DavidC
08-10-2005, 03:16 AM
Hey guys,
I live in Ontario. In the last 3.5 years, the prices of chocolate bars has gone up from $0.87 to $1.09.
This is WAY bigger than general inflation, and affects me more than the initial increase in price would suggest, because of a 15% sales tax in Ontario: $1 -> $1.25
(Actually, I take that back, it's just a few percent difference.)
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Anyways, I like to eat a ton of chocolate bars (no, I don't have major acne, but my kidneys probably are worse for it). Maybe one a day or two a day at some points during my adolescent life.
Strangely enough, other than Candy, I eat fairly healthy...
The price of gum has risen to reflect the price of chocolate bars, about a year after the shift in chocolate bar prices.
Also, the price of those heart candies that they sell in a roll "love hearts?" has gone up in price from $0.35 to $1 during the same time. This has basically reflected a shift in marketting strategy for these candies rather than an increase in costs of production.
("Nerds" have gone from $0.35 to $0.69 or $0.87 during this time.)
Oy! Anyways, I'm starting to dread going to the convenience store, because I hate these prices.
I went to the gas station today, and I tried to buy a chocolate bar (Coffee Crisp, maple), and it came to like $1.71.
I said, "Whoah, is there an error in the pricing on this?"
He said no, replied that it was a special edition chocolate bar and was therefore being sold at a higher price.
I exchanged it, explaining, "Sorry, I don't collect chocolate bars."
Now, I play a fair bit of poker, so it's not like I can't afford these prices, but I just couldn't mentally justify paying $1.71 for a chocolate bar. I'd actually rather go get gourmet chocolate for like $7.50 rather than pay $1.71 for "common" chocolate.
Anyways, maybe I'm just getting old, like when your grandparents say that when they grew up cars cost a nickle or something. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Anyone have any similar pricing / clerk stories they want to share?
I live in Ontario. In the last 3.5 years, the prices of chocolate bars has gone up from $0.87 to $1.09.
This is WAY bigger than general inflation, and affects me more than the initial increase in price would suggest, because of a 15% sales tax in Ontario: $1 -> $1.25
(Actually, I take that back, it's just a few percent difference.)
-----
Anyways, I like to eat a ton of chocolate bars (no, I don't have major acne, but my kidneys probably are worse for it). Maybe one a day or two a day at some points during my adolescent life.
Strangely enough, other than Candy, I eat fairly healthy...
The price of gum has risen to reflect the price of chocolate bars, about a year after the shift in chocolate bar prices.
Also, the price of those heart candies that they sell in a roll "love hearts?" has gone up in price from $0.35 to $1 during the same time. This has basically reflected a shift in marketting strategy for these candies rather than an increase in costs of production.
("Nerds" have gone from $0.35 to $0.69 or $0.87 during this time.)
Oy! Anyways, I'm starting to dread going to the convenience store, because I hate these prices.
I went to the gas station today, and I tried to buy a chocolate bar (Coffee Crisp, maple), and it came to like $1.71.
I said, "Whoah, is there an error in the pricing on this?"
He said no, replied that it was a special edition chocolate bar and was therefore being sold at a higher price.
I exchanged it, explaining, "Sorry, I don't collect chocolate bars."
Now, I play a fair bit of poker, so it's not like I can't afford these prices, but I just couldn't mentally justify paying $1.71 for a chocolate bar. I'd actually rather go get gourmet chocolate for like $7.50 rather than pay $1.71 for "common" chocolate.
Anyways, maybe I'm just getting old, like when your grandparents say that when they grew up cars cost a nickle or something. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Anyone have any similar pricing / clerk stories they want to share?