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22 Common, Everyday Things That Were Once Affordable But Are Now Outrageously Marked Up
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“Lobster used to be ’the cockroach of the sea.’” I'm a Southern California-based writer on the Lifestyle team who likes to try and rank viral foods and read and recommend awesome books. "The rise of chicken wing prices is wild. I remember going grocery shopping with my mother as a child, and she would buy the chicken wings because they were much cheaper than the other cuts. They were often on sale because no one wanted them. Now you go to some places, and they've got 'market price' on the menu for chicken wings. WTH." Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.