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Originally Posted by GullFoss
I've was eating out lunch 5x per week, door dash 2x per week, dinner our 1x per week, coffee out 10x per week until early-2023...$200 per week easy.
But now...Between tipping and menu prices inflation, I feel ripped off whenever I go out. And when going out becomes a demeaning and off-putting experience, you just do it less and less. I only grab coffee when it's with a friend now. Deleted the delivery apps. Go home for lunch 3x per week. And are only going out for dinner for date night (1x every 2 weeks). My demand is way down.
Paying $3.50 for a drip coffee + tip prompt? No thanks. I'll just make coffee at home and stock an energy drink in the work fridge for after lunch.
Paying $15 for a shawarma + tip prompt? No thanks, I'll just go home for lunch instead.
Paying $60+tip at earls? No thanks, I'll just make dinner at home.
I know what these items cost to make. I know commercial rent hasn't increased. I know wages haven't gone up that much. So how exactly can menu prices go up 30% in 3 years?
All I know is that if prices go back down, my behavior has changed forever.
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I pick up lunch 5x a week and do pick up in the evening 5 x a week (single guy who would rather not cook). I never tip for take out, ever.
I don't drink coffee.
I dont find my routine uneconomical, especially considering I'd throw out my left overs a good part of the time when I cooked.
I think always picking it up yourself and avoiding tipping along with also avoiding paying for inflated drink prices by eating at home goes a long way.