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Posted on 02-18-09 02:55:34 AM Link | Quote
Item in question: Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries cereal

Wal-Mart: 21 oz box, $2.99
Campus convenience store: 15 oz box, $6.29

Six cocking dollars for a 15 oz box!? I bought two 21 oz at Wal-Mart just because I knew it was so ridiculously expensive here.

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Posted on 02-18-09 03:14:52 AM Link | Quote
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There's your problem.

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Posted on 02-18-09 03:18:08 AM Link | Quote
Dammit I just remembered I forgot to buy Maruchan! No way am I buying more of this Cup Noodle here on campus, they're charging 50 cents each! Walmart is like 10/$1.

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A single can/container of soda costs $1.50 here, about the same price as a LITER of it in the grocery store.

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Posted on 02-18-09 04:13:19 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Drag
Originally posted by Viarra
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There's your problem.

This. You shouldn't be surprised. At all.
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Posted on 02-18-09 04:16:48 AM Link | Quote
Who said I was surprised? I'm just making note of how expensive it is for so little food.

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Posted on 02-18-09 04:21:02 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Viarra
Who said I was surprised? I'm just making note of how expensive it is for so little food.


The same can be said of many 5-star restaurants. Maybe that is some fancy Cap'n Crunch. Don't judge until you know.
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Posted on 02-18-09 05:06:25 AM Link | Quote
Yeah, convenience stores can jack up prices like crazy.

One 710ml bottle of Coca-Cola at a convenience store: About $1.79.
Pack of six 710ml bottles of Coca-Cola at a grocery store: About $2.99.

Gee, should I do what's "convenient" or should I lug home the six-pack and enjoy it? Hmmmmmm.

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Posted on 02-18-09 05:10:03 AM Link | Quote
Here's a good one.
Bag of "TGI Fridays Cheddar Bacon Potato Skins" at 7-Eleven which is good for one or two people: $1.79
Bag of "TGI Fridays Cheddar Bacon Potato Skins" at Rite Aid which is good for bringing to parties with its larger amount of chips: $1.99
I mean, how the hell do you expect to pull this shit when there's a Rite Aid right down the street?!

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Posted on 02-18-09 05:11:52 AM Link | Quote
Those actually sound really good.

I mean, it all depends - the convenience store on the corner here only gouges a big bag of chips by about 20 cents or so. I can live with that, it's not a terrible price increase.

But when they sell 2L bottles of Coke for $2.19 and we have sales at the grocery store near my house sometimes for 79 cents... Yeah. Piss off.

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Posted on 02-18-09 10:29:03 AM Link | Quote
Convenience store, anywhere, tend to be more expensive than everywhere else.

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