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minus-squareverdigris@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-221 days agoMmm I don’t know about this one, I worked at grocery stores 15 years ago and fancier single apples were around $1.50.
minus-squareverdigris@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·20 days agoOkay well if they were $6 I would have mentioned that. They’re not, they’re like $2.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoDon’t get me started on luxury inflation. Look at things like the prices for live sporting events and concerts. Back when The Beetles were the hottest band in the world, teenagers were buying their own tickets. Middle class folks used to be able to splurge once in a while and get the best of the best. Now that stuff is beyond the reach of mere mortals
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Mmm I don’t know about this one, I worked at grocery stores 15 years ago and fancier single apples were around $1.50.
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Okay well if they were $6 I would have mentioned that. They’re not, they’re like $2.
Don’t get me started on luxury inflation.
Look at things like the prices for live sporting events and concerts.
Back when The Beetles were the hottest band in the world, teenagers were buying their own tickets.
Middle class folks used to be able to splurge once in a while and get the best of the best. Now that stuff is beyond the reach of mere mortals