Oh, lordy... you brought back less-than-pleasant memories of that Melinia Trump soundalike who did those "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful" commercials...
"He also has a swell theory that 'greedflation' only happened because customers wanted to pay more for things"
So true. This is why I am always seeing news articles like "Great news for Joe Biden: gas is $6.50 a gallon" and interviews with patrons of rural Ohio diners saying "the reason I don't like Joe Biden is he hasn't gotten gas prices up to $19 a gallon."
Came here to say just that. "household income actually rose during the pandemic-induced recession. And thus consumers were willing to pay more for goods" is one of the more insane things anyone on the right has uttered, and the competition there is stiff. 'Have no other choice but to' and 'willing' are not synonyms.
If Roark tries to make business decisions about each brand, it would make sense for them not to build Jimmy Johns locations near Subway locations. That could be good for their profitability but bad for consumer choice--consumers of shitty fast food sandwiches, that is.
Which is exactly the sort of thing you end up seeing when one company owns competing brands -- suddenly they stop competing and start having their own regions. And their prices go up because whaddya gonna do? Drive an extra 5 miles to get a crummy sandwich? Buy hoagie buns from the grocery store that'll go stale before you use them all because you only feel like having a sub every few months? Nope, you'll roll your eyes at the extra $0.50 or $1 and grumble about how you miss that *other* place you used to go to and buy the damn sandwich.
I know this is not the focus of the story but I am confused about donut holes being IN the frappe. Is…is there a big call for soggy donut holes in frappes? Ah…is it pulped up or just…like…dumped in whole? If it is whole then how do you avoid sticking into it with a straw? If it’s pulped how can you suck it up with the straw without causing yourself some kind of rupture? Why would you not put it ON TOP and then you could extract it after dipping it into the cream? I don’t understand and I think y’all need an investigation of THIS.
I saw Burger King, Starbuck's, and McDonald's in Prague and Bratislava. I don't need to see Jimmy Scholongs there too. I probably just missed the Subways.
"Finally, Democrats insist on increasing the cost of hiring individuals to work in these sandwich restaurants, as state and local governments continue to hike minimum wages for hourly employees. Those increased costs are either recouped by hiring fewer employees or passing the costs on to consumers."
I find it odd that Corporate Profits nor Executive Compensation aren't also being affected by this "increasing the cost of hiring"! As a matter of reality, Executives have seen their pay rise by 40% while lower earning workers are either laid-off or have experienced a reduction in overall hours worked. Odd that!
And let us not forget what private equity is doing to housing prices around the country. Investors buying homes in real neighborhoods to turn them into Air B&Bs is also destroying those neighborhoods leading to more social diaspora. It's getting to be time to break out the guillotines. Metaphorically of course. Of course...
"yes, the name references exactly what you think it references" So they admit that their business is a fantasy?
I have only been at a Jimmy John's once, and I should've known it would be bad because all the other people there were white fratbros*.
And for the money it was also not worth it, but then fratbros can just call mumy and popsy...
*this is 100% true, and there were NO women (even workers) in the place.
Oh, lordy... you brought back less-than-pleasant memories of that Melinia Trump soundalike who did those "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful" commercials...
This is why I buy my hoagies exclusively from Jersey Mike's.
Yes, consumers are sorely disappointed when they can't pay more for a thing, that's just so obvious why don't we simply accept it as the truth?
"He also has a swell theory that 'greedflation' only happened because customers wanted to pay more for things"
So true. This is why I am always seeing news articles like "Great news for Joe Biden: gas is $6.50 a gallon" and interviews with patrons of rural Ohio diners saying "the reason I don't like Joe Biden is he hasn't gotten gas prices up to $19 a gallon."
Came here to say just that. "household income actually rose during the pandemic-induced recession. And thus consumers were willing to pay more for goods" is one of the more insane things anyone on the right has uttered, and the competition there is stiff. 'Have no other choice but to' and 'willing' are not synonyms.
“Those increased costs are either recouped by hiring fewer employees or passing the costs on to consumers.”
While he may not get it, there is a third option: not paying the CEO 175x the wage of a sandwich maker. Just a thought…
If Roark tries to make business decisions about each brand, it would make sense for them not to build Jimmy Johns locations near Subway locations. That could be good for their profitability but bad for consumer choice--consumers of shitty fast food sandwiches, that is.
Which is exactly the sort of thing you end up seeing when one company owns competing brands -- suddenly they stop competing and start having their own regions. And their prices go up because whaddya gonna do? Drive an extra 5 miles to get a crummy sandwich? Buy hoagie buns from the grocery store that'll go stale before you use them all because you only feel like having a sub every few months? Nope, you'll roll your eyes at the extra $0.50 or $1 and grumble about how you miss that *other* place you used to go to and buy the damn sandwich.
I know this is not the focus of the story but I am confused about donut holes being IN the frappe. Is…is there a big call for soggy donut holes in frappes? Ah…is it pulped up or just…like…dumped in whole? If it is whole then how do you avoid sticking into it with a straw? If it’s pulped how can you suck it up with the straw without causing yourself some kind of rupture? Why would you not put it ON TOP and then you could extract it after dipping it into the cream? I don’t understand and I think y’all need an investigation of THIS.
I saw Burger King, Starbuck's, and McDonald's in Prague and Bratislava. I don't need to see Jimmy Scholongs there too. I probably just missed the Subways.
They are so filled with money they do not know what to do with it. They need to be hella taxed.
Bbbbut Kirsten Cinema says Private Equity rules.
"Finally, Democrats insist on increasing the cost of hiring individuals to work in these sandwich restaurants, as state and local governments continue to hike minimum wages for hourly employees. Those increased costs are either recouped by hiring fewer employees or passing the costs on to consumers."
I find it odd that Corporate Profits nor Executive Compensation aren't also being affected by this "increasing the cost of hiring"! As a matter of reality, Executives have seen their pay rise by 40% while lower earning workers are either laid-off or have experienced a reduction in overall hours worked. Odd that!
Ta, Robyn. They should all be union shops.
And let us not forget what private equity is doing to housing prices around the country. Investors buying homes in real neighborhoods to turn them into Air B&Bs is also destroying those neighborhoods leading to more social diaspora. It's getting to be time to break out the guillotines. Metaphorically of course. Of course...
Let them knit with votes.
Are these the same people freaking out about a $16 McDonald’s meal?
I double-dog-dare one of these patronizing assholes to improve the lives of average Americans one millionth as much as Senator Professor Warren has.
Also, D'Angelos RULES!