Have to RANT!!!!!
#11
04-12-2012, 12:02 AM
Don't even get me started on McDonalds Shakes. Apparently all you have to do is put it in a clear cup add some whipped cream and a cherry and you can charge 3 bucks for it.
#12
04-12-2012, 01:23 AM
Yeah I've noticed this too? What's up with the half filled cup of shake and half of whipped cream? I got one a few weeks back and refuse to go back... Seemed like not too long ago they were a FULL glass and you could get a large for the price of the current small/medium. No whipped cream or cherry either lol.
#13
04-12-2012, 11:31 AM
Save money shop at Aldi. We sell **** dirt cheap. Pay workers double minimum wage. have tyson as our meat co, deans for dairy, and same produce distributor as dierburgs. Yet our prices are 50% lower then everyone elses. exmp. milk 2.89 walmart = 3.57. both are deans. bell pepers 3 pack 1.79, walmart = 1.49 per pepper. Just saying not all companies are selfish.
#14
04-12-2012, 12:00 PM
ITT: Foodservice complaints 
If you guys remember any history lessons in high school/college, a thing like this started happening ~120 years ago with Carnegie's Steel company and JD Rockefeller's Standard Oil Co. In the 1880s the steel mills and oil co started an eventual takeover of several giant monopolies well into the 20s. Eventually it started to destroy the economy, directly and indirectly. One major cause of the Depression was big businesses going unchecked, like today. People lost their jobs, but were still spending more on luxuries and buying on credit which they couldn't afford to pay back. In the end, big business AND economic ignorance are the ultimate catalysts of a poor economy.
It is partly their fault for these rising prices across the board, but we are partly to blame as well, especially with the decline in purchasing power. The latter point isn't what this thread is about, but it's still relevant and something to keep in mind if you still plan to spend spend spend on luxuries. Even the little things count
I don't mean to get all dark and gloomy or ruin the fun of the rant, but let's just keep things in perspective. Times like these are when I worship the off-brands.
If you guys remember any history lessons in high school/college, a thing like this started happening ~120 years ago with Carnegie's Steel company and JD Rockefeller's Standard Oil Co. In the 1880s the steel mills and oil co started an eventual takeover of several giant monopolies well into the 20s. Eventually it started to destroy the economy, directly and indirectly. One major cause of the Depression was big businesses going unchecked, like today. People lost their jobs, but were still spending more on luxuries and buying on credit which they couldn't afford to pay back. In the end, big business AND economic ignorance are the ultimate catalysts of a poor economy.
It is partly their fault for these rising prices across the board, but we are partly to blame as well, especially with the decline in purchasing power. The latter point isn't what this thread is about, but it's still relevant and something to keep in mind if you still plan to spend spend spend on luxuries. Even the little things count
I don't mean to get all dark and gloomy or ruin the fun of the rant, but let's just keep things in perspective. Times like these are when I worship the off-brands.
#15
04-12-2012, 04:44 PM
ITT: Foodservice complaints
If you guys remember any history lessons in high school/college, a thing like this started happening ~120 years ago with Carnegie's Steel company and JD Rockefeller's Standard Oil Co. In the 1880s the steel mills and oil co started an eventual takeover of several giant monopolies well into the 20s. Eventually it started to destroy the economy, directly and indirectly. One major cause of the Depression was big businesses going unchecked, like today. People lost their jobs, but were still spending more on luxuries and buying on credit which they couldn't afford to pay back. In the end, big business AND economic ignorance are the ultimate catalysts of a poor economy.
It is partly their fault for these rising prices across the board, but we are partly to blame as well, especially with the decline in purchasing power. The latter point isn't what this thread is about, but it's still relevant and something to keep in mind if you still plan to spend spend spend on luxuries. Even the little things count
I don't mean to get all dark and gloomy or ruin the fun of the rant, but let's just keep things in perspective. Times like these are when I worship the off-brands.
If you guys remember any history lessons in high school/college, a thing like this started happening ~120 years ago with Carnegie's Steel company and JD Rockefeller's Standard Oil Co. In the 1880s the steel mills and oil co started an eventual takeover of several giant monopolies well into the 20s. Eventually it started to destroy the economy, directly and indirectly. One major cause of the Depression was big businesses going unchecked, like today. People lost their jobs, but were still spending more on luxuries and buying on credit which they couldn't afford to pay back. In the end, big business AND economic ignorance are the ultimate catalysts of a poor economy.
It is partly their fault for these rising prices across the board, but we are partly to blame as well, especially with the decline in purchasing power. The latter point isn't what this thread is about, but it's still relevant and something to keep in mind if you still plan to spend spend spend on luxuries. Even the little things count
I don't mean to get all dark and gloomy or ruin the fun of the rant, but let's just keep things in perspective. Times like these are when I worship the off-brands.
#16
04-12-2012, 05:53 PM
As much as I hate helping out Malroony (Ambassador Bridge owner/ Business Mogul) paying for gas at the bridge to fill up only cost $55 for Premium 93 in Canada where me produce all our own oil and gas I would have to pay $70+ to fill up on REGULAR!!!
Oh and yeah I hate the my beloved Oreo Mcfluries are outrageously priced now
Oh and yeah I hate the my beloved Oreo Mcfluries are outrageously priced now
#17
04-12-2012, 06:20 PM
I wouldn't hold it against Mcdonalds workers... I worked there. No one treats you like hell and doesn't appreciate you quite like McDonalds does. It has to be one of the sorriest places to work in the United STates.
#18
04-12-2012, 06:26 PM
I always get a kick out of young cashiers - sometimes the bill comes to like 9.26 then I hand them a 10 and pull the old person "oh wait, I have the change" and give them 30 cents. They just get that oh s--- look since they already put in that they tendered just 10 dollars.
Or better yet, the ones that after the computer tells them what to give me, they can't figure out what coins to give to add up to that (like they've never seen a nickel before).
Or better yet, the ones that after the computer tells them what to give me, they can't figure out what coins to give to add up to that (like they've never seen a nickel before).
#19
04-12-2012, 06:38 PM
I always get a kick out of young cashiers - sometimes the bill comes to like 9.26 then I hand them a 10 and pull the old person "oh wait, I have the change" and give them 30 cents. They just get that oh s--- look since they already put in that they tendered just 10 dollars.
Or better yet, the ones that after the computer tells them what to give me, they can't figure out what coins to give to add up to that (like they've never seen a nickel before).
Or better yet, the ones that after the computer tells them what to give me, they can't figure out what coins to give to add up to that (like they've never seen a nickel before).
#20
04-12-2012, 06:39 PM
Try giving someone at Mikey D's a $2.00 bill and the cashier tells you she doesn't take Canadian Money. Or another one - "I don't have a slot for $2.00 bills and can't take it" - Real life experiences. The only requirement/question on a Mikey D's job application is: Can you breathe?