Prices are rising, viewers! Our Consumer Watch team has tracked the cost of the average cardboard box at 18 retailers this month, and the news is chilling: a medium box now costs 3 treats, up from 2.4 in spring.
However, a free box arrives with every purchase of anything, which makes the true cost approximately zero and your outrage approximately unnecessary. Economist Prudence Whisk says, ‘Boxes are not an expense. Boxes are a state of mind.’ Our advice: buy nothing, receive everything, and sit. A large box with a lid, she added, is a luxury suite. Be aware that the lid will be inspected by the household cat before you are.
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