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Speaking of fast food, my son and I ate at a place called 'Melt Shop' at the mall. He had a chicken sandwich melt, I had a cheeseburger. Two orders of tater tots, two waters.
Fifty one dollars.
This is fast food. You order at the counter and the food comes to you in cardboard boxes like a big Mac.
How do middle class people do this shit?
@jon-nyc said in Fool me once...:
How do middle class people do this shit?
I regularly take advantages of deals and discounts offered in the McDonald's mobile app. In the old days I used paper coupons but since COVID "no contact" becomes the new normal for fast food restaurants and I transitioned to mobile app deals and discounts around that time.
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Speaking of fast food, my son and I ate at a place called 'Melt Shop' at the mall. He had a chicken sandwich melt, I had a cheeseburger. Two orders of tater tots, two waters.
Fifty one dollars.
This is fast food. You order at the counter and the food comes to you in cardboard boxes like a big Mac.
How do middle class people do this shit?
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@Axtremus said in Fool me once...:
Because it provides good enough nutrition at low enough costs.
$50 isn't a low enough cost for two people. You can get a decent meal for that.
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We had Wendy's Saturday long before the Chipotle. It was tasty. Fast food has its place, just not as a steady diet.
@Mik said in Fool me once...:
We had Wendy's Saturday long before the Chipotle. It was tasty. Fast food has its place, just not as a steady diet.
I would likely blame the Wendy’s for your distress over the Chipotle.
The Brad
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The burger place @jon-nyc went to isn’t really fast food, it’s casual. Some of these burger places are pretty pricey,
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@Mik said in Fool me once...:
We had Wendy's Saturday long before the Chipotle. It was tasty. Fast food has its place, just not as a steady diet.
I would likely blame the Wendy’s for your distress over the Chipotle.
@LuFins-Dad said in Fool me once...:
@Mik said in Fool me once...:
We had Wendy's Saturday long before the Chipotle. It was tasty. Fast food has its place, just not as a steady diet.
I would likely blame the Wendy’s for your distress over the Chipotle.
Not a chance.
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$51 is about average for two burgers ($16), tots($5) and waters ($3 a pop) for a not really fast food place. I paid $29 for three Wendy's combos, $32 for two Chipotle bowls, chips and guac. But any time we go to a sit down restaurant lunch for two is about $50.
"You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell
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Chipotle, which I never eat, has been running frequent commercials for their new carne asada and red chimichurri. They looked really tasty, so last night at the end of a road trip we stopped at the local Chipotle to get some.
I have never in my life experienced the kind of heartburn where it hurts behind your breastbone. I've had reflux stuff, but not for the last 30 years or so. I have a digestive tract that is the envy of goats everywhere. Indians and Thais think we are crazy for how hot my daughter and I like things. Never a peep out of the tummy.
It was awful. thankfully a Tums fixed it, but it was quite surprising.
I told Janet that the Arby's commercials for steak nuggets looked pretty good, to which she replied, "You didn't learn your lesson last night?".
She has a point.
@Mik said in Fool me once...:
Chipotle, which I never eat, has been running frequent commercials for their new carne asada and red chimichurri.
I had Chipotle last night, tried the chimichurri... not sure what to expect, but definitely "meh". Felt like it was a cup of olive oil with mushed red pepper flakes in it or something. I enjoy their chips mostly, but like most fast food I feel like crap afterwards.
@jon-nyc yeah my mind is stuck on 2005 prices. I honestly think there's a $5 footlong deal at Subway and a dollar menu at McDs. Heck... even the local "Dollar Store", everything is between $1.25 and $5. But to answer your question... if you are on a budget, including middle class, you really shouldn't be buying fast food often. The prices are insane... I guess you can say the same thing these days about the movies, or toll roads, or concerts... everything just costs so much.
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@Mik said in Fool me once...:
Chipotle, which I never eat, has been running frequent commercials for their new carne asada and red chimichurri.
I had Chipotle last night, tried the chimichurri... not sure what to expect, but definitely "meh". Felt like it was a cup of olive oil with mushed red pepper flakes in it or something. I enjoy their chips mostly, but like most fast food I feel like crap afterwards.
@jon-nyc yeah my mind is stuck on 2005 prices. I honestly think there's a $5 footlong deal at Subway and a dollar menu at McDs. Heck... even the local "Dollar Store", everything is between $1.25 and $5. But to answer your question... if you are on a budget, including middle class, you really shouldn't be buying fast food often. The prices are insane... I guess you can say the same thing these days about the movies, or toll roads, or concerts... everything just costs so much.
@89th said in Fool me once...:
everything just costs so much
That's not a middle class attitude as much as middle-aged.
Sorry.
And welcome.
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$51 is about average for two burgers ($16), tots($5) and waters ($3 a pop) for a not really fast food place. I paid $29 for three Wendy's combos, $32 for two Chipotle bowls, chips and guac. But any time we go to a sit down restaurant lunch for two is about $50.
@Mik said in Fool me once...:
$51 is about average for two burgers ($16), tots($5) and waters ($3 a pop) for a not really fast food place. I paid $29 for three Wendy's combos, $32 for two Chipotle bowls, chips and guac. But any time we go to a sit down restaurant lunch for two is about $50.
Ugh, you spendthrift! The McDonald's here has a deal with local sports teams where, on the day a local team wins a game, McDonald's would offer a "free" BigMac with a $2 purchase. So, taking advantage of that deal, I have bought a McDonald's "Daily Double" for under $4 (itself a "McValue" item), and get a Big Mac too. That's two double-pattied burgers for under $4.
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And don't even get me started on ice cream truck prices! $6 wtf!!!!!!! Ok, guess it's nice to live in a neighborhood where the ice cream truck still comes through.
@89th said in Fool me once...:
And don't even get me started on ice cream truck prices! $6 wtf!!!!!!! Ok, guess it's nice to live in a neighborhood where the ice cream truck still comes through.
They're probably selling crack.
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@Horace said in Fool me once...:
Not leaving the house is free.
Not being paid not to work for 33 days now. Let me tell you about not leaving the house and saving all kinds of money I don't have. I have regressed back to my gaming days hobby. You know what I just now noticed about all these games I play? I am a cyber murderer and I like it! You should see the firepower I have in these games, various Call of Duty's, Doom's Grand Theft Autos, Red Redemptions, Painkillers, Serious Sams. Then there is Batman. I wish he was real cuz he'd fix America within a 2 hour movie span and without any guns! Batman is a badass.
