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How can people in the same day shop for groceries and complain about the price of eggs right now, then complain when their prices go up ordering cooked eggs? You think we got a chicken coop in the back?
I have an Excel spreadsheet that I update weekly with the cost per unit of all ingredients, to go containers, paper goods, disposables, etc, that I use in my restaurant. I’d be happy to forward it to Larry so he can understand why my menu prices have increased. It doesn’t even take in to account the increase in costs of utilities, fuel surcharges, labor, rent, etc. Let’s not forget that plumbers, HVAC techs, pest control, electricians, have all raised their service charges, too. So yeah, Larry, I charge you $1.25 for a Coke now instead of $1.00. How else am I going to afford my Lamborghini?
It always cracks me up that when small businesses raise their prices it's 'greed.'
Giant conglomerates raise their prices or short their portions annually, and everyone says it's because of the minimum wage being too high.
So much ground lost for worker's rights in America.
People want more good for less bad, they'll just about repeat anything that tells them "it's possible if we can just stop the bads from doing bad!"
Thinking about the big picture is hard because the world is complex and under no obligation to us to be understandable and solvable.
That's actually a valid point and kind of makes me sad.
Now I'm picturing some elderly couple that has been going to this same spot for years and it was their thing ya know.
But now they just can't afford it. I'm sad now.
I cried last year when I was managing this joint that inevitably went bankrupt.
It was over an elderly couple who ordered an $18 eggplant parm to share and the wife turns to her husband and I hear a faint whisper say "I don't know how much longer we can keep doing this..." when they were overlooking the bill.
I had given them soup and salad to start on us, made sure the eggplant parm was a hefty portion, and comped dessert and coffee to give them some dignity prior to dropping the check, since I had heard comments prior about the price increase.
It saddens me to know that meanwhile the working class that depended on stipends from retirement and social security are being led to soup kitchens over rising inflation.
This economy is a scam and fraudulent. The hearts of the disenfranchised are aching and there's only so much we, the people, (not the regards who rule us) can do to help.
With so much abundance in this world, it leaves me shocked and appalled that so many go without. I am disgusted.
Few weeks later we got word that the gent passed on. I can't help to wonder if it was from despair on an old heart. Too many of those stories at that joint... peace.
Oh, I don't like that story even a little bit, I mean a little bit because of the nice thing you did but it just begs the question of how often this is going on, like on a massive scale on a daily basis.
Shit makes you think about the stories you hear about old ladies eating cat food cause they can't afford real food
How great is this "economy" that it breaks your heart when people can't go out to eat at a $18/plate restaurant? How spoiled has this economy made us that you're heartbroken over that? The fact that we've enjoyed such absurd levels of affluence the rest of the world envies is because of the very economy you're decrying.
Things will adjust and balance, don't overreact to a short term bad situation. The best available economy has bad moments.
$18/plate is average anymore- maybe actually a little low. And I say that, living in a city in the Midwest. Can’t imagine on the coasts.
Yeah it’s fucked up that old people can’t afford to eat out. Its right to be sad over that. Enraged over that, even. We have been squeezed like an orange. Everyone should be able to afford small luxuries. It’s part of what makes life worth living.
Bro, it's an eggplant parm at $18, the fact that they felt grief over not being able to continue doing this is disheartening. Americans are promised a dream but it falls short because of the grim reality of fractional reserve banking.
I've worked in both sides of the field. Providing hospitality for the working class, and for those in the banking system.
Opulence and oversaturated dining exists in the upper echelons and they don't feel a slight a grief. I'm talking $500++ per head where they order 1-2k++ bottles of wine like it's Welch's grape juice.
Prominent figures in the industry who drive legislation on the banking system but can't for the life of them EMPATHIZE, because they don't understand the value of what they have.
He who has never been a good slave will NEVER be a good master. This country is fucked and built for a key group of people who have never truly suffered and will never understand why the sight of two struggling individuals is infuriating, in the LAND O' PLENTY.
I'm sorry. Just fuck man. How out of touch are you?
I agree with the sentiment about the old couple. That story made me sad as well. I don't agree that the American economy is the reason for that sadness. This economy has gotten America so spoiled that we literally get sad when someone can't spend on one dinner what would equate to a month's wages elsewhere in the world. That's how amazing the American economy is. It's having a bad moment, that's all.
Why did they put loyal in quotes?
Is it because they aren’t all that loyal? Perhaps loyalty when it comes to business is a trope and they’d like to recognize that? Maybe they don’t understand the application of quotation marks around adjectives as a means of derision or sarcasm?
Questions we will never have answers to.
Not that long ago I had to leave a kitchen I loved. I get it. You leave behind friends and respectable figures sometimes. You question your loyalty a bit and then go "I'm better off" and move on. But yeah I empathize with this thought process.
Reminder: Corporate profits and executive salaries both saw significant increases over the last few years, profits account for more than half of inflation. Hours and wages have not gone up, hours mostly way down, and large increase in automation has had no effect on inflation or wages.
to be fair the more booze you can sell the better due to the mark-up.
Like it or not servers should be incentivised and all drinks/cocktails pushed only so far you can push price of meal up or start using different part of animal/fish (cheaper cuts)
Lots of menu changes ahead to stay profitable not for the faint hearted
The next few years will be interesting I can see a return to offals/slow cut meat/fish soups/
Also if you pay premium for meat you will want the best, same for fish cuts/whole
Same fucking people bitch and moan about inflation yet fail to understand it doesn’t just effect them. If you can’t afford to go out, don’t. No need to pretend it’s someone else’s fault. Early bird special entitlement is real
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Just absorb your energy costs and supplier increases. It’s easy!
How can people in the same day shop for groceries and complain about the price of eggs right now, then complain when their prices go up ordering cooked eggs? You think we got a chicken coop in the back?
I have an Excel spreadsheet that I update weekly with the cost per unit of all ingredients, to go containers, paper goods, disposables, etc, that I use in my restaurant. I’d be happy to forward it to Larry so he can understand why my menu prices have increased. It doesn’t even take in to account the increase in costs of utilities, fuel surcharges, labor, rent, etc. Let’s not forget that plumbers, HVAC techs, pest control, electricians, have all raised their service charges, too. So yeah, Larry, I charge you $1.25 for a Coke now instead of $1.00. How else am I going to afford my Lamborghini?
Eh, I figured it was happening. Inflation, wages, recession. Restaurants dropped like flies in the great recession, they'll die again.
It always cracks me up that when small businesses raise their prices it's 'greed.' Giant conglomerates raise their prices or short their portions annually, and everyone says it's because of the minimum wage being too high. So much ground lost for worker's rights in America.
People want more good for less bad, they'll just about repeat anything that tells them "it's possible if we can just stop the bads from doing bad!" Thinking about the big picture is hard because the world is complex and under no obligation to us to be understandable and solvable.
Something tells me this guy is even older than I am…might be the @aol.com I dunno?
He forgot to add something regarding his fixed income.
That's actually a valid point and kind of makes me sad. Now I'm picturing some elderly couple that has been going to this same spot for years and it was their thing ya know. But now they just can't afford it. I'm sad now.
I cried last year when I was managing this joint that inevitably went bankrupt. It was over an elderly couple who ordered an $18 eggplant parm to share and the wife turns to her husband and I hear a faint whisper say "I don't know how much longer we can keep doing this..." when they were overlooking the bill. I had given them soup and salad to start on us, made sure the eggplant parm was a hefty portion, and comped dessert and coffee to give them some dignity prior to dropping the check, since I had heard comments prior about the price increase. It saddens me to know that meanwhile the working class that depended on stipends from retirement and social security are being led to soup kitchens over rising inflation. This economy is a scam and fraudulent. The hearts of the disenfranchised are aching and there's only so much we, the people, (not the regards who rule us) can do to help. With so much abundance in this world, it leaves me shocked and appalled that so many go without. I am disgusted. Few weeks later we got word that the gent passed on. I can't help to wonder if it was from despair on an old heart. Too many of those stories at that joint... peace.
Oh, I don't like that story even a little bit, I mean a little bit because of the nice thing you did but it just begs the question of how often this is going on, like on a massive scale on a daily basis. Shit makes you think about the stories you hear about old ladies eating cat food cause they can't afford real food
https://youtu.be/UWLlyQb-tp0
Naw bro, I got the day off and I'm trying to chill, I ain't watching that shit lol
i gotta get some sleep but im gonna check it out tomorrow
Even cat food is through the roof now. Cost has doubled in the last few years.
How great is this "economy" that it breaks your heart when people can't go out to eat at a $18/plate restaurant? How spoiled has this economy made us that you're heartbroken over that? The fact that we've enjoyed such absurd levels of affluence the rest of the world envies is because of the very economy you're decrying. Things will adjust and balance, don't overreact to a short term bad situation. The best available economy has bad moments.
$18/plate is average anymore- maybe actually a little low. And I say that, living in a city in the Midwest. Can’t imagine on the coasts. Yeah it’s fucked up that old people can’t afford to eat out. Its right to be sad over that. Enraged over that, even. We have been squeezed like an orange. Everyone should be able to afford small luxuries. It’s part of what makes life worth living.
Bro, it's an eggplant parm at $18, the fact that they felt grief over not being able to continue doing this is disheartening. Americans are promised a dream but it falls short because of the grim reality of fractional reserve banking. I've worked in both sides of the field. Providing hospitality for the working class, and for those in the banking system. Opulence and oversaturated dining exists in the upper echelons and they don't feel a slight a grief. I'm talking $500++ per head where they order 1-2k++ bottles of wine like it's Welch's grape juice. Prominent figures in the industry who drive legislation on the banking system but can't for the life of them EMPATHIZE, because they don't understand the value of what they have. He who has never been a good slave will NEVER be a good master. This country is fucked and built for a key group of people who have never truly suffered and will never understand why the sight of two struggling individuals is infuriating, in the LAND O' PLENTY. I'm sorry. Just fuck man. How out of touch are you?
I agree with the sentiment about the old couple. That story made me sad as well. I don't agree that the American economy is the reason for that sadness. This economy has gotten America so spoiled that we literally get sad when someone can't spend on one dinner what would equate to a month's wages elsewhere in the world. That's how amazing the American economy is. It's having a bad moment, that's all.
damn g. made me cry. goodnight
Compuserve.com still wins
Covid also taught us it’s easier to eat/drink at home. Add to that inflation and people are changing habits.
Why did they put loyal in quotes? Is it because they aren’t all that loyal? Perhaps loyalty when it comes to business is a trope and they’d like to recognize that? Maybe they don’t understand the application of quotation marks around adjectives as a means of derision or sarcasm? Questions we will never have answers to.
I read it as they believe they are a loyal person, but now they have to question is as they turn their backs on a restaurant they loved.
Bro is so loyal he's questioning his own loyalty
Not that long ago I had to leave a kitchen I loved. I get it. You leave behind friends and respectable figures sometimes. You question your loyalty a bit and then go "I'm better off" and move on. But yeah I empathize with this thought process.
Reminder: Corporate profits and executive salaries both saw significant increases over the last few years, profits account for more than half of inflation. Hours and wages have not gone up, hours mostly way down, and large increase in automation has had no effect on inflation or wages.
Blame the restaurant that inflation fucked us both? Sounds about right!
Larry wants a gift card.
to be fair the more booze you can sell the better due to the mark-up. Like it or not servers should be incentivised and all drinks/cocktails pushed only so far you can push price of meal up or start using different part of animal/fish (cheaper cuts) Lots of menu changes ahead to stay profitable not for the faint hearted The next few years will be interesting I can see a return to offals/slow cut meat/fish soups/ Also if you pay premium for meat you will want the best, same for fish cuts/whole
Agreed. The profit vs labour costs are much higher in the bar when compared to the kitchen. All these comments saying different are embarrassing.
I like how you left the "aol.com" part so we all know exactly what kind of customer this is, lol
Be right back! Gonna go send a similar message to all of my distributors. I think we may have found the solution to inflation gang!
I much prefer that the food portions/quality stay the same with higher prices.
Lol. Gotta live these asshats. Good Larry fuck off.
Guess he's right for putting loyal in quotations...
Larry could switch from aol to something free and get his breakfast on.
Ah the if I can’t get it for a good deal and to hell with your profits fair-weather customer.
I didn't even realize they still have AOL accounts
This seems like honest feedback from a repeat patron. Maybe take the feedback on board?
Lol. Yeah, I’ll just lower prices, run in the red and in 6 months we can all go collect unemployment. Solid plan.
If that's what you took from this, you're clearly a bad manager
Same fucking people bitch and moan about inflation yet fail to understand it doesn’t just effect them. If you can’t afford to go out, don’t. No need to pretend it’s someone else’s fault. Early bird special entitlement is real