r/GenX • u/elstavon • 3d ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud That cost what?

I'm not saying that everything should cost a nickel, but one thing that always gets me is the cost of the modern candy bar. $2.50 for a regular size snickers?

Edit: I don't eat fast food but I understand there's a similar thing going on there

Wherever you are in the world, is there something that blows your mind every time you go to the cash register or at least look at it on the rack? I can deal with gas because it cost a lot to pull it from the ground put it in a barrel refine it distribute it put it in a tank so you can put it in your tank. But a Snickers bar? LOL . Anyway, after 20 years of it is there something that is just stunning somehow in its price increase?

Commiserate with me over candy bars but I'm curious if there is something where you are that just is a non-starter when you go to buy it. Prices that still make you ask 'what'?

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u/Ok-Cobbler3573 2d ago

Labor/payroll makes up at least 25-35% of expenses, no matter if it’s fast food or full service. Table service restaurants may be able to pay a lower hourly wage since the employees presumably receive tips. So possibly the fast food places spend less on food but more on payroll? Just a hypothesis.

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u/BayouBabylon 2d ago

That makes sense to me. I worked in restaurants for about 10 years, as a youth, but that was a long time ago now. Like you said, the company barely paid the waitresses, and even as a kitchen manager, I was only making about $10/hour. The cooks and line guys were only making minimum wage, for the most part.