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Ten Delicious Treats People Can't Afford To Enjoy Anymore

Ten Delicious Treats People Can't Afford To Enjoy Anymore
Thanks to our nightmare combination of inflation and corporate greed, even something as good and pure as a sweet treat is off the table for many of us.
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Our bank accounts are being brutalized so much that our spending habits have changed drastically over the last year or two. Not only are big ticket items like homes and cars out of reach, but even certain foods aren't worth buying anymore.

Redditor u/randomlancing put out a call for foods that people have stopped buying entirely because of pure sticker shock at grocery stores and restaurants. Unsurprisingly, people had a lot of opinions to share.


What's something you've stopped eating because it's become too expensive?
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These ice cream prices are turning us into DIY gastronomic explorers

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Silly prole, Trix are for the one percent

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How are Gamersโ„ข supposed to snack with prices this high?

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When did Taco Bell get priced like a premium dining experience?

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Movie theater snacks are so expensive that sneaking in candy is a moral imperative

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Screw Starbucks, we're the baristas now

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Wings are literally the discarded leavings of the bird โ€” stop the madness

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Corporations are inadvertently turning more of us into vegetarians because meat costs so damn much

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Even relatively basic breakfast foods are hilariously overpriced now

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Any seafood beyond what comes in a can is not going to work anymore

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