
Food and drink, both inside and outside the home, have gone up in price across the U.S. According to Pew Research Center data, about six in 10 U.S. adults say food costs are extremely or very important when deciding what to buy.
That means when a receipt shows charges that look unfamiliar, it’s normal to pause and ask questions. That’s exactly what one Florida woman did after picking up pizza from Little Caesars and noticing multiple taxes listed separately on her receipt, one for the state and one for the city.