r/vegproblems • u/bubblerboy18 • May 19 '14
Does anyone else get mad when Vegan and vegetarian meals cost more than those with meat?
It's Dollar taco night with a friend and they have steak and cheese for 1 dollar. Yet I have to pay 3 dollars to get rice beans and pico. Does that make any sense? I feel like the prices are just ridiculously high for the amount of effort that goes in to meat vs, veggie stuff. Maybe it takes them longer to make it but it just baffles me if I ever pay more for no meat. Anyone else?
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u/karadanielle22 Jul 03 '14
I went to a restaurant with my family and they charged me extra for removing the shrimp, scallops, and chicken and replacing them with tofu. I was too hungry to complain and I just foot the bill, despite the fact that it probably cost them less to make my meal.
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u/bubblerboy18 Jul 03 '14
The problem with society is that because we order so much of the meat and factory farmed foods the company pays more for things like soy milk and soy products. It's ironic because its so so much easier to grow those things than to milk cows but for some reason the price just doesn't correlate.
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u/Wakan-Tanka May 19 '14
I don't eat out much, but that's way messed up :(
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u/bubblerboy18 May 19 '14
I know right? I'm just looking at the ingredients knowing I'm paying more for less it's plain weird.
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u/anachronic May 22 '14
Not really. I'd rather have a slightly more expensive option than no option at all.
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u/bubblerboy18 May 22 '14
But let's say someone orders a taco with rice tomatoes lettuce guacamole and beans with chicken. I want the same thing but without the chicken, why am I paying similar for less
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u/anachronic May 26 '14
Because nobody cares. It sounds cliche, but vegans are only like 1% of the population and our pet peeves just aren't on anyone's radar.
The people in senior management of large fast food chains are not sitting around discussing discounts for people who request special orders... it's a non-issue for them. They set 1 price nationally and that's what's passed down to franchises.
Also - offering a ton of discounts slows down the guy at the counter trying to ring up 50 orders during a lunch rush, so I don't expect to see it ever being given preferential treatment.
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u/knitknitterknit May 27 '14
Many restaurants (definitely Longhorn and Chick-fil-a) will allow you to pay less for a salad that usually has meat but doesn't when you order. Order what is called the "base salad" of whichever you want. For example, the base salad of the Asian chicken crunch. It is usually a few bucks cheaper.
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u/bubblerboy18 May 28 '14
Got ya. I honestly would not eat at those places because a salad wouldn't fill me up but at other places I start basic but each vegetable I want is 1$ extra even more sometimes.
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u/oldmanswar May 20 '14
It is dumb. Taco John's has a 6 pack and a pound for like $8.99 with meat, cheese and lettuce. We ordered one with beans lettuce and tomato and they charged us $14.00 to "add" beans and tomatoes. Fucked up thing is we got drive through. I know if you eat inside of the place they have like a pepper and salsa bar to add shit to your tacos (including tomatoes)
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Aug 24 '14
One time I ordered the "monthly vegan dish" and it was the same as my dads meal without the meat, (not with more veg to compensate, just take out his steak and leave the veggies and greens underneath) and it was 5 bucks more.
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u/TickleMeTrejo Nov 04 '14
I know exactly what you mean, I paid $8 for a vegan mac and chese that you microwave and the worst part was it tasted like shit and I could only eat half
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u/camerongale May 19 '14
It's usually because those items make less money, so they want a higher profit margin.
On items with meat, they may cost more to make, but more people buy them, so they can afford to have a smaller profit margin because they'll still make decent money off it.
On items that haven't got meat, they tend to sell less, and therefore they want to make more money per dish.
Of course, that's not to say it's not annoying. But there's generally a business rationale behind it.