85 sats \ 8 replies \ @grayruby 29 Oct
What's the opposite of hedonic adjustments? Everything is getting crappier. Tried to open a package of tortillas yesterday and the new ziploc resealable packaging they are using (clearly to cut costs so they don't have to raise prices again) is absolute crap. You can't open it without tearing the plastic. and rendering it useless.
My wife bought my daughter some safety scissors for art projects. She used them twice and they broke. Had to buy a new pair.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 29 Oct
opposite of hedonic is hedonistic lol
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40 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 29 Oct
I notice it a lot with plastic packaging. Everything is smaller, too. We need a magnifying glass to identify the wrapped candy bars we're giving for Halloween. (Exaggeration) Also, I snuck one yesterday. Is it my imagination, or do candy bars taste like crap now? My wife doesn't even need to hide it before Halloween.
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43 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 29 Oct
Yes. They are definitely not as good. The odd time we get chocolate we go to a local shop that makes their own chocolates and candies. So much better, you eat it way less often and helps a local business.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 30 Oct
To eat it EVEN less often, try this recipe. I used to make my own chocolate (before going carnivore/animal based). It's pretty good, with a definite coconut flavor. You can add things like peanuts/raisins. The chocolate bar molds can be purchased online.
In small metal bowl
50 g coconut oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
30 g cocoa powder
30 g dried milk powder (whole milk, Nido brand)
50 g powdered sugar
Melt coconut oil in a double boiler ( can also just put the metal bowl in a small pot filled with water, so the bowl is touching the boiling water)
In another bowl, measure out the rest of the ingredients, and mix well.
Stir the other ingredients into the melted coconut oil
Pour into chocolate bar molds
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40 sats \ 3 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 29 Oct
I HATE those "resealable" packages. The ones for our cat treats always have the ziploc eventually come off one side of the bag completely, and half the other foods have the little notch where you tear it to open essentially where the zipper is.
Ironically, this means we end throwing a lot of our snack packages into actual Ziploc bags.
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 30 Oct
Here's what I do with those awful resealable packages.
Instead of opening them at the "resealable" end, I cut them open on the OTHER end.
Then to close it, I fold it the bag over a couple times, and use a binder clip (or something like that). It works great, and avoids the frustration of those resealable packages.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 30 Oct
Good plan.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 29 Oct
This is Krugman approved. Now you have to buy cat treats and ziploc bags.
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 30 Oct
unpaywalled version:
https://archive.vn/MhEiW
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 29 Oct
Price Gauge or Gouge?
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 29 Oct
They are only picking the metrics that suit there story.
Not unbelievable when it is punlished from bloomberg.
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 29 Oct
It's not even just that it leaves out many items. Seemingly the bulk of a normal household budget gets excluded, at least from the headline cpi figure.
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