The Economy

I have never been to a Chuck E Cheese, but I did enjoy Tim Wilson’s song Chuck E Cheese Hell.

 

Are you positing the BK Kids Club was an actual gang?

 

Real 80s kids know that ShowBiz Pizza had the superior animatronic band.

 

After becoming a parent, you realize that paying to have your kid’s birthday at ShowBiz or the local roller rink is worth whatever they charge. Load them up with pizza and soda, turn them loose with Whack-a-Mole, SkeeBall and the roller rink, and leave the mess there!

 

My hometown? You’re not that far off.

 

My very old truck doesn't have much in the way of drink holders. A batting doughnut at the bottom of a tall plastic container used to work great to keep the drink upright. But with the super-huge, MF-ing big drinks that they sell (and that I buy) now, things get too top-heavy even with that doughnut at the bottom.

I've lost count, but I think I'm up to five spilled 40-plus-ounce drinks since, oh, probably, the start of spring.

 

Medice, cura te ipsum

 

Interesting.

"A March 2024 Federal Trade Commission report found retail revenue for food and beverages increased 7% above total costs in the first three quarters of 2023, indicating that grocery stores’ decision to raise prices wasn’t just a result of inflation, supply-chain disruptions, or the rising prices of commodities."

Amazon, Walmart, and Target finally realize their colossal pricing mistake—now they’re slashing costs to win back customers

 

Walmart Diet Dr Thunder has been $1 the past three weeks (down from $1.42). Diet Pepsi $1.98 (down from $2.98). Coke products still stubbornly high, though.

 

It's almost like Biden wasn't to blame for any of this.

 

@The Big Ragu isn't that exactly what retailers are now trying to do by reducing prices? And if grocery store prices were solely at the mercy of monetary policy, then why would the chains be cutting prices now?

Having been around some big-time WM execs - both family-wise and professionally - the idea they'd push the envelope on prices to see just what the consumer could/would pay and then ratchet them down once they find the limit is not far-fetched at all.