After returning from my recent vacation I checked the balances in my bank accounts. I realized that taking the whole tribe to Florida had cost more than I expected (expect a blog about Jackhammer’s vacation to be posted soon). Therefore, I concluded that it was time to “economize” for a little while and recover financially.
So around lunch time I headed down to the local Harris Teeter grocery store to partake of their latest special deal – a six-inch sub sandwich from the deli counter for only $2.99. I didn’t pull out a tape measure or anything, but the sandwich looked a little small. So I absentmindedly grabbed a bag of chips and a can of Chunky soup to go along with it.
Imagine my horror at the checkout register when my lunch purchases totaled $10.87 – and I didn’t even buy a drink to go with it !! WTF is going on here??!! Now I will admit that I never paid much attention to the cost of groceries up to this point. I have developed a bad habit of tossing stuff into the cart… I pay for my family’s food with my debit card, and when you pay electronically it’s not like you’re spending real money, right?
I looked at my receipt in the parking lot to see if there was some kind of mistake. I just about went into shock when I saw that a bag of potato chips cost $3.79 plus tax. I’m posting a picture of the chips as evidence because this story is so hard to believe.
My shock and awe was compounded when I realized that the grocery store crooks were getting away with charging $3.40 for a damn can of soup !! WTF is going on here??!!
With tax, those assholes are basically charging FOUR DOLLARS for a bag of potato chips and FOUR DOLLARS for a can of soup! And as you can see, the items I selected for my lunch are ordinary. I didn’t buy fancy, organically grown kettle chips… I bought the ordinary kind that make you fat and clog your arteries. I didn’t select a fancy organic soup, either. It’s just the ordinary ready-to-eat Chunky brand. It is also important to note that these are regular grocery store prices – not some overpriced gas station / convenience store where you’re expecting to get screwed.
This is what’s wrong with America. Where do these people get off charging these kinds of prices? WTF are we doing by going along with it? We should be rioting in the streets, clamoring for government food like they did in the French Revolution. Henceforth, Jackhammer is going to boycott buying any grocery store items that he feels are overpriced. Plus there are hundreds of eateries around here that would have been glad to sell me a lunch for under ten bucks, including a drink. From now on I’m eating at McDonald’s.
This is what’s wrong with America. Where do these people get off charging these kinds of prices? WTF are we doing by going along with it? We should be rioting in the streets, clamoring for government food like they did in the French Revolution. Henceforth, Jackhammer is going to boycott buying any grocery store items that he feels are overpriced. Plus there are hundreds of eateries around here that would have been glad to sell me a lunch for under ten bucks, including a drink. From now on I’m eating at McDonald’s.
