It looks like you omitted the decimal point from these prices. If not, you should consider shopping somewhere else.kyphysics said:
I've run into some restaurants that offer 50% off from the lunch menu...while serving portions around half the usual size. And charging extra for everything else: " Hey, you want a plate too? Well, that will be extra" "you want a chair to sit down? Extra". ( Only a slight exaggeration).kyphysics said:
I believe it. I've seen "inflation fees" on receipts at some restaurants posted on Twitter.WWGD said:
I wash mine ( Bic) under water with reasonable pressure and reuse them a few times. It's worked well for me. Though maybe you can grow an " Inflation Beard". Edit: This works after a shower, given your skin softens from the moisture. Not sure otherwise.kyphysics said:
Taking advantage of the male societal prerogative 'stubble is acceptable', I shave using a Wahl professional hair trimmer with snap on guides. No guide and blade guard retracted removes hair down to the skin. Guides 1, 1.5 and 2 trim my goatee beard, mustache and sideburns. Since Covid, I use the same trimmer on my hair saving barber fees as well as saving on expensive grooming products.kyphysics said:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-made-warren-buffett-rich-is-making-us-all-poorer-193628699.html
When in Omaha, try Gorat's Steakhouse. Warren recommends it as reasonably priced. I ate there a number of times and he's right.kyphysics said:
Yep. My wife and I share a blade and the disposable razor in the shower lasts for months. It does not hurt that work-from-home means that a shave every day or three is acceptable.ChemAir said:
Seems to grow slower the less you shave. But my beard grows very irregularly and I just look insane with random blotches through my face if I don't shave it at least biweekly. Some of the major stores sell 12+ packs pretty cheap.jbriggs444 said:
The government is going to have to figure out how much inflation is real and how much price gouging is going on because businesses and people think they can get away with it. My AC guy charged $60 last year for the AC summer checkout. This year it was $180 for the same work. He did this in two steps. First he upped his price from $60 per hour to $90 then he separated out the coil washing which previously was included and now is extra labor for another $90. I called him and pointed out inflation was 8.5% not 200% but he just said that's what they decided to do because gas was $5 a gallon.kyphysics said:
I hired them because I knew what the price was except they failed to mention they tripled it.jbriggs444 said:
And if an external agency steps in and says "no, you can't charge that much" then you get shortages.jbriggs444 said:
I'm not suggesting strict price controls. I only suggested greed may be inflating some things more than the market demands. If it spirals out of control things could get real bad.Vanadium 50 said:
Certainly, unintentional agreement to a transaction at a higher price than the buyer was actually willing to pay is a sign of an inefficient market. The vendor may be playing fast and loose with some consumer protection rules. But the market is able to deal with this -- you shop for another vendor or do without.bob012345 said:
If it costs $60 to make a widget, and someone is "gouging" by charging $100, I have the opportunity to undercut him by charging $90. And you have an opportunity to undercut me by charging $80. And so on.jbriggs444 said:
Core CPI (which is ex-energy and food, b/c they are volatile) doesn't reflect the lives of every day Americans. People got to drive and cool/warm their cars/houses and eat you know.
This assumes an efficient market where one has the time and ability to shop around. That is not always the case.Vanadium 50 said:
bob012345 said:
I'm no economist but the above just sounds like you are rationalizing people's actions to fit the model. I can say the above rationalization does not always fit my situation.Office_Shredder said: