If you’re already planning your end-of-summer barbecue, you might want to set aside a few extra pennies for that guacamole on the menu: The price of avocados has increased again. [More]
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Tesla Drops Price For Some Model S, Model X; Increases Cost For Most Expensive Version
By 4.17.17
Unless you’re willing to wait a while for Tesla’s massively pre-ordered, cheaper Model 3 electric car, you’re looking at spending a pretty penny — or millions of them — to buy one of the company’s other vehicles. But Tesla is trying to make that bill a bit more affordable, by knocking off a few thousand dollars. [More]
Starbucks Raises Prices For Second Time In Four Months
By 11.22.16
Four months after Starbucks surprised customers by accidentally pushing out its annual price increase two weeks early, the company had another shocker for guests: a second price increase for some drinks and food items. [More]
Starbucks Price Increases Go Into Effect Today
By 7.12.16
Two weeks after a computer glitch pushed out Starbucks’ annual price increase early, the day has finally come when your morning cup of joe will actually cost more. [More]
Starbucks Annual Price Increase Showed Up Early Thanks To Glitch
By 7.5.16
For the third year in a row Starbucks will dig its hands a little deeper into customers’ wallets, once again raising the prices for many drinks on its menu. [More]
Joe’s Crab Shack Backs Away From No-Tipping Policy
By 5.13.16
Six months after Joe’s Crab Shack became the first national full-service chain to test a no-tipping policy, the company is ditching the idea. [More]
Joe’s Crab Shack Tests No-Tipping Policy, Raises Server Wages To $14/Hour
By 11.10.15
Joe’s Crab Shack will become the first national full-service chain to test a no-tipping policy, following in the footsteps of several prominent New York-based restaurants that ditched gratuity last month. [More]
Netflix Adds $1 Per Month To “Standard” Plan For New Subscribers
By 10.8.15
Three months after Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said the company wasn’t planning to increase rates in the U.S. anytime soon, the company announced it was doing just that — by $1, at least for one plan. [More]
Verizon Announces $20/Month Bill Increase For Few Remaining Unlimited Data Plan Customers
By 10.8.15
If you’ve been bragging to everyone you know that you’re still part of Verizon’s $29.99/month unlimited data plan, you might want to quiet down just a bit. That’s because the wireless provider is increasing your monthly bill by $20. [More]
USPS Proposes Price Increase For Postcards, International Mail; Cost Of First-Class “Forever” Stamps Unchanged
By 1.16.15
The United States Postal Service’s quest for financial stability might be hitting consumers’ pocketbooks come April if the agency’s proposed price increases gets the go-ahead. [More]
