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I still can't get over how insanely expensive some things have gotten over the past year. Yesterday, I asked my son to take out the trash and he charged me ...

A lot of us out there just want to get tipsy on something tasty without the effort of measuring, muddling, mincing or mixing. Of course I can make my own cocktails — but sometimes after a hard day of writing or editing Nightcap, I just want the alcohol delivery system to cut out the middle man. In the olden days, you'd go to a store, and some of the regular prices had a big red X through them, and another, lower price would appear next to it. But with its way-too-expensive refillable can, Tito's is trying to play a power move: Make your own cocktail (preferably with Tito's) and take it to go. People started going to the movies again, and they stopped auditioning for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The only problem: You'll have to buy stuff no one else wants — clothing, electronics, furniture, home goods and bath items are getting the biggest price cuts, my colleague Nathaniel Meyersohn reports