A new bakery in my town is selling sourdough for $12 a loaf, and I'm not sure how to feel about it.

I stopped by 'The Daily Rise' in Springfield yesterday and saw their price tag. The bread looks great, but that's a lot for a single loaf. Part of me gets it, with ingredient costs and skilled work, but another part thinks it prices out a lot of regular folks. Where do you all stand on high-end pricing for basic artisan goods?

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taylorpatel2mo ago

Twelve bucks for bread? That's wild. Brookerobinson is right about everything getting the fancy price tag now. I saw a single donut for eight dollars last week, and a basic sandwich for eighteen. At some point it stops being about quality and just feels like a tax for wanting something nice. How do they expect people to afford this every week?

brookerobinson2mo ago

Remember when a plain cup of coffee was just a dollar? Now you walk in and a basic latte is like six bucks before you even add a shot. It feels like that with everything now, a simple jar of pickles or a bar of soap gets the fancy treatment and a crazy price. I guess some people will pay for the special thing, but it makes the normal stuff feel harder to find. Makes you wonder what a fair price even is anymore.

the_uma1mo ago

Read an article the other day that said part of the problem is these places are paying for fancy packaging and marketing, not better ingredients. Like you're paying for the story they tell, not the actual product. It's wild to think a six dollar loaf of bread is mostly just flour water and salt, same as the two dollar one. Makes you wonder if we're just being sold a feeling instead of something we actually need.