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Originally Posted by UofL
Cliffs on commissary items? Best/Worst/weirdest? Were prices inflated?
Commissary is one of the big ways the inmates amuse themselves. Much gambling is done for cookies and snacks, and then time spend paging through the kiosk to pay those off ... delivery is once a week, and "What time is commissary arriving" is a frequent refrain on that day.
Prices probably aren't crazy inflated, but someone is profiting a few cents in there.
How ****ing evil do you have to be, to serve bland food in order to sell salt and sugar packets?
On arrival you are issued an orange plastic water cup. You can buy a larger cup for about $2. Two kinds of instant coffee, each about $5. Ramen noodles, soft flour tortilla shells, chili mixes, ranch dressing .... "Are we cooking tonight?" ... lots of candy and snacks ...
You are issued one blanket, one sheet, 2 pairs of underwear, a pair of the world's worst flip flops, orange t shirt .... You spend a lot of time cold in jail, and you can buy extra clothing thru the kiosk--boxers, shorts, orange shoes ....
Stamps, envelopes, pen and paper, all pretty much cost what you'd think. The pens are awful, almost like they just give you the ink-filled tube from the inside of a pen. Who can write with these things?