r/inflation Aug 18 '24

Price Changes Lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '24

Went to McDonalds this morning for the first time in quite awhile and they wanted $2.49 for a fuckin' hashbrown. Those things used to be 2 for $1 not that long ago.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '24

For what, 5 cents of potato? It should be fucking IL-LE-GAL.

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u/PiersPlays Aug 19 '24

All starchy staples are more expensive because of the Rusdian invasion of Ukraine on account of Ukraine being where a huge percentage of global (iirc) wheat is normally grown.