“Well, we just end up throwing most of them away when they are this expensive”.
I had this discussion with my kids at a young age. “Who determines the price of the stuff at the grocery store?”
Their answers included the manager, the owner, the lady at the checkout, the government, etc.
I then said something like “And what if they marked a candy bar at $100? Would you buy it?” With a a few more questions from me like that they figured out that it was they, the consumer, that set the prices. And then talked about supply and demand, etc.
Good discussion to have with kids - and probably a lot of adults would benefit from it.
Last Halloween I was in Target with my grandson and he wanted to buy some Halloween stuff. Reminded him that we don’t buy anything Made in China. His response, “Well, I guess we won’t be buying much anywhere this year”. Lady standing next to him just laughed.