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re: When did the prices at five guys get so stupidly expensive?

Posted on 1/27/21 at 3:33 pm to
Posted by SmelvinRat
Slumwoody
Member since Oct 2015
1744 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 3:33 pm to
Went last Friday with my two daughters. We ate for $36. I had forgotten it was that steep for takeout...
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 3:49 pm to
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They're computing price elasticity.


At $17, they may wind up calculating it as damned near infinite.
Posted by Palomitz
Miami
Member since Oct 2009
2450 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 4:44 pm to
Been there only once like 6 years ago. Unimpressed. I rather go somewhere else.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
75236 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 4:47 pm to
Five Guys is a bland pile of garbage.
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
53478 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 4:52 pm to
We like it but have stopped going because I think it was about $90 last time we went (got it to go - so that’s no drinks) and the kids were hungry about an hour later
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
19170 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:06 pm to
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it was about $90 last time we went (got it to go - so that’s no drinks) and the kids were hungry about an hour later

How many fricking kids do you have?
Posted by Macfly
BR & DS
Member since Jan 2016
9520 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:10 pm to
quote:

17 dollars for a cheeseburger, small fry and a drink.


Nope, nope, nope.
Anything but prime cut (burger meat) slapped in a bun for $17 is a ticket to bankruptcy.
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
12778 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:12 pm to
Obama’s favorite place. Enough reason not to frequent.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:17 pm to
My kids love 5 Guys so we get it every few months. I have 2 teenagers. Our bill is usually around $50. Daughter just gets a grilled cheese though, and we split 2 regular orders of fries between us. And that's no drinks. That amount could easily balloon if we all got our own fries and drinks and daughter opted for a burger. Probably be close to $70-$80.
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
12403 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:20 pm to
It's as overpriced as they come, but about as sure fire of a hangover cure as it is. I see it as paying for a delicious IV
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77242 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:24 pm to
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Our bill is usually around $50.


It’s five guys. Let that sink in.

Not saying it’s good or bad. Just seems absurd to pay that much for semi-fast food.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
62807 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:25 pm to
Jesus christ thats high as frick. Give me a steak n shake anyways
Posted by Langland
Trumplandia
Member since Apr 2014
15382 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:29 pm to
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I’ve never though that it was that good of a great burger in the first place...... but that’s just me.....




And me. It's highly overrated. Stupid people get caught up in the hype.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:30 pm to
I agree. I'm not a huge fan, but sometimes we relent to the kids' demands. They love it for some reason.

But then, $50 isn't much more than our bill at CFA is for the 4 of us. Just pulled up our last order in the app and it was $44.34.
Posted by MF Doom
I'm only Joshin'
Member since Oct 2008
11729 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:49 pm to
Just the cheeseburger alone was 10 bucks.

fricking shake shack is cheaper now
Posted by rd280z
Richmond
Member since Jan 2007
2425 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 5:51 pm to
Price of beef has gone up
Posted by GatorPA84
PNW
Member since Sep 2016
5433 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 6:01 pm to
Sonics is way better
Posted by PanhandleDawg
Navarre Beach, FL
Member since Mar 2011
5559 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 7:10 pm to
Really? Hell they started that way.

Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
17791 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 7:21 pm to
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I thought fatso's ate like shite cuz its cheaper than healthy food


Fat people can't do math and are lazy. That's mostly why they are fat to begin with
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
22953 posts
Posted on 1/27/21 at 7:22 pm to
I enjoy their food but their price keeps me away. Its fricking crazy. Went there a few months ago, saw the prices, laughed, and went next store to an Asian fashion place and ordered to go for six bucks less
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