I ain't payin it

It is a shame that things keep going up.
I need more money for my product because I have to pay my employees more so they can buy your expensive product that you keep increasing the price on because you have to pay your employees more.
What is the sense in jacking up the cost just to raise pay to pay for the jacked up cost.

Stupid vicious cycle.
 
Hmmm...not sure any of my stuff has price tags on them.

But I clearly remember what I used to pay for 100 round boxes of WWB in .45 ACP and 9mm: $19.95 and $9.95, respectively.

I also remember buying .45 ACP reloads from a gun shop in 1991 for $6/box of 50...bring the brass back and it only cost $5/box thereafter.
 
Me. said:
is it good that I have penny primers, or bad?
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My first rifle was a 308. I still have it. I was 16 and making less than $3/hr. Closer to $2.50.

It was costing me a lot to shoot. I bought a Lee reloader (still have that too) for $10. Primers, powder, and projectiles - I was loading for around $0.05 per round.

Some place I still have a tray of Remington primers with a price tag of I think $0.99.
 
I haven't been reloading for that long,5-6years or so. But I have a box or two with $27 per k price tags.

I also still have the receipt from my very first Ruger 10/22 from the mid to late 90's.

$125 for the carbine. 500rd box of federal $7.99, 500 round box of Remington $7.98....
 
Winchester Mdl 70 30-06 bought from Farmers Co-op $91 and some change order it pay for it and go no paperwork
Ruger 10/22's Woolco Dept Store or Two Guys a few years later like $85 each bought a few
Remington 660 308 $50, HK91A1's / 93A1's $399 (got the receipts boxed up)
Remington 700 BDL 17 Rem $165 / Remington 1100 TC grade Trap 12ga. less than $200 (I think) from Lee's Outdoor
Local Gun Shop was my "Sears Wishbook" and had a pawn shop in back, not good

-Snoopz
 
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Pining for “the old days” is an old man’s game, and it ignores reality. Even with gas prices at near-record highs, the cost to drive a mile is still HALF what it was “back in the day” (expressed as a percentage of income).
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Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and assume you live in town.
 
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What difference does that make?

A gallon of gas costs about four times what it did in 1980 ($1.01) (the example pic).


Value of $1.01 1980 money in 2022:
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Looks a WHOLE lot like the price of gas is almost exactly the same as it was in 1980 (adjusted for inflation).

Meanwhile, whatever you drive, it gets better mileage than the 1980 version of the same thing. So gas is cheaper now than it was "in the old days".





If your point is, you are paying more for gas in rural areas than in city areas... that was probably true in 1980, too.



In the wise words of Billy Joel:


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The good ole days weren't always good
And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems ♫ ♬
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I think a Southern phrase just went right over your head. Don’t worry, once you’ve been here long enough you’ll start to catch on. I’m still not 100% after 20 years, but getting better. 🥹
 
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Im glad one of us is...
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Right now my wife thinks I’m a total D-bag. I didn‘t fix the back storm door before I left for the mountains. And I’m going to miss some scrimmage game for my daughter. Never mind that fact that I take vacation to to take her all over the country and spend $10k+ every year for the real games. Now my poor, abused wife is going to have to walk down a flight of stairs a few times a day to take the dog I didn’t want outdoors. I am Satan! 😏
 
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Me. said:
What difference does that make?

A gallon of gas costs about four times what it did in 1980 ($1.01) (the example pic).


Value of $1.01 1980 money in 2022:
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Looks a WHOLE lot like the price of gas is almost exactly the same as it was in 1980 (adjusted for inflation).

Meanwhile, whatever you drive, it gets better mileage than the 1980 version of the same thing. So gas is cheaper now than it was "in the old days".





If your point is, you are paying more for gas in rural areas than in city areas... that was probably true in 1980, too.



In the wise words of Billy Joel:


♩ ♪​

The good ole days weren't always good
And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems ♫ ♬
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Gas price is affected by supply. We keep opening up new does, which is what's kept it down below the average pace of inflation.

Inflation which, by the way, is planned by people who drive the various markets. Which is why inflation isn't the proportionately same for everything.
 
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Stopped by Dunhams in Rocky Mount today. 9mm was .44-.50 cents a round and 1,000 rounds of brass .223 was $899. Big ol’ sign saying Lowest Prices Guaranteed. Nope. I did pick up 500 rounds of CCI SV from Walmart though.
 
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PSA recently had PMC 223 for 8.99, that's the lowest I have seen it in a while. Bought some and so did my 2 co workers.
 
I was in mace couple weeks ago and i asked how much 556 was. He said it's the same price per round no matter how many rounds you're buying. The guy next to me took his 1000 round case and put it right back on the pallet. I think it was $899.
 
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I was in mace couple weeks ago and i asked how much 556 was. He said it's the same price per round no matter how many rounds you're buying. The guy next to me took his 1000 round case and put it right back on the pallet. I think it was $899.
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Well played!
 
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