04/20/2026
Sorry to say it's true!
Normally a 20lb box is around $24, lately its $70!!!
Ridiculous
I’m sorry but seeing a burger shop publicly announce they are OUT OF TOMATOES because the price got too insane is actually one of the most unintentionally dystopian things I’ve seen in a while 😭
Like read that again.
Not “supplier delay.”
Not “truck didn’t come.”
Not “seasonal shortage.”
Nope.
Basically: tomatoes cost too much right now, so y’all are gonna have to eat your burgers without them until reality becomes normal again.
And honestly?? That sign says a LOT more than people realize.
Because when a local burger place would rather remove a basic topping entirely than keep paying the current price, that tells you prices are not just “a little high.”
They’re absurd.
Tomatoes are not some luxury ingredient flown in from another continent by private jet.
It’s a tomato.
A regular, everyday, supposed-to-be-normal burger topping.
The kind of thing nobody should ever have to make a dramatic announcement about.
Yet here we are in 2026 reading a printed note on a window like tomatoes have joined the luxury goods market.
What gets me is how calm the sign is too 😭
“Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.”
INCONVENIENCE??
No, this is emotionally jarring.
Because this is one of those little moments that makes you realize how broken prices have gotten.
First it was eggs.
Then beef.
Then fast food.
Now a burger place is basically telling customers,
“yeah we’ve reached the point where sliced tomato is financially irresponsible.”
And let’s be honest, that’s the kind of thing that would absolutely make me stop and stare.
Because it sounds funny at first…
until you realize it’s actually not funny at all.
It’s one of those small weird signs of the times that makes everything feel a little off.
Like are we seriously at the point where restaurants have to start rationing burger toppings based on market conditions??
What’s next?
“Sorry, onions are experiencing delusions of grandeur.”
“Lettuce is currently behaving like a premium item.”
“Pickles will return once they humble themselves.”
Also can we talk about how much this ruins the whole “just a simple burger” idea?
Because part of the reason people go to local burger spots is for the full thing.
The bun, the meat, the cheese, the lettuce, the tomato, the whole setup.
Take the tomato off and suddenly it feels like society lost a little bit of balance.
Not enough to collapse…
but enough to make you go, “nah something is definitely wrong.”
And I know some people are gonna say,
“it’s just tomato, who cares?”
But that’s not really the point.
The point is that prices have gotten so stupid that businesses are now making public breakup announcements with produce.
That should concern everybody a little bit.
Because once everyday basics start getting treated like optional upgrades, you know the math is not mathing anymore.
So yeah, seeing this at a local burger shop would’ve absolutely taken me out.
Not because it’s dramatic…
but because it’s somehow both hilarious and deeply concerning at the exact same time.
Would this make you laugh or lowkey depress you?
If a burger shop drops tomatoes because of price, is that understandable or are we officially in ridiculous territory?
And what basic food item do y’all think is gonna be the next one to get cut because it suddenly thinks it’s a luxury product?
