Thursday, October 23, 2008

the rising costs of coke

when i was a kid, my grandfather used to tell me about how a coke cost a nickel. back when he told me that a coke was 25 cents a can (usually from the ice cream truck and random vending machines). i never paid attention to his story cuz i thought it was about coke but it was about more than that. it was about value for your money.

i was in the store the other day and found a 20 pack of coke for $5.99. not bad i guess but up until then i used to buy a 24 pack for about $5.99. what the fuck happened? i'm losing 4 cokes but paying the same price. today i went to the store and found some 24 packs but now they cost $8 and up. where do they get off raising the price $2-$3?

it feels like we're not getting anywhere in this economy. i've been making more money than i ever have but with the prices of gas and groceries going up, i feel like i'm still making minimum wage.

i wish i could live like this guy:

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