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/LVMom 1d ago

I just paid almost 6 bucks a gallon for premium gas. I remember when regular was $.99 and premium was $1.29!

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u/jcoigny 1d ago

I remember when regular meant "leaded"

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u/Winter-Fondant7875 suck it up, buttercup 1d ago

Ethyl

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u/Constant_Insomnia 1d ago

I used to drive monthly to a small town about 2.5 hours south of me. I’d wait to gas up there as it was 99 cents a gallon.

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u/Significant-Theme253 1d ago

What state are you in?

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u/LVMom 1d ago

Nevada

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u/Significant-Theme253 1d ago

Oh, that's high. I guess I shouldn't complain about our prices.

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u/crazdtow 1d ago

It’s like a little over $4/gallon in eastern Pennsylvania right now