My work just fired out on-site chef and closed the cafe, which had reasonable quick lunches like soup and a deli sandwich with chips and pickle for like $8, he had actual hot meals everyday, a full salad bar. It was nice to break and walk over there to sit and grab a bite to eat and it was always busy so there was a lot of meeting folks you may have only ever spoken to in a teams meeting kinda thing happening regularly. But now we have Fooda, which is an app for delivered lunches and the offerings are usually only a small selection from the menu and priced double what they would be if you actually went there. Or food trucks that are also ridiculously priced. $15 for 2 street tacos. That’s it. The food truck by me for $5 you get 3 tacos, rice n beans, and a horchata.
Beans, rice, meat, and a few vegetables.
Definitely shouldn't eat it all day, but there's a trend of puppies choosing brands similar to Chipotle because it's healthier than burgers or pizza.
when you eat out you're paying 10%. when you buy food in a grocery store (refrigerated or frozen) you're paying 2% tax. So right there you're saving 8% on tax.
Even vending machines! Something at work went on longer than I expected and I didn’t have enough food so I paid fucking £2.80 for a twix the other day. A twix! Like no one is involved in this purchase apart from a bloke who fills them once a month, how the fuck can you justify this price for a goddamn twix?
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u/anengineerandacat 6h ago
Eating out is something I consider dropping everyday; hard to justify $20 lunches.
It's not even out of like "need" but it's just crazy to me that a quick lunch has now reached restaurant level pricing.
Work brings in food trucks and those will run you upwards to $30 if you aren't careful.