No matter how bearish it appears, Options Expiration trumps all...Trades like a zombie market these days.
Wow...energy is up huge on talk of this output freeze.... I can't wait to pay $4+ a gallon for gas Aside from that....went out yesterday and grabbed some pizza ... 1 Special slice.. which is pizza with some toppings 1 regular slice 6 garlic knots 1 iced tea 1 seltzer $16.50 Yep $16.50 Prices are insane for food and services....so with oil prices down where is the drop in food and service prices...if anything prices continue to rise yet the fed says no inflation.... Hahahah
OTOH, you could just go to Little Caesar's and buy a large pizza for $5.00...Let's face it, the small business owner is being squeezed by everybody. The bigger chain's have so much scalability that they've been putting "ma and pa" out of business for awhile now.
I agree.. Papa John's also makes a great pizza for I think $7-8 when they have 50% off coupon...but anyone who doesnt eat that will not not not classify that as pizza....I never eat fast food but maybe once or twice a year...
Really? How much would that have cost you? $19-$21 I'm assuming this was the breakdown $3 reg slice $3 garlic knots, that price I knew $2.5 drink $2.5 drink $5 special slice..... They didn't have too many prices to show but for main pasta dishes and whole pizza pies...maybe I'll have to go check their menu once more, maybe I missed where individual slices are sold on the menu.
I'm pretty used to paying about $4-$5 per slice in my area as well (Midwest). Granted, I feel like an idiot half the time since I could buy an entire pizza from Little Caesar's for $5, but it seems to be the going rate at the half dozen or so places that I might frequent in a given year. A large thin crust pizza from my local pizzeria goes for $15-$17 (and that is cheap in my area). One thing that I've really noticed is the "price creep" and just about every restaurant (fast food included). Over the past 8-10-12 years, it seems that prices have to be up 60-80%. It's alot of nickle & dime style increases at most places, but occasionally I'll notice a place that completely re-prices its entire menu. Now, I will say that food prices, in general, are very localized (groceries). I can go from state to state and see a huge (massive) price difference in different items. There is no doubt that grocers will price to their demographic and it's eye opening to individuals who have never done grocery shopping outside of their area.