“Sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to but hey…”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from July 30, 2023

“Sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to but hey…”

Many people say that grocery prices keep increasing. This was posted on X/Twitter by collin on July 30, 2022, and received over 191,700 likes:

“sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to but hey at least the quality of those groceries has also decreased significantly.”

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collin
@spiketvviewer
sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to but hey at least the quality of those groceries has also decreased significantly
12:47 PM · Jul 10, 2022

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Blü
@blu_is_you
Sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to but hey at least the quality of those groceries has also significantly decreased.
1:40 PM · Jul 11, 2022

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Bashers
@TheBashBuzz
Sure, every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to. But hey, at least the quality of those groceries has also decreased significantly 🙃
5:27 PM · Jul 15, 2022

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Sunny the farmer
@Sunnythefarmer1
Sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to but hey at least the quality of those groceries has also decreased significantly
8:27 AM · Sep 13, 2022

iFunny
StandByFMM
14 jul 2023
sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to but hey at least the quality of those groceries has also decreased significantly

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New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Sunday, July 30, 2023 • Permalink

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