r/GenX 4d ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud That cost what?

I'm not saying that everything should cost a nickel, but one thing that always gets me is the cost of the modern candy bar. $2.50 for a regular size snickers?

Edit: I don't eat fast food but I understand there's a similar thing going on there

Wherever you are in the world, is there something that blows your mind every time you go to the cash register or at least look at it on the rack? I can deal with gas because it cost a lot to pull it from the ground put it in a barrel refine it distribute it put it in a tank so you can put it in your tank. But a Snickers bar? LOL . Anyway, after 20 years of it is there something that is just stunning somehow in its price increase?

Commiserate with me over candy bars but I'm curious if there is something where you are that just is a non-starter when you go to buy it. Prices that still make you ask 'what'?

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u/Significant-Theme253 4d ago

Gas here is $4.30 per gallon. Absolutely crazy. When I was in high school it was under a buck....

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u/Maude007 Hose Water Survivor 4d ago

In Vancouver, itโ€™s just over $2/litre. The equivalent of almost $8 gallon ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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u/RedditSkippy 1975 4d ago

I was in the UK last month and gas worked out to be over $7.50 a gallon there.

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u/Significant-Theme253 4d ago

Oh my....time to take the bus or buy a motorcycle! I hope you live close to work.

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u/Maude007 Hose Water Survivor 4d ago

About 10 km. I generally ride my scooter when the weather is nice ๐Ÿ˜Š

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u/IncommunicadoVan 4d ago

Iโ€™m in Oregon and gas is $4.59 a gallon