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[–] 110 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Someone hasn't seen the price of nails recently...

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  • [–] 25 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)
  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    In Brazil I get a giant fresh avocado por 1us, or 3 of them for 2us.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    They're a little more than twice that where I'm at in the US ($5/lb for hass, which are about 200g avg; roughly $2.25 ea) which isn't too bad. Of course in more urban areas I expect the price will inevitably be higher.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    In the us they are 20 for a dollar or 20 free if you buy other vegetables and fruits

    They grow like crazy too so you can always just have a tree similar to lemons

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  • [–] 60 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
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    [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Good and cheap is a free cookbook based on the food stamp budget of $4 per day. It’s a free pdf from many sources including the authors website if you sign up for a newsletter or something and paper copies are very inexpensive.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    That's based on 2024 prices. I'd say it's probably $8-12 / day based on food price inflation.

    I'm sure it's still a good book, though

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    The food inflation isn’t evenly distributed across all groceries. I hit $6 a day with little snacks and workout oriented meals with greater caloric content and higher Q factor in a bunch of different ways.

    If you want to bring down your own grocery bill and go from zero to sixty on cooking at home I can’t recommend that book highly enough. You don’t have to suffer.

    E: oh yeah, the book title and premise are based on 2015 prices too.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago

    My dog would be thrilled about a three-cans-of-wet-food meal.

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    Pedigree for 1$ not even in your wildest dreams

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago

    You can get dog food for $1 a can? Please let me know where, best I can find is $3.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Worth mentioning that RatX is corn gluten meal and salt, it is harmless to humans.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    How does it work to kill rats?

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Uh, in a kinda fucked up way ngl:

    RatX® coats the lining of a part of the rodent’s lower gut. This coating of the “fine hairs” in the lower gut, called villi, disrupts the messaging system to the rodents brain, causing it to stop drinking water. This leads to dehydration, blood thickening, kidney dysfunction, coma and eventual death. It also leads to a prcoess called "mummification", which means the body of the diseased rodent will dry out, rather than decompose normally. This means a 95% reduction in smell.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    It should be noted that generally the suffering of dehydration is caused by the brain telling you you need to drink water, much like with breathing and eating. All in all it's a lot more humane than a lot of poisons.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    That avocado has 2 weeks before it's ripe

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    three orders of nails please. i already drank a cup of ratx

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    Price of dog food really depends on the size of the dog, errr human. If you’re tall, the food budget is automatically higher. And that dog food looks wet, which is pricier than kibble. Perhaps tall people need to soak their kibble in water, to balance their budget. Short people get the privilege of eating wet food, which is tastier. Not that I’ve tried or anything.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    I take the salmon and remove the nails and rat poison from it.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    Rice, beans, and onions have been banned from the chat

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Sell my bucket of rusty nails, buy some bacon

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    You can definitely get 3 bullets for a dollar in case two are duds

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    If I have an avocado + rat poison and I throw it up, I get $2 back after the restocking fee, right?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    3 onion rings

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    Beef jerky + chicken nuggets.

    $3 per person for a family of 3.

    But l get your point.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    You're not trying to do a socialism are you?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Beef jerky + chicken nuggets.

    $3 per person for a family of 3.

    Maybe in the US, but here in Denmark, beef jerky is a specialty item and costs as much by weight as instant coffee, sometimes more!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    in the u.s. for common mass-market brands of each, that is also true. about the same price by weight.

    dehydrators are not terribly expensive, and jerky isn't difficult to make at home.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    I'd take the rat poison. It's gonna give me food poisoning, true. But at least it's honest about it. With the other "foods" you'll get food poisoning too, but they don't sell themselves as poison, so I find it dishonest and not worth of my money.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    It would just be straight up poisoning, and you would die

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    Guys it's a fraud the bag that says "RAT" on it does not actually contain any rats :(

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    nails nails nails

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    Can of dog food. A sizable blunt object to attain the rest.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I hate that this is becoming more realistic. Fuck this shit ass economy. We are getting utterly fucked.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Dog food isnt that bad if tou get the right one. I hate the taste but there are actual dishes that i like less so thats a thing.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    five dollar salmon? must be pacific...

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    $3 is 11 loafs of bread worth

    You getting scammed with the other food

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Half a cado

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago*

    I eat keto and take warfarin, so C A/B B is actually a meal I have lol

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    funny while i searching for mouse traps/bait that particular brand isnt good against mice, let alone rats.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I don't get it. Is a row or a column supposed to add up to $3?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    You have $3 to spend and can pick any combination of items. The items in the top row cost $5 each, the items in the middle row cost $4 each, and the items in the bottom row cost $1 each.

    SpoilerSince you only have $3, you can only afford to choose from items in the bottom row.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Psh, easy. One fifth of a chicken nugget and two bags of rat poison.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago

    Only THREE chikn nuggies?!

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