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Wendy's Wants to Start Uber-Like Surge Pricing in 2025

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Re: Wendy's Wants to Start Uber-Like Surge Pricing in 2025

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Post by unethical_ban »

throwitaway222 wrote: post #86
cameldrv wrote: post #36

I predict this won't end well. People will pull up to the drive-thru, find that the prices are much higher than usual, and get mad, because they may not be able to back up out of the drive-thru or pull forward to exit. They'll either have to pay the high prices or wait to leave. Once someone gets burned by this a couple of times they'll just stop going to Wendy's.

Its kind of like when I predicted what would happen when $20/hour min wage wouldn't go well - everyone in CA is suffering now, including the ones making $20/hour (actually especially them).

How does unpredictable pricing for food, for hungry people, have to do with planned increases in wages (labor costs)?

Re: Wendy's Wants to Start Uber-Like Surge Pricing in 2025

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Post by meowfly »

Server6 wrote: post #66
WalterBright wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You charge too much and I'll just go next door. It's almost like Supply & Demand is the Law.

Isn't that what they're trying to do though? Perfectly price their product for demand at any given time? Not saying I like the idea, but it seems like pure supply and demand in action.

Wendy's doing this almost seems predatory. They know people will show up and not pay attention to the prices.

I do, however, like the idea of surge pricing for sit-down restaurants. If restaurant prices raised to guarantee available seats (like hotel rooms), there are plenty of instances where I would pay a premium to eat near an event I'm attending.

Re: Wendy's Wants to Start Uber-Like Surge Pricing in 2025

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Post by havaloc »

Wendy's would make more money by focusing on their operations - indeed, as would most restaurants. If I'm fast fooding that day, I'm choosing Chick-fil-A over a Wendy's not because I like chicken more, but because I know it's never a shit show at Chick-fil-A, and it's always a shit show at Wendy's.

They would be better served in running a tight operation. Their restaurants are mostly tired old buildings, but sure, let's throw in surge pricing. It's so short sighted and stupid.

Re: Wendy's Wants to Start Uber-Like Surge Pricing in 2025

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Post by dllthomas »

jimbob45 wrote: post #62
bluedevil2k wrote: post #3

Fast food prices have already gotten exhorbitent and they think people would be willing to pay more? McDonald’s just released a statement that they’ve pushed prices up too far and as a result are seeing declining revenues. And another wild card…as more people start using Ozempic, fewer people will eat these health destructive meals.

You’re supposed to market this as incentivizing the consumer to come during off-hours for a discount. You can even draw a parallel to the matinee, the same concept in another industry. Marketing anything ever as a price hike is usually a sign that marketing wasn’t properly involved in the process.

> You can even draw a parallel to the matinee, the same concept in another industry.

Or "early bird specials" at a diner, for a nearby segment of the same industry.

Re: Wendy's Wants to Start Uber-Like Surge Pricing in 2025

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Post by p1necone »

EchoChamberMan wrote: post #84
WalterBright wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I eat at McD's, I order a QP, a side salad, and water. Nothing unhealthy about that.

Real red meat is roughly 85% protein and 15% fat, while fish is about 99% protein. Chicken is somewhere around 95% i think. McD "meat" is really a slurry with probably even higher levels of fat. Nothing unhealthy? I highly recommend "Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy" from W. Willett of Harvard Medical. Mediterranean diets high in fish and vegetables are almost unquestionably healthier, and probably the healthiest diet arou…

As far as I know McDonald's patties are just regular ground beef. This is also what all their advertising material in every single country they operate in says, I'd be surprised if they were lying.

Their McChicken patties and nuggets are definitely some kind of slurry though.

Re: Wendy's Wants to Start Uber-Like Surge Pricing in 2025

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Post by EchoChamberMan »

p1necone wrote: post #97
EchoChamberMan wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Real red meat is roughly 85% protein and 15% fat, while fish is about 99% protein. Chicken is somewhere around 95% i think. McD "meat" is really a slurry with probably even higher levels of fat. Nothing unhealthy? I highly recommend "Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy" from W. Willett of Harvard Medical. Mediterranean diets high in fish and vegetables are almost unquestionably healthier, and probably the healthiest diet arou…

As far as I know McDonald's patties are just regular ground beef. This is also what all their advertising material in every single country they operate in says, I'd be surprised if they were lying. Their McChicken patties and nuggets are definitely some kind of slurry though.

Either way, red meat isn't particularly healthy.
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