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throwawaylastsupper OP t1_irntprp wrote

Reply to comment by UndercoverPages in Is something going on with Sallys? by throwawaylastsupper

I am not inherently opposed to price increases. (Although the dangerous thing is....you can't put toothpaste back in the tube, ya know? Eventually prices will regress, and the economy will be back on stable footing.....and will restaurants lower their prices back to pre-inflation levels? Of course not.)

I understand that price increases and inflation have been an issue everywhere, I do. 8-10% is understandable. Although...for two price increases in less than 6 months is a bit much. At my place of work, we have a price increase once a year. But, for a small tomato pie, the price increase was 25%. That is a pretty massive increase, percentage-wise. Especially when the most expensive part of any pizza is the cheese. So, for a cheese-less pizza to have the highest increase of all the pizzas is....strange.

As far as the large pizzas, my mistake. I could have sworn I had seen them on there before. Maybe I was mistaken. I don't order large pies so it doesn't affect me either way. I just happened to notice, so it did make me wonder.

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hamhead t1_iroh2gq wrote

Why would you think prices will regress? The rate of increase will slow back to norms. Deflation is unlikely overall, though of course certain things may drop.

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throwawaylastsupper OP t1_irpkbia wrote

Not overall prices.

But....fuel prices will go down eventually. They always do. Which will in turn affect the pricing (one would hope) of many other products on which businesses rely

And, the costs of individual items will settle back into normalcy eventually. Supply and demand. Wendys used to charge for tomatoes when there was a tomato shortage. No shortage now, so they don't. And so on.

So, again, when prices settle back into a more normal non-inflated price range....will restaurants adjust their prices accordingly? No, probably not. Again, toothpaste in the tube.

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BairleeWoak t1_irygub9 wrote

So how long are they suppose to eat shit....six months, two years? three years?? When are the prices going to "stabilize?" Wendy's is worth $4B+ While the new owners probably have somewhat deeper pockets than ole Sal did.....nobody goes into business to lose money.....tell me how long I have to eat shit and I'll tell you if I can hold the price on tomato's. If they get too rich for your wallet, you can always buy your toothpaste at Domino's!

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