People Are Sharing The Things They No Longer Buy Because They've Gotten Too Expensive, And My Jaw Is On The Floor At Some Of These
by Abby Zinman · BuzzFeedI'm sure we're all aware just how pricey literally EVERYTHING has gotten recently. It's become so much more difficult just to make a living, and people all over the world are struggling.
So recently, one Reddit user asked, "What has become so expensive that you no longer buy it?" and people had super interesting answers. Here are some of the top-voted responses:
Keep in mind that this was on a subreddit called r/AskACanadian, so some of these might be Canadian brands. But if they are, I'll be sure to explain them to you, as your local Canadian BuzzFeeder.
1. "McDonald's."
–[deleted user]
"For 2 people, you are up to or even over $30. At that price, just go to a sit down and order a cheaper plate. McDonalds is their own enemy. Used to be fast and cheap… now they are neither."
2. And in general, "Fast food."
"I went to KFC to get a chicken wrap last year, which I used to love when I was younger. No combo. It was like 9 dollars after sales tax, for a wrap that's smaller than it used to be. WTF?"
3. "Chips."
"A 200g bag of Ruffles used to be $2.97 at Walmart. Now it is almost $5. Although, at least this change probably benefitted my health."
"The Ruffles bags keep shrinking too."
4. "Thrift shopping."
"I've been thrift shopping forever, but the last couple of years have been ridiculous. $10 for a used t-shirt? Are they out of their g-d minds?!"
5. "Meat, mostly."
"I eat far less of it than I used to, and when I do eat it, it's a splurge only on locally-sourced products."
6. "Subway sandwiches."
"The last time I went, it cost me $18 for a footlong club with a bottle of water. Good grief."
7. "Concert tickets."
"Wife mentioned a concert the other day. We live on a island so need a ferry ($200+), hotel ($400 if you can find one), and concert tickets ($400 for the pair). $1000 to go have some idiot stand in front of you for 3 hours."
8. "Alcohol."
"Yeah, my intake has reduced drastically. Not really a bad thing though I guess LOL."
9. "Fizzy water. Miss it."
"Yes I have a Sodastream, and no I don't use it."
10. "Olive oil."
"We still buy it, but only use it when no cheaper oil will do."
11. "Beauty treatments (mani-pedi, haircuts, etc)."
12. "Bread. I make it myself now."
"And I make a little extra dough for pizza. I've been doing it for a few years now, and the job is just part of my weekend chores, like laundry, mowing the lawn, etc... I can't imagine buying bread any more."
13. "Fruit."
"The large variety of fruit we used to eat. Now we only pick out one or two for the week."
14. "Brand-new cars. I only buy used now."
"You guys buy cars? I've been driving a used 2012 Mazda 3 for like 6 years now and I fully intend to ride it until it breaks."
15. "Greek yogurt."
"At my local supermarket, it's going for $8/litre, so now I make my own for less than half the cost."
16. "Cheese."
"Never taught I would have to be millionaire to eat cheese."
–[deleted user]
17. "Butter. There's no way in hell I'm going to pay $9 for butter."
"I wait till goes on sale for $4.99 and freeze the rest."
18. "Orange juice. Concentrated or not from concentrate — all too costly."
19. "Paper towels."
"Found out that we don't really need them anyway and use washable cloths instead."
20. "Delivered food — Uber Eats, Skip, etc."
"Deleted the apps, as every time I'd put together an order I'd be shocked at the total. A hefty price for room temperature food on arrival. No thank you."
21. "Nothing yet, but deodorant is pushing it."
"Make my own now. Most of the stuff at the shops give me rashes anyway."
22. "Activities like snowboarding."
"6 years ago my wife and I could go to the resort (northern British Columbia) for about $250/day including fuel if we brought our own food. Now it's $375-400, depending on fuel prices."
23. "Cable TV."
–u/ContestGood1238, u/BaldingOldGuy
"Cable TV is trying to price itself out of existence."
24. "Pretty much every restaurant."
"I limit ordering/eating out to once a month as much as possible."
25. Speaking of restaurants, "Tipping. I tip less these days."
"15% max, and I make sure it's on the pretax. If service is mediocre I tip 10%."
26. "There's no way I'm paying $4.50 for a fountain drink at a restaurant — just water for me, thanks."
"Beers are like $8-12 now. Cocktails $15+. Yeah, no."
27. "Cigarettes. I still buy them unfortunately because I'm addicted. But in the process of quitting."
"$24 for a pack of 25."
28. "Starbucks."
"They keep raising the prices!"
29. "Movies."
"I used to go to the movies once a month at least. Now I might go once or twice a year. Haven’t been since last November."
30. And on that note, "I will no longer be buying anything from a movie theatre snack counter again."
"I went to see Deadpool and Wolverine this week. I know the snack counter's prices are crazy, but I was really hungry, I'd planned my day poorly, and really wanted something to eat.
SEVENTEEN dollars for a medium popcorn and a small Coke. The popcorn tasted so gross I didn't even eat a quarter of the bag and the Coke was warm after ten minutes."
31. "I don't buy name brand food products if a house brand is available."
"We did a chip comparison once, and the preferred chip in our house was the no-name."
32. "Lunch meat."
"Bloody insane prices!"
33. And finally: "Food in general."
"You know it's sad when you’re looking at Dollarama for groceries."
"I went from 3 meals a day to one."
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Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.