Sunday, 17 December 2023

Cost Story

 Just something to ponder. 

I noticed this guy's story on Twitter....he'd gone to a place in Manhattan.....sharing a cocktail situation with someone and having small platter of cheese sticks.  Pricey?  With tax....just over $50.

The wife and I had a scene like this back in the summer....just two drinks and no snacks....totaling out near $30.  Course, it wasn't Manhattan.  

By the time you figure inflation, the cost of employees, heating or cooling these establishments....things have escalated over the past five years.

The big deal is that city/state sales tax....escalated with this.  So you wake up and think over this past habit....then reach a point where you avoid moments like this.  Yes, it slows down the commerce path, and establishes a new problem for city/state tax revenue folks.  

I should note....all of this talk takes place before you get to the 'tip'.  And what would you tip for two drinks and a cheese plate at $50?  Old guys like me won't go past $5.  My wife, the German?  She might not go past $3 if she's controlling the situation.  

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2 comments:

  1. Bigus Macus17 December 2023 at 16:43

    California is worse now with their minimum wage at $20.00 an hour

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    1. LargeMarge20 December 2023 at 03:02

      Do Californians need a maximum wage law for bureaucrats such as politicians?
      I think ten fedbux an hour should just about do it.
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      Undoubtedly, somebody will suggest five fedbux an hour, and instead of fancy 'chambers', a wobbly picnic-table in a swampy field.
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      In our future utopia:
      * spectators are prohibited from chucking vegetables at the bureaucrats...
      ... unless the produce is sufficiently rotted to discourage eating.
      At that point, I think we can all agree on the honor system -- 'no tossing if consumable'.

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