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[–] 114 points 3 months ago (22 children)

Prices have skyrocketed, quality has tanked.

Sorry, but I have a hard time buying a salad for $10 when I can grab the ingredients for 10 salads for about $5. And they'll be higher quality. Not browning lettuce with mayo sauce.

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  • [–] 85 points 3 months ago (10 children)

    Would you like to leave a tip for the service of grabbing your pre-made salad from the refrigerator?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (9 children)

    You guys don't ACTUALLY get asked for tips at stores... Right?

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  • [–] 32 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Nowhere that I've been, no, but the little POS tablets that small shops and vendors have all ask for a tip by default.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Not at grocery stores, convenience stores, or places like gas stations. Literally anywhere else that deals with food you'll get a automatic prompt at the register when you pay asking if you want to tip.

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  • [–] 45 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Sysco also is the food supplier monopoly. When you sign a contract with them you select what products they regularly stock for you to buy, and they heavily discount certain products they want to incentivize you to buy.

    It's why everything tastes the same now and a lot of restaurants do sysco slop bowls.

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  • [–] 33 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    It’s weird too because there is a burger place down the street from me that literally gets all of their ingredients locally. Buns from a local bakery, beef and potatoes from local farms, etc… A single patty combo with fries/tots and a drink is $13.79. Meanwhile down the street McDonald’s (I know McDonald’s doesn’t use Sysco but it’s the easiest burger comparison) is charging like $12.99 for a Big Mac combo that almost certainly has less beef in it and is nowhere near the same quality on any level in any capacity.

    We are reaching a point where corporate overhead is so huge that it might actually bring back small businesses.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Seriously, why the fuck does a salad cost as much as a full meal? That's not an entree, it's an oversized side dish.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Always takes me a second to remember you Americans use entrée to refer to the main dish, lol.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    The word entrée sorta sounds like entry, doesn't it?

    It's more or less the same as appetizer or starter.

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