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minus-squareByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·2 days agoI bought lunch for my team of five and it came to $75 with tip. Fuck me. This was like basic sandwiches, chips, and a soda. Next time, I’ll just bring them over to my house and make steaks for everybody for the same price.
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoOne thing people don’t realize is how cheap luxuries used to be. When the average salary was about $5,000, you could get a top of the line Cadillac or a Jaguar for $6,000. Today the average is about $60,000 and supercars are in the million dollar range. School kids used to be able to buy courtside seats for a game, or see a Broadway show. Heck, a mocvie and a pizza out used to be a cheap date, now it can run a couple $100
I bought lunch for my team of five and it came to $75 with tip.
Fuck me. This was like basic sandwiches, chips, and a soda.
Next time, I’ll just bring them over to my house and make steaks for everybody for the same price.
One thing people don’t realize is how cheap luxuries used to be.
When the average salary was about $5,000, you could get a top of the line Cadillac or a Jaguar for $6,000.
Today the average is about $60,000 and supercars are in the million dollar range.
School kids used to be able to buy courtside seats for a game, or see a Broadway show.
Heck, a mocvie and a pizza out used to be a cheap date, now it can run a couple $100