Inflation is low… for commercial purchasing. The businesses are holding onto the lockdown scarcity prices to squeeze more money from you, the consumer. It’s why the price of the solo hash brown at McDonalds is $3 in the states but a big breakfast is $8 (in the cheaper states.)
I remember about fifteen years ago I could go to a local Amish restaurant, and for $8 get a breakfast that was so big that the leftovers you took home could fed you through dinner. Their "hash brown" was literally a plate full of diced potatoes.
Even the food court at the mall had an Asian restaurant where for $9 you got what felt like a pound of flavored chicken, a half pound of bbq pork, a pound of rice, and a beverage. And when they weren't serving anyone they were offering free samples on toothpicks to anyone walking by.
Inflation is low… for commercial purchasing. The businesses are holding onto the lockdown scarcity prices to squeeze more money from you, the consumer. It’s why the price of the solo hash brown at McDonalds is $3 in the states but a big breakfast is $8 (in the cheaper states.)
I remember about fifteen years ago I could go to a local Amish restaurant, and for $8 get a breakfast that was so big that the leftovers you took home could fed you through dinner. Their "hash brown" was literally a plate full of diced potatoes.
Even the food court at the mall had an Asian restaurant where for $9 you got what felt like a pound of flavored chicken, a half pound of bbq pork, a pound of rice, and a beverage. And when they weren't serving anyone they were offering free samples on toothpicks to anyone walking by.