Well, probably nothing.
How much would you pay for a glass of iced tea? $1? $2? What if it were an iced oolong tea? $2.50?
Well, my little, highfalutin (did you know that’s one word? me neither) island’s teahouse charges $3.75. No free refills. Not a Big Gulp size, like what you get in Dallas (the kind where the straw barely makes it out alive at the edge of the glass). That price tag seems a bit steep (ha! get it?) to me. Yes, it included an orange slice, but not a whole orange (at that price, add some cheese and crackers, too…).
Just how much does oolong, the most available tea in China, cost these days? How do those Chinese afford it?? Can I have the less expensive, oo-short tea? (ba-da-ching!)
This residential island I live on has restaurants going out of business, a wine bar going out of business, my gym going out of business, all because of high rents, they say. I’m scared to see what is moving in. Morton’s Island Steaks? Herbfarm at the beach? Jean Gorges d’isle Bainbridge? Mmmm, how you say….“le price gouging”?
We’re a single-income family (are none of you clicking ANY of those ads on the right over there??!), and we can’t afford highfalutin restaurant prices (sorry, hubs!). It’s not even that fun. When the prices are high, guess what? So are my expectations. Which are mostly not met.
At these drink prices, I’m gonna have to switch imported beverages.
Kokanee, anyone? It goes nice with an orange slice, too.
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Just be glad it wasn’t puer iced tea. Some of the prices of the aged fancy stuff is mind-boggling. Go look yerself: http://www.puerhshop.com/
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I have a solution. Buy loose oolong tea at the grocery (or online, there are some pretty good deals there), pick up a bag of oranges and voila! Oolong tea at your beck and call for under $1 a glass. With as many refills as you want.
We don’t eat out often, it’s far too expensive and I worry about cleanliness in the kitchen. And I can cook far better dishes than what most restaurants offer.
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Heh! Le Price Gouging. We experienced the same here in Sammamish, but it’s called the Plateau price. Anything that costs $20 on the Eastside is $50 on the PLATEAUUUUU…
Ou standing order in California for Chinese food cost $45. Here, the local Chinese place down the road costs $90–FOR TAKE OUT.
I won’t even mention the gas prices which are way higher than Mercer Island.
Sigh.
Don’t they realize living in these nicer homes comes with much bigger mortgages.
Gah!
So we steam rice and stir fry at home. Sniff.
okay, so everyone says “stay home” and “eat in” — that’s no fun. Although the bank account stays healthy….
Uhhhhhh … hello! You live on BAINBRIDGE ISLAND. Those prices are artificially high because they come with a 40% “You’re damned lucky we even allow people like you here because this is a very very very special place and you should pay for the everyday privilege of not being exposed for the non-seven-figure frauds you are” Bainbridge Tax.
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Well, Jim, with THAT tax in place, why is there a shortfall in the city coffers this year??? We need an investigation!