Today though, my tally was $12.00. I paid and sat in my little alcove eating the food. But I could see the menu. I remember thinking "prices have gone up." But lo and behold, pricies are the same. So what the heck is going on. So I looked at my receipt (always keep the receipt). They charged me for guacamole. Which I did not have. Because I'm really not a big fan of guacamole. But a lot of people are. And the guacamole costs $2.11 + tax!!! WOW!
So I ambled over to register with my somewhat eaten bowl and my receipt. To show them, "hey look no guacamole!" Very nice guy gives me $2.25 back, says sorry. All good, right?
But I started thinking, because $2.11 + tx seems an awful lot for what amounts to a condiment. Especially when it's basically about a tablespoon full. My Shop-Rite currently has a bag of 4 HASS avacados for $3.89. So let's say each avacado costs $1.05. A medium avacado gives us 5 servings. But these HASS' are the large ones, so let's say 7 servings. We add some lime juice, garlic and onion to the mix...that's about 35 cents worth I guess. So our 7 servings cost a total of $1.40. That's 20 cents a serving!!!!
Using Chipotle's price they make $14.77 + tax on this condiment for those 7 servings. That is 75X the cost of the goods. Basic rule of thumb in restaurant biz is 3x your food costs is price you charge a customer. So by my calculation, you should be paying about 60 cents for your dollop of green fudge. But you're paying over 1/4 of your entree for a condiment to be added. Which I wouldn't have realized unless they dopes tried to screw me, come to think of it. Now I'm pissed.
You are sheep.
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