sanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoArizona teas at $1.59… we used to be a proper country.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down18
arrow-up1141arrow-down1imageArizona teas at $1.59… we used to be a proper country.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·12 days agoArizona 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-down2·12 days agoThey’ve probably compensated by only adding 2/3 of the flavoring.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·12 days agoThey had flavor?
minus-squareParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 days agoIn 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
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 days ago99¢ 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.
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?
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
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.