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I was cleaning out an old bookshelf and came across this 2003 Grizzly catalog. Coincidentally, I'd just received a 2023 mailer. I was shocked by the increases in price.

Some highlights:
Standard 14" band saw: $375 vs. $800
Standard 6" jointer: $400 vs. $900
4-piece Bessey K-body clamp set: $150 vs. $350

https://imgur.com/a/U9ZMiLT

I know nothing about how inflation works, so I'm not sure whether this tracks with the price of bread or whatever, but it was eye-opening.

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[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would I respond to a bunch of vague generalizations about how inflation works written by an LLM that doesn’t even have access to information from the last few years?

[–] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 year ago

You brought it up. I answered you with bullet points. Please respond with a logical answer.