“I’ve Lost Ten Pounds”: 62 Everyday Products That’ve Gotten Insanely Expensive
I recently took a trip to McDonald’s for the first time in years, and I was extremely disappointed. After waiting 45 minutes for a cold meal, my partner and I realized that for the same price, we could have had a much better dinner somewhere else! Isn’t the appeal of fast food supposed to be that it’s quick and affordable?
Well, as we all know, some things just aren’t what they used to be. Redditors have been discussing items that have become surprisingly expensive in recent years, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts below. Enjoy scrolling through this list that will remind you how out of control inflation has gotten, and be sure to upvote the things you’re hoping will decrease in price again!
Rent.
SaltySpitoonReg:
It’s insane how quickly it’s gone up. When I started renting 5 years ago, my apartment was just over $1,000 a month.
Now it’s just under 2k.
5 years and nearly doubled. Insane.
I usually don’t brag about owning expensive things, but I just left the grocery store.
Petrus_Rock:
Just groceries. We used to be able to fill a cart to the brim with 200-250 euros. Now it’s *cheap* if we can fill half a cart for that price.
Auto insurance.
Honeypott615:
I literally pay almost 300 for just liability on a car that is paid off and I’ve been in no accidents and my car is 11 years old !! That’s how much I was paying for full coverage when I was leasing my car. Their reason is just the cost of living. Okayy glad yall can jack that price up while I haven’t gotten a raise and I ask for a raise and I get laughed at (literally by the boss) DISGUSTING.
Canned Tuna. (The cheaper stuff tastes like c**p and why do they put a picture of a cat on it?)
A house. I recognize this is different than “every time you buy it”, but whenever I casually browse houses for sale in my area, I think to myself, “How does anyone these days ever save up enough to even pay a 10% down payment? Let alone pay the mortgage with interest rates these days.”
Fruit. How the f**k is a cantaloupe $8.00???
gayforequalrights:
I accidentally bought a $15 bag of grapes and a $15 bag of cotton candy grapes. Panicked when I got home but even worse the next day they were moldy! I actually returned them to the store. I’m not cheap but $30 is $30.
Baby Formula.
insolentjuice:
Horribly expensive. Apparently, it’s the most commonly shoplifted item. So sad.
Netwytch:
A small can of hypoallergenic formula is $37.00. My 7-month-old goes through multiple cans per week. I pay more for my baby’s formula per week than I do groceries for me and my husband.
Bras are freaking insane. And they’re not something you can cheap out on. I lost weight recently and had to replace my bras. I wanted to cry.
Razor blades. What the hell? You would think these are individually forged by hand by master craftsmen.
Edit: the only cartridge blades I now buy are for my wife. I’ve grown a beard and use Wahl clippers for both my noggin’ and face. For the most part I use a Braun electric to trim and tidy (Mr. Neck Beard is not attractive to Mrs. Maverick).
Prescription medicine.
Inked_Chick:
My migraine medication, without insurance, is 2400$ a month for SIXTEEN pills (two 8pks). And there isn’t a cheaper generic version. You also can’t split up the amount to pay less in an emergency. It comes in an 8pk for 1200$. All of it or none of it.
It’s criminal. I’m in debilitating pain. It’s not like I want it for funsies.
Edit to add: my insurance does cover it so I only pay 11$ but every month insurance screws around for 10 days wanting to deny it so it’s an agonizing waiting game where I can’t get emergency doses 🙁
“Cheap” hotels and restaurants. With the cheapest meals available it costs $200 per day to travel alone now, and that’s staying in fleabag hotels where being robbed if I go outside is a real possibility.
Coffee. I hate feeling guilty for getting my little drinky drink but i spent $7 on a latte two days ago.
Freaking oil changes! Wasn’t it like a few years ago they were $20? Now I get coupons for $75 and I’m supposed to act like I’m robbing them.
As a truck driver, I no longer eat any meal out of a truck stop restaurant anymore. A T-bone steak dinner at the Petro cost almost $40 out the door after taxes and a tip. I was able to justify investing in a vacuum sealer, a dometic 12 volt fridge/freezer and a gas one camping stove. All in all my total initial cost to start saving more money has been almost $1k to prep my own food and I’m going to make all of it back after 3 or 4 months if I just cut the restaurants out of my budget entirely. I’ve also found that brewing your own tea or coffee,and using drink mixes cuts back on costs significantly seeing as a bottle of Gatorade cost like $3.45.
Olive oil.
notnexus
notnexus:
My BIL is in the import business, he was telling me yesterday that the price of EVOO will go up even further in the next 12 months. There’s now no profit left in the industry. So he is importing the product because he has supply contracts but actually losing money because the retailers can’t put the price up any higher. It will mean a huge number of growers/suppliers will go under and make the supply issue even worse in the next few years.
Went to buy those small black runner bands for your hair and couldn’t find any under $4.. they used to be 99cents???
Cat food.
greenjilly:
Seriously! Within a year, the cat food I get went from $12 to $19. I literally could not believe it. I had to go back and check my receipts because I thought I was going crazy.
I went to make a birthday cake for my father in law and realized my vanilla bean paste (the good stuff – Nelson-Massey) expired in 2018 so it was probably time for a new one…
It still had a William Sonoma price tag on it for $12.95. I went back to William Sonoma for a new one: $36!
McDonald’s! I mean it’s cheap compared to other things but now it’s just as expensive as Wendy’s or any other fast food joint. I’m Canadian it’s about $14 after tax for a Big Mac combo at my local McDonalds.
Socks/Underwear.
Pretend_Star_8193:
Bras are freaking insane. And they’re not something you can cheap out on. I lost weight recently and had to replace my bras. I wanted to cry.
Lunch meat.
SquashDue502:
We used to live on cold cuts in school and idk how my mom would feed us if they were priced what they are today.
Chicken, especially wings. Used to make wings at least once every football season but didn’t this year. Used to eat chicken multiple times a week, only about once per week now.
Car batteries! I bought one back in 2017 for like $125. Bought one back in November and my eyes almost popped out of my head—$378. And I have a smaller and s****ier car now.
Frozen french fries. $7 for a regular 32oz bag of Ore-Idas. Now I’m like: Hey kids! Let’s make our own French fries. They’ll taste much better because we made them with LOVE!
I was just looking at a pound of See’s Nuts and Chews Chocolates and it was 29.50. No thanks.
Beef jerky.
ButtMassager:
Yeah it’s pricey so I tried making my own and it wound up costing not that much less. You lose so much weight jerking it
Tuition
Used cars
Daycare
Insurance
Medicine
Groceries
Toys
Hygiene products
Games on Steam
Tips – when did 10 to 15% become not good enough?
My wife just bought a basic pack of floss for $6.95…
I saw a meme about how decent trash cans are shockingly expensive. And it’s so true. I thought about getting a new one because mine is a little beat up. The metal ones are like $100 minimum.
Plumbing fittings. What used to be .50 cents or a dollar is now 10 or 25 now. Valves that used to be $35. Are $150. Now. We’re talking overall price increase in a 20 year span, with the majority happening during Covid when everyone started price gouging.
What I’ve been using as a gauge for how expensive groceries have gotten is a can of Progresso soup and Near East Rice Pilaf; before the pandemic you could get each for $1 now the Progresso is $3.50 and the Rice Pilaf is about $2.70.
Panera bread. It used to be like $10 for you pick two a few years ago. Now, it’s $18. The quality has deteriorated as well.
Olives. Pitted olives aren’t cheap. Like… Wow. Also, honey too. The good stuff. And no, I’m not talking about Manuka honey.
I don’t drink pop, I don’t eat meat, I don’t eat chips, but I used to years ago and the prices are shocking now. I just bought some protein bars and when I was putting them away I came across a long forgotten one from the same company that somehow got lost in the pantry. I swear it was 1/3 bigger than the new ones for the same price.
Beer in Australia. It’s the national beverage for anyone above the age of 8 and you need to take out a mortgage just to buy 1 schooner.
It’s a bloody disgrace it is.
Quarts of motor oil. $8.50/..? That’s almost $35.00 a gallon.
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I recently took a trip to McDonald’s for the first time in years, and I was extremely disappointed. After waiting 45 minutes for a cold meal, my partner and I realized that for the same price, we could have had a much better dinner somewhere else! Isn’t the appeal of fast food supposed to be that it’s quick and affordable?
Well, as we all know, some things just aren’t what they used to be. Redditors have been discussing items that have become surprisingly expensive in recent years, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts below. Enjoy scrolling through this list that will remind you how out of control inflation has gotten, and be sure to upvote the things you’re hoping will decrease in price again!
Rent.
SaltySpitoonReg:
It's insane how quickly it's gone up. When I started renting 5 years ago, my apartment was just over $1,000 a month.
Now it's just under 2k.
5 years and nearly doubled. Insane.
I usually don’t brag about owning expensive things, but I just left the grocery store.
Petrus_Rock:
Just groceries. We used to be able to fill a cart to the brim with 200-250 euros. Now it’s *cheap* if we can fill half a cart for that price.
Auto insurance.
Honeypott615:
I literally pay almost 300 for just liability on a car that is paid off and I’ve been in no accidents and my car is 11 years old !! That’s how much I was paying for full coverage when I was leasing my car. Their reason is just the cost of living. Okayy glad yall can jack that price up while I haven’t gotten a raise and I ask for a raise and I get laughed at (literally by the boss) DISGUSTING.
Canned Tuna. (The cheaper stuff tastes like c**p and why do they put a picture of a cat on it?)
A house. I recognize this is different than "every time you buy it", but whenever I casually browse houses for sale in my area, I think to myself, "How does anyone these days ever save up enough to even pay a 10% down payment? Let alone pay the mortgage with interest rates these days."
Fruit. How the f**k is a cantaloupe $8.00???
gayforequalrights:
I accidentally bought a $15 bag of grapes and a $15 bag of cotton candy grapes. Panicked when I got home but even worse the next day they were moldy! I actually returned them to the store. I’m not cheap but $30 is $30.
Baby Formula.
insolentjuice:
Horribly expensive. Apparently, it’s the most commonly shoplifted item. So sad.
Netwytch:
A small can of hypoallergenic formula is $37.00. My 7-month-old goes through multiple cans per week. I pay more for my baby’s formula per week than I do groceries for me and my husband.
Bras are freaking insane. And they’re not something you can cheap out on. I lost weight recently and had to replace my bras. I wanted to cry.
Razor blades. What the hell? You would think these are individually forged by hand by master craftsmen.
Edit: the only cartridge blades I now buy are for my wife. I’ve grown a beard and use Wahl clippers for both my noggin’ and face. For the most part I use a Braun electric to trim and tidy (Mr. Neck Beard is not attractive to Mrs. Maverick).
Prescription medicine.
Inked_Chick:
My migraine medication, without insurance, is 2400$ a month for SIXTEEN pills (two 8pks). And there isn't a cheaper generic version. You also can't split up the amount to pay less in an emergency. It comes in an 8pk for 1200$. All of it or none of it.
It's criminal. I'm in debilitating pain. It's not like I want it for funsies.
Edit to add: my insurance does cover it so I only pay 11$ but every month insurance screws around for 10 days wanting to deny it so it's an agonizing waiting game where I can't get emergency doses 🙁
"Cheap" hotels and restaurants. With the cheapest meals available it costs $200 per day to travel alone now, and that's staying in fleabag hotels where being robbed if I go outside is a real possibility.
Coffee. I hate feeling guilty for getting my little drinky drink but i spent $7 on a latte two days ago.
Freaking oil changes! Wasn’t it like a few years ago they were $20? Now I get coupons for $75 and I’m supposed to act like I’m robbing them.
As a truck driver, I no longer eat any meal out of a truck stop restaurant anymore. A T-bone steak dinner at the Petro cost almost $40 out the door after taxes and a tip. I was able to justify investing in a vacuum sealer, a dometic 12 volt fridge/freezer and a gas one camping stove. All in all my total initial cost to start saving more money has been almost $1k to prep my own food and I'm going to make all of it back after 3 or 4 months if I just cut the restaurants out of my budget entirely. I've also found that brewing your own tea or coffee,and using drink mixes cuts back on costs significantly seeing as a bottle of Gatorade cost like $3.45.
Olive oil.
notnexus
notnexus:
My BIL is in the import business, he was telling me yesterday that the price of EVOO will go up even further in the next 12 months. There’s now no profit left in the industry. So he is importing the product because he has supply contracts but actually losing money because the retailers can’t put the price up any higher. It will mean a huge number of growers/suppliers will go under and make the supply issue even worse in the next few years.
Went to buy those small black runner bands for your hair and couldn’t find any under $4.. they used to be 99cents???
Cat food.
greenjilly:
Seriously! Within a year, the cat food I get went from $12 to $19. I literally could not believe it. I had to go back and check my receipts because I thought I was going crazy.
I went to make a birthday cake for my father in law and realized my vanilla bean paste (the good stuff - Nelson-Massey) expired in 2018 so it was probably time for a new one…
It still had a William Sonoma price tag on it for $12.95. I went back to William Sonoma for a new one: $36!
McDonald’s! I mean it’s cheap compared to other things but now it’s just as expensive as Wendy’s or any other fast food joint. I’m Canadian it’s about $14 after tax for a Big Mac combo at my local McDonalds.
Socks/Underwear.
Pretend_Star_8193:
Bras are freaking insane. And they’re not something you can cheap out on. I lost weight recently and had to replace my bras. I wanted to cry.
Lunch meat.
SquashDue502:
We used to live on cold cuts in school and idk how my mom would feed us if they were priced what they are today.
Chicken, especially wings. Used to make wings at least once every football season but didn't this year. Used to eat chicken multiple times a week, only about once per week now.
Car batteries! I bought one back in 2017 for like $125. Bought one back in November and my eyes almost popped out of my head—$378. And I have a smaller and s****ier car now.
Frozen french fries. $7 for a regular 32oz bag of Ore-Idas. Now I'm like: Hey kids! Let's make our own French fries. They'll taste much better because we made them with LOVE!
I was just looking at a pound of See's Nuts and Chews Chocolates and it was 29.50. No thanks.
Beef jerky.
ButtMassager:
Yeah it's pricey so I tried making my own and it wound up costing not that much less. You lose so much weight jerking it
Tuition
Used cars
Daycare
Insurance
Medicine
Groceries
Toys
Hygiene products
Games on Steam
Tips - when did 10 to 15% become not good enough?
My wife just bought a basic pack of floss for $6.95…
I saw a meme about how decent trash cans are shockingly expensive. And it’s so true. I thought about getting a new one because mine is a little beat up. The metal ones are like $100 minimum.
Plumbing fittings. What used to be .50 cents or a dollar is now 10 or 25 now. Valves that used to be $35. Are $150. Now. We’re talking overall price increase in a 20 year span, with the majority happening during Covid when everyone started price gouging.
What I've been using as a gauge for how expensive groceries have gotten is a can of Progresso soup and Near East Rice Pilaf; before the pandemic you could get each for $1 now the Progresso is $3.50 and the Rice Pilaf is about $2.70.
Panera bread. It used to be like $10 for you pick two a few years ago. Now, it's $18. The quality has deteriorated as well.
Olives. Pitted olives aren't cheap. Like... Wow. Also, honey too. The good stuff. And no, I'm not talking about Manuka honey.
I don't drink pop, I don't eat meat, I don't eat chips, but I used to years ago and the prices are shocking now. I just bought some protein bars and when I was putting them away I came across a long forgotten one from the same company that somehow got lost in the pantry. I swear it was 1/3 bigger than the new ones for the same price.
Beer in Australia. It's the national beverage for anyone above the age of 8 and you need to take out a mortgage just to buy 1 schooner.
It's a bloody disgrace it is.
Quarts of motor oil. $8.50/..? That's almost $35.00 a gallon.
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