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re: Poboy Express prices WOW

Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:19 pm to
Posted by lsupride87
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:19 pm to
I’m confused

If regular means two patties and the poboy loaf then $19 as it says isn’t all that high

Hard to find a non fast food burger not at $10 now
This post was edited on 8/17/21 at 8:21 pm
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:20 pm to
I said $20 for a burger Poboy. Your pic says $19.29. Add cheese. It’s over $20.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:21 pm to
quote:

If regular means two patties and the poboy loaf then $19 as it says isn’t all that high



Correct.
Posted by LSUsmartass
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:21 pm to
What's insane is that there are people in here defending a 6 inch burger poboy with cheese and fries for $25...now that my mind is getting over the shock I think she said $25 and not $22
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:22 pm to
A large hamburger poboy is the equivalent to 4 hamburgers

4 hamburgers costing $40 isn’t that outrageous right now at all for anywhere not McDonald’s or Burger King
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:22 pm to
There’s no way a 6 inch is $19. It has to be a double patty. Their double patty on a bun is $19. Their single patty on a bun is $10. A regular burger Poboy is 2 patties.
This post was edited on 8/17/21 at 8:23 pm
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:22 pm to
So $20 for a 6 inch piece of bread and 2 patties is reasonable?? lol
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:23 pm to
It is 12 inch of bread, not 6
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:23 pm to
quote:

So $20 for a 6 inch piece of bread and 2 patties is reasonable?? lol


To make money with the price of beef, labor, and overhead, unfortunately yes.

In a general sense, no, but they aren't a charity to feed your fatass
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:24 pm to
You’re not telling the truth. You got 2 patties. That changes everything.

If one patty is $10, then $20 is near reasonable, although I’d think a couple dollars high.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:24 pm to
If this looks like 6 inches of bread than I would hate to have to judge my cock size

Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:25 pm to
Wow...you're insane
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:27 pm to
Dude, you got 2 hamburger patties, regardless of the bread size. You got 2 burgers. Yes, it’s a dollar or two high, but it’s not shocking. And 8 tenders are a lot. Canes gives you 4.

You got 4 entrees.
This post was edited on 8/17/21 at 8:29 pm
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:28 pm to
Well all you rich folks wanting to support local businesses with these prices are absolute saints. I can't justify spending $45 for 8 chicken tenders, 2 hamburger patties, 6 inches of bread and some fries.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:28 pm to
Yeah, the quality definitely comes into play here.

Overpass Merchant down the street from one of the Poboy Express locations is $12 for their chuck-brisket house ground burger on a much better bun, WITH hand cut fries. And that's not counting their BOGO special night each week.

Curbside is $7 for a burger, $7.79 with cheese. (They also do a killer Monday family deal special, but that's not a fair comparison) Their double patty burger on the menu is $9.49.

Is inflation maybe hitting the takeout spots that don't get to make up for food costs with alcohol, soft drinks, and appetizers harder? Those three things are big money makers for dine-in places.

EDIT - Double patties changes things in the sense that I'd expect no more than $13-$15 for the sandwich if it doesn't come with fries at a place like that. Anything above that is pretty surprising to me still.
This post was edited on 8/17/21 at 8:35 pm
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:29 pm to
He got a meal to feed 4-5 people easy and paid $45

Yeh it sucks it isn’t cheaper but that is $8-11 a person and better than almost anywhere else non fast food
This post was edited on 8/17/21 at 8:31 pm
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82497 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:29 pm to
That's fine, you win the argument and this thread
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:33 pm to
quote:

Well all you rich folks wanting to support local businesses with these prices are absolute saints. I can't justify spending $45 for 8 chicken tenders, 2 hamburger patties, 6 inches of bread and some fries.



Maybe you should just order like a regular person and not like a Lan whale and your bill won't be $45
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
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Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:37 pm to
Pontchartrain poboys in mandeville has a 12 inch hamburger poboy for $12.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
103982 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:38 pm to
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Double patties changes things in the sense that I'd expect no more than $13-$15 for the sandwich
Poboy bread always is an up charge to a bun so you have to take that into account

Maybe I’m jaded by prices but for all the food he got $45 seems about right. I have a family of four and besides fast food it’s hard to get a meal under that
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