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bif

(27,459 posts) Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:45 AM 9 hrs ago

Sticker shock for a bottle of tonic water [View all]

I bought a couple quarts of tonic water yesterday at the grocery store. I remember about a couple years ago it was 80 or 90 cents a bottle. It's now $2.29! Didn't the Rapist say he was gong to bring prices down? Yikes!

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Sticker shock for a bottle of tonic water [View all] bif 9 hrs ago OP

At True Value Hardware yesterday - they wanted $2.98 for a box of kitchen matches. hatrack 9 hrs ago #1

Sticker shock for everything, frankly... hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #2

Prices for just about everything have pretty much have doubled bif 8 hrs ago #3

$7 for a bag of Cheetos these days! Arthur_Frain 8 hrs ago #4

$0.97 Manatee 8 hrs ago #5

Well, I don't shop at Walmart bif 8 hrs ago #6

I also Manatee 7 hrs ago #7

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