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Comment on In Pulp Fiction Vincent made a big deal about a $5 milkshake, which is less than a crappy one from a fast food joint costs today.

acme401@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

I saw it in the theater at the time and I remember thinking “Why is he making such a big deal over the price?”

Basically what I’m saying is, $5 was not a outrageous price for a milkshake if you lived in a city at the time.

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fortnitefinn@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I always consider the profit margins on whatever I’m buying.

The profit margins are insane for a $5 milkshake. Even if you think you’re not getting ripped off, you are.

The same goes for coffee and soft drinks. You’re paying meat-prices for no meat and the businesses are pocketing the difference.

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db2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
General consensus is the movie took place around 1982. $5 then would be almost $20 now.

Would you buy it?

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- fortnitefinn@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  Would you buy it?
  
  If everyone around me was doing it, sure!
  
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  Just kidding, but this is how the average idiot thinks these days.
  
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  - db2@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Why but it for 20 when you can doordash it for 40 though?
    
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