CANDY BARS,SANDWICHES,CIGARETTES
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AS AN OFFICIAL SENIOR CITIZEN, I AM AWARE THAT PRICES CONTINUE TO ESCALATE.
ONE DAY,NOT TOO LONG AGO, I STOPPED AT A CVS DRUG STORE,(FORMERLY PEOPLES DRUG STORE)FOR SOME) ASSORTED PRODUCTS.
I PAID FOR MY PURCHASES,TO THE CLERK AT THE FRONT OF THE PHARMACY,AND NOTICED THE HUGE DISPLAY OF CANDY BARS.
I HADN’T PURCHASED A CANDY BAR FOR A LONG TIME,AND DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO ENJOY MY FAVORITE SNACK-AN ALMOND JOY.
I CHECKED MY RECEIPT T AND SAW A $1.19 CHARGE,ASSUMING THAT THE CLERK HAD PROBABLY MADE AN ERROR WHEN HE RECORDED THE SALE.
I ASKED THE CASHIER-“WHAT ITEM WAS $1.19? “YOUR CANDY BAR,!! I RECALLED SELLING CANDY BARS FOR A DIME, WHEN I OWNED AND OPERATED A
NEIGHBORHOOD DRUG STORE A LONG TIME AGO,AND KNOW THAT PRICES OF MERCHANDISE ARE RISING, BUT $1.19 FOR AN ALMOND JOY WAS HARD TO BELIEVE.
I NEVER SMOKED,BUT DEFINITELY REMEMBER PAYING $2.00 FOR A CARTON FOR CIGARETTES,(10 PACKS TO A CARTON),AND CHARGING AROUND 25 OR 30 CENTS FOR A PACK OF SMOKES,SO WONDERED AND ASKED THE CLERK THE PRICE OF PACKS OF CIGARETTES.”WHEN HE RESPONDED ANY WHERE FROM $6.00 TO $8.00 A PACK, I WONDERED, WHAT WILL THESE AND OTHER ITEMS, SELL FOR, 10 OR 20 YEARS FROM TODAY???
I HAD GOTTEN USED TO PAYING AROUND $7.00 FOR A TUNA OR EGG SALAD SANDWICHES IN MOST FACILITIES,BUT HAD NEVER CHECKED THE PRICE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS.
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