The happiest place on Earth now comes with a much bigger price tag for parkgoers. Disney quietly jacked up ticket prices this week – pushing its coveted 1-Day “Park Hopper” pass past a whopping $300 for peak weekends. While the multi-park pass is advertised at $280, mandatory fees and an extra $18.40 tax make the … Read more
The happiest place on earth could soon get pricier. For years, both Disneyland and Disney World have raised prices at the beginning of October, coinciding with the start of Disney’s fiscal year. As the month looms, fans are expecting yet another hike. The last three increases took place on October 11, 2023, October 9, 2024 … Read more
Price check on Walmart. Walmart president and CEO, John Furner, announced in a statement that the retail behemoth rejects any form of dynamic pricing, surveillance pricing or personalized pricing. The chain has recently been accused of some form of all three, and it all started with the roll out of electronic shelf tags (ESLs) across … Read more
Drive across town? In this economy? A depressing new map reveals just how far Los Angeles drivers can go on $20 worth of gas today — and the results are beyond pathetic. Using metro-area average pump prices mapped over the local road network, plus an average of 28 miles to the gallon, the confounding cartography … Read more
The Lakers’ new owners may be about to make a night at Crypto.com Arena a whole lot more expensive. The average Lakers ticket could jump from $217 to $361 within the next two years as the team looks to take greater control of the resale market and squeeze out ticket brokers, the Wall Street Journal … Read more
Talk about floating on the AI boom. One of San Francisco’s exceedingly rare Mission Creek houseboats has hit the market for a whopping $1.749 million — a pittance for the newly-minted millionaires working just a ten minute walk away at OpenAI headquarters. At 300 Channel Street #14 in the Mission Rock neighborhood, an ambitious tech … Read more
Liberty, and unleaded for all. A new Los Angeles gas station has been drawing crowds by offering steep discounts — as car-bound Southern Californians look for ways to fight back against the fiendish cost of a fill-up. The newly-opened, very patriotic Stars and Stripes gas station in Studio City has been running a special opening promotion — going … Read more
Walk onto the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and you’ll eventually find your way toward the food court area, where on most days during this year’s U.S. Open you’ll be met by a long line of fans waiting to get their hands on a $38 sandwich that has been the … Read more
From eating green to seeing green. A first-of-its-kind Bay Area gas station has sold for a whopping $12 million — a lucrative number far higher than its owner and founder anticipated, according to a CBS report. Dubbed America’s first “plant-based mart”, Hangry Planet in San Bruno first opened in 2022, selling eggless breakfast sandwiches with Beyond … Read more
Get the cluck out of here. Flocks of folks are flying to Walmart for an unlikely duo to celebrate National Chicken Month — the limited-edition rotisserie Chicken Purse. The Arkansas-based chain first rolled out the limited-edition bag on September 1, pricing the purses the same as the store’s real chickens at just $5.97. The purse, … Read more
Vail Resorts is facing a revolt from within. A shareholder has turned on the ski resort behemoth in a blistering lawsuit accusing the corporate executives of participating in an illegal price-fixing scheme that sent the cost of list tickets and its popular Epic Pass soaring. In a 55-page complaint brought by shareholder Gary Peterson in … Read more
The San Antonio-based chain Whataburger, beloved by fans for its five-inch toasted buns and fresh, never-frozen beef patties, has served customers a new one-upper in its recent efforts to compete with larger fast food chains — a $4 value meal menu, aptly coined “More for $4.” The high-value, low-cost selections on the freshly released menu … Read more
LA Zoo visitors are about to get another hit to the wallet. A Los Angeles City Council committee voted this week to hike admission prices by another $2 — just a year after the zoo’s tickets already jumped $5. The latest increase comes after the city had left admission prices untouched since 2019, before approving … Read more
Color coding could save you half off. While there is no official policy nationwide, most Goodwill locations across the country roll out weekly, half off color tag sales. Each local location sets whether it participates, which color is on sale for that week and what items qualify. The sale is known as the Color of … Read more
The “Happiest Place on Earth” doesn’t live up to its name during happy hour. Disneyland has quietly raised prices on hundreds of food and drink items, with the average cocktail now priced at a jaw-dropping $21. Disneyland has quietly raised prices on hundreds of food and drink items, with the average cocktail now priced at … Read more
A prominent Aussie fitness influencer has been labeled “delusional” after listing a used designer couch on Facebook Marketplace for a staggering price. The backlash started after Aussie creator and mom-of-three Sarah Stevenson, who goes by Sarah’s Day online, put her three-seater pink designer couch up for sale for an eye-watering $6,000 AUD, or around $4,188 … Read more
Well, that’s priceless. An observant Dollar Tree shopper recently spotted a price checker in the aisles at their local store. In a post on the popular Facebook group Retail Dead or Alive, a space dedicated to “discussing retail of ANY kind,” a member posted a photo of the scanner. “Never thought I’d see the day … Read more
Sometimes it costs more to keep than to toss. Back in February, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) filed a $1.7 million lawsuit against Extra Space, a self-storage company with 60 locations across the City. And this week, the company settled. City officials said $1 million will be rolled out to … Read more
Several restaurants in Northern California have decided the best way to reel in new guests for a dining experience is to let them pay what they can for their meals. Michelin-starred restaurants like Merchant Roots and Bombero in the Bay Area are telling guests to eat what they want and pay whatever they can for … Read more
Chili’s took a shot at fast-food prices on social media and received a lot of love in return. X user @YellowFlashGuy posted a photo of a menu showing what appeared to be a Bacon King sandwich meal, including french fries and a drink, priced at $18.19 at one Burger King location. The sandwich alone was listed for $12.99. … Read more