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What happened? Take me back (lemmy.world)
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[–] numlok@lemmy.world 223 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (21 children)

Assuming this was around 1994, and adjusting for inflation, it should still be under $2.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 54 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Pic 2 also looks like uber eats, not instore

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 51 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago

$3.99 in app for me rn. Total ripoff.

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

It switches to $3.99 when I put it in my cart.

[–] NecroParagon@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I went through the drive thru last year and spent almost $20 on 3 beef chalupas. The cashier looked puzzled before she told me the total lol. The one thing I want from that place, I knew it would cost me.

Not worth it afterwards, I decided.

Goddamn I want a chalupa

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[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The beefy 5 layer burrito was introduced in 2009/10

[–] numlok@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So, Ryan Gosling was 29 years old in the top picture. Damn is he a great actor.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Must be a method-actor.

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[–] terry_jerry@sh.itjust.works 68 points 2 months ago (23 children)

That price held untill atleast 2012, that's a solid 5 dollars of increase in just over 10 years. I could totally be talking out my ass

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Weird, 2012 was about when Brian Niccol took over as Chief Marketing Officer and then later became CEO of Taco Bell. Afterwards he moved to Chipotle and raised prices and lowered quality there too. Now he's in the news for becoming the new Starbucks CEO where he will be commuting via private jet 600 miles 3 days a week.

So you'll be happy to know that your extra money on tacos, burritos, and coffee goes to good use like paying this asshole millions of dollars to fly around on a private jet enshittifying everything he touches

[–] terry_jerry@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This chaps my ass almost as much as the beefy 5 layer burrito

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And the cherry on top about that guy... he's a union buster.

New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Has a History of Union-Busting. Niccol's tenure as Chipotle CEO was marred by settlements over unfair labor practices and child labor law violations

https://www.commondreams.org/news/new-starbucks-ceo

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago

Beefy5 layer burrito has that effect.

Hopefully most of the price increase is tax related as a luxury food item and the money goes towards diabetes and obesity research. Right?

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[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Inflation, greed and enshittification.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

Stagflation

[–] ThePJN@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 months ago (17 children)

I don’t know what’s sadder the giant Safeway sandwiches going from $9.99 to $13.99 or my mortgage about to go up like 200 goddamn dollars…

[–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My mortgage has gone up like $300 in the last 14 years due to taxes & insurance... but if I were still a renter it'd have gone up by $1000 (or more?) so I'm not complaining.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You should complain. We’re all getting ripped off.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I mean, my house value quadrupled during that time, so it's kinda fair that I'm paying more property taxes. As for the insurance... I gotta admit I haven't paid much attention.

[–] ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Unless you are selling the house (which still means you have to buy another one…) it’s paying for unrealized gains which the rich fucks making the rules tell us is so unfair whaaaa whaaaa whaaa (insert child crying noises here)

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

On the contrary: as a single-family homeowner, I'm being massively subsidized compared to the amount of city services and infrastructure I consume. (It could be worse: I could have a large lot in a car-dependent suburb instead of a small lot in a streetcar suburb and therefore be even more of a leech -- i.e., like those rich fucks you're talking about -- but still, I'm definitely not paying my fair share of taxes.)

If you want to know who's really getting ripped off, it's all the renters in dense apartments. Not only are they paying extra so their landlords can profit, they're paying even more because they're the ones funding the subsidy for single-family homeowners like me. Basically, I'm exploiting them via the skewed way property taxes are assessed. Thanks for funding my privileged lifestyle, people too poor/unluckly to be able to buy a house! 🤑

(But seriously, it really is very unfair and we need to reform the property tax code and, even more importantly, the zoning code.)

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[–] ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

As a renter, I don't pity the mere $200 increase you're dealing with.

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[–] ampersandcastles@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 months ago

Capitalist greed happened.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The $2 meal deal, kept me alive in college. Sounds like I couldn’t even get the tiny Doritos bag for $2 now.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 8 points 2 months ago

"fun" size now only 3.99

[–] Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (7 children)

guys look a +500% price increase in less than one Gosling life time is totally normal capitalism

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Is that a delivery service’s marked up price? Their site has them for much less.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Could be down to their location. I mocked my gps to a place i guessed would be expensive (Long Beach CA) and got this

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago

Nanaimo BC, Canada.. price is in CAD. That converts to $3.32 USD

I must say I am shocked that our prices are on par with or lower than anywhere in the US. I mean the conversion rate on the California price is insane in CAD:

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What happened to the 7 layer ?

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Ran out of dodo eggs and ambrosia.

[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

People couldn't afford the extra 2 layers.

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[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

At least it doesn't look like it shrunk too.

[–] turbulentMagma@lemm.ee 24 points 2 months ago
  • Photos are for illustration purposes only
[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 21 points 2 months ago

It 100% shrunk. That image is misleading

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