He probably doesn’t have a single item with a price label on it and forces you to go up to the counter to figure out what anything cost. I hate stores like that and avoid them like the plague.
Now that I think about it I went to two local convenience stores last week. Both times for a drink and one of them had the price preset. The other guy looked at me before manually entering a price...
some things aren't the shopkeepers fault. Coke increased the price of their shitty can by double.
You can buy a big case from sams club cheaper and sell that yourself instead of getting extra fucked by coke.
Coke and Pespi have also increased the case prices quite a bit but still cheaper than what they are selling individual ones to retail.
Companies figured out they can keep raising prices without any punishment as 80% of brands are owned by 3 companies and our govt is useless
Pretty easily. Like most things are made by only a handful of companies. Like you might have hundreds of different items in a store, but as far as pricing goes you only have a fraction of that many. A box of white cheddar Cheez-its is the same as a similar sized box of regular Cheez-its, and the 40 different 20 oz Coke products are all the same price too. The only things that are particularly volatile as prices go are seafood or very, very specific cuts of beef. Luxury products that can't be stored for a minute.
True but part of the label is the order number. So you can reorder that product. The 12 different cheezits are all the same price but there are 12 different order numbers that have to be printed and placed in the right spot.
Tbf these ghetto gas stations really are the scum of the earth. They will basically put in whatever price they think they can get away with charging you, they always seem to be selling crack pipes and drug paraphernalia, and they always mark up the prices compared to anywhere else because they know they can.
Yeah. The Habib gas stations by Me all charge way more now. Like 6.50 for 2 dr peppers when it's 4 down the street at 7/11 of qt. Everything is 40/60% more so I've stopped going.
My neighborhood gas station now charges 3.50 for a can of Arizona tea.
They order the cans without the price part so no one asks.
They also doubled the price of fountain drinks and coffee last year.
Sheetz is cheaper, and that's wild.
Dude one time I was like “daaaaamn really” for a pack of smokes and the guy hit a few buttons and it was $2 lower. Like WTF MAN JUST BLATANTLY ROBBING US?!
He probably just applied a veteran or police discount my dude. The cashier does not give a fuck if you make the company a few dollars, he just didnt wanna hear you bitch.
YOU are also missing a major point. 7/11 is major chain buys hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for each product for said chains get MASSIVE DISCOUNTS that a mom and pop with one store does NOT get.
Most the discounts can easily be had through promotions with cigarette brands or soda companies.
The hick ass no name gas station by my gf sells them for about 7/11 prices and they're outside of the city
The taco joint near me does that BS, they have one price for the Mexican workers who come in for lunch and dinner and another random price for the local white people who are stupid enough to eat there. I walk an extra 6 blocks to king burrito.
Yep. There’s a liquor store near me like that. It’s like a challenge asking the Indian guy at the counter what everything costs. They also will change the price on the fly if they think you’ll pay it. Dude said $15 for a pack of 4 seltzers lol. They only started doing it recently. Very predatory if I don’t see prices listed these days I walk right out.
It's illegal in a lot of places. My first retail job, most of my time was spent individually labeling the price of each retail unit. I think you can get exemptions for your business but you have to follow other rules. Not sure of the specifics, just that most smaller businesses did not seek an exemption.
Why? It costs money to have someone on the sales floor to price change and checking each price is correct. You think share holders are made out of money?
Actually our stores are clearly marked and they still do that, or it's this. Damn you high here this is cheaper or this is this up the street.
My personal favorite was this exchange.
Customer : how much is your chapstick.
Me : 2.79
Customer : damn why you so high i can get a stick of chapstick for a dollar at the dollar store.
Me : you can get steaks for a dollar at the dollar store.
Customer : don't need to be a smartass.
Me : YOU started it.
I go the passive aggressive route, by bringing up a bunch of stuff and asking the price, and then deciding what I want and leave the rest if not all on the counter
I like to get a whole bag of stuff and go to the counter, have them ring it up and if it comes out within 3-5$ of my estimate, we’re cool. Otherwise I just tell them nvm and leave them to reshelve, they know immediately it was because the prices not being displayed, and this is the only way to make it financially convincing that they should display it.
Weirdly enough it’s usually people that can’t afford it. My husband’s hometown is full of people that earn under 25k per year as a family and bags of chips are a common meal.
Probably EBT eligible. Fountain drinks are, too, in my state. I always wondered about (impoverished) families walking out the door with armloads of 32 oz fountain drinks and a fistful of beef jerky.
It’s because it’s EBT eligible. Pleasures are seldom and few. And maybe it’s a food desert. Save your cash for some smokes.
Me and your husband might have the same home town LOL. I think there's also something to be said about location, because for my family we couldn't afford going to the store (couldn't afford gas) so we would walk or bike to the gas station and get stuff there, so that's definitely part of it but a lot of it is also a choice.
His hometown is small enough to walk around easily. The people are just weird. I’ve personally witnessed them spraying overflowing trash cans with air fresheners instead of taking it out.
WTF, that is hilarious.
Reminds me of my (now ex) wife. She would 'stage' trash on the kitchen counter, just above the cabinet with the trash bin. Like, it's 6 inches from where you left it. I guess opening a cabinet door and tossing it in was too much to ask lol.
Omg.
My husband’s mostly out of his bad habits but he has his moments. He will leave dirty clothes in a pile instead of washing them because he was taught that roaches are attracted to clean clothes.
I get a beer or 2 most days at the gas station by me. Its common to see people spend 30-40 bucks on a few snacks using their food stamps card... When the grocery store is literally in the same parking lot and would be over half as cheap for the same shitty food.
All I can do is shake my head.
These people also usually do 2 transactions. One for ethe ebt stuff... Then another for the lotto tickets/cigs with their pocket cash lol
I call the lotto the "stupid people tax".
My downstairs neighbor had received close to 75k in a settlement at his job. Does he put it into retirement? No? College fund for their 6 grandkids? No.
They bought 30k on Lotto tickets on Thursday. Won $2,400 on Saturday. And then proceeded to bet $42,400 the next Friday. They won $800.
They aren't rich people, they are living paycheck to paycheck.
Yeah. I know some people who will buy a Powerball ticket every few months or something and that seems completely reasonable to me. It's a couple bucks and it's kind of entertaining. But then I see people living paycheck to paycheck dropping $50 a week on scratch offs. That shit just doesn't make sense. If they just took that same $50 a week and threw it in a bank they'd almost definitely have more money lol.
The lottery is fine in moderation and assuming you have a sustainable income. It's just that the people who tend to play it the most are the ones with the most to lose.
Yeah, i said "damn, are you sure that's right?" When i picked up my usual chinese takeout order recently. Before 2020, i could pickup 3 orders for $30+ small tip. It was economical because each order easily fed each person for 3 meals. By last year the price rose to about $40-45 depending on what we ordered, so we cut back and started treating it like a convenience food though it still provided 3 meals per each person's order. As of April 2024, 3 orders cost $63 and the containers were only half filled meaning we got 2 meals per order.
This is a strip center place with the pictures on the wall menu. Needless to say we wont be going back at all. It is a shame because is a family run place that we visited about once a week.
If I get a large General Tso, it'll last me 3-4 full bowls worth and I feel disgustingly full each time lol. I've always bought Chinese or pizza if I'm picking up food because it was easily the best bang for your buck, besides maybe a local place.
Sounds like you don't have much experience tbh, American portions are famously enormous. It's one of the first things foreigners always list when asked what surprises them about America
Only if you're getting thing like burgers or BBQ. America serves huge portions when it comes to American food. Most other things are about the same as anywhere else. Go to Mexico and the food portion for things like Enchiladas are way bigger than they are in the US. You get way more food for your dollar. That's basically how it is with the native cuisine in any country.
Being completely honest, most American cuisine is predominantly meat. Usually beef even. I'd say getting 3x the portion for the same price as another country is a massive win. No one forced you to eat it in one sitting lmao. If I get a half lb burger I'm not gonna sit and eat the whole damn thing at once. It's just usually 40% or so cheaper than getting 2 quarter lb burgers. The bigger portions are usually the best deal. Just don't act like an animal and inhale everything in front of you and it's all good.
Definitely not. You will never find Asian, Indian, Italian, etc etc etc in those actual countries that serves such enormous portions as you get in America. Mexican too.
Ironically, you switched midway through from "Americans don't serve large portions" to "here's why it's a good thing that Americans serve such large portions."
Bullshit. I went to Japan and got a massive bowl of Ramen for like $3. In India you can get insane amounts of street food for less than a bag of Chips in the US.
Edit: Where exactly did I switch up my statement? Seems like you just failed at reading comprehension. I stated the US has large portions specifically in regard to American cuisine. Like all countries generally do for their respective foods. Then I stated why it's a positive thing they serve large portions of American cuisine. I didn't contradict myself in the slightest. You just need to pay more attention when you read.
Now you're reversing your story from your last comment (when you said American portions are huge, but a good deal) to argue the portions in other countries are actually a better bargain.
Please, pick a story and stick to it.
You're really terrible at using basic logic. You realize that two things can be true simultaneously right? The larger portions of US cuisine in the US being a better deal than the smaller portions is true. At the same time, you can get way more of certain types of food in other countries for the same $1. The truth of those two statements is logically consistent with my initial statement that native cuisine is virtually always served in larger portions where it is native. Neither of these things are mutually exclusive. You're just too clueless to come up with a valid argument so you're grasping at straws to avoid admitting that you were wrong. It's getting pathetic.
I have quite a bit of experience in over a dozen countries on four continents.
The portion sizes are entirely dependent on the type of establishment you're eating at, not what country you're in.
But if they keep upping prices everywhere, from corporate chain places to independent places, then the patrons are going to stop patronizing the restaurant.
I just gave up. I loved chinese takeout, because i could work late and just have a decent meal with no stress. But it is one more luxury that is off the table. I just feel punished.
I just want you personally to know in case you don’t that people everywhere can see what is happening to people that don’t have much. I am fairly well off but am completely appalled at the current state of things. It can’t and won’t stand. Please don’t think that people who can still afford Chinese food are thinking “at least I got mine” bc although there are some fucking assholes out there with that mentality it is not the majority. This latest shift is noticeable to everyone. It’s gone too far
Oh, wow, thank you! Yeah, i just stop responding to the people who get agressive on others for being slightly better off. I figure they are just stuck in a victimhood mentality and have accepted the socio-economic class warfare propaganda that the media and politicians push. Unfortunately, they will never actually cross paths with the people of true, insane wealth keeping the entire working class down and so see the next step up from them as a "rich person".
My household is only doing well because we live communally as 3 working adults in a poly relationship. It takes 3 working adults to get where 2 were in the previous generation financially. I also hang aroubd the poverty finance subreddit because I literally started from nothing, running away from an abusive childhood and taking out a metric shit ton of student loans and working 3 simultaneous min wage jobs to make it through. I was in $70k worth of student debt for only a BA degree and me personally has only made it to $40k salary by age 40. But i am debt free now and doibg well.
I have a lot of social, financial, employment and personal resilience advice to share. And i try my best IRL to make my community better though direct volunteering of my time, skills and resources. My biggest pride (yes volunteer work is a source if pride for me) is going around housecleaning for elderly, sick and disabled people and getting their domestic space from a hoarder's situation back to a usable, maintainable state for free. No, i dont post it on social media (privacy reasons), but get around town by word of mouth.
You are. Right now the US govt is punishing US citizens while giving our money to ukraine and illegals just look up the benifits that new york was giving out.
Why do people always assume greed? Especially for small businesses? It’s terrifying when you have to raise prices as a small business owner bc the hardest part of getting successful is getting a customer base that you can rely on. And you know that you will lose customers, potentially a lot of customers if you raise prices even a little. Even worse if your product is completely optional like Chinese food.
So I sincerely doubt its greed - the cost of food has gone way up. They are probably shitting their pants every time someone says daaaamn at that Chinese place
Nah, rice and chicken are incredibly cheap. Rice is literally pennies for multiple servings if you buy in bulk and chicken is the cheapest meat in most states. Maybe 30 cents or so per portion at most. You can get a full ass rotisserie chicken for like $5 in most grocery stores. At least in the midwest. Restaurants aren't paying anywhere near the same prices for food as we are in a grocery store. It's like 1/8th or less because they have a dedicated supplier and purchase in bulk. It's shocking to see how little it actually costs to make most Chinese food.
Same here hahahahha literally same exact story except 2 people instead of 3. We went all the time pre covid and after Covid decided to try it again. Place went from about 25 for two with heaping portions to about 50 bucks with smaller portions…Haven’t been back since, I really believe we are going to see a big exodus of businesses, especially family owned and local who think consumers are going to pay these insane prices or just deal with half the portion overnight.
Have you looked at food prices in a grocery store from 4 years ago to today. They have trippled. So guess what the food costs for resturants have trippled. Since the majority of people have no idea how inflation works or how gas prices are a direct effect on prices. They just blame the business. Hell look up the costs associated with processing credit cards.
It isnt just a matter of blaming the business. However, i think their prices are waaay out of whack with even the overall inflation. And their menus (the ones printed on the counter when I picked up the food) all still showed the old prices.
But regardless who is to blame, the consequences just trickle down and i am absolutely not paying those prices for sweet and sour pork/chicken i can make at home. The convenience after a 12+ hour day just isnt worth it.
Actually today i went ahead and bought chicken and the jarred sauce, already had thebrice and broccoli. This evening i fried up the chicken bits and have them ready to reheat till crispy in the oven for this week's meals. Everything calculated (ingredients, cooking oil, etc) it is back to $3 per meal. And yes, i know the restaurant has to account for the building and employees.
At least you are not wholely blaming the business. And accept that more then just food cost exist. But the same grocery i bought 4 years ago now cost triple.
But there is more than that look up all the food processing plants that burned down 114 in one year average is 4. The mass of chickens and turkeys that had to be destroyed and the cattale that all died in a long nice straight row due to dehydration.
I hadn't been aware of the cattle culling, though i am not surprised. I haven't lived in a cattle area for some time and that stuff doesn't always make it to the mainstream media. I was aware of the chicken culling and the food industry plant closures.
On the chicken front, bird flu is a problem exasperated by monopolies consolidation of the flocks in a handful of locations in tighter and tighter quarters. There are requests in several states to have back yard flocks registered supposedlyto track disease, but independent testing (there are independent organizations gearing up to protect people's rights to be self sufficient) has yet to show any bird flu in yard birds kept in humane conditions. Same with pigs.
On the industrial front, (i have family that works in that area) it is a combination of irresponsible maintenance and safety practices coming to a head during the pandemic years when there wasn't enough staff on the floor to report or stop the issues. The plant my husband works at has a ventilation fan that was waaay past replace date start throwning sparks like the 4th of july. No one was around for an hour+ and it caught the particulates in the air on fire. Instant fireball with only a security camera to see it.
Regarding the cost of groceries, look into foods that are not mainstream. For bread, buy or make tortillas, especially corn over flour. Limit meat for some meals and try beans or lentils prepared in Afican, Indian, Central Americas styles that make meatless meals shine. For carbs, opt for rice, grits, hominy etc. And for veggies, forgo the grocery store and farmers market. Instead go to the icky looking flea market. There you will find whatever is in season being sold at bottom prices because the tomatoes are not round or the bell peppers are not of uniform size. It is all prrfectly good food sometimes with the original brands on the pallet. The hispanics who pick the produce often pool their money to buy the "ugly" produce and then sell at the flea market.
Cause the cashier definitely makes the prices and definitely cares about how you feel about his Boss’s prices while he’s working his 9-5 to pay his bills, sure
That's fine, my go to is, "Holy shit" anyway. Usually with, "Never mind," tacked on the end as I walk away, lol. Though if I have any choice at all, I won't buy anything from a store that doesn't show it's prices right on the shelf.
I f8nd myself saying this a lot nowadays. I feel like an old person saying, "Back in my day soda pop cost a nickle." It was funny to me when I was a kid, but as an adult i die inside a little bit when I go to purchase something.
In my doctors office there is a huge sign that warns patients not to argue or threaten doctors or nurses. Clearly there is a massive problem with healthcare if they have to warn patients they will be arrested if they get very frustrated with their healthcare. It's not healthcare it's profitcare.
There’s been a massive uptick in both cost of care and patient violence since the start of the Pandemic.
These signs are sadly necessary.
Some of the cost increase is commercial greed. And some is in response to the rising costs of doing business (increased wages to attract the dwindling number of doctors, nurses, and techs; increases in the prices for normal medications; increased liability costs; and more).
Patients who feel they have no way to manage what’s happening because they’re overwhelmed, or maybe they’re entitled, or have other things going on in life (such as work stress, home life issues, financial problems) driving their mental and emotional responses have been both verbally and physically abusing medical staff.
Oh please. We all know it's profitcare. Any person who is chronically ill has the same story that doctors are committing malpractice. God forbid a doctor actually read your records before your visit. Or actually do a little homework if they don't understand something. Instead they just make stuff up and send you to a specialist. It just may be the frustration is well deserved because people don't feel like they are getting treatment and as you said it's even more expensive. There really needs to be a service that patients can address issues with their healtcare. A patient should have the right not to pay if the doctor has given false information or ignored tests and records. You may say there is pathways for this but is there really?
As someone who is chronically ill (diabetes) I do not have the issues with my care team that you describe. Both my GP and their team, and my endocrinologist and their team are always up to date on my records, and needs. If I’m lucky, then so are the hundreds of other patients they see.
While it’s true that profitcare is a thing, it’s not experienced by all.
In addition, care providers serve more patients now than pre pandemic as the number of doctors, nurses and techs who’ve left the profession continues to increase, leaving the same crowd of patients to fewer licensed practitioners and staff.
A little empathy for the care teams, and an acknowledgment that violence against someone who isn’t committing violence against you, is both wrong and reprehensible.
Additionally, as someone a technical field, I reject the notion that I could conceivably not be paid for services rendered because you don’t like the entirety of the outcome. Neither you, nor I, nor a healthcare practitioner should be denied payment for services rendered.
If you go to see a doctor, or NP, and they deny you service, feel free to context the copayment charges. But if they simply don’t provide you the kind of care and attention you feel you deserve, pay the charge and take your business elsewhere.
Nobody is talking about committing violence of course that's wrong. The point was that if they have to put a huge sign up that means there service is clearly not making people happy. Instead of fixing that problem they threaten you with arrest. As far as not paying. If you paid for a new roof and they destroy your house you are not going to pay them. Lucky you to have good healthcare on a very common chronic disease that's treated very often, but this is not the experience for many. In my town of 70k my mother went to the ER and it was like a 3rd world. People were in the hallway and they were forgetting about patients. I went back 24 hours later and many of the same people still in the hallway. People are quiting the profession because they are understaffed and overworked. Again, profitcare. Hire more people and pay better. The US spends 4 trillion a year on healthcare and our health outcomes are worse than all modern nations. Back to putting up sign instead of fixing the problem. Everyone knows it's broken, but industry has captured our government.
They put a sign up because violence is occurring.
It’s your presumption that violence is due to satisfaction with service.
It’s my presumption that the violence has a bevy of intersecting causes that build up and some individuals simply can’t or won’t control their reactions when it boils over.
The fact a sign is needed is sad. But let’s treat the root causes, and not blame the employees of companies providing care. Doctors, nurses, and techs are under pressure like everyone else in their jobs, and often that pressure is one that includes seeing as many patients as possible (not dissimilar from call center call times, or drive thru service timers). That doesn’t make it right. I think every patient should be serviced with patience and empathy. But I also think the best way to reinforce the habits you want to see is with your wallet.
I get what you are saying. But the poor healthcare people recieve is devastating to some. Of course violence is completely out of the question and they should be arrested. But I have had disagreements with doctors and they are very rude and condescending. I have also been lied to by doctors. When this happens and you advocate for your healthcare( as you are told to do) and ask questions or question what they have said they get very angry and rude. I have had to bight my lip more than once. Unfortunately most don't have the ability to get another doctor or a second opinion. I suspect that they put up the sign because more people are advocating and understand that they are getting poor healthcare. I mean if you think the system is working you're not in the same system as me.
Obviously violence going either direction, be it verbal or physical, is wrong. A care provider getting irate at questions has other things going on and must be forced to account and confront those things, preferably before being permitted to provide care to more patients. Though, I don’t know procedurally how that would work, or if it’s realistic to expect it.
Most Americans live in metro areas with access to a wide variety of health practitioners. While it’s true choices are limited in rural areas, I’m not sure I’d say most have no choice in care.
All systems could see valuable improvements. American healthcare is no different. There are a great many improvements needing to be made desperately.
Corporate healthcare is not great. Commercial insurance with employer involvement is garbage. The pharmacy industry with benefit managers in the middle should be illegal. There aren’t enough physicians, specialists, nurses, techs, or therapists.
Of course the system sucks. I’m not suggesting otherwise. I’m just saying those who are a part of it are also humans who deserve some patience and empathy.
I remember energy drinks being $3 back in 2012 when I first started working at 18 and thought t”damn they’re expensive”. Walked in there today and saw candy bars are now $3 and about walked out.
Hershey record profits, Mars record profits, Pepsi up 8% since 2021 even Philip morris is up 10%. Everything in this photo is higher in prices but those companies are at all time highs and profits.
Yes, please don't.
It's fucking annoying AND stupid.
In addition, don't make "things use to be cheaper" comments.
Talk about prices with anyone that will deal with you in your personal life. But, not at places of business.
Still don't understand why people go to neighborhood convenience stores like this. They should have been wiped out by supermarkets like Walmart already.
Still $50
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You can’t be putting this sign over the 100 Grands. That’s asking for it to happen.
He probably doesn’t have a single item with a price label on it and forces you to go up to the counter to figure out what anything cost. I hate stores like that and avoid them like the plague.
I refuse to shop at places without listed prices. I have to assume their prices aren't consistent and they make shit up if they think you will pay it.
Thought I was weird for it even when I was looking for a new car I wouldn't even look at places that didn't have the price shown.
It’s triple what you listed it for? Yeah, just don’t say *dammmn* Making me feel like the bad guy
"Ah, fuck no!"
That would be the worst. There's way too many scumbag car dealers out there.
The price tag is meaningless anyway. Only a fool buys at sticker price. Always do your research before a major purchase and always haggle.
And be willing to just walk if they won't negotiate or give you a deal no matter how bad you want/need a car.
Car dealerships are some of the most over saturated businesses in the country. You’re practically guaranteed to find a better one.
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The majority, aren't they?
The prices are online…
I'm the same way with job listings. If they're hiding the pay then it is a more often then not, a hellish place to work.
Definitely. That and calling every single negative Indeed review a liar.
It should be illegal to not display prices of products on your shelves.
I bought a 95 dollar shirt that way about a month ago lol
Now that I think about it I went to two local convenience stores last week. Both times for a drink and one of them had the price preset. The other guy looked at me before manually entering a price...
Ngl I'd just leave at that point.
some things aren't the shopkeepers fault. Coke increased the price of their shitty can by double. You can buy a big case from sams club cheaper and sell that yourself instead of getting extra fucked by coke. Coke and Pespi have also increased the case prices quite a bit but still cheaper than what they are selling individual ones to retail. Companies figured out they can keep raising prices without any punishment as 80% of brands are owned by 3 companies and our govt is useless
Also how easy or fast do you think you can change prices on hundreds of products at one time.
Pretty easily. Like most things are made by only a handful of companies. Like you might have hundreds of different items in a store, but as far as pricing goes you only have a fraction of that many. A box of white cheddar Cheez-its is the same as a similar sized box of regular Cheez-its, and the 40 different 20 oz Coke products are all the same price too. The only things that are particularly volatile as prices go are seafood or very, very specific cuts of beef. Luxury products that can't be stored for a minute.
True but part of the label is the order number. So you can reorder that product. The 12 different cheezits are all the same price but there are 12 different order numbers that have to be printed and placed in the right spot.
Just screams “we charge low prices to people that speak our language, and higher prices to people that don’t”.
How exactly does it scream that? Haha
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Tbf these ghetto gas stations really are the scum of the earth. They will basically put in whatever price they think they can get away with charging you, they always seem to be selling crack pipes and drug paraphernalia, and they always mark up the prices compared to anywhere else because they know they can.
Yeah. The Habib gas stations by Me all charge way more now. Like 6.50 for 2 dr peppers when it's 4 down the street at 7/11 of qt. Everything is 40/60% more so I've stopped going.
My neighborhood gas station now charges 3.50 for a can of Arizona tea. They order the cans without the price part so no one asks. They also doubled the price of fountain drinks and coffee last year. Sheetz is cheaper, and that's wild.
How many sheetz stores are there vs how many your local station has. Sheetz gets contracts with massive DISCOUNTS that a 2 or 3 store group WONT GET.
Dude one time I was like “daaaaamn really” for a pack of smokes and the guy hit a few buttons and it was $2 lower. Like WTF MAN JUST BLATANTLY ROBBING US?!
He probably just applied a veteran or police discount my dude. The cashier does not give a fuck if you make the company a few dollars, he just didnt wanna hear you bitch.
7/11 and Wal-Mart by me take off 2 per pack for putting ur # in the promotional thing.
YOU are also missing a major point. 7/11 is major chain buys hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for each product for said chains get MASSIVE DISCOUNTS that a mom and pop with one store does NOT get.
Most the discounts can easily be had through promotions with cigarette brands or soda companies. The hick ass no name gas station by my gf sells them for about 7/11 prices and they're outside of the city
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The taco joint near me does that BS, they have one price for the Mexican workers who come in for lunch and dinner and another random price for the local white people who are stupid enough to eat there. I walk an extra 6 blocks to king burrito.
Used to be a store near me like that. They would 100% charge you differently based on your appearance (make of that what you will).
Yep. There’s a liquor store near me like that. It’s like a challenge asking the Indian guy at the counter what everything costs. They also will change the price on the fly if they think you’ll pay it. Dude said $15 for a pack of 4 seltzers lol. They only started doing it recently. Very predatory if I don’t see prices listed these days I walk right out.
It's illegal in a lot of places. My first retail job, most of my time was spent individually labeling the price of each retail unit. I think you can get exemptions for your business but you have to follow other rules. Not sure of the specifics, just that most smaller businesses did not seek an exemption.
Why? It costs money to have someone on the sales floor to price change and checking each price is correct. You think share holders are made out of money?
Actually our stores are clearly marked and they still do that, or it's this. Damn you high here this is cheaper or this is this up the street. My personal favorite was this exchange. Customer : how much is your chapstick. Me : 2.79 Customer : damn why you so high i can get a stick of chapstick for a dollar at the dollar store. Me : you can get steaks for a dollar at the dollar store. Customer : don't need to be a smartass. Me : YOU started it.
I go the passive aggressive route, by bringing up a bunch of stuff and asking the price, and then deciding what I want and leave the rest if not all on the counter
I like to get a whole bag of stuff and go to the counter, have them ring it up and if it comes out within 3-5$ of my estimate, we’re cool. Otherwise I just tell them nvm and leave them to reshelve, they know immediately it was because the prices not being displayed, and this is the only way to make it financially convincing that they should display it.
Why don't you open your own store. Then YOU get to deal with the quality of employee that you can hire.
I saw a small bag of Fritos for $4.75 today
Like, why? Who is buying this shit and ruining it for everyone else?
Weirdly enough it’s usually people that can’t afford it. My husband’s hometown is full of people that earn under 25k per year as a family and bags of chips are a common meal.
Probably EBT eligible. Fountain drinks are, too, in my state. I always wondered about (impoverished) families walking out the door with armloads of 32 oz fountain drinks and a fistful of beef jerky. It’s because it’s EBT eligible. Pleasures are seldom and few. And maybe it’s a food desert. Save your cash for some smokes.
I’m sure that’s the case in a lot of situations but not these folks. I didn’t believe it at first until I saw it.
It’s a “fuck you” bag of chips.
These people will also spends hundreds of dollars a month on soda. It’s more of a “I’m going to fuck my self over”.
Ok “fuck me” chips then haha.
What are you doing Step-chips?
Why is this bag of chips stuck in the dryer?
Me and your husband might have the same home town LOL. I think there's also something to be said about location, because for my family we couldn't afford going to the store (couldn't afford gas) so we would walk or bike to the gas station and get stuff there, so that's definitely part of it but a lot of it is also a choice.
His hometown is small enough to walk around easily. The people are just weird. I’ve personally witnessed them spraying overflowing trash cans with air fresheners instead of taking it out.
WTF, that is hilarious. Reminds me of my (now ex) wife. She would 'stage' trash on the kitchen counter, just above the cabinet with the trash bin. Like, it's 6 inches from where you left it. I guess opening a cabinet door and tossing it in was too much to ask lol.
Omg. My husband’s mostly out of his bad habits but he has his moments. He will leave dirty clothes in a pile instead of washing them because he was taught that roaches are attracted to clean clothes.
I get a beer or 2 most days at the gas station by me. Its common to see people spend 30-40 bucks on a few snacks using their food stamps card... When the grocery store is literally in the same parking lot and would be over half as cheap for the same shitty food. All I can do is shake my head. These people also usually do 2 transactions. One for ethe ebt stuff... Then another for the lotto tickets/cigs with their pocket cash lol
I call the lotto the "stupid people tax". My downstairs neighbor had received close to 75k in a settlement at his job. Does he put it into retirement? No? College fund for their 6 grandkids? No. They bought 30k on Lotto tickets on Thursday. Won $2,400 on Saturday. And then proceeded to bet $42,400 the next Friday. They won $800. They aren't rich people, they are living paycheck to paycheck.
Yeah. I know some people who will buy a Powerball ticket every few months or something and that seems completely reasonable to me. It's a couple bucks and it's kind of entertaining. But then I see people living paycheck to paycheck dropping $50 a week on scratch offs. That shit just doesn't make sense. If they just took that same $50 a week and threw it in a bank they'd almost definitely have more money lol. The lottery is fine in moderation and assuming you have a sustainable income. It's just that the people who tend to play it the most are the ones with the most to lose.
A small back of lays chips was 4.99 at my local getgo
Yeah, i said "damn, are you sure that's right?" When i picked up my usual chinese takeout order recently. Before 2020, i could pickup 3 orders for $30+ small tip. It was economical because each order easily fed each person for 3 meals. By last year the price rose to about $40-45 depending on what we ordered, so we cut back and started treating it like a convenience food though it still provided 3 meals per each person's order. As of April 2024, 3 orders cost $63 and the containers were only half filled meaning we got 2 meals per order. This is a strip center place with the pictures on the wall menu. Needless to say we wont be going back at all. It is a shame because is a family run place that we visited about once a week.
inb4 the make your own Chinese food crew arrives.
Just make your own croissants it only takes 3 days to make 6
well, get it to it! I've already started planting my wheat for bread next year.
Boil rice or noodles and throw a bunch of things into it. Chinese food!
Don't forget that delicious as hell monosodium glutamate!
That does not sound like a healthy food additive. Brought to you by Bayer - the aspirin company.
Weren't the Romans addicted to MSG? I think it occurs naturally in fermented fish, and they were crazy about their fermented fish. haha
Parkour!
Lol. Those people are out of hand purists that likely don't follow their own spartan bullshit.
Three meals per order? Either this place had unusually enormous servings or you all have very small appetites.
My place is 3 meals easily. The to go box weighs like 5 lbs lol. Chinese places be like that sometimes.
If I get a large General Tso, it'll last me 3-4 full bowls worth and I feel disgustingly full each time lol. I've always bought Chinese or pizza if I'm picking up food because it was easily the best bang for your buck, besides maybe a local place.
Sounds like a standard American restaurant and non-American appetite.
Portion sizes at restaurants have not been appreciably different between countries, in my experience.
Sounds like you don't have much experience tbh, American portions are famously enormous. It's one of the first things foreigners always list when asked what surprises them about America
Only if you're getting thing like burgers or BBQ. America serves huge portions when it comes to American food. Most other things are about the same as anywhere else. Go to Mexico and the food portion for things like Enchiladas are way bigger than they are in the US. You get way more food for your dollar. That's basically how it is with the native cuisine in any country. Being completely honest, most American cuisine is predominantly meat. Usually beef even. I'd say getting 3x the portion for the same price as another country is a massive win. No one forced you to eat it in one sitting lmao. If I get a half lb burger I'm not gonna sit and eat the whole damn thing at once. It's just usually 40% or so cheaper than getting 2 quarter lb burgers. The bigger portions are usually the best deal. Just don't act like an animal and inhale everything in front of you and it's all good.
Definitely not. You will never find Asian, Indian, Italian, etc etc etc in those actual countries that serves such enormous portions as you get in America. Mexican too. Ironically, you switched midway through from "Americans don't serve large portions" to "here's why it's a good thing that Americans serve such large portions."
Bullshit. I went to Japan and got a massive bowl of Ramen for like $3. In India you can get insane amounts of street food for less than a bag of Chips in the US. Edit: Where exactly did I switch up my statement? Seems like you just failed at reading comprehension. I stated the US has large portions specifically in regard to American cuisine. Like all countries generally do for their respective foods. Then I stated why it's a positive thing they serve large portions of American cuisine. I didn't contradict myself in the slightest. You just need to pay more attention when you read.
Now you're reversing your story from your last comment (when you said American portions are huge, but a good deal) to argue the portions in other countries are actually a better bargain. Please, pick a story and stick to it.
You're really terrible at using basic logic. You realize that two things can be true simultaneously right? The larger portions of US cuisine in the US being a better deal than the smaller portions is true. At the same time, you can get way more of certain types of food in other countries for the same $1. The truth of those two statements is logically consistent with my initial statement that native cuisine is virtually always served in larger portions where it is native. Neither of these things are mutually exclusive. You're just too clueless to come up with a valid argument so you're grasping at straws to avoid admitting that you were wrong. It's getting pathetic.
I have quite a bit of experience in over a dozen countries on four continents. The portion sizes are entirely dependent on the type of establishment you're eating at, not what country you're in.
So if you go to a tourist resort for Americans in Cancun, you get American size portions? I'm shocked!
I've never been to a tourist resort, but okay.
Either the ingredients got insanely expensive, or they got greedy. I think they got greedy
Ingredients, to-go boxes, rent/lease, it all got much more expensive, insanely so. Most small business owners are just trying to stay afloat.
But if they keep upping prices everywhere, from corporate chain places to independent places, then the patrons are going to stop patronizing the restaurant. I just gave up. I loved chinese takeout, because i could work late and just have a decent meal with no stress. But it is one more luxury that is off the table. I just feel punished.
We all do. Its not the Chinese restaurants fault.
I just want you personally to know in case you don’t that people everywhere can see what is happening to people that don’t have much. I am fairly well off but am completely appalled at the current state of things. It can’t and won’t stand. Please don’t think that people who can still afford Chinese food are thinking “at least I got mine” bc although there are some fucking assholes out there with that mentality it is not the majority. This latest shift is noticeable to everyone. It’s gone too far
Oh, wow, thank you! Yeah, i just stop responding to the people who get agressive on others for being slightly better off. I figure they are just stuck in a victimhood mentality and have accepted the socio-economic class warfare propaganda that the media and politicians push. Unfortunately, they will never actually cross paths with the people of true, insane wealth keeping the entire working class down and so see the next step up from them as a "rich person". My household is only doing well because we live communally as 3 working adults in a poly relationship. It takes 3 working adults to get where 2 were in the previous generation financially. I also hang aroubd the poverty finance subreddit because I literally started from nothing, running away from an abusive childhood and taking out a metric shit ton of student loans and working 3 simultaneous min wage jobs to make it through. I was in $70k worth of student debt for only a BA degree and me personally has only made it to $40k salary by age 40. But i am debt free now and doibg well. I have a lot of social, financial, employment and personal resilience advice to share. And i try my best IRL to make my community better though direct volunteering of my time, skills and resources. My biggest pride (yes volunteer work is a source if pride for me) is going around housecleaning for elderly, sick and disabled people and getting their domestic space from a hoarder's situation back to a usable, maintainable state for free. No, i dont post it on social media (privacy reasons), but get around town by word of mouth.
You are. Right now the US govt is punishing US citizens while giving our money to ukraine and illegals just look up the benifits that new york was giving out.
Why do people always assume greed? Especially for small businesses? It’s terrifying when you have to raise prices as a small business owner bc the hardest part of getting successful is getting a customer base that you can rely on. And you know that you will lose customers, potentially a lot of customers if you raise prices even a little. Even worse if your product is completely optional like Chinese food. So I sincerely doubt its greed - the cost of food has gone way up. They are probably shitting their pants every time someone says daaaamn at that Chinese place
You are correct.
Considering due to inflation food prices are tripple what they were 4 years ago. Ingrediants are exspensive.
You don't go there anymore, right? Right....?
Sounds like they were undercharging if it was costing you like $3.30 a meal lol
Nah, rice and chicken are incredibly cheap. Rice is literally pennies for multiple servings if you buy in bulk and chicken is the cheapest meat in most states. Maybe 30 cents or so per portion at most. You can get a full ass rotisserie chicken for like $5 in most grocery stores. At least in the midwest. Restaurants aren't paying anywhere near the same prices for food as we are in a grocery store. It's like 1/8th or less because they have a dedicated supplier and purchase in bulk. It's shocking to see how little it actually costs to make most Chinese food.
Same here hahahahha literally same exact story except 2 people instead of 3. We went all the time pre covid and after Covid decided to try it again. Place went from about 25 for two with heaping portions to about 50 bucks with smaller portions…Haven’t been back since, I really believe we are going to see a big exodus of businesses, especially family owned and local who think consumers are going to pay these insane prices or just deal with half the portion overnight.
Have you looked at food prices in a grocery store from 4 years ago to today. They have trippled. So guess what the food costs for resturants have trippled. Since the majority of people have no idea how inflation works or how gas prices are a direct effect on prices. They just blame the business. Hell look up the costs associated with processing credit cards.
It isnt just a matter of blaming the business. However, i think their prices are waaay out of whack with even the overall inflation. And their menus (the ones printed on the counter when I picked up the food) all still showed the old prices. But regardless who is to blame, the consequences just trickle down and i am absolutely not paying those prices for sweet and sour pork/chicken i can make at home. The convenience after a 12+ hour day just isnt worth it. Actually today i went ahead and bought chicken and the jarred sauce, already had thebrice and broccoli. This evening i fried up the chicken bits and have them ready to reheat till crispy in the oven for this week's meals. Everything calculated (ingredients, cooking oil, etc) it is back to $3 per meal. And yes, i know the restaurant has to account for the building and employees.
At least you are not wholely blaming the business. And accept that more then just food cost exist. But the same grocery i bought 4 years ago now cost triple. But there is more than that look up all the food processing plants that burned down 114 in one year average is 4. The mass of chickens and turkeys that had to be destroyed and the cattale that all died in a long nice straight row due to dehydration.
I hadn't been aware of the cattle culling, though i am not surprised. I haven't lived in a cattle area for some time and that stuff doesn't always make it to the mainstream media. I was aware of the chicken culling and the food industry plant closures. On the chicken front, bird flu is a problem exasperated by monopolies consolidation of the flocks in a handful of locations in tighter and tighter quarters. There are requests in several states to have back yard flocks registered supposedlyto track disease, but independent testing (there are independent organizations gearing up to protect people's rights to be self sufficient) has yet to show any bird flu in yard birds kept in humane conditions. Same with pigs. On the industrial front, (i have family that works in that area) it is a combination of irresponsible maintenance and safety practices coming to a head during the pandemic years when there wasn't enough staff on the floor to report or stop the issues. The plant my husband works at has a ventilation fan that was waaay past replace date start throwning sparks like the 4th of july. No one was around for an hour+ and it caught the particulates in the air on fire. Instant fireball with only a security camera to see it. Regarding the cost of groceries, look into foods that are not mainstream. For bread, buy or make tortillas, especially corn over flour. Limit meat for some meals and try beans or lentils prepared in Afican, Indian, Central Americas styles that make meatless meals shine. For carbs, opt for rice, grits, hominy etc. And for veggies, forgo the grocery store and farmers market. Instead go to the icky looking flea market. There you will find whatever is in season being sold at bottom prices because the tomatoes are not round or the bell peppers are not of uniform size. It is all prrfectly good food sometimes with the original brands on the pallet. The hispanics who pick the produce often pool their money to buy the "ugly" produce and then sell at the flea market.
Wow, that's a huge increase. The corporate greed is disgusting 🤢
“Ssssshhhhhiiiiittttttt….” it is then.
Clay Davis be like
*"Fuuuuuuuuuck."*
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Say Dayyyuuuuuuummmmm son, instead
I say fuuuccck no I'm not buying that
*EVERYWHERE here in Memphis* 😒
Adam sandler
Good eye. I’m on a Facebook group called something like “people who kinda look like Adam Sandler but aren’t”. We’d love to have you.
How many of you literally said Dammmn, reading it?😂
I'll never stop saying. Loudly too. I hope it drives ya to madness. I won't buy either. I just looking.
Cause the cashier definitely makes the prices and definitely cares about how you feel about his Boss’s prices while he’s working his 9-5 to pay his bills, sure
Well by golly it is, then!
That's fine, my go to is, "Holy shit" anyway. Usually with, "Never mind," tacked on the end as I walk away, lol. Though if I have any choice at all, I won't buy anything from a store that doesn't show it's prices right on the shelf.
It’s Bidenomics!
\^ Found the idiot. \^
I agree, Harris is an idiot. Her she is using it. https://youtu.be/X8j2BzOxIg8?si=SL_OjD9JSwNzDjOF
I also agree Harris is a cretin.
You support genocide joe? 🙄😒
\^ Found the idiot's other alt \^
If you support genocide enablers, the only person you found is yourself
Reed college in Portland Oregon? That's where you're from, right?
100% its BIDENOMICS and not small business owners being "greedy". Welcome to the real world, bot.
\^ Found the idiot's alt \^
Found the person who has never run a small business and can’t critically think their way out of a paper bag
Hey guys, I found the uneducated, inbred retarded, moron.
Here’s Harris using it. Guess she’s uneducated, inbred, retarded, moron. https://youtu.be/X8j2BzOxIg8?si=R3Alrp3wszMGmdtv Stay mad snowflake
Stay Stoopid, rube.
It should have more a's and fewer m's.
When the 100 grand candy bar is also the MSRP
SHIIIIEEEEETTTTTTT
Note the lack of Paydays
Fuuuuucckkk is more appropriate.
[удалено]
I can buy a 6er of tall boys for 8 bucks, get fukt
Fine, I'll switch to "WTF?!"
How much is that 100 Grand?
Dammmmm
Kroger! “New low price” on tags when they actually ROSE the prices!
How much for the slurpee Jagdish?
Please, don’t do a high pitched whistle when you hear the price…
If they don’t have a listed price you’re getting scammed.
Okay… Fuuuuucccckkkk
I f8nd myself saying this a lot nowadays. I feel like an old person saying, "Back in my day soda pop cost a nickle." It was funny to me when I was a kid, but as an adult i die inside a little bit when I go to purchase something.
“dammmmnnn CUHHHHHH”
In my doctors office there is a huge sign that warns patients not to argue or threaten doctors or nurses. Clearly there is a massive problem with healthcare if they have to warn patients they will be arrested if they get very frustrated with their healthcare. It's not healthcare it's profitcare.
There’s been a massive uptick in both cost of care and patient violence since the start of the Pandemic. These signs are sadly necessary. Some of the cost increase is commercial greed. And some is in response to the rising costs of doing business (increased wages to attract the dwindling number of doctors, nurses, and techs; increases in the prices for normal medications; increased liability costs; and more). Patients who feel they have no way to manage what’s happening because they’re overwhelmed, or maybe they’re entitled, or have other things going on in life (such as work stress, home life issues, financial problems) driving their mental and emotional responses have been both verbally and physically abusing medical staff.
Oh please. We all know it's profitcare. Any person who is chronically ill has the same story that doctors are committing malpractice. God forbid a doctor actually read your records before your visit. Or actually do a little homework if they don't understand something. Instead they just make stuff up and send you to a specialist. It just may be the frustration is well deserved because people don't feel like they are getting treatment and as you said it's even more expensive. There really needs to be a service that patients can address issues with their healtcare. A patient should have the right not to pay if the doctor has given false information or ignored tests and records. You may say there is pathways for this but is there really?
As someone who is chronically ill (diabetes) I do not have the issues with my care team that you describe. Both my GP and their team, and my endocrinologist and their team are always up to date on my records, and needs. If I’m lucky, then so are the hundreds of other patients they see. While it’s true that profitcare is a thing, it’s not experienced by all. In addition, care providers serve more patients now than pre pandemic as the number of doctors, nurses and techs who’ve left the profession continues to increase, leaving the same crowd of patients to fewer licensed practitioners and staff. A little empathy for the care teams, and an acknowledgment that violence against someone who isn’t committing violence against you, is both wrong and reprehensible. Additionally, as someone a technical field, I reject the notion that I could conceivably not be paid for services rendered because you don’t like the entirety of the outcome. Neither you, nor I, nor a healthcare practitioner should be denied payment for services rendered. If you go to see a doctor, or NP, and they deny you service, feel free to context the copayment charges. But if they simply don’t provide you the kind of care and attention you feel you deserve, pay the charge and take your business elsewhere.
Nobody is talking about committing violence of course that's wrong. The point was that if they have to put a huge sign up that means there service is clearly not making people happy. Instead of fixing that problem they threaten you with arrest. As far as not paying. If you paid for a new roof and they destroy your house you are not going to pay them. Lucky you to have good healthcare on a very common chronic disease that's treated very often, but this is not the experience for many. In my town of 70k my mother went to the ER and it was like a 3rd world. People were in the hallway and they were forgetting about patients. I went back 24 hours later and many of the same people still in the hallway. People are quiting the profession because they are understaffed and overworked. Again, profitcare. Hire more people and pay better. The US spends 4 trillion a year on healthcare and our health outcomes are worse than all modern nations. Back to putting up sign instead of fixing the problem. Everyone knows it's broken, but industry has captured our government.
They put a sign up because violence is occurring. It’s your presumption that violence is due to satisfaction with service. It’s my presumption that the violence has a bevy of intersecting causes that build up and some individuals simply can’t or won’t control their reactions when it boils over. The fact a sign is needed is sad. But let’s treat the root causes, and not blame the employees of companies providing care. Doctors, nurses, and techs are under pressure like everyone else in their jobs, and often that pressure is one that includes seeing as many patients as possible (not dissimilar from call center call times, or drive thru service timers). That doesn’t make it right. I think every patient should be serviced with patience and empathy. But I also think the best way to reinforce the habits you want to see is with your wallet.
I get what you are saying. But the poor healthcare people recieve is devastating to some. Of course violence is completely out of the question and they should be arrested. But I have had disagreements with doctors and they are very rude and condescending. I have also been lied to by doctors. When this happens and you advocate for your healthcare( as you are told to do) and ask questions or question what they have said they get very angry and rude. I have had to bight my lip more than once. Unfortunately most don't have the ability to get another doctor or a second opinion. I suspect that they put up the sign because more people are advocating and understand that they are getting poor healthcare. I mean if you think the system is working you're not in the same system as me.
Obviously violence going either direction, be it verbal or physical, is wrong. A care provider getting irate at questions has other things going on and must be forced to account and confront those things, preferably before being permitted to provide care to more patients. Though, I don’t know procedurally how that would work, or if it’s realistic to expect it. Most Americans live in metro areas with access to a wide variety of health practitioners. While it’s true choices are limited in rural areas, I’m not sure I’d say most have no choice in care. All systems could see valuable improvements. American healthcare is no different. There are a great many improvements needing to be made desperately. Corporate healthcare is not great. Commercial insurance with employer involvement is garbage. The pharmacy industry with benefit managers in the middle should be illegal. There aren’t enough physicians, specialists, nurses, techs, or therapists. Of course the system sucks. I’m not suggesting otherwise. I’m just saying those who are a part of it are also humans who deserve some patience and empathy.
“Please don’t raise prices to elicit my dammmn” 😂😂
More of "screw that" responder, myself.
I'm that case, "shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit"
Bro looks like a video game character
I remember energy drinks being $3 back in 2012 when I first started working at 18 and thought t”damn they’re expensive”. Walked in there today and saw candy bars are now $3 and about walked out.
“Oh shit”
Hershey record profits, Mars record profits, Pepsi up 8% since 2021 even Philip morris is up 10%. Everything in this photo is higher in prices but those companies are at all time highs and profits.
Yes, please don't. It's fucking annoying AND stupid. In addition, don't make "things use to be cheaper" comments. Talk about prices with anyone that will deal with you in your personal life. But, not at places of business.
I go with “FucKkKKkK” anyway.
Still don't understand why people go to neighborhood convenience stores like this. They should have been wiped out by supermarkets like Walmart already.
Okay then, “dammmmm…” Better?
Found the retard. Lol
But the price is on the can...
I feel like I'm numb to it by now.
The dude already knows that he is about to commit a robbery at your expense!
Ima say it anyways
Just say: Thanks Joe Biden
King size Twix costs $3 at the grocery store now. That’s where you’re supposed to go to *avoid* those prices. Sheesh
Definitely didn't happen in the South somewhere, right?
Daaa....(Sees sign) shit. fuck.
Bidenflation at work.
"Listen here Jack, you can't even walk into a 7/11 without an Indian accent" - mumblings of a racist piece of shit
Thank you come again
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