Another product on the Walmart site that spiked in price was a left-handed fishing reel. It rose from $57.37 to $83.26 from April to May, a jump of 45 percent, with a post on Reddit showing the two price stickers. Aisle Gopher’s price history says that the price of the reel was $51.12 on March 14.
Another Reddit post showed an increase in the price of cocoa powder from $3.44 in May 2024 to $6.18 in April 2025.
As a USian that just got back from world travel, the only freedom we have here that’s different from many places is the freedom from nasty-ass tobacco smoke EVERYFUCKINGWHERE. It’s the only freedom we have that’s better at home than elsewhere.
Also the weed and beer are way better here.
I do think it’s ironic that a chunk of the places that have universal healthcare still have a massive smoking problem.
I can’t help but wonder in a silver-linings-to-shit-stains kind of way if part of the reason smoking was curbed as much as it was in the states (aside from successful votes/lobbying) is because it’s too expensive to die from.
I’m betting the biggest factor in smoking falling out of favor is the taxes most places started placing on a pack.
I’m sorry but Canada has clean air acts, great craft beer, and way better weed (on average). I say this as someone who grew up in the US
Yea I can’t disagree with any of that (although I am a wimp in the cold).
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