Paying A Lot For Meals Made Of Cheap Ingredients
@arthurchappell (44941)
Preston, England
October 10, 2015 2:29am CST
Some bars and restaurants charge customers a lot for a bowl or plate of Nachos. This meal involves tipping a bag of potato or tortilla chipped-crisps out of a bag and slopping on some guacamole and salsa sauce, with a few added jalapenos. Customers are then overcharged considerably for it. What next? Charge customers a fortune for a Pot Noodle? It’s hardly Masterchef.
Arthur Chappell
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17244)
• China
10 Oct 15
This is just why I barely eat out .I am not made of money .
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
10 Oct 15
it's amazing what people will pay for. I hate paying for drinks, think about the mark up! I generally just get some water.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Oct 15
some bars here charge customers extortionately for tap water
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
11 Oct 15
@arthurchappell tap water is free here in restaurants
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Oct 15
@valmnz some places charge for the cup, but its like 10 pennies or something
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Oct 15
I appreciate them being a bit more expensive than buying the items to make your own as the bars and restaurants need to profit but the mark up can be extremely high and excessive
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
11 Oct 15
Nachos are pretty expensive in all restaurants, and I know of one which classes it as a meal, when I see them as glorified crisps 
(and I love crisps)
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Oct 15
they often are just an opened bag of Dorritos crisps with dips splattered on - nice but hardly a meal
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Oct 15
@Dragonairy1 they are very nice yes. I often do get them when not too overpriced and I have made my own too.
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
11 Oct 15
@arthurchappell my husband made some the other day with a bag of cheap tortilla chips from sainsburys, some salsa and some cheese, they were lovely.
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@Fleura (35119)
• United Kingdom
10 Oct 15
You get more critical as you get older/ more experienced don't you? I recently had a warm chicken and bacon salad, which sounded nice and was quite tasty but in reality I could have made it myself in a few moments with a bag of mixed salad leaves and bits of pan-friend chicken and bacon.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Oct 15
@Fleura It is great if you can do it - I'd be hopeless.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Oct 15
They are some bars that offer decent meals at a reasonable price, but the majority are accustomed to being able to charge high prices for very little. The location plays a big part in this, so a local pub may be reasonable and a city centre establishment would be extortionate.
@allknowing (153529)
• India
10 Oct 15
That is taking advantage of the situation where many cannot cook at home and so quietly take what is given to them.
