sanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoArizona teas at $1.59… we used to be a proper country.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down18
arrow-up1139arrow-down1imageArizona teas at $1.59… we used to be a proper country.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·4 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-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 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.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·4 days agoThey’ve probably compensated by only adding 2/3 of the flavoring.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·4 days agoThey had flavor?
minus-squareParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 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
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.
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.
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