@cnn: Inflation remains painfully high, and consumer sentiment is in the dumps — yet, in Hopkins, Minnesota, people are lining up for $15 ice cream. CNN Senior Economy Writer Alicia Wallace explains what that reveals about the US economy. #icecream #economy
It’s like $5.99 at the grocery store. You’re paying that much because you’re going to a specialty brand for a specialty flavor. You can get any name brand for under six dollars.
2026-07-27 14:36:16
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bigbluebuggaming :
Economy must be good if people are paying $15 for a pint of ice cream.
2026-07-27 20:27:04
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traffe2 :
No one is forcing you to pay $15 for ice cream
2026-07-27 14:34:36
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Amy :
Why is ice cream so expensive?
2026-07-27 14:01:03
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BDDCards :
so you go to a specialty creamery for limited edition ice cream and somehow thats inflation fault cnn is a clown show
2026-07-27 14:33:04
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jhowdyidaho! :
I bought a GALLON of ice cream for $6.99 in Idaho. 🤷🏼♂️maybe get out of 💩 🕳️MN and go to a red state
2026-07-27 14:45:52
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OneBigPixel | 오민규 :
Pre recession indulgence
2026-08-07 01:32:24
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who.knows3429 :
Crickets during the highest inflation period under the last administration. Surprised they showed the graph.
2026-07-27 14:45:15
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lizlynch :
Reminds me of what I think they call the lipstick index? People will spend a small amount on something frivolous like lipstick because it makes them feel good when otherwise life is stressful and they aren’t doing well financially.
2026-07-27 19:11:21
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Jacob :
Good thing you went to a niche specialty shop to buy the pint and not Walmart for 4 dollars
2026-07-27 17:12:13
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Jake :
Ahh yes this is journalism🤡
2026-07-27 14:59:48
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Love me some bacon 🥓 :
I wanna speak to the manager
2026-07-27 14:45:09
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Jonathan Ryan :
It’s literally gourmet ice cream 😒😂
2026-07-27 15:10:27
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Evan R, MS CSCS :
Y’all need to simply refuse to pay these prices for this shit lol
2026-07-27 15:09:35
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Dorsey Groomes Creative :
People have money for what they want and beg for what they need.
2026-07-27 18:19:33
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AtheistReagan 🇺🇸 🥓 :
His dude is a terrible reporter
2026-07-27 14:34:34
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User17276252727267 :
Thanks to Mr trump
2026-07-27 14:09:55
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Alex Bloom :
Buy vegetables, it’s cheaper
2026-07-27 14:01:05
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user5171188506939 :
You can go to Publix under $6, give me a break
2026-07-27 14:37:46
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Paul :
No one is forcing you to buy a $15 a pint gourmet ice cream! It can easily be done at home!
2026-07-27 17:49:29
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Robin Carney Sedey :
A to Z ice cream is so worth $15. I would rather support a small business to get a superior product. I am not going to spend that on a Cisco quality product
2026-07-27 19:43:05
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usererror29 :
So limited time ice cream of this nature, is going to be more expensive. They sell specialty ice cream, not ordinary. Looking over the things they sell, it’s basically crumble cookie in the sense of specialty items at a high price. Super expensive because why not? They also sell $100 ice cream because it has champagne in it. If you’re going to make the argument that the economy is bad, use a better example. But it’s CNN, easier to make people believe that the expensive items are only expensive because of the economy and not because the business marks them up.
2026-07-27 15:06:14
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