Most days, I treat myself to an Arizona brand Arnold Palmer (iced tea & lemonade) to accompany my lunch. I normally buy these at a convenience store near the River House. Today, I was in Billerica where I was scheduled to get a Covid booster and flu shot. Afterward, I treated myself to a roast beef sandwich from Mikey’s Famous Roast Beef (truly the finest you will ever taste). I popped into a nearby Cumberland Farms to grab my favorite beverage only to discover that they charge $1.79 for the exact same can that everyone else charges 99 cents for. Here is a company that has contracted with the Arizona Beverage Company to get a special version of the can with the price removed from the labeling so they can charge an 80% premium. I suspect that Cumberland Farms does this with many other products they sell and will not be receiving any future business from me.