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[–] TesterJ@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'm still surprised every time I go into a Subway and the footlongs don't cost $5. Now they cost $12.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

RIP McDonalds' dollar menu. Little Caesars' $5 Hot 'n' Ready. Arby's 5 for $5 roast beefs (and potato cakes).

[–] Klystron@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fuck I miss that $5 hot n ready. When I was younger picking that up with some crazy bread and heading back to my dorm to watch some football was my favorite Sunday pastime 😭

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

I've been dipping my toes back into the football waters lately precisely because I've missed that.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

That just reminded me that one pizza place used to deliver $4 pizzas to the dorms back in the day. Damn those were good times.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I remember the 5 for $5 roast beefs. Then it went up to 5 for $5.95 and later 4 for $5. Last I checked they would do a 2 for $5 promo.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

RIP dollar tree

[–] somedaysoon@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fast food is ridiculous, it used to be half the price but you can go to a bar and grill or a family restaurant and get better food for the same price now. I rarely consider it any longer unless I'm really crunched on time or have no other options. It's such a ripoff these days.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You gotta have the buy one get one coupons they always mail out, then it comes to about 6$ each, not 5 but better than 12 at least lmao

[–] TesterJ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I used them a lot but I don't get them much anymore. Used to get them once every 2 weeks, now it's once every few months.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

No, They cost $20. You're saving $8.

[–] Bye@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

And a chilope burrito is like $11, chicken used to be 5.50 when I was in college

I’d rather stuff became cheaper instead of me making more money. Deflation time

[–] FARTYSHARTBLAST@kbin.social 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They make special TVs with fewer features (such as no audio out) specifically for Black Friday specials.

[–] Fester@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Always check model numbers against what you think you’re buying. Sometimes they use the same number with a slight change, like a few numbers or letters added to it. If it’s different, that’s the Black Friday version with extra-cheap capacitors and last year’s recycled panel.

[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Don't remember the last time I actually bought anything on black Friday.

[–] FARTYSHARTBLAST@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Buy shit or you'll ruin the economy!

[–] PepeLivesMatter 1 points 2 years ago

If you don’t buy anything on Black Friday, the terrorists will win.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dollar Tree having the audacity to charge $5-$10 in the Beyond section.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Five Below, too.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 years ago

We hit the point where the dollar is worth almost exactly half of what it was when I first started working in the mid 90s. It's helped to reground my price expectations.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

Nintendo games will always be $70

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

isn't inflation a wonderful invention? keeps the economy growing. aren't we lucky to have such benevolent owners?

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If we didn't introduce new currency into the economy the ~~hoarders~~ owners would have all of the wealth. There wouldn't be money to pay people because you get paid less than the owner takes in, eventually they'd end up with literally everything. Of course they're trying that now anyway, but still, odd as it is to say, we need inflation.

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Member 75 cent milk and eggs? Member dollar menu? Member dollar theatres?

[–] maldivirdragonwitch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Dollar theaters? Member nickelodeons?

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

mfw corps raise prices for the bare minimum time to legally call the subsequent discount a discount and people buy at the inflated price anyway.

[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

BLACK FRIDAY SALE ALERT!

40% OFF (our already marked up price)

[–] solarvector@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago

That's just black Friday

I worked at Walmart and vividly remember seeing the black Friday magazines showing stuff on sake for ehat it cost just a few months ago

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

got to summon the camel three times

[–] MenKlash@kbin.social -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's just FIAT money in action.

[–] maldivirdragonwitch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I never liked those Italian cars. I don't know why we use their money, too...

[–] wholeofthemoon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Inflation is a feature not a bug 😉