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What do you think have we taken for granted before it was enshittified? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 16 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Dollar Tree.

It used to have been an unreal experience witnessing the existence of these stores when they came out. Everything for a $1. No joke. The quality of some things have had corners cut and the quantity might've been laughable, but there was a good solid purpose for these stores.

And then I started seeing the signs after a few good solid years of shopping there. The first sign was how they stopped selling eggs. This was before the Bird Flu. They stopped selling eggs because they simply couldn't afford to buy stock and then the price hike to $1.25 happened.

And now they've hiked the prices again to $1.50 for some products in a handful of stores. Additionally, they've incorporated items going from $2 ~ $15 so they have long lost the role and title of being the most affordable places to shop.

Gone were the days.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Chipotle has fallen HARD.

Disney World and their fast passes.

SubWay. That $5 foot long was a good deal, even if it was not that great.

DC Shoes - They used to be SICK shoes and now they are basically WalMart shoes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 minutes ago

The whole Disney World situation hits for me in particular. I was privileged growing up with my family being able to go there (altho I think my parents just had massive credit card debt lol). I know even when I was a kid it was ungodly expensive. But comparing when I was a kid to now in 2025 it is absolutely wild on the things they are nickel and diming people on.

The whole fast pass converting to a paid model after it previously being a perk with a ticket was one of the most slap in the face things I had seen.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

Oh man, i was wondering if i just had shitty luck with chipotle recently, but its been BAD the last couple times...