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I'm surely not the only American reading this and being flabbergasted at the wildly low consumer prices mentioned. I had to double-check the post date to see if
by kokanee 4mo ago
I'm surely not the only American reading this and being flabbergasted at the wildly low consumer prices mentioned. I had to double-check the post date to see if this was from 1990 or something.
- hiAndrewQuinn 4mo agoWhat? I'm an American living in the EU, and 4 euros is a little under 5 dollars right now. Last I checked that's still one Costco rotisserie chicken. You should definitely be able to pick up a couple Miller High Lifes for 5 dollars as well if you don't live in like, Times Square or wherever.
- reaperducer 4mo agoEven my wife's really frou frou order at Starbucks is in the ballpark. I always remember the price because with the tip, it's $7.77. Yes, I tip at coffee shops. If you tip a bartender, why wouldn't you tip a barista?
- Ekaros 4mo agoI wouldn't tip either. Just have the price include the labour. It is not hard concept. Nearly every single other industry has managed to figure it out.
- sublinear 4mo agoCoffee shops aren't usually a "scene" like a bar can be. Bartenders are often the only adult in the room acting like one. When was the last time you saw fighting, crying, fainting, hit and runs, etc. on the regular at a Starbucks? Bars can be like this in even the nicest neighborhoods.
- reaperducer 4mo agoSounds like you should be tipping the bouncer, then.
- sublinear 4mo agoHave you ever worked at a bar or been a regular at one? Too much or too little security will discourage customers from staying or coming back. The bartender is running the whole circus. It's nothing like serving coffee.