▲ 454 ▼ Starbucks CEO defends a cup of coffee costing $9 (cdn.imgchest.com) submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Valuy@lemmy.zip to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 186 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 105 points 4 months ago (4 children) Fast food is expensive too. And it’s hurting their sales, and they can’t figure out that they need to slice profits, not the product. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 48 points 4 months ago (3 children) Burger King is just inedible now. And by that I mean twice now I've eaten there, and then within an hour my stomach upset. Then followed by 12 hours of what can only be described as "VIOLENT DIARRHEA". Yes, all caps, because thats the urgancy that situation called for. Two different locations too. Plus the first time I went with a friend, and she got it too. The first time I chalked it off to being that particular location. Then, nearly 8 months later, different location, different city. Same result. After that, Burger King is officially just as banned from my diet as taco bell is. Inedible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] zewm@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago Inedible Now? Your same experience was mine over 15 years ago. I was getting stomach pains and shitting really bad every single time I had BK. He’ll even towards the end I couldn’t even swallow a fry. I had started switching to onion rings cause the fries left a wax taste in my mouth after. I haven’t had BK since then. 2010 ish. I ended up dropping all fast food after Covid cause the prices just don’t match up with quality anymore. I heard a single combo meal at McDonalds clocks in near $20 these days. Fuck that noise. Not for a thin, dry “meat” patty that gets microwaved and then thrown between a pair of bread slices. No sir. No thanks. I rather spend that $20 on take out from a real restaurant. permalink fedilink source parent [–] njordomir@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 child) Chipotle is still the king of food poisoning. They have a proven track record in toilet-related war crimes going back many years. Guess I'm adding BK to my no-go list now too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Teh@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago Whereas I’ve never had food poisoning in the 10ish times I’ve eaten at Chipotle, Cici’s pizza is 3 for 3 for violence out both ends for me. The third time I was practically fooled into it, but I’d rather just starve next time (there won’t be one). permalink fedilink source parent [–] TAG@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago The issue is that you went to a fast food store location in a city. I have never gotten edible food at an urban location of a fast food chain, even in the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foggy@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago Hey buddy, those yachts aren't gonna buy themselves. What do you expect them to do, live on less? permalink fedilink source parent [–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 4 months ago It doesn’t help when a good chunk of their customer base still goes on a regular basis. I often see long lines at drive thrus in my area despite combos costing $10+. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hanke@feddit.nu 4 points 4 months ago The profit is the product permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 48 points 4 months ago (3 children) Burger King is just inedible now. And by that I mean twice now I've eaten there, and then within an hour my stomach upset. Then followed by 12 hours of what can only be described as "VIOLENT DIARRHEA". Yes, all caps, because thats the urgancy that situation called for. Two different locations too. Plus the first time I went with a friend, and she got it too. The first time I chalked it off to being that particular location. Then, nearly 8 months later, different location, different city. Same result. After that, Burger King is officially just as banned from my diet as taco bell is. Inedible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] zewm@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago Inedible Now? Your same experience was mine over 15 years ago. I was getting stomach pains and shitting really bad every single time I had BK. He’ll even towards the end I couldn’t even swallow a fry. I had started switching to onion rings cause the fries left a wax taste in my mouth after. I haven’t had BK since then. 2010 ish. I ended up dropping all fast food after Covid cause the prices just don’t match up with quality anymore. I heard a single combo meal at McDonalds clocks in near $20 these days. Fuck that noise. Not for a thin, dry “meat” patty that gets microwaved and then thrown between a pair of bread slices. No sir. No thanks. I rather spend that $20 on take out from a real restaurant. permalink fedilink source parent [–] njordomir@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 child) Chipotle is still the king of food poisoning. They have a proven track record in toilet-related war crimes going back many years. Guess I'm adding BK to my no-go list now too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Teh@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago Whereas I’ve never had food poisoning in the 10ish times I’ve eaten at Chipotle, Cici’s pizza is 3 for 3 for violence out both ends for me. The third time I was practically fooled into it, but I’d rather just starve next time (there won’t be one). permalink fedilink source parent [–] TAG@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago The issue is that you went to a fast food store location in a city. I have never gotten edible food at an urban location of a fast food chain, even in the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zewm@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago Inedible Now? Your same experience was mine over 15 years ago. I was getting stomach pains and shitting really bad every single time I had BK. He’ll even towards the end I couldn’t even swallow a fry. I had started switching to onion rings cause the fries left a wax taste in my mouth after. I haven’t had BK since then. 2010 ish. I ended up dropping all fast food after Covid cause the prices just don’t match up with quality anymore. I heard a single combo meal at McDonalds clocks in near $20 these days. Fuck that noise. Not for a thin, dry “meat” patty that gets microwaved and then thrown between a pair of bread slices. No sir. No thanks. I rather spend that $20 on take out from a real restaurant. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 child) Chipotle is still the king of food poisoning. They have a proven track record in toilet-related war crimes going back many years. Guess I'm adding BK to my no-go list now too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Teh@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago Whereas I’ve never had food poisoning in the 10ish times I’ve eaten at Chipotle, Cici’s pizza is 3 for 3 for violence out both ends for me. The third time I was practically fooled into it, but I’d rather just starve next time (there won’t be one). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Teh@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago Whereas I’ve never had food poisoning in the 10ish times I’ve eaten at Chipotle, Cici’s pizza is 3 for 3 for violence out both ends for me. The third time I was practically fooled into it, but I’d rather just starve next time (there won’t be one). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TAG@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago The issue is that you went to a fast food store location in a city. I have never gotten edible food at an urban location of a fast food chain, even in the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foggy@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago Hey buddy, those yachts aren't gonna buy themselves. What do you expect them to do, live on less? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 4 months ago It doesn’t help when a good chunk of their customer base still goes on a regular basis. I often see long lines at drive thrus in my area despite combos costing $10+. permalink fedilink source parent