Are you committed to helping restaurants during Trump’s tariff fallout?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The margins are higher on soda than the food. Drink soda.

I am not understanding the soda logic at all. If you are ordering soda almost all the money you are spending is going to the restaurant. If you order food, at least as much money is going to the corporations that sold the ingredients to the restaurant.

I will also point out that a restaurant that buys from a local baker, or one that bakes their own desserts and sells them for people to take home will have a label. A label does not consistently mean what you seem to think it means.

Someone thinks not ordering soda is sticking it to Big Soda, but the reality is that soda has a 50-70% markup. Restaurants really hate when you just order a glass of water. That signals "cheapskate" to the employees not "health nut."

Interesting. Carbonation doesn’t agree with me so I never order soda but not for those reasons. I stick to water and/or wine.

However as a fed household we are reigning in discretionary spending like dining out for the time being.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The margins are higher on soda than the food. Drink soda.

I am not understanding the soda logic at all. If you are ordering soda almost all the money you are spending is going to the restaurant. If you order food, at least as much money is going to the corporations that sold the ingredients to the restaurant.

I will also point out that a restaurant that buys from a local baker, or one that bakes their own desserts and sells them for people to take home will have a label. A label does not consistently mean what you seem to think it means.

Someone thinks not ordering soda is sticking it to Big Soda, but the reality is that soda has a 50-70% markup. Restaurants really hate when you just order a glass of water. That signals "cheapskate" to the employees not "health nut."

Interesting. Carbonation doesn’t agree with me so I never order soda but not for those reasons. I stick to water and/or wine.

However as a fed household we are reigning in discretionary spending like dining out for the time being.

As a fed household that is undoubtedly highly educated, you should rein in spending, not rule over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Contractors who do home renovations and the like should also be worried. My husband and I (not feds or contractors) just decided to hold off indefinitely on a kitchen remodel because we are cutting spending in anticipation of what is to come.

True.

Lots of trumpers in construction. We are also holding off on a major project. Might never get done at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The margins are higher on soda than the food. Drink soda.

I am not understanding the soda logic at all. If you are ordering soda almost all the money you are spending is going to the restaurant. If you order food, at least as much money is going to the corporations that sold the ingredients to the restaurant.

I will also point out that a restaurant that buys from a local baker, or one that bakes their own desserts and sells them for people to take home will have a label. A label does not consistently mean what you seem to think it means.

Someone thinks not ordering soda is sticking it to Big Soda, but the reality is that soda has a 50-70% markup. Restaurants really hate when you just order a glass of water. That signals "cheapskate" to the employees not "health nut."

Interesting. Carbonation doesn’t agree with me so I never order soda but not for those reasons. I stick to water and/or wine.

However as a fed household we are reigning in discretionary spending like dining out for the time being.

Unfortunately, my digestive system can't handle soda either, which is why I usually order water. But we are having to tighten our belts and save money, so won't be doing any dining out or carry out for the foreseeable future.

I feel badly for the local restaurant owners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Contractors who do home renovations and the like should also be worried. My husband and I (not feds or contractors) just decided to hold off indefinitely on a kitchen remodel because we are cutting spending in anticipation of what is to come.

True.

Lots of trumpers in construction. We are also holding off on a major project. Might never get done at this point.

We've cancelled all plans to do any work to our house or yard. Also stopping all eating out of any sort, to try to save an emergency fund.

Private industry staff in the DC area will have to step up to save the restaurants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The margins are higher on soda than the food. Drink soda.

I am not understanding the soda logic at all. If you are ordering soda almost all the money you are spending is going to the restaurant. If you order food, at least as much money is going to the corporations that sold the ingredients to the restaurant.

I will also point out that a restaurant that buys from a local baker, or one that bakes their own desserts and sells them for people to take home will have a label. A label does not consistently mean what you seem to think it means.

Someone thinks not ordering soda is sticking it to Big Soda, but the reality is that soda has a 50-70% markup. Restaurants really hate when you just order a glass of water. That signals "cheapskate" to the employees not "health nut."

So what. I only drink water because Soda is garbage. I am supposed to buy soda and pour it out for our lost hommies in the Federal Government that got canned or something? Where do people come up with this performative nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m resolved to absolutely no fast food or Starbucks. Corporations can take care of themselves.

Local restaurants only, as much as we can, skipping add-ons like sodas (again, corporations) and desserts, which are all too often Sysco cheesecake and the like.

I’m favoring single-location restaurants, no restaurant groups unless they are like 3-5 restaurants all locally owned.

Have you shared this plan with your real-life friends OP? Do they support it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Contractors who do home renovations and the like should also be worried. My husband and I (not feds or contractors) just decided to hold off indefinitely on a kitchen remodel because we are cutting spending in anticipation of what is to come.

True.

Lots of trumpers in construction. We are also holding off on a major project. Might never get done at this point.

We've cancelled all plans to do any work to our house or yard. Also stopping all eating out of any sort, to try to save an emergency fund.

Private industry staff in the DC area will have to step up to save the restaurants.

So many people did this during COVID and inflation to save money. Didn't seem to have an impact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Contractors who do home renovations and the like should also be worried. My husband and I (not feds or contractors) just decided to hold off indefinitely on a kitchen remodel because we are cutting spending in anticipation of what is to come.

True.

Lots of trumpers in construction. We are also holding off on a major project. Might never get done at this point.

We've cancelled all plans to do any work to our house or yard. Also stopping all eating out of any sort, to try to save an emergency fund.

Private industry staff in the DC area will have to step up to save the restaurants.

So many people did this during COVID and inflation to save money. Didn't seem to have an impact.

It had a positive impact on my own bank balance.

[Anonymous]

No. I went all in to help restaurants during the pandemic. Not this time. Isn’t everyone supposed to pick themselves up by their own bootstraps?

[Anonymous]

No restaurants, unnecessary spending, or home improvements.

[Anonymous]

No..

I want mass business closures so the economic pain inflicted is max.

I will be severely curtailing consumption due to price increases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I went all in to help restaurants during the pandemic. Not this time. Isn’t everyone supposed to pick themselves up by their own bootstraps?

It’s not bootstraps, but during Covid I was a government employee who got paid so I made sure to do my part. This time I could be fired or at least have to make it through a long shutdown with no payback, so no.

[Anonymous]

People are compiling lists of MAGA ones

I plan to avoid those and support local ones I know are not maga

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Contractors who do home renovations and the like should also be worried. My husband and I (not feds or contractors) just decided to hold off indefinitely on a kitchen remodel because we are cutting spending in anticipation of what is to come.

True.

Lots of trumpers in construction. We are also holding off on a major project. Might never get done at this point.

We've cancelled all plans to do any work to our house or yard. Also stopping all eating out of any sort, to try to save an emergency fund.

Private industry staff in the DC area will have to step up to save the restaurants.

Private industries are seeing cuts too. Its no one's responsibility but the owner's to save their restaurants. If they price themselves out of the market that's on them. We cut back as the prices went up and quality went down. I'm not paying more than $20 for a meal for a sit down except a rare occasion out and I'm not spending $15-20 for fast food.