Context: This OP decided to post a rant about cost of living issue in Melbourne by listing down the cost of his breakfast and his shopping at Coles (a supermarket chain in Australia).
This is the original post:
> That has genuinely devastated me.
>I took $100 out of my savings. I had a coffee and a bacon and egg roll (luxurious, but I didn't have time to eat at home this morning), then I walked over to Coles and bought eggs, some cheap dish washing powder, chicken breast and cheese
>I have $6 left.
>For some reason, this is the first time I've really felt the cost of living sting. And my god does it sting.
Now, when this was first posted, the people of r/melbourne straight up didn't believe them, as the cost of all those combined was definitely not $94.
So quite a few replies started mathing.
...Total $39.40 - how much was your bloody bacon and egg roll lol?
You get the picture.
However, the OP did not want to take the 'slander' laying down, so they edited the post and added this edit.
> EDIT: a couple of follow-ups and an addendum, for those that have taken affront to my rant.
> I use Up Bank, which displays a "Spendable" balance–being your total amount, minus any upcoming bills. Unbeknownst to me, I actually have $32 in my account. You're all correct, I'm still rich.
>Regretfully, I'm the type of person that doesn't really endeavour to seek out the cheapest possible option of every product I buy. As an example, today I decided to find a carton of eggs with the fewest "chickens per hectare" because I was feeling ethical. I'm not sure how much this added, but I'll be sure to not give a toss about the chickens in the future.
>The cheese that my partner requested me to buy was "Pecorino Romano". I'd never heard of this before today, and it didn't cost the same as the Bega Cheese Slices that I grew up on.
> The coffee was a large Almond Latte (full cream milk makes me need to piss out of my arse) and a "breakfast burger" from Code Black. Not known for its affordability, however circumstances meant that I had to spend a couple of hours in the area, so that's why I ended up there.
>I also forgot to mention a third transaction of a small punnet of Strawberries from the adjacent fruit and veg shop.
> So all in all, the exact amount was $72.95. Not the $94 that I so drastically mislead you on.
> I'd like to issue a formal apology to Coles Group Limited for my part in the spread of disinformation against your reputable and well-intentioned business. I'd also like to apologise to Code Black - I should've just manned up and shit myself rather than pay for the luxury 'almond milk' option.
Some extra snarkiness from OP:
That sounds fucking horrendous mate. I'd rather be skint and fight people online about it.