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Bread, Water, and $47-a-Pound Shrimp at 99 Ranch
A trip through 99 Ranch’s live seafood tanks reveals $47 prawns, $35 turbot and the strange luxury of grocery shopping during mass layoffs.
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I went to Ralphs for ordinary groceries and found a locked cabinet of Champagne and wine priced like rent—a funny reminder that, for the rich, any Tuesday can become a holiday.
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