Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol said the company is addressing portion sizes after finding 10% of its locations were skimping.

If you’ve felt your burrito was smaller than it should be, smaller than in the commercials, the CEO agrees.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
    171·
    4 months ago

    I tried going to Jimmy Johns a few months ago. Now granted, I know each location is franchised, and your millage may vary, blah blah blah…

    That out of the way, I walked in, looked at the prices, and walked back out. They wanted $26 for a sub. More if you add chips and a drink. I looked over at the guy eating his sub at a table, and it looked THIN.

    I just said "fuck that. I’m not paying $26 for something half as big as what subway charged $5 for about 10 years ago. And when you consider it’s half the size, it would be more like $2.50 10 years ago.

    Now this sub place wants $26. For a god damned fast food sandwich.

    So I walked into subway, and for a similiar sandwich (unsure if their portions are reduced) they wanted $16 for a sandwich.

    These fast food places realize that their entire business model relied on speed, and CHEAP, right??? Half the time I feel like I could have went to a sit down place like red robin for similar prices. Maybe not a fancy sit down resteraunt, but one of those chains, like red robin, bw3, applebees, ect.

    OH! And thats the other thing. These fast food places now on their screen ask for a tip. FUCK THAT. Thats not a place tipping is acceptable. I’m not sitting down. You’re not my waitress. You’re handing me food in a bag over a counter.

    Or the one that REALLY pissed me off. Asking to tip at the self checkout at ALDIs. WHO THE HELL AM I TIPPING???

    • ____@infosec.pub
      2·
      4 months ago

      Woah, that’s absolutely insane. Subway has always struck me as a little pricey for what they offer, but they’re also dead consistent which counts for something.

      JJs, no way I’d spent $26 for a sandwich of any size.

      At those prices (or McDonald’s prices these days, TBH), I’d just as soon sit down and also tip for basically the same amount of money with better quality food.

      Self-checkout tipping has never made sense to me. I haven’t done the deep dive research, but I suspect that since the tips are not directed at an employee, it’s an easy way for the business itself to get tips w/o being in violation of tip theft laws. No intended employee recipient == free-for-all and business can grab the cash.

    • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
      2·
      4 months ago

      I thought I was the only one!

      Jimmy Johns is priced so stupidly. Hell, all fast food is. Domino’s has a $25 pizza? Subways wanted $12 for a meal?

      Fast food shouldn’t cost MORE than the price of a local business.

      Those places are dead to me.