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.

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• cattywampas@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  $5 in 1994 is $11 in 2026.

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  • humanamerican@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If your inflation calculation excludes housing, education, and medical care, maybe.

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    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yup, exactly how the BLS CPI calculator works

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    • Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s cost of living, a separate measurement, and is also a significant factor.

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    • HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      yeah I was gonna say that $5 for me at the grocery store is more like $20 now. One thing I complain about a lot is places that won’t take over a $20 nowadays. Yeah in the 80’s I could understand when you would get change after buying the weeks groceries with one, but since $100 is the largest denomination consumers have access to they should accept anything.

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  • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve definitely seen a couple places here in Chicago with $11 milkshakes. Jojo’s Shake Bar comes to mind.

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    • cattywampas@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Oh for sure, and I’m sure I’d react to that like Vincent did to a $5 shake in 1994.

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  • Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    My local restaurants serve milkshakes for $8 so, not as bad

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• Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That was 30 years ago though. That’s like comparing 90s prices with 60s prices.

  We can get waaaaaay more cooked.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  McDonald’s has the most expensive shakes for fast food where I am, and they’re still just under $5 (unless you get the shamrock shake; that’s $5.15). Everywhere else is around $3.

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  • Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They don’t put any bourbon or anything in them?

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Maybe thats why the shamrock shake is more expensive 🤔

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  • cattywampas@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What fast food places near you have more expensive shakes than McDonald’s? I just did a quick check and McD’s was cheaper than Culver’s and Shake Shack near me.

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    • Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      McDonalds gad the most expensive shakes near me

      What fast food places near you have more expensive shakes

      🤷‍♂️

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I literally said McDonald’s is the most expensive one. 🤨

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    • PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I got a cookies n creme one from Cookout for $3.64 the other day

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I haven’t seen the film, but everything I see around me is $7.00 or more.

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  • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Do McDonald’s shake machines work now? They used to always be down when I was younger. It was a sad day when DQ closed and the only shake option was to drive 30 minutes for a Wendy’s frosty shake

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• yesman@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hardees/ Carls jr. used to advertise a 1/4 cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato as the “six dollar burger” as a dig at casual dining restaurants.

  Today it’s called the “famous star” and is $6.39.

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  • iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They’ve had the famous star on their menu even before their quarter pound “six dollar burger” options came out in the mid 00s.

    Famous stars were more like their signature/original burger (I guess that and the Western Bacon burger) and were priced lower than their premium line of six dollar burgers or even most of their promotional stuff.

    That’s how far we’ve fallen lol. The price didn’t just go up 36 cents, their original tier burger either doubled or tripled in price (even outside of a meal offering) depending on where you live and they discontinued the premium Angus beef burger line because nobody can afford it/they continue to enshitify their menu and quality of their ingredients/sourcing.

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• DrFistington@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I was just thinking of this scene the other day after getting my kids the smallest size, non fancy milkshake at a local place, they were each about $6

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• orbitz@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Being Canadian I was so wondering at prices in the states (from tv, movies) during the early 90s. You’d see a greasy spoon diner have breakfast for like $3.50 in them, usually closer to $6-7 up here for the same (noticbly more after exchange rate). The crappy fast food milkshakes were like $4 minimum let alone a theme restraunt with Steve Buscemi as a waiter.

  Though I do often use the inflation calculation when I see a price from the 90s and earlier these days just to make sure I got the right perspective on cost.

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