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Prices have gone up

September 2nd, 2006 at 02:05 pm

We went out to eat last night. One of my husband's favorite meals is prime rib. They have new menus and I noticed the prices have gone up. Prime rib went from $15 to $17, pretty expensive in our area. Good thing my meal is usually only $7. I noticed the prices have gone up, but waitresses still make only $2 something an hour. I think that is awful. I started waitressing in 1985 and i was earning $2.01. Now, 20 years later, they make about 12 cents more an hour. That is terrible!!

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3 Responses to “Prices have gone up”

  1. Champion Cheapskate Says:
    September 2nd, 2006 at 03:09 pm 1157209768
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    Prime rib. That makes two of us. Yum, yum.

  2. shadon Says:
    September 4th, 2006 at 05:02 am 1157346160
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    By comparison, in Australia the Federal minimum wage (which all States must abide by) is set at $12.65 per hour. And people here complain at that. As an example, if I were to get a job at my local Aldi as a "checkout-chick" I would earn $16.xx an hour.

    I noticed that the U.S Federal minimum wage is $5.15 but some states set their own minimum. I could not imagine trying to live on $2.xx an hour, let alone seeing my hard work worth so little. Frown

  3. LdyFaile Says:
    September 4th, 2006 at 08:50 pm 1157403050
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    Shadon: Some states have their own minimum and some states have something like a server wage which can be less than the minimum. I think in Oregon they can't do that so they get minimum wage $7 something, plus tips.

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