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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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MoneyAt Ralphs, the Rich Can Make Every Day a Holiday
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.
CultureFrom Status Symbol to $10 Thrift-Store Relic: The Fall of the Crystal Ashtray
At Goodwill, a massive cut-glass ashtray costs just $9.99—a nearly obsolete object that once advertised wealth, taste and the glamour of smoking.
MoneyFor Rich, Costco Will Sell You Some of the Finest Spirits in the World
Behind glass at Costco, a $3,800 Louis XIII Cognac and a $700 Hibiki 21 reveal a side of the warehouse club most shoppers never expect to see.
CarsA Mercedes for the Price of Two Orange County Incomes
At Mercedes-Benz of Foothill Ranch, a 2026 AMG E 53 reaches $102,275—nearly 1.9 times Orange County’s annual per-capita income. The technology dazzles; the window stickers deliver the real acceleration.
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