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.
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Apr-03-2006 21:16
Halycon
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mark up.
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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.
Apr-03-2006 21:44
cyper
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the same goes for drugs.
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Apr-03-2006 21:45
chinamon
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Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
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%.
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Apr-03-2006 21:45
chinamon
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Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
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.
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Apr-03-2006 21:46
all-nite-freak
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Moved from death Row to TA Paris Hillton Prison
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...
Apr-03-2006 21:49
Halycon
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quote:
Originally posted by all-nite-freak
le saladier.
????
Garde Manger ;-)
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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.
Apr-03-2006 22:03
Halycon
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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.
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haha
sorry thought you were goofing at the french
Apr-03-2006 22:12
Halycon
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my exec sous chef is french... and im always poking fun at him. so in a way.. lol
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