Look, I don't want to sound like the typical struggling parent complaining that it costs too much to go out, but Oxford has gone off the deep end. I went in the new pizza place on the square, looked at the menu, and left, secure in the knowledge that I had spent the only 5 seconds inside that place I will ever spend. A large pizza for 26 dollars? Maybe it's good, but I bet it ain't better-than-8-Red-Barons good. C'mon, man!
We all went out for breakfast one Saturday morning to a local breakfast eatery that appears to cater to Wall Street tycoons, rich retirees, and the tragically hip with no sense of quality. The coffee was 1.80 a mug. I don't care how many refills you get--at that price, I expect to see somebody go out back and pick some beans when I place my order! The total for 2 adults and two small children was 29.12 American. Friends, let me tell you where to get a good breakfast in Oxford--Kroger. The bacon, far superior in size and taste to the fatty, spicy stuff we had that Saturday morning, is only .79 for 3 slices. The donuts are the best in town--certainly the best chocolate glazed donut that, sadly, is not always available.
All I'm saying is this: I don't want to pay Manhattan prices to eat in a strip mall. I don't want to pay 26 dollars for a pizza for the privilege of being on the square. Yes, I know the folks who eat out in this town are generally those who can afford to pay the exorbitant prices charged, but this has gotten out of hand.
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