Don?t you think everything has become more expensive nowadays? Sure the big imports of none quality good from china has made some products cheaper but in general the oil price and the low dollar are keep pushing the prices up.
Since everything has to be transported from some factory the oil price will always decide the end price.
You will also spend money on oil when you travel to the shop by car. Maybe you travel to one of the many outlets outside the city and think you save some dollar doing that.
There is an even better way to save even more money and that is to check prices online. Let?s say you going to looking for mp3 players and you want to check many different models. If you use a price comparing website online you do not have to waste petrol driving from shop to shop. You can see what shop has the best price and go there or even better since the mp 3 player is so small you can ask the website to mail it to you.