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Re: Eggspensive

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Post by samstave »

davidkuennen wrote: post #13

I'm from Germany and in New York right now. Damn is everything expensive here. And everyone running around with a 10+$ Starbucks coffee all the time. Edit: probably not a fair comparison though since I come from the countryside in Germany where everything's generally cheaper than in the cities.

May you please give some price comparisons for fairly similar items youll find in germany vs us (grocery or otherwise) - lets not talk about healthcare and bribing politicians :-)

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Since I am "posting too fast (thanks @Dang), Ill post my replies in this edit:

@StuporGlue ;

>>"Yeah, almost all of those prices are lower than in the US....

I think a gallon of milk is about $4.99 or $5.99 (usually ~$1+ higher if we are picking 'organic' (which is a shady subject in-&-of itself)"

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@SamHuk ;

>frakenstein of candy-floss, tiramisu, and ice-cream sundae ---

@QuaffaPint ;

What/where/how can we track "the cost of doing business" based on zipcodes etc. I find it really odd that california had a lot of oil refineries for gas vs mid-country-states, so proximity to gas (thus delivery) was cheaper - yet has the highest prices... because we have 45 million people in the state to grift off, so its not logistics that cause price hikes. But thats what they want you to believe.

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Re: Eggspensive

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Post by megablast »

jonathanstrange wrote: post #12
jaqalopes wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is for Walmarts only per the info page. There must be a way to scrape that from their online grocery shopping website even without an api.

Naive as I am (& not living in the US), I've always thought these supermarket chains have uniform pricing and that's one reason why they're so popular.

Why would uniform pricing make a difference to anyone? Most people go to one or two stores.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by quaffapint »

davidkuennen wrote: post #13

I'm from Germany and in New York right now. Damn is everything expensive here. And everyone running around with a 10+$ Starbucks coffee all the time. Edit: probably not a fair comparison though since I come from the countryside in Germany where everything's generally cheaper than in the cities.

Cost of living definitely varies in the US. New York being on the higher end.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by samhuk »

davidkuennen wrote: post #13

I'm from Germany and in New York right now. Damn is everything expensive here. And everyone running around with a 10+$ Starbucks coffee all the time. Edit: probably not a fair comparison though since I come from the countryside in Germany where everything's generally cheaper than in the cities.

I've never quite related to the appeal.

My pet (slightly tin-foil hat) theory is that the draws to this kind of behavior is:

A) It's a status symbol of being able to afford a frequent 9.80$ expenditure on something as basic as frappé (or 5 for a normal coffee).

B) The typical sugar content of drinks (that have sugar/syrups in them) from places like Starbucks is addictive, like how fast-food chains add excessive sugar and fat their products (yes, there is a relatively high amount of sugar in their bread).

I really enjoy the occasional nice coffee with a friend or two, but a 9.80$ Starbucks frappé? To me, they often taste and look like some frakenstein of candy-floss, tiramisu, and ice-cream sundae.

One thing I would like to have some data on is what are frequent Starbucks customers drinking? Are the frequent customers predominantly ordering the addictive items, or is there no correlation?

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by pessimizer »

If this site made sure to include store addresses, it might actually drive egg prices down. I buy my coffee and popcorn at a different store from where I buy the rest of my groceries, I could certainly do that for eggs when they're at $4/doz.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by nemo44x »

davidkuennen wrote: post #13

I'm from Germany and in New York right now. Damn is everything expensive here. And everyone running around with a 10+$ Starbucks coffee all the time. Edit: probably not a fair comparison though since I come from the countryside in Germany where everything's generally cheaper than in the cities.

Yes the exchange rate is not in your favor right now. I spent time in Germany 12 years ago and it was so expensive for me as it was around $1.50/Euro. Recent trips have been nice and cheap. I'm sure it will swing back eventually.

New York is always expensive though.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by Tagbert »

davidkuennen wrote: post #13

I'm from Germany and in New York right now. Damn is everything expensive here. And everyone running around with a 10+$ Starbucks coffee all the time. Edit: probably not a fair comparison though since I come from the countryside in Germany where everything's generally cheaper than in the cities.

A Starbucks coffee is not $10. A large, handmade dessert like a Frappuccino is $10. A basic cup of coffee is about $3.

Sorry to jump on you but people frequently post complaints about Starbucks coffee being super expensive but then using the price of the most expensive item on their menu that is not a normal coffee.

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