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Anonymous wrote:Chicken Alfredo 19.49… kids meal 6.99.
So 2 adults and 2 kids would be $54 plus tax and tip. So maybe $70.
Don’t spend money on soda or alcohol.

If you’re on a budget share an entree.
$34 plus tax and tip. They have free salad and breadsticks.

Who said the kids were young enough to eat off the kids menu. Four $20 entrees is $80 before you even hit tax and tip or a freaking iced tea because you’re out at a restaurant.

Don’t forget to include that stupid surcharge that nobody seems to know what it is and for whom.

NP. I wouldn’t be so upset and disappointed if the food tasted as good as it did before the pandemic. I think the restaurants cut corners in their ingredients to save money and the food isn’t as good, or good at all anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People demanded $15 an hour, and when others said prices would go up, they were shouted down. Well?

Go back to high school economics and try again until you get it.

Ok, the explain it. I’ll use just this thread.
Olive Garden has @30 non server staff. Raising the wages $5 an hour on them, is $150 an hour, $1500 on a 10 hour day, or $45,000 per month. Guess where that comes from?

Jimmy John’s has 5 people that were making $9, now it’s $15, so $30 an hour extra, $300 a day, $9,000 a month. I’d guess that’s $2 a sub or so, now your $12 sub is $15.

It’s not that hard, and no I don’t "blame those who want a better wage" I just know it’ll be passed on to me and can’t complain if it is.

But don't forget -- record level corporate profits, all throughout this.

Why are profits going up so much? To record levels? That's not "having" to raise prices just to cover wages and break even. That's using your argument as a shield for drumming up record corporate profits, and blaming wages for it.

They are actually going down. 2021 was the height.

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Anonymous wrote:If you go to a sit down restaurant, who is not expecting to pay $100 for four people? That’s still pretty moderately priced.

Guys. It’s Olive Garden. It was always supposed to be cheap Italian. Next you’ll be saying fast food lunch is reasonably $100. It’s like you all WANT corporations to bleed you dry to maximize their profit.

Corporate profits are down a bunch this year. But I am a teacher and own McDonald’s stock and need it to do well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People demanded $15 an hour, and when others said prices would go up, they were shouted down. Well?

Go back to high school economics and try again until you get it.

Ok, the explain it. I’ll use just this thread.
Olive Garden has @30 non server staff. Raising the wages $5 an hour on them, is $150 an hour, $1500 on a 10 hour day, or $45,000 per month. Guess where that comes from?

Jimmy John’s has 5 people that were making $9, now it’s $15, so $30 an hour extra, $300 a day, $9,000 a month. I’d guess that’s $2 a sub or so, now your $12 sub is $15.

It’s not that hard, and no I don’t "blame those who want a better wage" I just know it’ll be passed on to me and can’t complain if it is.

But don't forget -- record level corporate profits, all throughout this.

Why are profits going up so much? To record levels? That's not "having" to raise prices just to cover wages and break even. That's using your argument as a shield for drumming up record corporate profits, and blaming wages for it.

Anonymous wrote:We go to small restaurants not corporate owned where waiters are making $15+ an hourp

Where do you live? Look up the state minimum wage and see whether it’s gone up over the last few years.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People demanded $15 an hour, and when others said prices would go up, they were shouted down. Well?

Go back to high school economics and try again until you get it.

Ok, the explain it. I’ll use just this thread.
Olive Garden has @30 non server staff. Raising the wages $5 an hour on them, is $150 an hour, $1500 on a 10 hour day, or $45,000 per month. Guess where that comes from?

Jimmy John’s has 5 people that were making $9, now it’s $15, so $30 an hour extra, $300 a day, $9,000 a month. I’d guess that’s $2 a sub or so, now your $12 sub is $15.

It’s not that hard, and no I don’t "blame those who want a better wage" I just know it’ll be passed on to me and can’t complain if it is.

Anonymous wrote:Chicken Alfredo 19.49… kids meal 6.99.
So 2 adults and 2 kids would be $54 plus tax and tip. So maybe $70.
Don’t spend money on soda or alcohol.

If you’re on a budget share an entree.
$34 plus tax and tip. They have free salad and breadsticks.

Everyone doesn’t have little kids, lololol🤣

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you go to a sit down restaurant, who is not expecting to pay $100 for four people? That’s still pretty moderately priced.

Guys. It’s Olive Garden. It was always supposed to be cheap Italian. Next you’ll be saying fast food lunch is reasonably $100. It’s like you all WANT corporations to bleed you dry to maximize their profit.

PP here. I didn’t say it was good. I think it’s gross and I don’t eat there. But some people like it, so they go. Most of the costs at a restaurant are overhead. But an entree, drink, tax and tip running around $25 is not exorbitant.

And fast food is getting stupid. My kid likes McDs, so once in a while I pick it up for him. The cost of the combo meal is now over $10. But drive through lunch and table service is not the same thing. If you don’t understand that, go to the dollar store, get a pound of pasta and no-name pasta sauce and make it at home.

Anonymous wrote:If you go to a sit down restaurant, who is not expecting to pay $100 for four people? That’s still pretty moderately priced.

Guys. It’s Olive Garden. It was always supposed to be cheap Italian. Next you’ll be saying fast food lunch is reasonably $100. It’s like you all WANT corporations to bleed you dry to maximize their profit.

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Anonymous wrote:People demanded $15 an hour, and when others said prices would go up, they were shouted down. Well?

This isn’t why. Dumbass.

It certainly is one of the reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:What did you eat (and drink! - known major markups on wine and soda)? Did you not notice the menu price prior to ordering?
Large party of 6+ so automatically a (big) gratuity ?

I bc would love to know where you can feed a family if 6 for $100! I can’t even feed four of us for that.

Pre-COVID we used to easily go out and spend less than $100 for a family of 4. It would be around $70.

I would expect a meal out to cost $20-25 per person.

Anonymous wrote:What did you eat (and drink! - known major markups on wine and soda)? Did you not notice the menu price prior to ordering?
Large party of 6+ so automatically a (big) gratuity ?

I bc would love to know where you can feed a family if 6 for $100! I can’t even feed four of us for that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People demanded $15 an hour, and when others said prices would go up, they were shouted down. Well?

Go back to high school economics and try again until you get it.

You’re really dumb, actually. What pp said is true and you can see it happening right before your eyes, if you’re awake.