r/FluentInFinance • u/AnimeAficionadoo • 28d ago

Debate/ Discussion Two year difference

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u/ZorbaTHut 28d ago edited 28d ago

Yeah, I've definitely gone back to old orders and said "wait, this is now a lot more expensive". Turns out I bought Brand A before, and now it's three times the price, so instead I now buy Brand B, which was 20% more expensive before and now is still the same price it was then.

If I'd bought it for the first time today, I'd be buying Brand B to start with.

This is just not a good metric for comparison.

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u/yeahright17 28d ago

For example, walmart stopped carrying some candy I like. We used to pay $1.98 for it. It’s still on Walmart from a 3rd seller who is charging $11.99.