"Greeting cards. I give my grown kids a couple on their birthdays - a sappy one and a funny one. They used to be $2-5, and $5 was for really nice ones with a bookmark or multiple pages. Regular shmegular birthday cards are, like, $7 now. It's wild. I had to cut back to just buying one because $15 for two cards is too expensive for me."
"'Influencers' and Instagrammers basically have ruined going to scenic areas. On a recent cruise, we couldn't get near the waterfalls at a port of call because the Instagram crowd was blocking all access so they could get their perfect shots. Several had professional photographers and makeup artists with them. At bars and restaurants, they'd tie up lines trying to get freebies and discounts for 'promoting' an already busy pub or getting their photos."
"Shopping at the Goodwill and thrift stores. You could get everything for a great price. Now, thrifting is so popular that it has ruined it for all the shoppers who really want to find cheap finds. I loved going in there looking for name-brand clothing, children's books for my classroom, and finding nostalgic items that brought me back to my childhood."
Greeting cards have risen from a few dollars to single-card prices that push buyers to cut back. Influencers and Instagrammers crowd scenic sites and tie up restaurant and bar services while seeking promotional deals. Thrift stores and Goodwill have become popular destinations, driving up prices and reducing the availability of inexpensive finds like name-brand clothing and children's books. Theme-park visits now involve dynamic pricing, expensive add-ons such as fast passes, and high food and souvenir costs that strain family budgets. Overall, common low-cost pleasures have become more expensive and harder to access.
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