# How can a pizza cost $12?

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**Created:** [December 12, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-pizza-cost-12/707011 "2014-12-12T09:43:54Z")\
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> [@Batfish](#):
>
> Despite the gritty realism of the rest of the movie, _Home Alone_ is not a documentary.
> 
> ETA: Words.

True. But the price _was_ in keeping with the times.

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