipients to "fashion" or "trendy" items to have and ever since the yeti flasks where made popular by social media, they became obnoxiously expensive regardless of their quality.
Zig Zag Wanderer 2 months ago
When I was growing up, we managed absolutely perfectly without a water bottle growing out of every hand. What is it with people today?
#63
Pistachios. I absolutely love em, but I’m not paying 12 dollars for 6 ounces of snack.
#64
Grapes. I still buy them from time to time, but they are so expensive per pound that I consider it a "treat" now when I buy them.
Philly Bob 2 months ago
Depends on the season here. My wife loves the Chilean grapes and were reasonable but tarriffs, ya know. :(
#65
Olive oil. Horrendously expensive lately.
Pferdchen 2 months ago
If it's any consolation, it may not have been olive oil to begin with. "Experts estimate that around 80% of olive oil, particularly Italian extra virgin olive oil, may be fraudulent or mislabeled. This includes oils that are mixed with lower-quality oils or falsely marketed as extra virgin."
#66
Paper towels are so expensive now. $30 could get you a Game Boy game in the 90s, now it gets you 12 paper towels rolls.
#67
Lays chips. They’re gouging. $7.00 a bag for mostly air and salt, FU.
#68
Concerts at Arena's are becoming outlandishly overpriced. Like, take out a freaking loan to attend, overpriced. Wild times.
Philly Bob 2 months ago
To think, I saw Led Zeppelin, The Stones, The Who et al for anywhere from $6.99 to $9.99 back in the 70s. Springsteen was like $10. Last I heard, his last concert was in the high hundreds to the low thousands. Sports? An NHL game in decent seats were like $25 each. Now they can be like hundreds. Super Bowl? Tens of thousands! Holy shite!
#69
Bread. You can make it for so much cheaper, and I found a bread machine at Goodwill for $5. Fresh bread when I want it.
Emilu 2 months ago
Mmm... bread. I think I may have mentioned this on here previously, but I love my easy bread -- the recipe I used was from here: https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-noknead-bread-home-109343 -- and it smells amazing in the oven. I can't make it too often because I am a sucker for bread and if given the chance I'd just eat the lot and probably explode afterwards.
#70
Chinese restaurant here now charges for RICE. $2 - small, $4 - large. Appetizers as much as entrees. Entrees over $20. Outrageous.
#71
2lb Tillamook medium cheddar cheese blocks. Now more than $11, sometimes at $13.99.
Don't care how happy the cows are, I am not.
#74
Gold. It used to be that you didn't have to mortgage the house to buy a nice 14K gold chain. Now I see these chains for necklaces when I'm shopping for my wife, and they're so thin. It's amazing they don't break within a week.
Nicole Weymann 2 months ago
Now THERE's a problem I don't see myself having anytime soon. Or anytime period. Or as my uncle said: "I wish I had your problems. I'd be a lucky man"
#76
Lift tickets. The quality of seasons gets worse and worse as the prices on everything involved with skiing/riding go up.
Pferdchen 2 months ago
According to one American source: "The real reason skiing sucks now is because two companies—Vail & Alterra—control the entire sport. They’ve jacked up day passes at Park City by 263% since 2011. Now you get packed trails, pricey meals, and an empty wallet… and execs get rich." I've read that it can be cheaper to go to the Alps, for a more pleasant experience. Here's the video "How Vail Destroyed Skiing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bfD4NiiMfo
#77
Contact lenses. I figured it was cheaper to get lasik than it was to maintain glasses and contacts. For the cost of 2 years of contacts and 1 set of replacement glasses, I got my eyes permanently fixed.
#78
I recently ate at IHOP. I had a ham and cheese omelette, four sausage links, tea and a glass of milk.
I was shocked when I got the check and was charged over $28.
I can get the same meal at my local diner for about $12.
So, no more IHOP for me.
#79
Converse All Stars. When they were cheap it was worth going through two pairs a year. The price of a pair of high-tops, compared to how long they last, is just not worth it, nowadays.
Andrew Burke 2 months ago
After Nike bought them years ago, the prices surged and the quality dropped.
#80
Taco Bell - I can get real Mexican food at an actual sit-down restaurant for about the same price or less now.
Anthony Elmore 2 months ago
To date, I have ordered almost nothing but the been burritos, and I will continue ordering nothing but the bean burritos. They're like the cheapest thing on the menu and the best.
#81
Razors. I (46f) just stopped shaving mostly, occasionally I'll use a depilatory which is way cheaper per use.
Day Andie 2 months ago
What? Packet of ten double bladed at the dollar store $1.25. You can use them at least a couple of times. The blue ones are the same thing or even slightly more heavy duty plastic, and they do the same job. You can't tell me you can buy depilatory for that many shaves for that amount of money.
#82
Starbucks. Used to be able to get away with $5 there. Now everything is like $8 or more.
Absolute insanity for a drink.
#83
Bacon and butter.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
We are lucky as our local grocer has 3 stores in the area, and does pig and beef processing too. You can get bacon ends and pieces for WAY less. Are they pretty and symmetrical strips? No, no they're not, but it's the SAME sruff.
#84
Dry cleaning. $4.20 per shirt is an extravagance.
#85
Period products, I’m done paying. I steal my pads from the store.
What do you think ?
Mari 2 months ago (edited)
I don't care if the prices going up for luxery or things you don't really need. But basic needs (electricity/water/basic clothing (underwear-bra)/basic food (bread/eggs/flour/potatoes) basic hygiene (soap/toothpaste/period products/toilet paper) basic health (doctor visit/painkillers) must stay affordable for everyone. This is urgent!
София Харитонова 2 months ago (edited)
All of these are from Americans. As usual. I wonder if the Bored Panda still remembers that there are people from other countries reading it?.. They are located in Lithuania, for God's sake!..
Ebony 2 months ago
I went to Dunkin Donuts yesterday, the glazed donut gotten smaller but a little taller. It fitted in the palm of my hand. Plus, it was $1.69 for one donut! I gotten a refresher drink, they took the ice option off the app. Half the cup was ice! It's all greed! Simple as that.
Tucker Cahooter 2 months ago
I used to get Balik smoked salmon flown to Australia from Switzerland every month, but then it just got too much. Now I just have tinned sardines on toast
Sandy Jones 2 months ago
Cut my cable, went with OTA (over the air). I'm not paying $200.00 bucks a month to watch Gilligan's island
Zig Zag Wanderer 2 months ago
When we started printing money in 2020 to deal with covid isolation and job losses, I predicted rampant inflation. Economists confidently stated that it wouldn't happen. And yet here we are, with rampant inflation all over the world. I'm not an economist, but I've been around a while, and I'd seen it before. Obviously economists and politicians hadn't.
Marsha Brown 2 months ago
Inflation didn't happen then. And extra money wasn't printed; it was just distributed differently. The causes of the inflation now is reactionary economic policies: 1)cutting government spending on health and necessities for people who work but don't make a living wage. In fact, cutting wages and opportunities for workers and small business owners, only to provide more money for millionaires and billionaires to waste or hoard. 2) Imposing eye-watering tariffs on imports, whether parts and raw materials needed for production, or retail goods, thereby driving up prices, which is what inflation is: higher prices for the same goods/products.Those tariffs have meant that all sorts of goods have lost their foreign markets, because those countries are reacting to the ridiculous tariffs. For example, soybean farmers are facing bankruptcy, with billions in lost sales: they have very high yields, but no one to sell to: their biggest market, China, won't buy U.S. products. More...
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I don't care if the prices going up for luxery or things you don't really need. But basic needs (electricity/water/basic clothing (underwear-bra)/basic food (bread/eggs/flour/potatoes) basic hygiene (soap/toothpaste/period products/toilet paper) basic health (doctor visit/painkillers) must stay affordable for everyone. This is urgent!
София Харитонова 2 months ago (edited)
All of these are from Americans. As usual. I wonder if the Bored Panda still remembers that there are people from other countries reading it?.. They are located in Lithuania, for God's sake!..
Ebony 2 months ago
I went to Dunkin Donuts yesterday, the glazed donut gotten smaller but a little taller. It fitted in the palm of my hand. Plus, it was $1.69 for one donut! I gotten a refresher drink, they took the ice option off the app. Half the cup was ice! It's all greed! Simple as that.
Tucker Cahooter 2 months ago
I used to get Balik smoked salmon flown to Australia from Switzerland every month, but then it just got too much. Now I just have tinned sardines on toast
Sandy Jones 2 months ago
Cut my cable, went with OTA (over the air). I'm not paying $200.00 bucks a month to watch Gilligan's island
Zig Zag Wanderer 2 months ago
When we started printing money in 2020 to deal with covid isolation and job losses, I predicted rampant inflation. Economists confidently stated that it wouldn't happen. And yet here we are, with rampant inflation all over the world. I'm not an economist, but I've been around a while, and I'd seen it before. Obviously economists and politicians hadn't.
Marsha Brown 2 months ago
Inflation didn't happen then. And extra money wasn't printed; it was just distributed differently. The causes of the inflation now is reactionary economic policies: 1)cutting government spending on health and necessities for people who work but don't make a living wage. In fact, cutting wages and opportunities for workers and small business owners, only to provide more money for millionaires and billionaires to waste or hoard. 2) Imposing eye-watering tariffs on imports, whether parts and raw materials needed for production, or retail goods, thereby driving up prices, which is what inflation is: higher prices for the same goods/products.Those tariffs have meant that all sorts of goods have lost their foreign markets, because those countries are reacting to the ridiculous tariffs. For example, soybean farmers are facing bankruptcy, with billions in lost sales: they have very high yields, but no one to sell to: their biggest market, China, won't buy U.S. products. More...
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