krw wrote:
> In article <4877650e$0$2933$ec3e2dad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> kilikini1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>> Dave wrote:
>>> What makes you think that they aren't allowed to charge customers
>>> more? They are allowed to set their prices to whatever they feel like
>>> charging their customers. And, their customers are free to eat
>>> there, or not. Simple, huh?
>>>
>> Actually, that's why fast food places don't put prices on their
websites.
>> Prices fluctuate around the country depending upon how much a specific
>> establishment has to pay for what gets brought in. For instance....
My
>> former local McD's charged $.99 for a fish sandwich. I took a trip to
>> Arizona and was stunned that the local McD's there charged $2.99 for
the
>> same sandwich! It was nothing different - the fish patty, half a slab
of
>> american cheese, tons of tartar sauce (which I promply removed), and
the
>> "wonder" bun. For $2.99 I would have hoped for some lettuce or a
better
>> bun, at least.
>
> The difference in price is more the ABILITY to charge, rather than
> the cost of the product. Food prices vary all over the country but
> have little to do with the cost of the item or trans****tation (plot
> prices vs distance and you won't get any sort of a linear or even
> monotonic function).
>
>> But menus vary between fast food restaurants around the country, as
well.
>> In Hawaii, McD's serves ****tuguese sausage and rice breakfast plates,
>> chicken katsu, or fish plate lunches with rice and macaroni salad and
I've
>> also heard that up in Maine, McD's serves a lobster roll.
>
> Why should this surprise anyone?
>
Ever looked at the menu board at a McD's in the air****t? They can
charge whatever they want and the line is still very long.
-dk
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