08-03-2026, 10:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-04-2026, 02:41 AM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
Just went out for lunch at a mid-level restaurant, not fast food, not high end.
The pizza was $4.00 more than last time.
The beer was $2.00 more. With tip and tax the beer was $11.00. One beer.* As a comparison, we just bought a 12 pack of Sapporo at Long’s for $14 I think.
Anyone else notice price increases like this around Puna or Hilo?
* in college, student frequented bars sold beer for 10 or 15 cents. That means 1 beer in 2026 costs the same as 100 beers in 1970. Let that sink in. Old people probably have something to do with the saying “crying in your beer.”
The pizza was $4.00 more than last time.
The beer was $2.00 more. With tip and tax the beer was $11.00. One beer.* As a comparison, we just bought a 12 pack of Sapporo at Long’s for $14 I think.
Anyone else notice price increases like this around Puna or Hilo?
* in college, student frequented bars sold beer for 10 or 15 cents. That means 1 beer in 2026 costs the same as 100 beers in 1970. Let that sink in. Old people probably have something to do with the saying “crying in your beer.”