A national travesty has occured.

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 05/25/2018 at 11:24 • Filed to: Off Topic

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Haven’t bought an Arizona in years but it seems at some point they removed their 99¢ promise from the cans. Now stores are free to charge whatever they want.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:30

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$1.69? USD??

Get the fuck outta here.

Ash78, voting early and often > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:31

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Yes, I am also pissed at Santitas tortilla chips which always said “ONLY $2” on the bags for as long as I can remember.

The other day, text has disappeared and store wanted $2.29

Get ethanol out of my fuel and make my Santitas $2 again!

LOREM IPSUM > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:32

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Pure leaf is tastier anyway. Too bad they’ll probably want $4 for half the total amount though.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/25/2018 at 11:33

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They used to print “99¢” in big yellow lettering on the cans so that stores would be forced to charge that price. Arizona was a mainstay of my high school days.

CalzoneGolem > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:34

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Your store just sucks. Bought this today.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:34

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ill have to look at my gas stations selection next time im in one and see if they changed in my area too

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:37

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Man, I just bought one the other day and it was still 99 cents. I did notice the 99 cent logo on the can was gone though, which will make higher prices more common now.

Svend > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:40

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REALLY?

We have a sugar tax here in the U.K., anything over a certain level of sugar has a sugar tax put on it.

Packs of Coca Cola can’t be sold in packs of 30 like Diet Coke and Coke Zero.

Diet Coke and Coke Zero work out at £1.01 per litre, while regular Coke is £1.26 per litre.

Not to mention we need to be over 16 to buy a high caffeine drink. So me at 38, has to stand at a self service till for approval from an 18 year old cashier to buy a can of Monster.

chaozbandit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:42

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I’ve moved onto Peace Teas.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:43

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The 2 for $4 at my local store for Monster doesn’t apply to Java Monster, and the deal on Mtn Dew Kickstart keeps changing back and forth between 3 for $3 and 2 for $3. The struggle is real.

diplodicus > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 11:44

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CalzoneGolem > Svend 05/25/2018 at 11:54

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Didn’t you people invent the full English breakfast?

interstate366, now In The Industry > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:02

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They’re still 99 cents, often on sale for even less, at CVS.

DipodomysDeserti > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:02

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Everytime I see Arizona Ice Tea I think of those old Pace commercials.

New York City!

Stapleface > Svend 05/25/2018 at 12:04

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The city I work in (Philadelphia) instituted a soda tax last year. It’s 1.5 cents per OUNCE. And what pisses me off more than anything is the fact that they tax diet sodas too, which is just outright bullshit.

MonkeePuzzle > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:05

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aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/25/2018 at 12:07

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intershilll

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:07

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Very few dollar stores also held all their prices to $1. My faith in humanity was destroyed years ago. This is just another brick in the mausoleum.

Mercedes Streeter > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:13

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Still 99 cents out where I am! :P

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:20

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Inflation: it’s a thing!

haveacarortwoorthree2 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:21

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Stores honoring the 99 cents were wussies! They should have just charged whatever they want. Murica!

Gerry197 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:24

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Sure, but the average price of a new car is over $30,000 and a movie ticket is over $10 bucks.

Things go up.

Svend > CalzoneGolem 05/25/2018 at 12:29

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Yes, but obesity costs lives and the health service a lot of time and money every year.

I’m all for it but having to wait at a self service for approval to buy a can of Monster, Relentless or Redbull is annoying (though not usually as annoying as using a self service till in the first place).

Health services are having to buy more heavy duty ambulances to cope with the larger size and weight patients.

Svend > Stapleface 05/25/2018 at 12:31

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That shit wouldn’t fly here. The idea is to encourage a less sugar diet and stop kids under 16 from drinking high caffeine drinks.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 12:39

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A local 7-11 near LAX never followed that $0.99 guideline and was charging $1.69 a decade ago. Bums.

TheRevanchist > MonkeePuzzle 05/25/2018 at 12:45

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I haven’t bought a tea in a can* that tastes decent.

Not in a can, though.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 05/25/2018 at 13:31

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MA has laws about that stuff. If a store here tried to charge something higher than what it was marked I’d get it for free.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Svend 05/25/2018 at 13:32

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They don’t call it a nanny state for nothing.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CalzoneGolem 05/25/2018 at 13:34

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...check the date on the can

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Chariotoflove 05/25/2018 at 13:35

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The true dollar store model hasn’t been feasible in twenty years.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Mercedes Streeter 05/25/2018 at 13:35

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You mothertrucker.

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 13:42

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Dollar General is the only chain in my area. They just have to limit their stock to what they can charge $1 for.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Chariotoflove 05/25/2018 at 13:46

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Which isn’t much. You used to be able to buy real glassware at those places.

CalzoneGolem > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 13:53

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Looks like it was produced in March

Svend > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 13:56

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To be fair I’d rather our way.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Svend 05/25/2018 at 14:01

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I’m moderate as far as that stuff is concerned. We need to socialize certain aspects of our society (education, healthcare, etc). I’m all for raising taxes to make that happen but I’d never want to fall under the same amount of regulation that many European countries have.

Svend > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 14:25

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Like the sugar tax, if you want to drink unhealthily, fine, but pay more towards the outcome of it.

People need to take responsibility for their actions and acknowledge the most likely outcome. Sometimes you need to nudge them in the right direction and if that doesn’t work, may need to step in.

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 14:27

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A dollar ain’t what it used to be. Still, I get useful items there, like reading glasses. And all cold drinks are still $1 there.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/25/2018 at 15:40

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lol u got yankee pricing

AestheticsInMotion > Svend 05/25/2018 at 16:03

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Amen. I wish America would even acknowledge our terrible obesity problem, let alone take steps to improve it

Svend > AestheticsInMotion 05/25/2018 at 16:07

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Thanks.

To be truthful I had edited it after I posted as my initial post, while stressing that I didn’t want to come across as too aggressive and judgemental, could of been taken differently to how it was meant.

AestheticsInMotion > Svend 05/25/2018 at 16:41

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Drives me crazy. We have plenty of other major issues to pick from- gun control, homelessness, conservation, workplace safety, etc. But our #1 leading cause of death and illness that effects a huge percentage of the population is completely taboo and only rarely brought up.

I’m not a huge fan of the “make the bad stuff more expensive” method, although it’s a lot better than nothing. I’d rather see work done to lower prices on the better-for-you foods, and makes sure kids are exercising daily in a way that teaches them to love it. My old hospital I interned at couldn’t fit two of the new larger stretchers side by side in the hallways