• Ricky Rigatoni@piefed.zip
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    1 day ago

    I hope this is a fictitious example and he’s not actually paying almost $20 for a cookie.

    But I’ve talked to enough Californians to know how much some people are willing to pay for things.

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      1 day ago

      "Food $200

      Data $150

      Rent $800

      Cookies $3,600

      Utility $150

      someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying"

      “Spend less on cookies”

      “No”

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          22 hours ago

          Yeah. Their family is dying. They need to spend more on cookies, not less.

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            21 hours ago

            You’re right I vote to get rid of the food budget entirely. That’s 10 more cookies a month.

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      1 day ago

      Maybe with DoorDash fees, but if that’s the case then this guy fucking deserves bankruptcy.

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      1 day ago

      I hope nobody is stupid enough to pay $3.75 for a cookie, let alone any of those other prices!

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      A friend of mine moved to SF right out of college. A year or so later, he told me that he visited Busch Gardens Williamsburg which is a theme park near where we grew up. It was originally owned by Anheuser-Busch, so you can get beer basically anywhere in the park.

      He had this to say:

      “You know, this is the first time I’ve been since turning 21. I was surprised to see how cheap the beer was. They were only charging $8 a pint.”

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        1 day ago

        Was he surprised a pint of beer in general was $8 or specifically at an amusement park? Because, for the latter, that is surprising.

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          He was surprised it was $8 in an amusement park.

          This was also like 14 years ago. Might need to update the dollar amount when I tell this story.

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      1 day ago

      Yeah if you’re used to California prices most places feel like a deal. I don’t bat an eye paying $4.70 a gallon for gas currently.