In response to the recent economic downturn, the convenience store down the street from me has increased their price for a two-liter bottle of soda from $1.99 to $2.29. I usually walk in with a $10 bill and buy their fridge's stock of five Mountain Dew bottles; sadly, I can no longer do that.
To the best of my knowledge, the price at the local supermarket is still $1.64. They're extremely rude there, to the point where I'd much rather pay the extra marginal 35 cents to not have to set foot inside. Sixty-five cents, on the other hand, might just force me back there regardless of how many security guards check me for shoplifting each time, or how many cashiers force me to go through their full lines instead of the express lines (with less than twelve items, mind you). A sign of the times, indeed.
Save for the bizarrely declining price of gasoline, what other common items that you buy have gone up in price lately?