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Epic Luxury Price Inflation

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Ben_Hecht, Dec 18, 2008.

  1. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Scott Toilet Tissue now $1.07/roll at my local grocery, which is NOT a gouge joint.

    Remember $0.09 in the late sixties . . . 900%+ inflation, in forty years.

    Right now, gasoline isn't close to that.
     
  2. Grimace

    Grimace Guest

    Dude, splurge on the good stuff. Your taint will thank you.
     
  3. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Keep buying it by the roll and you deserve to be gouged.

    I buy never less than a 12 pack and spend never more than $5.99 for the whole pack.
     
  4. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    You need a new grocery store,

    I just paid $4.99 for a 12 pack of Charmaine.

    Toilet paper is one their favourite loss leaders. Everyone discounts the stuff.
     
  5. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    You can always walk somewhere if you have to. You can only air dry the bum so often, though.
     
  6. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Why is bug roll so cheap and newsprint so expensive?
     
  7. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    Understand that, and have followed those guidelines for years.

    But the single-roll is the inflation indicator.

    Re Charmin: that stuff doesn't come in 1000-sheet increments.
     
  8. ArnoldBabar

    ArnoldBabar Active Member

    I've mostly been poor in my life, but TP is the one thing I won't skimp on. Charmin Ultra or bust. If you have to wipe your ass with sandpaper, there's really no point in living.
     
  9. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    AB, was the same way when I lived on my own. Everything else I bought was cheap, but I couldn't fathom buying cheap TP.
     
  10. Lieslntx

    Lieslntx Active Member

    People who skimp on their toilet paper scare me.
     
  11. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    True dat.... Give me Aloe or give me death
     
  12. Appgrad05

    Appgrad05 Active Member

    It's Cottonelle or nothing in this family.
     
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