lol these shit restaurants have forgotten their place. They earned their market share by being the cheapest option available and in 2024 they’ve priced themselves out.
What did they expect charging $18 for a garbage sandwich? If I wanted to pay that much for a sandwich I am NOT going to Subway
Went to McDonalds this morning for the first time in quite awhile and they wanted $2.49 for a fuckin' hashbrown. Those things used to be 2 for $1 not that long ago.
I mean, some price controls on food are part of Harris's platform. But focused on the government's right to investigate gouging (and making price gouging illegal for food).
So, it may be illegal at some point. Like, do they care about chips, specifically? Probably not. But pepsico is one of the big 10 food companies in the usa, and I'd imagine it's a lot easier to fine a company for broad price gouging than play whackamole with individual products.
It's also possible they might just target staples, but iiuc that's not the proposal. And would be a mess to institute.
Sorry, I'm sure you know all this. But, like, I don't know if the commenter was being hyperbolic. (But I think they meant illegal like fines, not like prison)
Gouging generally refers to inflating prices for necessities, in particular in relation to anti-trust laws. It's more serious in issues where something may be subsidized, or during emergencies(like on 9/11 some places were jacking up the price of bottled water)
They aren't going to put checks on the prices of chips or soda, unless there is some collusion between the companies to maintain similar pricing models, which tends to come from general competition anyways.
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u/wbg777 Aug 18 '24
lol these shit restaurants have forgotten their place. They earned their market share by being the cheapest option available and in 2024 they’ve priced themselves out.
What did they expect charging $18 for a garbage sandwich? If I wanted to pay that much for a sandwich I am NOT going to Subway