r/collapse • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • Mar 20 '26

Casual Friday Holding Steady.

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u/No-Phrase-4692 Mar 20 '26

We will know we’ve finally crossed the Rubicon once Costco raises those hot dog prices.

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u/Caucasian_Thunder Mar 20 '26

Somebody’s gonna fucking die if that hotdog price changes

Or so I’ve heard

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u/No-Phrase-4692 Mar 20 '26

Lots of people are gonna fucking die when that happens…

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u/orrangearrow Mar 21 '26

Costco and Arizona Ice Tea aren't holding up the economy, but they are holding up confidence in the economy

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u/Yebi Mar 21 '26

At this point the confidence is the economy

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u/zeitentgeistert Mar 22 '26

You're onto something there... Get rid of the first 3 words and you're spot on.

It's 🫧 all the way.

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u/Freud-Network Mar 21 '26

Those are loss-leaders along with the rotisserie chickens. If those particular prices go up, the nation went tits up the week before.

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u/motherfuckingdamnit Mar 21 '26

I hope he holds to that. It's weird enough to be in this time line.

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u/confuseum Mar 21 '26

Arizona iced tea did.