Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
I went through the burger king drive through a few weeks ago and got just a crispy chicken sangwich and the girl said €7.45 and I couldn’t fucking believe it. I kept the receipt to show my wife. I also made sure we got a loaf of bread and some lunch meat to make sandwiches for the last few weeks. Honestly fuck those people
a whole rotissierie chicken from the grocery store is like €6. its the fast food industry that took the pandemic’s supply chain issues that lasted for several months to increase prices to see how much they could increase profits. double the price and sales dont fall so far that the increase in net profit stays, they keep the increase.
as I’ve said, I started buying bread and lunchmeat. I’m not buying a €13 meal every work day (this is also sandwiches from coffee chains etc, not just fast food crap).
for me, if fast food isn’t cheap its a no go. The good, fast, cheap paridigm stands: you can only ever have two.
it used to be fast and cheap. theyre now telling us its good and fast. it was never good.
when I read where they put the portal I had the exact same thought as everyone else who knows what town is like on o’connell street. why didn’t they just put it on talbot st
I mean if you have a chance to catch a show on their final tour (which I presume you are aware is going on right now), there are thousands and thousands of people crowding the venue on every date. people like this band dude! :)
It’s not the right time to be sober! It seems that the idiots are taking over
its true. its unsecured debt. they can’t take your possessions. they can only send letters, call until you tell them to stop, and get judges to say “yep he owes that” (judgements)
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seen physically assaulting Cassie Ventura in 2016 surveillance video obtained by CNN (www.cnn.com)
Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says (www.cbsnews.com)
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
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Far Right Billionaires Are Waging a War to Capture State Courts (truthout.org)
Nope. No. (lemmy.world)
Video posts are torture (lemmy.world)
If this is where the internet is headed, count me out.
Google now offers ‘web’ search — and an AI opt-out button (www.theverge.com)
the veggie garden is starting slowly. (lemmy.ml)
Do to a busy life (both good and bad stuff) I had a bit of a late start planting and sowing seeds indoors....
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Archive/non-paywall link.
What's the best wax-on-wax-off-style advice you've heard that you can attest as being helpful in certain situations?
"Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It (ca.news.yahoo.com)
SOLVED-See Comments [genre punk] (lemmy.world)
Think of a punk rock song that mentions Darwin. That’s the only hint I’m giving on this one. It’s going to be a tough one....
Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision (www.euronews.com)
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations....
I don’t know if it is real, but it is funny (lemmy.ml)
It is very therapeutic to garden, though. (lemmy.today)
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Anyone else think this "portal" art installation in NYC looks a bit familiar? (lemmy.world)
Context: www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/…/73633531007/
Do your sleep dreams include mobile phones?
If a mobile (cell, handy) phone is part of your life, do your dreams include reference to it?...
I want to meet the person who does this. (lemmy.world)