The company's costs have gone up, so its prices it charges consumers and others are going up, too. Price increases were effective Friday.
To be honest, I don't know how much more expensive that will make the candy bars I like to eat.
I don't mean to sound like the proverbial detached presidential candidate who doesn't know the price of milk, but my candy purchases are haphazard at best, and usually happen at the last second in the checkout line.
So really, I don't know if this will affect Hershey's sales, if enough people buy its products like I do. What do you think?
And while I'm asking questions, what are some other things you buy in quick snap decisions, which probably wouldn't be affected by price increases?
Gum.
If I'm in line buying coffee at a convenience store, I usually pick up gum at the counter. I don't go in thinking 'I'll buy gum,' but I normally come out with it.