So when do people stop going out to eat?

[fan4ever]

I have a customer who owns 5 Mexican Food Cafes here in the Phoenix area. The past few years we've reprinted their menus 6 times...always to accommodate higher prices. Their typical cost now is about $18.00 per entree...Mexican food.

On a personal note I stopped by a McDonald's today and paid $4.96 for a large order of fries. There's got to be a breaking point for most folks.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

Don't know if this has been mentioned already but many restaurants out here in Denver are also adding a "service fee" to your meal. Check your receipt next time.

That would happen only once with me. Like was said earlier in this thread, just put the price on the ****ing menu what shit costs.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by BWillie

When I go on poker trips I usually lose about 7 or 8 pounds. Cuz it's just too difficult to find and eat food in a timely manner. Just drink alot instead.

I mean no offense. But you are either a biological phenomenon with the metabolism of a Kryptonian. Or you're completely full of shit. Your entire existence as represented by your posts on this forum is a real enigma.

If true, I cannot fathom spending what you do on just food for a month just for yourself. That's straight up insane to me. I mean, how do you not cook any meals at home? That's just incomprehensible. Are you aware that you could literally save a thousand dollars a month? I love to cook. It gives me a great deal of satisfaction. I prefer my own prepared meals to most restaurants. It depends on the situation, with regards to travelling and vacations and such. But there are many months when I bet I don't eat outside of home cooking but maybe 3-4 times per month. And I eat very well, almost no frozen processed crap.

Regardless, it's pretty baffling seeing the difference in diet habits in this thread.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Fish

I mean no offense. But you are either a biological phenomenon with the metabolism of a Kryptonian. Or you're completely full of shit. Your entire existence as represented by your posts on this forum is a real enigma.

If true, I cannot fathom spending what you do on just food for a month just for yourself. That's straight up insane to me. I mean, how do you not cook any meals at home? That's just incomprehensible. Are you aware that you could literally save a thousand dollars a month? I love to cook. It gives me a great deal of satisfaction. I prefer my own prepared meals to most restaurants. It depends on the situation, with regards to travelling and vacations and such. But there are many months when I bet I don't eat outside of home cooking but maybe 3-4 times per month. And I eat very well, almost no frozen processed crap.

Regardless, it's pretty baffling seeing the difference in diet habits in this thread.

Cooking costs me a ton of time. I literally never cook. I cooked a Snake River Falls Wagyu in 2018 but other than California Pizza Kitchen pizzas. Never. Its such a waste of time.

If it wasn't for dishes I would love to cook. I only take in like 3300 to 3400 cals I would estimate. You have to realize I was 125 lbs as a junior in HS and Im just in avg shape now as a 185 pound 5'11" guy since I dont work out anymore. Im sure once I hit 200 lbs at 45 or something Ill start giving a shit

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

Don't know if this has been mentioned already but many restaurants out here in Denver are also adding a "service fee" to your meal. Check your receipt next time.

They started doing that in Minneapolis too, as a way to itemize the cost of the additional benefits the city started requiring them to provide. I am in favor of anything that illustrates to people that nothing is free, and the costs of all this stuff will always be passed directly on to you.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Razaele

They started doing that in Minneapolis too, as a way to itemize the cost of the additional benefits the city started requiring them to provide. I am in favor of anything that illustrates to people that nothing is free, and the costs of all this stuff will always be passed directly on to you.

Servers have very little value. You can automize the food delivery. Be able to order remotely from the table. This would work easily for all restaurants except the 5 star places.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Cooking costs me a ton of time. I literally never cook.

[LongSufferingToady]

Prices are way to high, even at fast-food joints.

I treat myself once a week at Arbys. I love the French Dip and the regular roast beef sandwiches. And when they have coupon specials I can get two roast beef sandwiches for $5.25. I eat one and put the other in the fridge for tomorrow. Outside of that, no fast food.

[Mephistopheles Janx]

Originally Posted by fan4ever

I have a customer who owns 5 Mexican Food Cafes here in the Phoenix area. The past few years we've reprinted their menus 6 times...always to accommodate higher prices. Their typical cost now is about $18.00 per entree...Mexican food.

On a personal note I stopped by a McDonald's today and paid $4.96 for a large order of fries. There's got to be a breaking point for most folks.

Get the McDonalds app on your phone. They often have a coupon for $1 Large Fries.

[Holladay]

Did you notice that there was not ONE fatty in line at all]

Noticed that was well.

[PurpleJesus28]

Originally Posted by MarkDavis'Haircut

You can?

I didn't know that. Thanks for the tip, sir.

YW,well at least in KC you can.One loaction had it advertised at the drive thru.The other one didnt,but i asked them about it and they let me order it there.I always hate those app only specials,but i suppose they have their reasons for doing it.

[jerryaldini]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I eat out quite a bit but mainly its because I'm a single male. It's cheaper to eat at home but damn it sucks cooking for one. You have to eat a lot of the same shit for majority of the week when I do.

The shitty thing is when restaurants are putting 20% to 25% as suggested tips. That is the real bullshit IMO.

I'm with you, cook for myself. Luckily in the winter I love homemade soup and am good with it five days a week. That plus pasta with my homemade sauces and veggies are staples I just don't get tired of.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I loved the home delivery options when it was cheap during Covid, but don't use it any more now that it's like $10 (and goes along with the tipping thing that's been talked about, too).

Last I knew, WalMart at least still had free curbside pickup, even though they're pretty terrible at substitutions and what not, where as Costco would actually text you and ask about them.

There was also that time Costco accidentally delivered 10 dozen eggs...

Yeah, I can't recommend Walmart at all for the reason you state - terrible at substitutions.

I mean, our Walmart is exceptional. Order qty 1 bananas and they deliver ONE banana, not 1 BUNCH. They substitute tea for coffee. I mean, I could go on but I think you get the point.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

I pay $99 a year for Walmart+ and they delivery to my door 13 miles away. Between the fuel discount and not having to drive to the store, I've saved $426 and 36 hours of my time in the past year. Also, Paramount+ is included for free.

We have Walmart+ as well. We live 8 miles away so delivery is nice. The fuel discount is also nice.

But as I said in my previous post, you just never know what they're going to deliver and how wrong it is compared to what we ordered.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Cooking costs me a ton of time. I literally never cook. I cooked a Snake River Falls Wagyu in 2018 but other than California Pizza Kitchen pizzas. Never. Its such a waste of time.

If it wasn't for dishes I would love to cook. I only take in like 3300 to 3400 cals I would estimate. You have to realize I was 125 lbs as a junior in HS and Im just in avg shape now as a 185 pound 5'11" guy since I dont work out anymore. Im sure once I hit 200 lbs at 45 or something Ill start giving a shit

How old are you?

I too was 120 lbs as a junior in HS. In fact, when I got back from Germany my senior year of college, I was 140 and about as healthy as I could be after riding an old 3-speed bike up a mountain every day.

Then I got an office job after college and didn't change my eating habits. I ended up having surgery at 45 to correct all the damage I did to my body in the 20 years in between.

Your eating WILL catch up with you. Everybody ages, you can't avoid it.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Cooking costs me a ton of time. I literally never cook. I cooked a Snake River Falls Wagyu in 2018 but other than California Pizza Kitchen pizzas. Never. Its such a waste of time.

If it wasn't for dishes I would love to cook. I only take in like 3300 to 3400 cals I would estimate. You have to realize I was 125 lbs as a junior in HS and Im just in avg shape now as a 185 pound 5'11" guy since I dont work out anymore. Im sure once I hit 200 lbs at 45 or something Ill start giving a shit

You probably eat 250-300 g of fat a day and 400 g of carbs. Can’t say even imagine how much sodium. That is ridiculously unhealthy and unstable. You may feel the scale doesn’t see this but your body is absolutely feeling the affects.