inflation Archives

McDonald's worker speaking (l) person holding McDonald's iced coffee (c) McDonald's worker speaking (r)

‘I don’t understand why people get mad at the workers. We don’t make the prices’: Customer yells at McDonald’s worker because iced coffee is no longer $1

'One thing you're not going to do is come into my drive-thru and yell at me over prices.'

On Sep 2, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

‘Tell me why I can get a steak for $12′: Customer praises Chili’s menu prices, says inflation ‘didn’t hit’ the restaurant

'In this economy ???'

On Aug 31, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL

man holding Chipotle bag (l&r) burrito bowl (c)

‘I remember when it was $6-7’: Chipotle customer says single bowl came out to $25, sparking debate

'You could’ve went & sat down at a restaurant for $25.'

On Aug 31, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

Asparagus and guac: Dr. Oz builds a nonsensical vegetable platter to complain about inflation in resurfaced video

His point about inflation fell flat.

On Aug 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

‘They are lying. People do want to work’: Jamba Juice worker says rising prices are causing understaffing and fewer hours for employees

'You can’t get that many hours because people are not going out, spending money, because everything is really expensive!'

On Aug 5, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

Little Caesars drive thru menu with paper price changes caption 'WTF IS HAPPENING!!!!' (l) Little Caesars building with sign (c) Little Caesars drive thru menu with paper price changes caption 'WTF IS HAPPENING!!!!' (r)

‘I pulled up to Little Caesars f*cking shook. Where the $5 pizza?’: Customer films new prices of pizzas in drive-thru

'Costco hotdogs and Arizona ice teas are the final bosses for inflation.'

On Jul 19, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL Tech

‘Nobody is going to take that’: Instacart shopper says customer ordered groceries at Walmart 30 miles away

'Instacart really needs to change how they do this.'

On Jul 15, 2022 by Grace Stanley

IRL

woman speaking in car hands up (l) woman holding paper pointing to it caption 'POV: me receiving my $0.60 raise letter in the middle of an all time high inflation' (c) woman speaking in car hands at different levels (r)

‘What the f*ck am I supposed to do with that?’: Worker says she got 60-cent raise after 7 years, sparking debate

Countless TikTokers claim to have received minuscule raises despite record inflation.

On Jul 8, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

IRL

Costco food court menu sign with worker replacing 2.99 price caption 'Inflation is real' (l)Costco food court with menu sign worker grabbing 2.99 price (c) Costco food court menu sign with worker replacing 2.99 price caption 'Inflation is real' (r)

‘It’s happening y’all inflation’: Viral video shows Costco Chicken Bake price increase from $2.99 to $3.99 in real time

'They better not even mess with the hot dog price.'

On Jul 5, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL Tech

hiring sign over diner background with caption 'a wild restaurant from a diner in new jersey'

‘$13 an hour? no thanks snacks aren’t benefits’: Restaurant increases prices by 50%, blames ‘lazy workers’ in job flyer

'That’s a toxic work environment if I’ve seen one.'

On Jun 27, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

Twitter users revel in Bitcoin, crypto crash as evangelists pledge to hold even more

The dip keeps dipping.

On Jun 13, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech

‘Are y’all serious with this’: Democrats mocked for tweet thanking Biden for 2-cent gas price drop

'2 cents. They made a graphic for 2 cents.'

On Dec 2, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech

Twitter users roast inflation report that says ‘average Americans’ are buying $90 wine

'If average Americans can’t find a bottle of wine for less than $90, they should probably stop drinking...'

On Nov 20, 2021 by Dan Latu

Tech

’12 Gallons of milk a week’ becomes a meme after purchase goes viral

It's a lot of milk. It was even more mockery.

On Nov 4, 2021 by David Covucci

Tech