We’re cooked.
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General consensus is the movie took place around 1982. $5 then would be almost $20 now, possibly more.
Would you buy it?
I’m still waiting for hamburgers to cost $25.
It’s one banana, Michael. How much could it cost? $10?
I saw it in the theater at the time and I remember thinking “Why is he making such a big deal over the price?”
Basically what I’m saying is, $5 was not a outrageous price for a milkshake if you lived in a city at the time.
I always consider the profit margins on whatever I’m buying.
The profit margins are insane for a $5 milkshake. Even if you think you’re not getting ripped off, you are.
The same goes for coffee and soft drinks. You’re paying meat-prices for no meat and the businesses are pocketing the difference.
General consensus is the movie took place around 1982. $5 then would be almost $20 now, possibly more.
Would you buy it?
Would you buy it?
If everyone around me was doing it, sure!
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Just kidding, but this is how the average idiot thinks these days.
Why buy it for 20 when you can doordash it for 40 though?
$5 in 1994 is $11 in 2026.
I’ve definitely seen a couple places here in Chicago with $11 milkshakes. Jojo’s Shake Bar comes to mind.
Oh for sure, and I’m sure I’d react to that like Vincent did to a $5 shake in 1994.
My local restaurants serve milkshakes for $8 so, not as bad
Hardees/ Carls jr. used to advertise a 1/4 cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato as the “six dollar burger” as a dig at casual dining restaurants.
Today it’s called the “famous star” and is $6.39.
I was just thinking of this scene the other day after getting my kids the smallest size, non fancy milkshake at a local place, they were each about $6
Being Canadian I was so wondering at prices in the states (from tv, movies) during the early 90s. You’d see a greasy spoon diner have breakfast for like $3.50 in them, usually closer to $6-7 up here for the same (noticbly more after exchange rate). The crappy fast food milkshakes were like $4 minimum let alone a theme restraunt with Steve Buscemi as a waiter.
Though I do often use the inflation calculation when I see a price from the 90s and earlier these days just to make sure I got the right perspective on cost.
