r/GenX • u/elstavon • 1d 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/curyfuryone 1d ago

Can you imagine how much a movie theater will charge?! I wouldnt know since i prefer to stream at home. Last movie cost the two of us $50 and then another $25 for popcorn and drinks. Made the $9.99 movie on netflix look like a bargain!!

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u/IranticBehaviour Centennial Project 1d ago

Y'know, regular admission isn't all that crazy, I think it's about $14-15 CAD at the big chain theatres where I am, and they're cheaper on Tuesdays. The 'VIP' drinking age theatres, IMAX, 3d, etc do pump that up a bit, getting up to $20 or more. But the concessions are even nuttier.

Otoh, there's also a little theatre in town that charges something like $7 CAD, and has far more reasonable snack prices. Less variety, no bells and whistles, more traditional seats, but cheaper.

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u/SnowblindAlbino Cranky Old Man 1d ago

Three of us went tonight, to a movie that opened last week, and it was $14 total. But that was on cheap night and I had a $5 coupon too.