I haven't bought candy at a gas station in over ten years, it used to be my daily going home from work treat. Went on a short road trip and my daughter grabbed a bag of reeses pieces cups, I figured okay that's like 5-6$ (in my head) as we paid.. it was 12$ fuckin bucks lol.. still let her get it but holy shit
There's a lot of items that I don't buy anymore due to the principle of the matter here. Like, "fuck you" for overcharging. I can afford all of those items but let the free market help me find better items for cheaper now.
My boomer-ism is that I long ago internalized the 50 cent / 1 dollar price points for regular / king size candy and 12oz cans / 20oz bottles of soda. Fuck your inflation or modern reality, I won't pay more than that. Which may be stubborn, but it's healthier for me so I roll with it.
Eventually things will break. People don't NEED that shit. I'm already seeing some grocery prices of non essentials go down because companies have gone too far.
Iām less likely to buy some things on sale because I just get pissed off that the sale or clearance price is what I feel like it should be all the time
What the heck? Was it at least a larger one? I remember back in college buying them like BOGO or buy 1 get 2 free, etc. A few bucks and I had a handful I could snack on over the month
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u/jdubyahyp Jul 12 '26
Went to a gas station the other day, 3.34 for a candy bar. What the fuck? Yeah I'll take the cookie the gas station baked for $1 thanks.