Most outrageous food pricing

[ricosuave]

obligatory 'dasani is just reverse osmosis municipal tap water' post

[VladtheImpaler]

Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful

Gee, I wonder why. Are you also surprised that good beef cost more in restaurants outside Alberta?

That's not it though. Personally, I don't do raw fish, so I only eat vegetarian stuff or steamed shrimp or octopus. That's still ridiculously expensive.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Question should be, why pay for something that is :
a) tapwater;
b) available from your tap;
c) tastes like nothing.

Buy a big Nalgene bottle and fill it with water and keep it in your fridge. Or better yet, pick up free water bottles whenever they give away swag at tradeshows. Or if you really feel the need to pay for something in a bottle there are so many more interesting options that water.

Wow. That's an interesting question and I'm surprised it hasn't been raised in this thread already.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

That's not it though. Personally, I don't do raw fish, so I only eat vegetarian stuff or steamed shrimp or octopus. That's still ridiculously expensive.

You don't do raw fish? then you deserve to be charged $10 for your california rolls! hehe.

[HotHotHeat]

Originally Posted by troutman

A medium blizzard is quite big - most people can maybe eat half, and freeze the rest for later. The prices are on the board.

Yea, but if I have to be bothered to check the prices at a fast-food grease pit, odds are they're overpriced.

$6 buys an entire tub of Haagen Dazs!

I personally hate freezing soft serve ice cream and having it later - Just not the same.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful

Gee, I wonder why. Are you also surprised that good beef cost more in restaurants outside Alberta?

I was working in Hong Kong for a summer, and in my last week my Aunt took me out for a big lunch in Central. For Alberta beef! FFFFKKK!! seriously? it was so expensive too. like $60cdn for the steak. I could have had one of those big ass Australian lobsters for that price.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

Yea, but if I have to be bothered to check the prices at a fast-food grease pit, odds are they're overpriced.

$6 buys an entire tub of Haagen Dazs!

I personally hate freezing soft serve ice cream and having it later - Just not the same.

So you just randomly order food at fast food joints and then leave when they tell you how much your total will be?

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

The entire milestones menu.

/thread

Throw in any other major chain.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

Wow. That's an interesting question and I'm surprised it hasn't been raised in this thread already.

I didn't feel like reading every post and then going back to reply.

Bottled water is still outrageously priced for what you get.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

I personally hate freezing soft serve ice cream and having it later - Just not the same.

Well I have some good news then. Dairy Queen doesn't sell ice cream.

[North East Goon]

Chickpea downtown, 9 bucks for a regular size shawarma.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by peter12

Throw in any other major chain.

###. When did Moxie's start thinking they're upscale and start charging $25 for entrees? I want a $9 burger godddamnit!

Edit: Why is Q F T censored? Quoted for truth is a bad word?

[rd_aaron]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

while i am not so concerned about their pricing - it really annoys me that 7-11 has no shopping carts. I have to load up my arms with some items, and then go over tot he counter to put it down, and then return back to my shopping and repeat several times until i have obtained all the items on my list

You do your grocery shopping at 7-11? It's a convenience store.. why would it have shopping carts?

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by rd_aaron

You do your grocery shopping at 7-11? It's a convenience store.. why would it have shopping carts?

That would be way too convenient.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

while i am not so concerned about their pricing - it really annoys me that 7-11 has no shopping carts. I have to load up my arms with some items, and then go over tot he counter to put it down, and then return back to my shopping and repeat several times until i have obtained all the items on my list

What all are you buying at a convenience store like 7-11? And at what hours? Most grocery stores are open until 10 or 11 pm now and they have shopping carts.

[pepper24]

Evian spelled backwards is naive.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by North East Goon

Chickpea downtown, 9 bucks for a regular size shawarma.

yes! I went there once for lunch, it was not good.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Tap water is for poor people... hehe

I always have a 24 pack of nestle in my trunk at all times.

Warm bottled water is disgusting...

[pylon]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Tap water is for poor people... hehe

I always have a 24 pack of nestle in my trunk at all times.

I always have an issue with nestle water. When I think Nestle, I think chocolate pudding. I am always thinking my nestle water has pudding particles in it. It would be the same if Aquafina made pudding, I wouldn't buy it either because I would think it would be runny, watery, flavourless pudding.

/useless contribution to thread.

[Achmed]

Originally Posted by Jake

Pop at the movie theatre... probably costs them 10-20 cents for the cup and the pop, then they charge $5.

At least that $5 cup is LARGE not some measly 32oz sip the Dome has had for 2 seasons and is gone by the time you make it to your seat.