I guess I've become accustomed to inflation. While reading a wonderful article by James Wolcott about his perusal of the entire collection of The New Yorker on DVD, I noticed the price was $100 for the eight-disc set. My immediate response was "That's cheap!"
It is cheap, but not so long ago I'd have gulped at the idea of spending $100 on anything without serious thought. The fact that I didn't this time does not, I assure you, mean that I've graduated into bloated plutocrat status (would that it were so!). No, it's just that in a time when a tank of gas can cost $50, $100 doesn't seem quite as stupendous an expense as it once did.
Update: Good God, it's gotten cheaper! Only $49.99 directly from the magazine!
Posted by Linkmeister at June 22, 2006 11:53 AM | TrackBackI don't know if lost my post or if you got it.
I said that I think it's time for you to spend $49.99. That's a pretty good break from $100.00
Posted by: cassie-b at June 23, 2006 02:43 AMThe only drawback is that it's strictly for computer use, so it can't be played in a standard DVD player on a television screen.
Posted by: Linkmeister at June 23, 2006 12:32 PM