2030 "News"

Gen Z are bankrupting every fast food chain you love.

Why does Gen Z hate freedom?

They will just implement it backwards and with another name. It will be "off peak hours" pricing and it will start off being a discount to buy during off peak hours. Then after we get use to getting a deal between 2-4 and maybe 7-9, they will raise the prices of everything. The price of the off peak hours will be the "normal" price and the "normal" price will turn into surge pricing without the name.

I hope they see a permanent reduction of sales, even if small. CEOs typically move around like trading cards, so if/when this one does, his successor will learn the lesson too. And he won’t be inclined to try this again at the next company he pilfers. After a few shifts, maybe all the CEOs will postpone this plan indefinitely (who wants to be the guy that hurts shareholder value by trying this again?)

There are definitely people who will not return because of this. I still don’t buy Kellogg’s products, and that was over a temporary strike. A temporary boycott led to a permanent one when I realized generic corn flakes are just as good— and really, who needs Wendy’s that bad? Same with Pepsi for their support of Russia, Nestle for the incredible breaches of ethics, Burger King for intolerable taste, Hobby Lobby for the anti LGBT donations, In-n-out for the banning of masks for their employees, and more. Capitalism might actually work if people truly voted with their wallets for everything. (Of course this is nigh impossible these days because, in the late stages of capitalism, almost every corporation is unethical)

People have limited time, money and brainpower. If you've been working 8 hours and you have to go home and do housework, put the kids to bed, walk the dogs etc., you're going to choose the easiest option for dinner even if you disagree with the prices or the company. As long as it's not taking the piss, it's not worth the hassle. This is the squeeze that "the sociopaths in charge" have put most of the working class in - don't blame individuals caught in shitty circumstances for being stupid when this setup was done on purpose

I have taco bell memorized, I get Taco Bell a couple times a weak. I get the same fucking thing everytime, I know their price.

Tried to get my wife to cancel multiple times. She actually watches their content and "can't go without it". Imo Netflix has been shit aside from standup comedy for like 8 years now.

No one needs Wendy’s. A lot of vocal people are annoyed with all this stuff, but I think it’s not their core customers being vocal. I for one stopped going there when their app started allowing me to order, but the restaurant receives a payment failed notice and never makes my food. Been through support multiple times and no one knows anything. Then I tried to relogin and Google login was down for weeks.

I have news for you: Uber increases prices based on their guesses about how much you'll pay. They have been caught increasing prices for different customers at the same time in the same exact place.

For example:

They read your phone state and battery life. If they know you have 10% battery left, they will raise your price because they know you probably can't wait for another car. If they think you are a woman and you look at rides after midnight and your battery is low, they are going to charge an arm and a leg.

I try to keep my battery charged at 100% when I go out. I also check the price 10 minutes before I need it on both Uber and Lyft. That way they see someone load the app, check a price, and close the app quickly. This looks like a cheap person who they think can be enticed by a low price. They will routinely drop the price because they think I'm considering driving or something.

Pretty much the entire US economy has been surge-based pricing since 2021 in that case.

Which is what they'll ultimately do later on when this blows over.

For the consumer I am pretty sure they meant. There is a lot of surprises and uncertainty but when you go to a place like that you know exactly what you are going to get for the price you expect.

Yeah, what op said isn't exactly accurate. There are promos that will all be the same price.

But like, a McDonald's near me offers jalapenos, and another does not. It's not all the same. It's all 95% the same.

Also, not every McDonald's is franchised! But iirc <1%. I think it's like a few dozen stores are genuine McDonald's brand stores and not franchises.

It was 20 oz. for a long time, but I feel like I remember a time in the mid 90s when it was 24 oz. And the price has gone up as well, I definitely wasn't paying $4 and tax for a large Frosty back then.

Not 100% of the time, but working at 100% capacity during the rush hour.

I worked in a McDonald's, and 1-2 hours working at full capacity was very manageable. It's much worse when it's not very busy but it's extremely understaffed.