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Topic: How Cheap Things *Used* to be

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Cincydawg

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Re: How Cheap Things *Used* to be
« Reply #56 on: Today at 06:51:24 AM »
Quote from: Gigem on June 01, 2026, 10:41:48 PM
Rohm and Hass?
It was to PPG.  I woke up that morning really sick, I could barely talk, and had to present a seminar. I didn’t get an offer from them, which was ok with me.   I found it time consuming to take these trips while I was trying to finish up.  So, after I had some decent offers I stopped interviewing.  

I was putting in some long hours in those days.
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Re: How Cheap Things *Used* to be
« Reply #57 on: Today at 11:47:19 AM »
Looking back on life can get weird.  I of course did some stupid things and manage to scrape by.  I certainly had some luck along the way also.  

Basically I've been too lazy to get stuff done I should have, but if I somehow got interested in a thing I would tend to go all out.  

The problem was getting interested in the first place.
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« Reply #58 on: Today at 12:13:58 PM »
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Re: How Cheap Things *Used* to be
« Reply #59 on: Today at 12:31:22 PM »
Quote from: Gigem on June 01, 2026, 10:27:48 PM
BTW, just so I’m clear on this.

Years ago, about ~2010 or so, I *think* the average foot long subway sandwich cost something on the order of $6-8.  I say I think, because I don’t really remember, I didn’t order from there enough to know the price by heart.

Anyways, Subway came out with a deal, $5.00 foot longs about 2015. I don’t remember the exact year, but somewhere in that timeframe. But we all agree that they made their sandwiches cheaper than they had been selling them, by at least several dollars. But, as I recall, it was only on certain ones, not all. And also, it seems like anything added was more. Like it didn’t come with cheese, or maybe limited topping. 

But anyway, they had this deal for several years, maybe 3-4 years. Everybody agrees that it was a good deal, even if it was somewhat limited.  And myself, I’d usually add stuff to my sandwich that crept the price up here and there. Cheese, extra condiments and whatever. And of course, I’d get the chips, and maybe a cookie, and make that drink a large, because hey, I saved money. So by the time they rang me up, I probably spent just as much on a $5.00 foot long, with the extras, as I spent before they had the special.

But Subway, being in the sandwich mafia, having now cornered the sandwich market, killed this deal only to now only offer these same meal for $12-13.  At the exact same time that all fast food joints pretty much did the same thing, raising their prices by 30-40% in 2-3 years.

Hmmm….
Toppings were never extra, so you're pulling that directly from your ass.
And the Subway example is....and example.  It's one of the many examples out there.  But I picked that one.  Just like all the other fast-food joints have done, so too, has Subway.

Some of you guys are so busy trying to make fun of me that you turn stupid.  It's not about Subway, it's about the larger point (as you're saying).  
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Re: How Cheap Things *Used* to be
« Reply #60 on: Today at 12:40:28 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on June 01, 2026, 11:54:17 PM
You spasz that is Nothing like your previous post blaming a whole generation absolutely nothing. It's frightening you somehow passed reading comprehension - that's absurd
So I posted about two things and that makes me a spazz?  Mkay.  

You can look up the generation thing, bud.  It's weird, the greatest generation gave birth to the most selfish generation.  Exploit every possible loophole and lawyer up while doing whatever is necessary to make an additional penny for the quarterly earnings report.  

There shouldn't be anything wrong with being a billionaire.  There really shouldn't.  But I'll be you 9 out of every 10 got there by fucking 50,000 poor people in the ass.  And thus the hate.  There's a right way to do it.  It may take a little longer, but no.  No time for that.  Ah shit, I'm now mentioning a 3rd thing.  Dammit!  What a spazz!
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Re: How Cheap Things *Used* to be
« Reply #61 on: Today at 12:51:55 PM »
I gave you microwaves. And now this:

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« Reply #62 on: Today at 01:22:27 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on Today at 12:51:55 PM
I gave you microwaves. And now this:


I'm only 50, and I clearly remember, in the early 80's, a lot of new vehicles didn't have AC. Mostly trucks.  
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« Reply #63 on: Today at 01:50:12 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on Today at 12:31:22 PM
Toppings were never extra, so you're pulling that directly from your ass.
And the Subway example is....and example.  It's one of the many examples out there.  But I picked that one.  Just like all the other fast-food joints have done, so too, has Subway.

Some of you guys are so busy trying to make fun of me that you turn stupid.  It's not about Subway, it's about the larger point (as you're saying). 

We make fun of you because you have a simplistic view of the world. This idea that all of a sudden, business owners discovered greed. That they just all woke up one day recently and said... "Hey, let's all raise prices, for no legitimate reason, because we can!"
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« Reply #64 on: Today at 02:03:08 PM »
I think I could make a hobby out of this.

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« Reply #65 on: Today at 02:09:40 PM »
The TV in my living room:

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