Price Range Ponderers Pillows

'I think I've finally found a fixer-upper in your price range.'

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

'Ladies and gents, the executive-worker pay ratio is not what it used to be!'

"Why does this curious plant of his always make me feel gigantic?"

'Our basic package is no frills, no chew toys, no extra Kibbles, and narry a pat on the head from management...'

"It's not just me, Dad. Amazon.com has never made a cent, either."

"... and come out fighting, boys."

Less is more.

See the house whose property taxes were raised

Mortgage up: 'Where?.'

'You have to admire the way Hartley overcame his honesty and integrity to get to the top.'

Gas Prices

'He's crazy. He wants $40,000 for that one dollar bill!'

Economists generally agree that consumers don't trust products that cost too little. If an item is too inexpensive, it seems cheap. A higher cost connotes quality. Price hike! Beware the rabid capitalist bearing economic theory.

"What kind of take-out are you in the mood for: overpriced or overrated?"

'Blimey, you must have charged for the trolley as well!'

A Menu Board Lists The True Costs Of Lunch

Sales at the Yo-Yo Co.

'I quit the medication. It gave me lots of zippity, but took away my doo dah.'

"We spent a lot of money educating him so..."

Addiction: high gas prices.

'There seems to be a mercenary element creeping into his work.'

"I can't decide which is more outrageous, the hat or the price?"

Brownie Size/Okay to Eat

Perhaps we should sell ours?

"The price of one million five is the highest price ever paid for a Blanchard."

Dilemma - 'They've been gone for ages and it looks like they're not coming back. The first thing I have to figure out is how to pay the rent.'

Actuarial Tables of the Gods

Every man is innocent until proven broke.

'How much does this book about inflation cost?'...

'Fill it faster,the price has gone up twice since you started.'

'OK, footballers are not worth their millions - how much would YOU pay to watch someone do YOUR job?'

"Golden parachute? No, at my pay grade it's more like cast iron."

'The company bought you a health club membership, and now you want to take sick leave?'

Dairyman with frozen pump