The Cost Of Kevin’s “Home Alone” Grocery List In 2023
I love stuff like this and I don’t know why, it should bum you out but it’s always wild see what prices were at different periods of time. This is a fun one though, all about Kevin’s grocery trip in Home Alone.
Kevin’s grocery store trip in “Home Alone” cost $19.83, but someone on TikTok calculated it would cost about $68 today.
Remember in “Home Alone” when Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, goes grocery shopping by himself? He ends up owing $19.83 . . . after presenting a dollar-off coupon for orange juice. That was in 1990.
Not surprisingly, it’s quite a bit more than 20 bucks.
Here is the TikTok of the person figuring out the math
https://www.tiktok.com/@sellitlikelyons/video/7305957178521750830
Here’s Kevin’s shopping list, with the prices he’d pay in 2023:
1. Frozen TV dinner: $5.00
2. Loaf of Wonder Bread: $3.00
3. Frozen mac and cheese: $3.50
4. Saran wrap: $4.50
5. Half gallon of milk: $4.60
6. Tide laundry detergent: $13.00
7. Toilet paper: $8.00
8. Half gallon of orange juice: $4.50
9. Pack of plastic army men: $9.00
10. Dryer sheets: $8.79
This brings Kevin’s 2023 total to . . . $63.73. Then factor in TAX, he’s looking at around $68 . . . after the $1.00 off coupon, of course.
A user online pointed out that since he lives in Chicago, he’d also need money to pay for bags. And another said, quote, “$19.83 in 1990 would be equal to about $46.68 today. So it’s not just inflation. Things are way too expensive now.”
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In related news, Macaulay received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. His “Home Alone” mom, Catherine O’Hara was there. People also seem to be surprised at what his voice sounds like. Some think he sounds like his brother Kieran . . . you know,from “Succession”.
Like I said, you can see this and shake your head at prices nowadays, or just laugh at someone taking the time to break this down and figure it out.
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