sanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 天前Arizona teas at $1.59… we used to be a proper country.lemmy.imagisphe.reimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down18
arrow-up1139arrow-down1imageArizona teas at $1.59… we used to be a proper country.lemmy.imagisphe.resanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 天前message-square32linkfedilink
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·7 天前Arizona tea came out in 1992 and sold for 99¢ per can. Today that would be $2.32, which means these cans cost around ⅔ as much as they did when they came out.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·7 天前They’ve probably compensated by only adding 2/3 of the flavoring.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 天前99¢ is still MSRP. Though they did change the size of the can a bit so they could use less aluminum without affecting its structural integrity.
minus-squareParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 天前In fairness, we’ve ensured wages don’t keep up with inflation either, so it balances out… it’s just probably gradually decreasing in quality over time
Arizona tea came out in 1992 and sold for 99¢ per can. Today that would be $2.32, which means these cans cost around ⅔ as much as they did when they came out.
They’ve probably compensated by only adding 2/3 of the flavoring.
They had flavor?
99¢ is still MSRP. Though they did change the size of the can a bit so they could use less aluminum without affecting its structural integrity.
In fairness, we’ve ensured wages don’t keep up with inflation either, so it balances out… it’s just probably gradually decreasing in quality over time