• Obi@sopuli.xyz
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      7 days ago

      $5 in 1994 = $11.27 in today’s money. I’m not from the US, is that egregious or standard today?

      • DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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        7 days ago

        The official inflation counter is nonsense.

        Do a quick search of actual 1994 prices if you don’t believe me.

        And $12.00 is what you’d spend at a high end restaurant or hotel for a 2026 milk shake.

      • thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world
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        Depends on the place I guess. The old I’ve cream place in town? That’s a little pricey, but not unheard of. One of those smoothie places? I don’t think they have anything that cheap.

        How much is like a dairy Queen shake these days? I’m blessed with an abundance of quality local establishments so I haven’t been in a while.