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alt-text: Woman ordering food (photo): “I would like to buy a hamburger for the same price that it was 2 hours ago.”

Cashier (sketched): “Sir, this is a Wendy's”

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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 104 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I actually like Wendy's, but if they implement this at my local store I'm boycotting. The cost for you to make the food per item doesn't fucking change if there's 1 person in line or 100, just the wait time. It's pure profiteering.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The effort the employee has to put forth to meet demand changes during a rush, not that they will see a penny of the higher revenue they are directly responsible for generating.

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It changes in that there are economies of scale involved. It actually becomes cheaper and more efficient for the company to make 20 cheeseburgers at once than just one. That’s why this surge pricing thing is a joke. Would the company really like to introduce friction to customers buying more food?

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Only way I can make any sense of it is to try balance the day. Get more business on quiet time, and less on rush hour. But I don't get how it would make any sense from the business perspective since usually you'd want to optimize for the rush hour, not push customers away with higher pricing

[–] Adramis@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Because people just show up at rush hour for shits and giggles, and not because that's their non-negotiable lunch break or their trip home. This is a stupid move.

[–] Nommer@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll just demand everything be made to order and be fresh. I encourage everyone to do the same and tank their numbers. If they're going to charge extra during peak hours then you bet your ass I'm demanding fries fresh out of the frier and burgers right off the grill. I can wait 3 minutes for the fries.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s how you end up with spit in your burger.

[–] Nommer@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And a lawsuit. What's your point?

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s how you end up with spit in your burger.

^ This.

[–] Nommer@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Forget to switch accounts there bud? I know where the two downvotes came from. Another troll to block.

What exactly are you accusing me of?

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But are they paying the employee more?

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha haha!

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like Wendy's also and this really fucking torques my tacos. Well, fuck them. I'm not going to be ripped off because I choose to eat at a popular time of day.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Their employees thank you. They don't wanna make your rush hour burgers.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What happens? They change the prices throughout the day?

[–] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They announced they will be switching to surge pricing. If there are a lot of people trying to get burgers, they'll increase the price of burgers.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But will the employees see surge pay for handling so many customers at once?

LOL!

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

No, but the floggings will increase.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fucking LOL. When are we going to start rioting against all this bullshit?

[–] GreyDawn@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Rioting won't work, you talk with your money. The only thing capitalism cares about is your labor and consumption....that's it.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My money said "string them up from the streetlamps" so I guess we doing that.

[–] Mrderisant@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

Narrator: they didn't

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Let's put "surge pricing" in quotes to make it clear that it's some bullshit they just made up.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Back in my day we called it price gauging. Not sure what this surge price bullshit is. They are trying to steal my nostalgic feeling for surge to make it ok?

[–] fishbone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Ah, Surge...

Wasn't surge basically the diesel version of mountain dew? I vaguely remember trying it once and not caring for it.