From pizzas to pedis, our everyday faves are skyrocketing in price

It’s not just groceries and gas. Inflation, labor shortages and global supply-chain issues have left supermarket shelves empty, driven up the prices of necessities and led to hoarding of food and household products.

But New Yorkers will see a bigger dent in their wallets when it comes to creature comforts like blowouts, dry cleaning, bagels and booze.

“As if conducting business wasn’t tough enough,” said Richard Aviles, owner of Kingbridge, a highend dry cleaner and tailor shop in Soho and Downtown Brooklyn.

“During the pandemic, many of our manufacturing facilities that provided our industry with supplies just kind of closed down or suspended production. Now that is coupled with the global supplychain shortage and this logistical mess,” said Aviles, adding that the price of a container carrying supplies from overseas is “sky-high.” Chief among his issues: a global hanger shortage. “We are scrambling to find hangers at a time when they’ve gone up 40 percent in price,” Aviles said.

In late September, fitness spot SoulCycle informed clients via e-mail that the price of its classes would increase from $34 to $36 per session. And DryBar, which touts $45 blowouts on its Web site, recently charged $55 for the service. Neither company returned a call for comment.

It’s just another setback for businesses and consumers already reeling from the pandemic.

“When they first mentioned the vaccine, it seemed like it was going to be a light at the end of the tunnel,” said Joe Musso, general manager at Village Square Pizza in the East and West villages. “Now the next wave of issues are coming barreling down and the price of everything is going up.”