• sue_me_please@awful.systems
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    1 year ago

    I don’t use them, but this is a false dichotomy. It isn’t “don’t use them or shut up”, I’m going to talk about the blatant price gouging whether you like it or not.

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      1 year ago

      Talk about it all you want. As long as there are idiots out there supporting the business it will be around and will continue to price gouge. It’s the entire nature of the business and it won’t be going away.

      You’re paying for convenience. I just don’t see the point in complaining about it.

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        1 year ago

        You’re paying for convenience for literally everything, and this price gouging has effects on the market as a whole by raising price points.

        If delivery apps find that people will pay 30% more for a Big Mac, plus several additional fees and tip, it only makes sense for McDonald’s to eventually raise Big Mac prices by 0-30%, minus any fee or tip because there are none.