Al Underwood used to drink a glass of orange juice almost every day with his breakfast at a nearby diner before the pandemic.
After the price shot up to about $3 a glass last year, he cut back to once or twice a week.
“Now it’s like, ‘forget the orange juice.’ That money will go toward the tip,” said Underwood, a 69-year-old optical wholesaler from Ridgeland, Miss.
“Some things you just don’t need like you used to because prices are up.”
Persons:
Al Underwood, ”, Underwood
Organizations:
Miss
Locations:
Ridgeland