StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I'm endlessly surprised at how many people claim to be struggling financially but still eat fast food - even ordering it via delivery - considering how much more it costs than preparing food at home.
It seems every town features a Starbucks on every third corner (with lines of cars wasting precious gas while idling in drive-through lines). Subways, McDs, Burger Kings, Dominos, KFCs, Wendys, Taco Bells and the like continue sprouting like weeds.
I live not far from a Dairy Queen clone and my two older grands like their food, so when they were here last weekend we bought them lunch from there. DH drove over to fetch it, so no delivery charges. I made myself a salad at home and DH doesn't generally eat lunch so he also declined to order.
The kids each had burger type things and a shake. The four of us shared two orders of fries and one order of onion rings. The price? An astounding $50.68. Note, this sole proprietorship isn't required to pay employees California's much ballyhooed $20/hour fast food minimum wage. (The wage that large chains are whining about as their franchisees, owners and executives roll in the dough, I might add.)
Yes, DH & I can easily afford to pay $50 for their lunch and we only patronize them once every couple of months, so I'm not really complaining. It was just so startling to see that hefty amount appear on the CC bill. DH & I don't eat fast food, so maybe I'm just out of touch.
Am I the only one shocked at the extraordinary popularity of fast food, especially among people who cry about being unable to pay their bills?
I could feed 4 people healthy food for at least 3 days on that $50 without breaking a sweat.
It seems every town features a Starbucks on every third corner (with lines of cars wasting precious gas while idling in drive-through lines). Subways, McDs, Burger Kings, Dominos, KFCs, Wendys, Taco Bells and the like continue sprouting like weeds.
I live not far from a Dairy Queen clone and my two older grands like their food, so when they were here last weekend we bought them lunch from there. DH drove over to fetch it, so no delivery charges. I made myself a salad at home and DH doesn't generally eat lunch so he also declined to order.
The kids each had burger type things and a shake. The four of us shared two orders of fries and one order of onion rings. The price? An astounding $50.68. Note, this sole proprietorship isn't required to pay employees California's much ballyhooed $20/hour fast food minimum wage. (The wage that large chains are whining about as their franchisees, owners and executives roll in the dough, I might add.)
Yes, DH & I can easily afford to pay $50 for their lunch and we only patronize them once every couple of months, so I'm not really complaining. It was just so startling to see that hefty amount appear on the CC bill. DH & I don't eat fast food, so maybe I'm just out of touch.
Am I the only one shocked at the extraordinary popularity of fast food, especially among people who cry about being unable to pay their bills?
I could feed 4 people healthy food for at least 3 days on that $50 without breaking a sweat.