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[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That, and slapping a fixed price on a staple product the business sells. Even with normal two percent inflation eventually there's going to be disappointment when the price has to be raised.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

No gimmicks!
No tricks!
You don’t pay till 1996!

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was McDonalds wasn’t it?

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I'm not sure if McD's did it (we didn't have one in town when I was a kid) but taco bell lists it we a promo they launched in 1990.

https://www.tacobell.com/history

Talk about seeing my own mortality slip away before my very eyes. Ha!