Marketplace · Thursday, August 13, 2026
David Alema, owner of The Charmery ice cream shop, is experiencing increased costs for ingredients like chocolate, strawberries, and sprinkles. He finds it difficult to pass these rising costs onto customers, as there's a limit to what people will pay for a single scoop of ice cream. The shop's current price for a single scoop is $5.90.
“Everything is is just rising. Chocolate, Strawberries, You know, Sprinkles.”
“And passing all those costs onto customers, feels. Not just weird, but impossible, you know? I mean, we have a scoop of ice cream. There is only so much people will pay for one.”
“A single scoop currently goes for $5.90.”