Too expensive
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Everyday Items People Have Given Up On Because They Have Become Absurdly Expensive, And They Can't Justify The Cost
https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/things-people-stopped-buying-because-of-prices
Eating out. We used to go to Panera occasionally but got out of the habit. I checked their menu recently and couldn’t believe what they’re charging. A ‘nice’ restaurant we used to have lunch at every so often…their prices are through the roof.
Now please get off my lawn.
What have you stopped buying?
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Still paying 125/mo. for a “landline.” How dumb is that? Looking for an alternative.
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Certainly, potato chips. I won't pay more than $2.50 for a 10 oz. bag which means I usually leave the store without... just as well. I never go to the movie theatre any longer, and I never bought sports tickets so not missing anything there. Wine is always in the cart as is Prosecco, because there's so much to celebrate! And the prices here in NH are still good in that department, and we don't have sales tax. I don't even want a new vehicle, too many bells and whistles that I'm not the least interested in. I'm hoping that when my current car needs replacing I'll still be able to find something that is mostly analog. Dining out is still in the works. Our wonderful Thai place has a lunch special for $11 - $13. Soft drinks are a rarity for me, but I have recently started buying seltzer water in packs of 12, 12 oz. aluminum cans (recyclable), $4/12 pack. I don't think I was drinking enough water, and I love seltzer water, hence.
I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.
I eat little meat so that's not a concern, but I have stopped buying Impossible Burger. It's way too expensive. And I've never bought a streaming service.
It is getting harder to buy certain cheeses due to price increases. And smoked salmon. Cut flowers don't come home as often as they used to (but that's partly due to being on a budget until the mortgage is paid off).
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Chocolate and chocolate covered biscuits. Get my fix buying drinking chocolate and making mocha.
And our Sky satellite TV contract is terminated end of this month.
Reckon we were paying £50 for two channels as the others are available free. Had to update out coaxial aerial connections around the house. -
Certainly, potato chips. I won't pay more than $2.50 for a 10 oz. bag which means I usually leave the store without... just as well. I never go to the movie theatre any longer, and I never bought sports tickets so not missing anything there. Wine is always in the cart as is Prosecco, because there's so much to celebrate! And the prices here in NH are still good in that department, and we don't have sales tax. I don't even want a new vehicle, too many bells and whistles that I'm not the least interested in. I'm hoping that when my current car needs replacing I'll still be able to find something that is mostly analog. Dining out is still in the works. Our wonderful Thai place has a lunch special for $11 - $13. Soft drinks are a rarity for me, but I have recently started buying seltzer water in packs of 12, 12 oz. aluminum cans (recyclable), $4/12 pack. I don't think I was drinking enough water, and I love seltzer water, hence.
I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.
I eat little meat so that's not a concern, but I have stopped buying Impossible Burger. It's way too expensive. And I've never bought a streaming service.
It is getting harder to buy certain cheeses due to price increases. And smoked salmon. Cut flowers don't come home as often as they used to (but that's partly due to being on a budget until the mortgage is paid off).
@Bernard said in Too expensive:
I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.
Yeah, I cannot see an American doing it cheaper than the professionals in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, etc. either.
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I suppose this may be a form of "too expensive" ...
There is one restaurant that I stopped buying from because they started to automatically add a 20% tip to every bill. Paid it once when I first learnt about it, and resolved not to return.
The casual kinda place where we went last night added a 20% tip, a 3% “kitchen appreciation fee” and a 1% service fee.
I’ve never seen that before.
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Greg says it’s common around here. I don’t like it.
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while I agree that everything‘s gotten more expensive, of the 18 things on that list they’re only three or four that I’ve spent money on in about the last 20 years. my recent experience with Panera has been similar to WTG‘s.
But for frame of reference on some of these other items, the last singing group’s concert I can recall going to was ….The Mills Brothers.
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I definitely cut back on one thing on that list--haircuts.
I was going to a high-end salon solely because I could walk there, but the price to just touch up my roots without even blowing it dry was insane. I was rationing cuts to a quarterly schedule, trying to stop the money hemorrhage.
A friend told me about a cosmetology school fifteen minutes away. I've been twice and the student did just a good a job with the color and the cost for that, a cut, styling, and the tip was a third what it was at the fancy place.
I'm sure I'll spend my savings on chocolate.
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I definitely cut back on one thing on that list--haircuts.
I was going to a high-end salon solely because I could walk there, but the price to just touch up my roots without even blowing it dry was insane. I was rationing cuts to a quarterly schedule, trying to stop the money hemorrhage.
A friend told me about a cosmetology school fifteen minutes away. I've been twice and the student did just a good a job with the color and the cost for that, a cut, styling, and the tip was a third what it was at the fancy place.
I'm sure I'll spend my savings on chocolate.
@Mary-Anna said in Too expensive:
haircuts.
Mr SK has been cutting my hair at home since the pandemic started... it's super short and that's part of what makes it possible for him to do it. I imagine if I want to change the style or grow it out, I'll need to start going back to a professional. But five years of home haircuts, and not only the savings but the convenience, will be hard to give up!
He cuts his own hair as well. I jump in at the very end to do the back, around his neck, and make sure everything is even.
A very rough estimate suggests we have saved well over $6000 so far (since we both use to get haircuts almost once a month, that's estimating $70 for me and $40, but it's probably even more). Wow!
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Certainly, potato chips. I won't pay more than $2.50 for a 10 oz. bag which means I usually leave the store without... just as well. I never go to the movie theatre any longer, and I never bought sports tickets so not missing anything there. Wine is always in the cart as is Prosecco, because there's so much to celebrate! And the prices here in NH are still good in that department, and we don't have sales tax. I don't even want a new vehicle, too many bells and whistles that I'm not the least interested in. I'm hoping that when my current car needs replacing I'll still be able to find something that is mostly analog. Dining out is still in the works. Our wonderful Thai place has a lunch special for $11 - $13. Soft drinks are a rarity for me, but I have recently started buying seltzer water in packs of 12, 12 oz. aluminum cans (recyclable), $4/12 pack. I don't think I was drinking enough water, and I love seltzer water, hence.
I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.
I eat little meat so that's not a concern, but I have stopped buying Impossible Burger. It's way too expensive. And I've never bought a streaming service.
It is getting harder to buy certain cheeses due to price increases. And smoked salmon. Cut flowers don't come home as often as they used to (but that's partly due to being on a budget until the mortgage is paid off).
@Bernard said in Too expensive:
I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.
Ha, same for yarn. I always say, “I can make that for three times the cost!”
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I cut my own own hair. Why not? I'm practically bald and I look like a chia pet every 2nd or 3rd day if I don't cut it.
I can't go to a barber every three days
I'm sure I save money but have to take meticulous care of the "appliances." They aren't inexpensive. Maintaining them isn't free, either.
Unfortunately, they run on lithium batteries, and this makes them disposable after about a year. The head to the head shaver is expensive and might last six months.
Last time I had to take care of this the head shaver was going to die and the low end replacement was only 2x the price of the head, so I just bought a new head shaver.
Shaving is easily my most expensive grooming expense.
