I get that. On top of increased cost we got into this overtipping to help people who were working and it’s all gotten out of hand.
Comment on Do younger people go home earlier now? Or go out less? Is it since COVID?
Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social 9 months ago
I don't go out because post covid everything costs 100% more and is 100% worse.
I spend $60 on two beers and a mcdonalds quality hamburger + fries last week. F that. in 2019 that would have been 20 bucks. in a place that was crowded and it took me like 30m to get my food. and almost every place is like that now. double the price for half the service or quality of product.
if going out was fun and affordable I'd do it more. I went out regularly before covid. I just don't want to have to drop 30-40 bucks for a single beer and junk food meal anytime i want to socialize.
Today@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social 9 months ago
yeah i'm not even counting tipping. that shit is insane. lots of places in my city now want a 20% tip, and a 5% fee. on top of a 9% tax. So basically your mean is now 35% more than the prices in the menu.
BassaForte@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I still tip 15% most of the time. Tip flation is a scam when tips are already a percentage of the total. Don’t feel forced to tip more.
Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social 9 months ago
speak for yourself. in my city people shame you for not tipping 30%.
redballooon@lemm.ee 9 months ago
😳 US pricing in restaurants felt always crazy to me, but this just sounds crazy!
Today@lemm.ee 9 months ago
We doordash or order from the restaurant more than going out because of the tip and restaurant alcohol costs.
121mhz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Don’t forget to tip your dasher!
Nah, fuck that. I stopped ordering from apps. If I want takeout, I call the restaurant or use the restaurant’s website directly. GrubHub and Door dash add fees to the items’ cost and then delivery costs and then want you to tip the driver. I can drive myself, or walk in some cases, and pickup my own food. My orders went from like $95 down to like $65 instantly!
dutchkimble@lemy.lol 9 months ago
Seriously? I thought a beer’d be 4-5 American dollars, burger 5 and fries 2ish.
Today@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Depends on where you are and what you want. In Texas, you can get a beer in a small bar for $4-5, especially during happy hour. Hard to find a burger delivered to your table for less than $10. Fries and non-alcoholic beverages have become surprisingly expensive. Fries can easily be $5-7. Restaurants have gone over the top on portions - half pound burger on a giant bun and a bucket of fries for $20. They sell more, charge more, and half of it goes to the trash.
xT1TANx@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Burger is usually 20 now with fries. Beers 10 each.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Where do you live that burgers are that expensive? At most they’re maybe $12 here in one of the nicer places.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Seriously I live in a high COLA and that’s expensive
lazyslacker@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Dude even stuff like bowling is too much now. An hour for two people can approach $70 at certain places. Not the bougie places either, those places are even more. I was browsing Google reviews for one place nearby like that and the owner responded saying that they should look for a Groupon.
AA5B@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Around here, all the affordable bowling places shut down. All we have left are the boogie places.
My mom sent me $60 to take my kids, and it was not even close