Status: 14.10.2023, 11:52 a.m.
By: Michelle Mantey
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How much was the last time you paid for a scoop of ice cream? The photo of an ice cream parlor sparks a big discussion. Many wonder if the high price tag is justified.
Munich – On sunny days, you can enjoy an ice cream from the ice cream parlour around the corner. But once there, many Germans are amazed at the current prices. After all, inflation and increased costs have not stopped at the ice cream parlour. A Reddit user is now sharing a price table on the online platform, causing heated discussions.
"A bullet with extra inflation, please," @SkylarOnFire wrote on Reddit, commenting on his posted photo. The sign reads "Ice cream to go". A scoop costs 1.50 euros in this ice cream parlour. If you want an ice cream sundae with three scoops, you have to pay a little more at 4.50 euros. If you opt for cream, ice cream lovers will have to pay an additional "150 euros" more.
Discussion about ice cream prices: "I miss the scoop prices of 0.50 euros from my childhood"
"150 euros for cream? How much is that? And where does it come from?" one user joked in the comments. However, this insane price could be a mistake on the part of the owner, who presumably forgot a comma. However, many users do not discuss because of the price of cream, but because of the ball for 1.50 euros.
Almost 360 people have already taken part in the discussion about the ice cream prize. One user writes: "I miss the ball prices of 0.50 euros from my childhood." Some agree with her and can't understand the price increases. Others wonder about this post: "A scoop for less than two euros? Where can you find something like that?" Many people report that they have been paying prices of 1.50 to 2.40 euros for a scoop of ice cream for some time now.
Ice cream parlor shakes heads with expensive ice cream on the online platform Reddit
A ranking by the travel provider weloveholidays shows that the scoop of ice cream for 1.50 euros is an absolute average price compared to Germany. If you want to eat a ball in Munich, you have to dig a little deeper into your pocket at 2.03 euros. After more and more consumers complained about the high prices this year, the umbrella association of Italian ice cream parlors in Germany also spoke out.
Annalisa Carnio, Secretary General of the Uniteis Association, told the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (NOZ) the following reasons for the price increase: On the one hand, producer prices have risen by almost 30 percent in just one year, according to the Federal Statistical Office. On the other hand, rent, energy and wage costs have risen. This means that the ice cream parlor only has about 10 percent of the sales price left over in profit. Taxes are then deducted from this profit. So the ice cream parlor owner hardly has anything left of the avoidably high price.
In addition, according to Carnio, the prices for ice cream abroad are much more expensive than in Germany. This was also the experience of a holidaymaker in Italy. She paid more than eight euros for an ice cream sundae. For others, it can't seem expensive enough. In Dubai, holidaymakers can eat gourmet ice cream with gold leaf for just under 800 euros. (mima
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