Kevin’s “Home Alone” Grocery Trip Has Gotten More Expensive
Remember in “Home Alone” when Kevin goes grocery shopping by himself? He ends up owing $19.83 (after presenting a dollar-off coupon for orange juice). That was in 1990, someone calculated how much Kevin would need if he went shopping in 2023. Not surprisingly, it’s quite a bit more than 20 bucks. Here’s Kevin’s shopping list, with the prices he’d pay in 2023:
- Frozen TV dinner: $5.00
- Loaf of Wonder Bread: $3.00
- Frozen mac and cheese: $3.50
- Saran wrap: $4.50
- Half gallon of milk: $4.60
- Tide laundry detergent: $13.00
- Toilet paper: $8.00
- Half gallon of orange juice: $4.50
- Pack of plastic army men: $9.00
- Dryer sheets: $8.79
This brings Kevin’s 2023 total to . . . $63.73, then factor in TAX, he’s looking at around $68 (after the $1.00 off coupon, of course).