No worries. I think we’re on the same page.

You make an excellent point. It had just occurred to me because i have been having to cut back and find solutions to ridiculous price gouging like this. Between the high prices and the cost cutting quality of eating out these days, i find myself making a lot more stuff at home. I’ve also had to remove a lot of restaurants from my list of places to eat. One place charged me $30 for scrambled eggs, oatmeal, and iced tea. I haven’t been back. Comparing the price of a bag of ground at the grocery to this retail cup just points out how ridiculous it all is. It’s no less infuriating.

I say this, but i shouldn’t jinx it. I’m sure there are a lot of companies who are salivating at the idea of jacking up the price of ground coffee at the grocery to match the ridiculous expense of retail.

7-11 leadership probably would too. They are owned by a japanese firm now that takes this business seriously. Send an email or letter to their CEO.

Ground coffee is about $8 a bag at the grocery. Much cheaper to make your own at home.

(Edit: I am no less infuriated than OP. Just pointing out how ridiculous this markup/gouging is.)

The only good thing about this early jump start in holidays is the food. You will start seeing stuffing mix, pumpkin pie, egg nog, and other holiday foods in the grocery store soon.

You couldn’t find another source for this besides fox news?

So far mostly hitting the AR headset team (Apple Vision) from what I’ve been reading. Which makes me wonder if the reported Apple Glasses project has been scrapped or scaled back (we can only hope).

SNAP eligible?That might depend on the state you live in.

https://lowincomerelief.com/these-states-are-trying-to-change-what-you-can-buy-with-snap/

https://snapbenefitcalculator.com/texas-snap-banned-items-complete-list-april-2026/

Frito Lay fucked up by charging $7 for a bag of chips. It took a chunk out of their profits when people stopped buying them. They have reversed course for now.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-04-07/how-7-bags-of-doritos-cost-pepsico-billions-in-sales

And they just raised their subscription price. 😆

Is that something regional? Because in the US, power strips are often sold as grounded. Examples:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/8-in-1-6-Outlet-5-ft-Power-Strip-with-2-USB-Ports-White-LTS-P02/329675198

https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-6-ft-2-Outlet-Braided-Cord-Power-Strip-with-1-USB-A-and-1-USB-C-White-YL-36C/328532018

Product details: “Grounded outlets” “Power strip”

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It should still be properly grounded.

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In turn, data centers will just pollute the air with their natural gas and diesel generators. It’s a lose/lose proposition.

https://www.itpro.com/infrastructure/data-centres/gas-powered-data-centers-whats-behind-the-boom

https://www.fastcompany.com/91265352/california-needs-more-data-centers-but-builders-are-using-a-legal-loophole-to-power-them-with-diesel

Or said another way, 80% of drivers leave them on/use them. That sounds pretty good to me.

I wonder how many of these satellites are single-purpose and could be replaced with less satellites that do more things?

Also how many of them are just dead space garbage at this point that need to be removed from orbit? Maybe we should have a “one in/two out” policy or something. You wanna launch a new satellite into space, you gotta pay to remove two other objects first.

https://www.popsci.com/science/space-junk-around-earth/

See also the privacy-invading aggressiveness of most platforms, and the political ads and propaganda inundating people’s feeds. If social media had just remained a way to keep in touch with friends and post pictures, it would probably have remained popular.

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