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Old 09-26-2023, 06:42 PM
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Small Ma and Pa diners are between a rock and a hard spot because they’re at the end of the delivery chain. They don’t have any say in what their costs for supplies is. Many Baby Boomers bailed on eating out during the pandemic and aren’t coming back.

The pandemic and inflation has given corporate America a license to steal and many are taking advantage of it. Unfortunately for small businesses they’re in the unenviable place of collecting their money from the public and losing customers at the same time that can’t, or won’t pay the higher prices.

This same topic has come up 4-5 times among friends in the past couple weeks, so it’s on everyone’s mind and most are doing as we are, cutting back.

One of our local favorite places used to be $25-30 for lunch, now it’s, $55-65 and includes
$4.99 for ice tea or soft drink. 3% surcharge for cost adjustment, plus 3% surcharge for credit card.
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The best one I have seen so far concerns the bar bill at a nice joint.

Couple folks ordered martinis...the drinks were $18/each plus $4/ea. "mixing charge'...

I make my martinis at home...
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The best one I have seen so far concerns the bar bill at a nice joint.

Couple folks ordered martinis...the drinks were $18/each plus $4/ea. "mixing charge'...

I make my martinis at home...
Must have been "shaken, not stirred"...
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