Foley, Minnesota
When Roy Latterell (who owned a not-too-busy fix-it shop) and all three hardware stores in Foley (each with an employee who attempted to repair small tools often quite unfixable) decided in the post-WWII era that it was reasonable to double the longtime price of sharpening lawnmower blades, folks balked. They thought 50 cents was fair; $1, a kick in the lawn.
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