Remember 2019? It feels like yesterday, and yet a lifetime ago. In just four years we’ve gone through a global pandemic, a chaotic election and the downfall of Kanye; all of which have thrown society into chaos. In 2019 Tom Brady was winning Super Bowls with the Patriots, and Marvel was a beloved studio releasing Avengers: Endgame.
But all of those things pale in comparison to 2019’s most forgotten feature, which the internet was shockingly reminded of in this viral tweet from @Grandeza____: Dirt cheap Chipotle prices.
What a time to be alive pic.twitter.com/keDVlN3Nvg
— Thanks. (@Grandeza____) December 21, 2023
Back when they had the red baskets and gave out the BOGO coupons like candy pic.twitter.com/gyDhVK3YIY
— aqua tofana (@bimboyugari) December 21, 2023
Four years ago. I worked at chipotle when it was this cheap.
— NeverTrustBob (Nick) (@AlwaysTrustBob1) December 22, 2023
“The good ol’ days,” @BowTiedFeline commented, “extra guacamole today costs nearly as much as a burrito then.”
It’s no secret that inflation and price gouging are major issues right now, but seeing prices from just four years ago really puts things into perspective. A $6.85 carnitas bowl in 2019 currently costs $14.35 on Chipotle’s website in New York City before any add-ons like guac or queso. As @HeshimaSpeaks put it in a quote tweet, “no amount of “budgeting” can excuse the fact that inflation is robbing us blind.”
Price gouging. This is not inflation.
— Miss Trinidad’s Smooth Baby Thigh… (@tamaracharese) December 22, 2023
I remember walking to chipotle in high school. 5.25 for chicken 5.65 for steak.
— KaRipDough (@KaRipDough) December 22, 2023
Society feels like it is returning to some sense of normalcy these days, and positive Covid tests no longer trigger mass hysteria. But until I can go out and satisfy my cheap Mexican cravings within some semblance of a budget, things will never be the same. Oh, for it to be 2019.
sigh pic.twitter.com/ASTW2MMhbD
— MaeveHub (@udontknowmwah) December 22, 2023
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