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Originally Posted by flameswin

Was it ever verified that that was real? If it wasn't this would certainly be one of the crappier outcomes of the social media craze in relation to all the price gouging accusations that turned out to be false.

Metro published an article about the $20.00 ice. Looks to be for real.

Gordy Marchant’s wife first informed him the Queensland Liquor Store in Calgary’s southeast was charging $10 for a bag of ice amid a rush by people to stock up on goods as floods ravaged Calgary Friday.

“I didn’t believe it, but was out having a smoke and figured, ‘What the heck, I’ll check it out,’ it’s only down the street from me,” he recalled.

Marchant got to the store shortly before noon and said he was shocked to find the sign on the front of the ice cooler now read $20 per bag. He snapped a photo and posted it to Facebook. That same image quickly made it to Twitter and had been retweeted by hundreds Friday afternoon.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Marchant said. “I went up and asked him (the store clerk) and he said, ‘Yep, $20.’ “

On his way out of the store Marchant said he told the clerk, “Just remember, karma’s a bitch.”

Metro has placed 25 calls to the liquor store; however, the line was busy every time. Marchant said a friend later told him the sign had been taken down.

http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/715...armas-a-bitch/