A fixed-price special often sounds like a sweet deal. But while more eateries are offering such bundled deals these days, they typically provide smaller portions—which may leave you feeling a little hungry.
These days, the average markup for an iced tea runs a whopping 4,400 percent. Just don’t expect you’ll always get a lemon wedge with it. At about 10 cents a slice, the lemon costs about twice what the drink itself does.
Read the article for six more examples of the restaurant side of the shrink ray phenomenon that’s been going on in grocery stores for some time.
wow i should plug where i work.. we’ve not changed our prices in two years, and we still have the same sizes!
Bright side – generic american restaurants have a lot of reserve when it comes to size of the portion.
We need to pass laws that put a cap on markups! 4,400% in unconscionable!!
I only eat at a restaurant once a week for breakfast before I do my weekly shopping. Never shop on an empty stomach.
The restaurants in my area serve too big of a portion anyway.
I’m glad this trend is occurring. I need more reasons to stay away from them, and this helps.
I have not spent money in a restaurant for about five years. Fuck them.
Haven’t noticed this around here. They all seem to go on the theory that you can charge more for more food. On the rare occasions we eat out, my wife and I usually share one order, and it’s usually still a little too much. One of the benefits of living in “flyover country.”