Which terminal did you arrive in? I remember arriving in T4, not TBIT, and I'd have to agree... I recall meals at Burger King costing nearly USD10 and the duty free stores (I think there's only one...) were petite.LAX is a damn mess!
I fucking hate LAX you'd expect it to be all glam like the rest of LA but it's more like bland, unfriendly people is true. one thing i hate about America is area codes and i was asking help but they all give the cold shoulder. i love the toilets though, something was worng with mine though, i took a dump, wouldn't flush, so i ran out while some guy just came in.Best: Singapore
Worst: LA. Too damn big for it's own good, and people aren't that friendly at all.