nightmare
Footballguy
I liked Wendy's fries for this. Decent flavor without the salt.
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Restaurants have gotten so expensive……also recycling and phone apps (1 Viewer)
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Nugget
Footballguy
I could see them doing this as a happy hour type deal - get the app and get notified of $1 fries or BOGO burgers.
1/2 price burgers at Sonic on Tuesdays after 5PM, 1/2 price drinks all the time when ordered from the app.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I liked Wendy's fries for this. Decent flavor without the salt.
Hot Wendy's fries dipped in a Frosty = pure magical bliss.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Sorry but I gotta say, the guy that films himself eating a Big Mac in one bite shaming any fast food is….somethingthey also have a $4 deal. small burger, fries, nuggs and a drink. think it is still there. issue i have sometimes is that orders are usually incorrect. even the simplest orders have something wrong and i hate digging thru the bag and examining everything before i leave. also, my wendy’s employees don’t really resemble the commercial. the counter guy, who i’m sure is long gone, was pushing at least 700 lbs. he was soaked from sweat and had these sausage fingers. i couldn’t bring myself to even ask for an extra bbq sauce, he was already gasping for air and making him move slightly was heart wrenching.i can't remember the last time i ate there. i'll try this is i find myself at a wendy's
Wendy's repeat customer fat shaming the Wendy's employee is a fun thread twist.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Sorry but I gotta say, the guy that films himself eating a Big Mac in one bite shaming any fast food is….somethingthey also have a $4 deal. small burger, fries, nuggs and a drink. think it is still there. issue i have sometimes is that orders are usually incorrect. even the simplest orders have something wrong and i hate digging thru the bag and examining everything before i leave. also, my wendy’s employees don’t really resemble the commercial. the counter guy, who i’m sure is long gone, was pushing at least 700 lbs. he was soaked from sweat and had these sausage fingers. i couldn’t bring myself to even ask for an extra bbq sauce, he was already gasping for air and making him move slightly was heart wrenching.i can't remember the last time i ate there. i'll try this is i find myself at a wendy's
Wendy's repeat customer fat shaming the Wendy's employee is a fun thread twist.
That was a cheeseburger.
And a corndog.
But not a Big Mac. I'm not THAT good.
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
What kind of animal orders a salad?
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
How much e coli do you want?
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Yeah, talk about late to the party. McDonalds says they’ve hit the limit on what customers are willing to pay and low income customers are priced out. Wendy’s………..hey we’ve got an idea.
Doug B
Footballguy
Probably just a trial balloon. I bet they never try it.
Osaurus
Footballguy
Is it? We’re talking about it. Maybe that was the point of this “decision”
Capella
Footballguy
Possible but I’m not pulling up to a Wendy’s after this for a burger. I suppose some are. Any publicity is good etc
They are getting a lot of backlash, but they say they are investing $20M in new order boards.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
That’s pretty nefarious, if corporate cuts in staffing contribute to the busy periods, which are then up charged.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
In other news, I paid ~$15 for a BBQ tempeh burrito.
Pretty tasty, and filling. And with a BMI pushing 22, I was the fattest guy in the vegan restaurant.
Pretty tasty, and filling. And with a BMI pushing 22, I was the fattest guy in the vegan restaurant.
Brownsfan
Footballguy
YOU DON'T WIN FRIENDS WITH SALAD
McBokonon
Footballguy
Wendy’s clarifies what they meant:
www.bloomberg.com
No, Wendy’s Co. says, there won’t be surge pricing on cheeseburgers and Frostys.
The fast-food chain has moved to clarify comments on its fourth-quarter earnings call earlier this month about an upcoming dynamic pricing test. The program could be in effect by 2025 as part of a $20 million investment in digital menu boards for US company-operated stores. The plan offers Wendy’s “more flexibility” to display featured items, but the company said it doesn’t intend to use that to hike prices at busy times.
“We have no plans to do that and would not raise prices when our customers are visiting us most,” Wendy’s said in a statement on its website Tuesday. “Any features we may test in the future would be designed to benefit our customers and restaurant crew members.”
Wendy’s came under fire on social media after comments that some interpreted as calling for Uber-like surge pricing when demand is high.
Wendy’s isn’t the first burger chain to use this menu technology. As far back as 2015, McDonald’s Corp. introduced digital menu boards that make item changes and promotions easier.
To be sure, companies can use the technology to raise prices. But Wendy’s says it’s focused on value, and digital menu boards would allow the company to easily “offer discounts” to its customers, “particularly in the slower times of day.”
Bloomberg has reached out to Wendy’s for further comment.
Wendy’s Pushes Back After Digital Menu Plan Spurs Outrage Over ‘Surge Pricing’
No, Wendy’s Co. says, there won’t be surge pricing on cheeseburgers and Frostys.
www.bloomberg.com
No, Wendy’s Co. says, there won’t be surge pricing on cheeseburgers and Frostys.
The fast-food chain has moved to clarify comments on its fourth-quarter earnings call earlier this month about an upcoming dynamic pricing test. The program could be in effect by 2025 as part of a $20 million investment in digital menu boards for US company-operated stores. The plan offers Wendy’s “more flexibility” to display featured items, but the company said it doesn’t intend to use that to hike prices at busy times.
“We have no plans to do that and would not raise prices when our customers are visiting us most,” Wendy’s said in a statement on its website Tuesday. “Any features we may test in the future would be designed to benefit our customers and restaurant crew members.”
Wendy’s came under fire on social media after comments that some interpreted as calling for Uber-like surge pricing when demand is high.
Wendy’s isn’t the first burger chain to use this menu technology. As far back as 2015, McDonald’s Corp. introduced digital menu boards that make item changes and promotions easier.
To be sure, companies can use the technology to raise prices. But Wendy’s says it’s focused on value, and digital menu boards would allow the company to easily “offer discounts” to its customers, “particularly in the slower times of day.”
Bloomberg has reached out to Wendy’s for further comment.
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Just another reason to avoid.
The only time I would ever go to Wendys, McDonalds, Burger King or any places like that is if I am traveling and desperate.
Culvers has been my go to if I am on the road. So much better.
Instinctive
Footballguy
mmmmm Culver's.
My wife and I similarly do fast food basically two times:
1. road trips
2. feeling super sad and she wants comfort food
massraider
Footballguy
Dynamic pricing has been used successfully in a LOT of businesses.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
One thing I enjoy about being an economist is that I'm always the only person in the room who actually kind of likes surge pricing.
need2know
Footballguy
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Grahamburn
Footballguy
You're the guy complaining that his Baconator was too greasy.they also have a $4 deal. small burger, fries, nuggs and a drink. think it is still there. issue i have sometimes is that orders are usually incorrect. even the simplest orders have something wrong and i hate digging thru the bag and examining everything before i leave. also, my wendy’s employees don’t really resemble the commercial. the counter guy, who i’m sure is long gone, was pushing at least 700 lbs. he was soaked from sweat and had these sausage fingers. i couldn’t bring myself to even ask for an extra bbq sauce, he was already gasping for air and making him move slightly was heart wrenching.i can't remember the last time i ate there. i'll try this is i find myself at a wendy's
Wendy's repeat customer fat shaming the Wendy's employee is a fun thread twist.
Chemical X
Footballguy
Maybe they meant surge staffing, so when 2 people are in a location it will be staffed by more than 1 worker.
Now that's a quick backtrack
PlayaHata
Footballguy
We also like to splurge big once every year or two and I was just talking to my wife last week about possibly trying to get a reservation at Oriole later this spring/summer. We're in Indianapolis so it's about a 3-hour drive but I'll try to get a Friday or Saturday night reservation and then just make a weekend of it. I see they book 90 days out but haven't tried to actually book anything yet. How hard was it to get your reservation? Any tips?
beer 30
Footballguy
Have you even tried? Yea I didn't think so
Ted Stickles
Footballguy
You can ask for more at no extra charge.
You can ask for less at no extra charge.
You can ask for less at no extra charge.
What kind of a monster does that?
I stopped by Wendy's yesterday for a $2 Dave's double burger via their app.
Asked for light mayo and was actually charged $0.25 for this light mayo request.
Never seen or heard of that anywhere before... crazy.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Uh, yeah. Check EAT OFF it's there.
beer 30
Footballguy
Serge pricingYou can ask for more at no extra charge.
You can ask for less at no extra charge.
You can ask for less at no extra charge.
What kind of a monster does that?
I stopped by Wendy's yesterday for a $2 Dave's double burger via their app.
Asked for light mayo and was actually charged $0.25 for this light mayo request.
Never seen or heard of that anywhere before... crazy.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
Careful. They're implementing splurge pricing.
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
3C's
Footballguy
Went to my favorite local pizza place for lunch and they have a lunch special of 2 cheese slices and a drink for $9 (used to be $7 but inflation). Not a terrible deal compared to fast food. They were touting a new deal so I thought I'd try it, a slice and 5 smoked then fried wings with a drink. Ordered it without knowing the price, $14. Guess wings are expensive. I'll stick with the 2 slices next time.
nirad3
Footballguy
There is a McDonald's by my office here in SoCal (Irvine). It's literally a 3-minute drive from my office so I do find myself there once or twice a month.
But there's another one maybe 10ish minutes away (Costa Mesa) that I sometimes stop at on my way back from the airport when I fly back from business trips. For some reasons their burgers (notably their Quarter Pounder) are always SO much juicier and tastier than any other McD's I've been to. And, on top of it, their fries are NEVER cold. Always taste like they're fresh out of the fryer.
Sometimes when I'm not feeling overwhelmed at work I will spend the extra 7-8 minutes to drive to the further one since the quality of their food is noticeable.
dgreen
Footballguy
The main reason I stopped going to McDonald's for burgers was how inconsistent they were. Some days it really was a decent burger. Other days it was dry, barely warm, and the bun was crumbling. If I was confident I could get a good effort out of them every time, I'd probably get one occasionally with one of their online deals.
Back in the days when I commuted to work, I'd stop by for breakfast every once in a while and their sausage biscuits were also pretty inconsistent. I'd get them off the $1 menu so I didn't care too much on the days that they sucked.
rockaction
Footballguy
There's an irony in fast food being so inconsistent that it deters customers. The whole point of them is that they are supposed to taste the same every time so that the customer knows exactly what he or she is getting. The variance in fast food places is comical and defeats the original purpose of the whole franchise arrangement.
Just too big. Everything. The state is too big. Corporations are too big. Banks are too big. The fast food chains are too big.
BIG!
Just too big. Everything. The state is too big. Corporations are too big. Banks are too big. The fast food chains are too big.
BIG!
General Malaise
Footballguy
Yeah!!!!! Bravo!
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Don’t forget our waistlines.
rockaction
Footballguy
Totally. Mine has plateaued, as you predicted, by the way. Thanks for your help over in that thread.
Can't tell if serious. . .
General Malaise
Footballguy
I liked the rant! Down with big! Let's play some small ball for a while.
well Wendy's is claiming that they are offering deals and discounts, maybe that's partly bs but we will see. But it's up the consumer to decide. It's a private business and there's no monopoly or oligopoly on hamburgers.
It’s beyond stupid too.
Ok, we’ve done 5 years of AI assisted research with our AI bot Dead Dave and we’ve come to the conclusion that our surge times seem to hover around breakfast, lunch and dinner. We are about 90% statistically sure, but we are going to increase prices during these times. Dead Dave also told us people are stupid so we are going to frame it as discounted prices at non-surge time. No one will suspect that $15 Single combos are expensive. We are also experimenting with changing our $1-3 dollar menu to $5 menu by repurposing the $5 foot long jingle that Subway doesn’t use anymore.
the moops
Footballguy
And has been going on forever. Not sure why it is now such a big deal.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Because, like everything else in the world, the goal is to extract every last penny from every last human being out there. There is not enough money for people everywhere.
Greed greed greed greed greed. I'm just flat sick of it.
All these high prices we are paying for everything right now? Well, every damn company in the universe had to raise prices after Covid due to supply chain issues. Fair enough. But guess what:
"Hey, people were able to pay these prices and continue to do but what the hell. **** 'em. Let's just keep em there even though our costs have stabilized and gone back down to where they were before."
I am sick of making more money as a family than I ever thought I would and at the end of the month I feel like we are back to where we were 20 years ago when we first got married.
So for me, THAT's why it's a big deal now.
need2know
Footballguy
totally agree.
I never thought i would be making what im making right now. but it doesnt seem so great when everything costs way more than it should. generally speaking, part of the problem is people need to stop buying stuff. period. but good luck talking anyone into that.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Preach brother
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