So I was craving a snickers bar today and went to the local vending machine. I see that it is now $1. I recall 20 years ago being able to purchase a snickers bar for 50cents in a vending machine.
Now, I used the rule of 72 in my head (72/20 = ~3.5%). Inflation is for real! Holy Schnikes!
Hmm… $1 for a chocolate bar sounds like a bargain. We are up to $1.50 in most vending machines here. Other inflation example: Stopped at the gas station to buy a Gatorade ahead of a hockey game as I forgot my mix at home. $3. Yup, $3. WTF?
I remember when my mom got mad because they raised the price of stamps up to 22 cents.
BTW - has anyone here ever paid less than $1/gallon for gas? I remember those days, too. But since I got my driver’s license (in 1996), I can only remember paying less than $1 one time. I made a special trip across town just so I could say that I got gas for 99 cents.
But haven’t console games always been around that $50 mark? Even in the late 80s, i remember paying $49 for the latest NES game. So console games have gotten cheaper, relatively speaking. Most games these days are 50-60.