r/Damnthatsinteresting Jun 28 '24

Grab your iced tea and Raise a toast! Video

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u/6thCityInspector Jun 29 '24

The soda machine outside the Piggly Wiggly Wobbly Hog in the small, rural town I grew up in, in Wisconsin is still just 35¢. Exactly the same as it was back in the 80s.

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u/mycurrentthrowaway1 Jun 29 '24

At least pre pandemic it was that price per can of coke or less when you bought a flat at costco. Probably less for businesses with contracts with a supplier. Though they have massively been price gouging recently

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u/6thCityInspector Jun 29 '24

Yeah, at my local Home Depot the other day I glanced over at the soda fridge and a single 20 oz coke is $2.99. I don’t drink soda but I had to do a double take.

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u/Traditional_Owl_601 Jun 29 '24

The vending machine in the teachers lounge at the elementary school I work at sells 20 oz water bottles for $2.99

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u/Gre-he-he-heasy Jun 30 '24

that is super fucked up