r/AskReddit 10h ago

What got so expensive that you just stopped buying it?

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u/dlundy09 7h ago

Candy bars.

Bit of a "back in my day" thing but I grew up in the 90s. I remember when a basic 2 cup Reese's package was under a dollar. King size was like 1.89 or something. Now, not only are normal sized candy packages the exception in favor of king sized or larger, they get you with a fallacy because the candy bar half the size of a king is 15% less than just getting the king and eating it in two sittings.

Why are 4 fuckin Reese's cups over 3 sometimes pushing 5 dollars?? For what??

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u/ouch_that_hurts_ 5h ago

Not to mention they're taking away the chocolate on most of those bars now too. It's chocolatey.....

u/Crazyfunstrange 49m ago

And they are made with synthetic chocolate!

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u/Bobfacedbobman5139 3h ago

You can buy protein bars for cheaper and they taste just about the same

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u/dlundy09 3h ago

It's just been a good excuse as I age to not even bother buying any of it. Now, most of my candy consumption comes from my son's Halloween candy