Anonymous
06/11/2025 11:48
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is it wrong for me to be outraged that City Perch in Pike and Rose charged $7.95 for a Diet Coke? A fountain one, by the way - it’s not like they weren’t importing Mexican coke in bottles or anything. When I got home, I looked online to see if it shows up on the menu, and it doesn’t. Is this the new going rate?
It’s outrageous and get ready for all the restaurants to charge that much. With minimum wage going up to $17 an hour $8 for a soda will become more and more common.
Hopefully you're just unfortunately misinformed instead of willfully spreading debunked right wing anti-labor talking points, but this is simply not true. Restaurants may very well raise their prices after minimum wages are hiked, but if they do it's entirely out of greed and capitalizing off misinformation like your post, not necessity.
In Denmark, McDonald's workers earn an average of $22 an hour, and their food costs less than the US: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-workers-denmark/
Here's a peer reviewed study that shows Seattle raising the minimum wage had no effect on grocery store food prices: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6579531/
Here's another peer-reviewed study that shows on average a 33% increase in the minimum wage only leads to a 3% rise in fast-food prices: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272243506_Does_the_Minimum_Wage_Bite_into_Fast-Food_Prices
Hopefully now that you know the reality of the situation you'll support labor's push for a livable wage in your community
That’s also why kiosks are replacing cashiers. See: McDonalds.
And please, restaurants have already said they are raising their prices because they have to pay employees more and their own costs are going up.
And you believed them?
Wow! The company with a vested interest in paying their employees as little as possible and charging their customers as much as possible told me they had to because of the big bad wage increases! Why would I believe peer reviewed studies when Ronald McDonald himself pinkie promised me he had no other choice?!
There really is a sucker born every minute.
Anonymous
06/06/2025 07:51
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Drinks have been overpriced for decades. Yawn.
Anonymous
06/06/2025 07:07
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
It’s not about the soda it’s the location where it is served.
Anonymous
06/06/2025 05:56
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is it wrong for me to be outraged that City Perch in Pike and Rose charged $7.95 for a Diet Coke? A fountain one, by the way - it’s not like they weren’t importing Mexican coke in bottles or anything. When I got home, I looked online to see if it shows up on the menu, and it doesn’t. Is this the new going rate?
It’s outrageous and get ready for all the restaurants to charge that much. With minimum wage going up to $17 an hour $8 for a soda will become more and more common.
Hopefully you're just unfortunately misinformed instead of willfully spreading debunked right wing anti-labor talking points, but this is simply not true. Restaurants may very well raise their prices after minimum wages are hiked, but if they do it's entirely out of greed and capitalizing off misinformation like your post, not necessity.
In Denmark, McDonald's workers earn an average of $22 an hour, and their food costs less than the US: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-workers-denmark/
Here's a peer reviewed study that shows Seattle raising the minimum wage had no effect on grocery store food prices: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6579531/
Here's another peer-reviewed study that shows on average a 33% increase in the minimum wage only leads to a 3% rise in fast-food prices: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272243506_Does_the_Minimum_Wage_Bite_into_Fast-Food_Prices
Hopefully now that you know the reality of the situation you'll support labor's push for a livable wage in your community
That’s also why kiosks are replacing cashiers. See: McDonalds.
And please, restaurants have already said they are raising their prices because they have to pay employees more and their own costs are going up.
I much prefer doing my order online when I can as it’s always more accurate.
Anonymous
06/06/2025 04:19
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is it wrong for me to be outraged that City Perch in Pike and Rose charged $7.95 for a Diet Coke? A fountain one, by the way - it’s not like they weren’t importing Mexican coke in bottles or anything. When I got home, I looked online to see if it shows up on the menu, and it doesn’t. Is this the new going rate?
It’s outrageous and get ready for all the restaurants to charge that much. With minimum wage going up to $17 an hour $8 for a soda will become more and more common.
Servers are not paid and minimum wage is less than the cost of one meal.
Anonymous
06/06/2025 02:33
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:I didn’t drink soda often but now I never do. I just get water. Same with coffee out. It feels idiotic and I’m not willing to overpay by this much.
+1
Me too!
Anonymous
06/05/2025 21:43
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:Trump and the Republicans have increased the cost of everything.
Started in 2009.
You know who.
Anonymous
06/05/2025 17:10
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is it wrong for me to be outraged that City Perch in Pike and Rose charged $7.95 for a Diet Coke? A fountain one, by the way - it’s not like they weren’t importing Mexican coke in bottles or anything. When I got home, I looked online to see if it shows up on the menu, and it doesn’t. Is this the new going rate?
It’s outrageous and get ready for all the restaurants to charge that much. With minimum wage going up to $17 an hour $8 for a soda will become more and more common.
Hopefully you're just unfortunately misinformed instead of willfully spreading debunked right wing anti-labor talking points, but this is simply not true. Restaurants may very well raise their prices after minimum wages are hiked, but if they do it's entirely out of greed and capitalizing off misinformation like your post, not necessity.
In Denmark, McDonald's workers earn an average of $22 an hour, and their food costs less than the US: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-workers-denmark/
Here's a peer reviewed study that shows Seattle raising the minimum wage had no effect on grocery store food prices: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6579531/
Here's another peer-reviewed study that shows on average a 33% increase in the minimum wage only leads to a 3% rise in fast-food prices: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272243506_Does_the_Minimum_Wage_Bite_into_Fast-Food_Prices
Hopefully now that you know the reality of the situation you'll support labor's push for a livable wage in your community
That’s also why kiosks are replacing cashiers. See: McDonalds.
And please, restaurants have already said they are raising their prices because they have to pay employees more and their own costs are going up.
Anonymous
06/05/2025 15:54
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is it wrong for me to be outraged that City Perch in Pike and Rose charged $7.95 for a Diet Coke? A fountain one, by the way - it’s not like they weren’t importing Mexican coke in bottles or anything. When I got home, I looked online to see if it shows up on the menu, and it doesn’t. Is this the new going rate?
It’s outrageous and get ready for all the restaurants to charge that much. With minimum wage going up to $17 an hour $8 for a soda will become more and more common.
Hopefully you're just unfortunately misinformed instead of willfully spreading debunked right wing anti-labor talking points, but this is simply not true. Restaurants may very well raise their prices after minimum wages are hiked, but if they do it's entirely out of greed and capitalizing off misinformation like your post, not necessity.
In Denmark, McDonald's workers earn an average of $22 an hour, and their food costs less than the US: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-workers-denmark/
Here's a peer reviewed study that shows Seattle raising the minimum wage had no effect on grocery store food prices: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6579531/
Here's another peer-reviewed study that shows on average a 33% increase in the minimum wage only leads to a 3% rise in fast-food prices: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272243506_Does_the_Minimum_Wage_Bite_into_Fast-Food_Prices
Hopefully now that you know the reality of the situation you'll support labor's push for a livable wage in your community
Are you new to the USA? This country is full of greed.
Anonymous
06/05/2025 15:53
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Trump and the Republicans have increased the cost of everything.
Anonymous
06/05/2025 15:27
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:This would have never happened at the white flint food court.
Best answer.
Anonymous
06/05/2025 15:25
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is it wrong for me to be outraged that City Perch in Pike and Rose charged $7.95 for a Diet Coke? A fountain one, by the way - it’s not like they weren’t importing Mexican coke in bottles or anything. When I got home, I looked online to see if it shows up on the menu, and it doesn’t. Is this the new going rate?
It’s outrageous and get ready for all the restaurants to charge that much. With minimum wage going up to $17 an hour $8 for a soda will become more and more common.
Hopefully you're just unfortunately misinformed instead of willfully spreading debunked right wing anti-labor talking points, but this is simply not true. Restaurants may very well raise their prices after minimum wages are hiked, but if they do it's entirely out of greed and capitalizing off misinformation like your post, not necessity.
In Denmark, McDonald's workers earn an average of $22 an hour, and their food costs less than the US: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-workers-denmark/
Here's a peer reviewed study that shows Seattle raising the minimum wage had no effect on grocery store food prices: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6579531/
Here's another peer-reviewed study that shows on average a 33% increase in the minimum wage only leads to a 3% rise in fast-food prices: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272243506_Does_the_Minimum_Wage_Bite_into_Fast-Food_Prices
Hopefully now that you know the reality of the situation you'll support labor's push for a livable wage in your community
Anonymous
06/05/2025 13:45
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
I didn’t drink soda often but now I never do. I just get water. Same with coffee out. It feels idiotic and I’m not willing to overpay by this much.
Anonymous
06/05/2025 13:37
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
That's why I never order soda at a restaurant. I'd rather have water and order an appetizer or a dessert instead.
Anonymous
06/05/2025 13:11
Subject: $8 for a fountain soda?
Anonymous wrote:Is it wrong for me to be outraged that City Perch in Pike and Rose charged $7.95 for a Diet Coke? A fountain one, by the way - it’s not like they weren’t importing Mexican coke in bottles or anything. When I got home, I looked online to see if it shows up on the menu, and it doesn’t. Is this the new going rate?
It’s outrageous and get ready for all the restaurants to charge that much. With minimum wage going up to $17 an hour $8 for a soda will become more and more common.