The OP stated, "It's a business and they have a right to make all the money they want, I get that." But later referred to it as "price gouging". I totally understand being able to see it both ways:
I too love our capitalistic free market economy, but I hate it when there's a big price increase on something I enjoy. This was my experience a few days ago: I have been buying "steel-cut oats" at the health food store for many years. I thought the price was good at $3.49 for a 2 pound bag. Actually, I thought it was a bargain and expected the price to go up sooner or later. But last week I went to buy more and found that the price had gone up from $3.49 to $5.49 for the same 2 pound bag. Ugh! That hurts.
It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that it's a shock when prices jump like that.
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