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Another product on the Walmart site that spiked in price was a left-handed fishing reel. It rose from $57.37 to $83.26 from April to May, a jump of 45 percent, with a post on Reddit showing the two price stickers. Aisle Gopher's price history says that the price of the reel was $51.12 on March 14.

Another Reddit post showed an increase in the price of cocoa powder from $3.44 in May 2024 to $6.18 in April 2025.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 days ago (8 children)

HitlerPig's primary campaign promise was to lower prices, which were already under control. Now prices are going up significantly, and the media isn't going after him for it. I have heard him claim in multiple interviews that gas is $2 a gallon, and yet I've never heard a journalist challenge that easily disputable lie. There is not a single place in this country where gas is $2, so why aren't they demanding answers when he says this? Where is it $2?

Every interview should be demanding how he intends to bring down prices, like he promised, and when it will happen.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Closest I’ve seen where I live is 2.50

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Most places in America, it's about $3. Where I live, it cycles between $2.90 and $3.20. it's about $3.09 today.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

You know where you notice this? As an American buying appliances in Europe. You can buy a front loading washing machine for 300€, including VAT. A refrigerator? 400€. Three years ago I paid 1800 for a fridge in the us, and last year bought a scratch and dent special washing machine for $600

Edit: and US prices are not including Tax.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I just bought a whole suite of new appliances over here. I didnt realise I ws doing so well. Most wasshers and dryers here are front load, thats standard. Something else that came up on my travels is that you guys dont often have fans in your ovens, which would be very standard here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

The oven fan drives me nuts. It allows them to sell stupid shit like air fryers. Put convection in my fucking oven and stop charging up to $1000 extra for the option.

Also the combo washer dryer. I stayed with friends in Belgium for a month over 25 years ago. They had a front load washer/dryer. One appliance. We are now finally seeing these in North America but they suck balls and are really expensive.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 days ago (1 children)

TBF there is a cocoa shortage so the powder increase is expected. But there isn't a Chinese fishing reel shortage, just dumb taxes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (3 children)

There's actually been a huge increase in lefties, and they demand fishing reels.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 days ago

Tacoflation is going to hurt US consumers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Will this be enough to get the public to turn? I hope so, but somehow I don’t think so.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Nah. They think this is a necessary sacrifice. They think they are soldiers in a war.

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