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[โ€“] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 34 points 3 months ago (4 children)

"Refusal" LOL

I am now privileged to be able to afford the price hikes, but I grew up poor. I just cannot stomach the current prices because I remember the value of money. Most people do not have a choice in the matter.

If I where to guess, people are paying for what they have to and REALLY want. Everything else is quickly losing value. I would not be surprised if some of the products that jacked prices up do not see their customers returning once the prices come back down. They made the cardinal sin of forcing consumers to ask themselves if they really need or want their product.

I have eaten the same thing for breakfast every day for two years. Other than two products, everyone else priced themselves out of my refrigerator permanently. Lunch is down to a handful of things too.

[โ€“] rbos@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

My breakfast has been cottage cheese on homemade sourdough toast for a solid decade. Crazy cheap if you don't count the 12 hours it takes to make the bread. ;)

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