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Why are salads generally more expensive than burgers/sandwiches?
Posted on 2/1/15 at 10:57 am
Posted on 2/1/15 at 10:57 am
I don't get it.
eta: I RA'd to move to Food and Drink board.
eta: I RA'd to move to Food and Drink board.
This post was edited on 2/1/15 at 10:58 am
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Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:00 am to LSUlunatic
Because of the croutons, cheeses, and dressing
And the tomatoes
And the tomatoes
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:01 am to Walt OReilly
And the spinach.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:01 am to mattz1122
And the pecans or almonds
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:03 am to Walt OReilly
quote:
Because of the croutons, cheeses, and dressing
And the tomatoes
Burgers come with cheeses, lettuce, bread, tomatoes, etc. They share a lot of the same ingredients.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:03 am to mattz1122
Good call
Totally forgot about the spinach
Totally forgot about the spinach
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:03 am to LSUlunatic
Are they? When I get a salad for lunch it's generally cheaper.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:04 am to LSUlunatic
Burgers dont come with croutons and spinach
This post was edited on 2/1/15 at 11:04 am
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:04 am to lsufan9193969700
And the nice to-go container that can be used as Tupperware afterward.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:04 am to Walt OReilly
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:05 am to LSUlunatic
because people will buy them for that insane markup. i pretty much never order salads when out for this reason...out of principle
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:05 am to Mo Jeaux
IDK, in my experience a decent lunch sandwich can be had for $9. However, a decent lunch salad will run about $10-12. How much do you pay for your salads?
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:07 am to LSUlunatic
Ah. That makes sense.
My experience is a little odd. My firm has its own in-house cafeteria. When I get the hot lunches or a sandwich, it's generally around $9. When I get a salad, you pay by weight, and it normally comes out to around $6.
My experience is a little odd. My firm has its own in-house cafeteria. When I get the hot lunches or a sandwich, it's generally around $9. When I get a salad, you pay by weight, and it normally comes out to around $6.
This post was edited on 2/1/15 at 11:08 am
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:07 am to SlowFlowPro
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insane markup
it certainly seems there's an insane markup; however, I can't find any statistical evidence of such.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:08 am to LSUlunatic
Salads used to be cheaper, that's why I ate them in college. Somewhere in the past 10 years everyone started eating 5,000 calorie salads and the $$$ came with them.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:10 am to LSUlunatic
It takes more time to prepare a salad than a sandwich at a place like Chick-Fil-A. They basically raise the price to discourage too many people from ordering them. It's just not feasible to make that many.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:11 am to SteveLSU35
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everyone started eating 5,000 calorie salads and the $$$ came with them.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:13 am to LSUlunatic
because salads are produce-based and procuce is labor intensive to grow, harvest and store...you can slap ground beef in a freezer and keep it for a year if you want, but lettuce, etc. has to come from the field to your mouth within several days or it goes to the trash...
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:15 am to Spankum
that makes some sense. It's still baffling that produce costs more than beef.
This post was edited on 2/1/15 at 11:15 am
Posted on 2/1/15 at 11:16 am to LSUlunatic
Because millenials.
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