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Posted by chinamon on Apr-03-2006 21:16:

why......?

why are some foods so overpriced?
i just ordered some jalepeno poppers from allstar wings (best place in the gta for wings) and they are so damn expensive. the average place sells them for about a dollar each! two bites and one is gone!

another item that i find to be *extremely* overpriced are salads. any type of salad. come on, its just fucking lettuce! you can buy a head of lettuce for less than a dollar and make a few salads with it.

Posted by Halycon on Apr-03-2006 21:42:

mark up.

Posted by all-nite-freak on Apr-03-2006 21:44:

wings are expensive...
chickens only have 2

salad is expensive 2...buy produce in winter and it aint cheap.
add the money you have to pay le saladier...they know if you want it you will pay.

Posted by cyper on Apr-03-2006 21:45:

the same goes for drugs.

Posted by chinamon on Apr-03-2006 21:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Halycon
mark up.

thanks, mr obvious.
but why is the markup on those items so much higher than, say, a steak?

markup for a steak is almost never more than 100%. but the markup on a salad is like 800%.

Posted by chinamon on Apr-03-2006 21:46:

quote:
Originally posted by cyper
the same goes for drugs.

thats probably because the drugs go through so many hands until they actually get into yours.

i dont complain about the prices that i pay though.

Posted by all-nite-freak on Apr-03-2006 21:49:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
thanks, mr obvious.
but why is the markup on those items so much higher than, say, a steak?

markup for a steak is almost never more than 100%. but the markup on a salad is like 800%.

you dont have to prep a steak....age, cut and thats it.

a restaurant will make more $$$ on salad because it is simply ordered more.Even at steak houses...

Posted by Halycon on Apr-03-2006 21:51:

quote:
Originally posted by all-nite-freak
le saladier.

????

Garde Manger ;-)

Posted by all-nite-freak on Apr-03-2006 22:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Halycon
????

Garde Manger ;-)

a saldier is a term used in english as well to describe a sald chef.

The ritzier the restaurant the more likely they will have one.There is more to salad then just ceasar and house.

Posted by Halycon on Apr-03-2006 22:06:

quote:
Originally posted by all-nite-freak
a saldier is a term used in english as well to describe a sald chef.

The ritzier the restaurant the more likely they will have one.There is more to salad then just ceasar and house.

im well aware. i spent three years working in the Garde Manger of the MTCC, and 1/2 a year in the Liberty Grand Garde Manger.

hated every minute of it.

Posted by all-nite-freak on Apr-03-2006 22:12:

haha

sorry thought you were goofing at the french

Posted by Halycon on Apr-03-2006 22:29:

my exec sous chef is french... and im always poking fun at him. so in a way.. lol