Author Topic: Coffee prices increase (Read 1060 times)

Telesphorus · « **on:** May 23, 2011, 03:13:45 PM »

A few months ago I quit caffeine completely for a few weeks.

I was constantly drinking hot tap water. Finally I gave in and started making tea with it. Then, I started drinking more tea. Finally I started drinking coffee. After a while the cheap coffee wasn't good enough.

So I went back to Trader Joe's to see that the price of a large can of their houseblend has increased by more than $2.

I also noticed (last time I had my hair cut) that the local cheap hair cut place increased their price per cut.

Definitely unmistakable signs of inflation.

Jamie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 23, 2011, 07:37:03 PM »

I earn my income in US dollars which I then convert to New Zealand dollars. Prior to Obama being president one US was converting to about $1.80 NZ. At present it is almost dollar for dollar. Notwithstanding some strengthening of our economy, your dollar has almost halved in value since Obama became president.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2011, 06:29:47 AM »

Quote from: Jamie

I earn my income in US dollars which I then convert to New Zealand dollars. Prior to Obama being president one US was converting to about $1.80 NZ. At present it is almost dollar for dollar. Notwithstanding some strengthening of our economy, your dollar has almost halved in value since Obama became president.

That's quite a hardship for you. I'm sorry.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2011, 06:39:56 PM »

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