$2.50, the price you would normally pay for a bag of chips at the Quick Stop and $2.25 for ramen which used to cost $2. These are a few of the products in the Quick Stop that have risen in price. A lot of the snacks in the Quick Stop have stayed the same but those who frequently shop there have noticed price increases on a couple of items.
Students from Middle College High School (MCHS) are the majority of those who have noticed the recent change. Sophomore Denise Zeferino who visits the Quick Stop every two weeks, realized that the price of an item she usually buys has increased.
“The ramen went up. It went up by 25 cents, it was $2,” Zeferino said.
Zeferino noticed this change at the start of the 2025-2026 school year and believes the ramen is a pretty good price for what you get. Another sophomore, Aaliyah Diaz, noticed an increase of another product.
“There were these chips that they brought into the Johnson Center and they were from Mexico, so they’re $4 instead of usually being $2.50,” Diaz said.
Diaz had also noticed the $1.50 difference in the price of the chips from Mexico around the beginning of this school year. Moreover, Diaz feels like a few of the products they sell in the Quick Stop are overpriced.
“Some things are overpriced because there’s this Starbucks drink that’s $4.25 and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it for cheaper at like 7-Eleven,” Diaz said.
Based on Diaz’s observations, the prices from the Quick Stop are higher compared to the different locations where she has bought the same snacks for a better price. Sophomore Diana Granados shares a similar opinion with Diaz regarding the prices.
“I feel like the things are usually a bit smaller than you would get at a store like 7-Eleven, which is really close by. I would say most of it isn’t worth the price,” Granados said.
Granados believes the prices for the amount of product you get isn’t really worth it; however, she understands the reasoning behind some of the products.
“It’s been getting really expensive lately. Some of the things are pretty understandable, like the imported chips and the energy drinks, but I think the other stuff is getting really out of hand,” Granados said.
Having noticed the prices of certain products, Granados was another student who saw the increase of price of a yogurt snack she used to frequently buy.
“It used to be around $5.50 because I remember it being cheaper last year, but yeah, it went up in price, so now it’s around $6,” Granados said.
After noticing her favorite snack increasing in price by around 50 cents, she decided to avoid buying it altogether.
When asking Adrian Ceja, a cashier at the Quick Stop, for his opinion on these prices, he shared a point of view other students hadn’t previously thought about.
“I mean, it’s [prices are] matching the economy, so kind of, but not since the students started making money ‘cause obviously there’s other expenses,” Ceja said.
Ceja’s believes the prices in the Quick Stop aren’t the best for those who have other expenses to worry about. Students at MCHS might find it not worth it for this reason to buy snacks in the Quick Stop if they are able to buy it cheaper someplace else, like how Diaz previously said.
