sanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoArizona teas at $1.59… we used to be a proper country.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down18
arrow-up1140arrow-down1imageArizona teas at $1.59… we used to be a proper country.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 months 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-up6arrow-down2·2 months agoThey’ve probably compensated by only adding 2/3 of the flavoring.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·2 months agoThey had flavor?
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months 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.
minus-squareParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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
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