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Customer calls Five Guys ‘highway robbery’ after $74 meal: ‘Will never go there again’
Yahoo ^ | December 9, 2022 | Emerald Pellot

Posted on 12/09/2022 2:37:34 PM PST by grundle

A customer couldn’t believe how high her bill was at Five Guys.

TikToker @retailcheapskate is certain the burger franchise is highway robbery. After ordering dinner, she was stunned by the $74 price tag that came with it. When she posted a receipt for the meal, it sparked a debate.

“When did Five Guys become a five star restaurant?! This is four hamburgers, two fries and drinks,” the video text read.

She held the receipt up to the camera. The order total was $70.10, and after a $3.53 tip, came out to $74.10.

“Five Guys is highway robbery!” she wrote in the caption.

The video received over 1.8 million views.

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To: grundle

Yes, we quit going there as well because of the excessive high price


41 posted on 12/09/2022 3:02:30 PM PST by Reno89519 (I do not support Trump 2024, but if he does become candidate, I will vote for him.)
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To: hellinahandcart

I am trying to understand why someone would tip for a fast food place that doesn’t have table service.


42 posted on 12/09/2022 3:03:32 PM PST by Reno89519 (I do not support Trump 2024, but if he does become candidate, I will vote for him.)
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To: SamAdams76

it is not table service

i dont tip for self serve


43 posted on 12/09/2022 3:03:41 PM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: I want the USA back

My go to meal at Mickey D’s is the double cheeseburger and fries for 3 bucks, and then the 1 dollar any size drink. 4 bucks and just fine for me.


44 posted on 12/09/2022 3:07:29 PM PST by BikerJoe
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To: hellinahandcart

The amount was so low I have to wonder if a gratuity is automatically included if the bill is over a certain total.


45 posted on 12/09/2022 3:07:42 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: grundle

1) Never buy the drinks.
2) If you have burger craving BAD, 5 Guys is great


46 posted on 12/09/2022 3:09:38 PM PST by Jim Noble (I feel my heart beat faster any place in the neighborhood of the Astor)
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To: SC DOC

Those prices are out of date. Ie Bacon cheeseburgers are 10.59


47 posted on 12/09/2022 3:10:35 PM PST by HollyB
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To: grundle

Eh, maybe these 5 guys have durable pricing power, but I doubt it.

As long as the guy paid his bill.....


48 posted on 12/09/2022 3:10:41 PM PST by RFEngineer
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To: hellinahandcart

The bill was $65 before tax


49 posted on 12/09/2022 3:12:33 PM PST by HollyB
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To: grundle

The price of a burger at a sit-down restaurant has been inching up for years. A decade ago, you could still have a burger & fries for just under $10. Now it is closer to $15. If you load up the burger with fixins, it’s more than that.


50 posted on 12/09/2022 3:13:40 PM PST by rbg81
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To: Dr. Sivana

The cost per person was $16.30 before tax and tip. I do wonder whether the gratuity is automatic on orders over a certain amount. If not she sure lives up to her cheapskate name. If she can afford $71.00 (rounded up) meal she can fork over at least a 10% tip.


51 posted on 12/09/2022 3:13:59 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: grundle

$3.53 tip? What a cheap broad. 5%


52 posted on 12/09/2022 3:14:37 PM PST by fretzer
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To: grundle
Great material for a comedy routine.

The woman is

A) Desperate: Went to "Five Guys" to get some satisfaction.

B) Obese: Ordered enough to feed an elephant.

C) Stupid: (Can't add.) "The order total was $70.10, and after a $3.53 tip, came out to $74.10." Shouldn't that be $73.63?

D) Cheap: A $3.53 tip on a $74.10 bill?

E) All of the above. A classic Leftist

53 posted on 12/09/2022 3:15:34 PM PST by Jess Kitting
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To: lastchance
If she can afford $71.00 (rounded up) meal she can fork over at least a 10% tip.

I don't mind tipping for good service, over 20%. But if I have to walk up to the register and retrieve my order, there is no service, just a cashier and a cook. Ray Kroc always referred to McDinald's as "stores" for a reason.
54 posted on 12/09/2022 3:22:57 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
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To: grundle

Mcdonalds has similar prices


55 posted on 12/09/2022 3:23:51 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: grundle

You couldn’t calculate that in your head before you placed the order?

This is the same mentality that buried you in student loan debt.


56 posted on 12/09/2022 3:24:18 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████.)
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To: grundle

Uh, the prices are posted right up in front. Unless she couldn’t do basic addition, possibly some basic multiplication (three burgers at x per burger, or x + x + x), there should have been no surprise. I was not shocked by the $35 price tag for two doubles made the way we wanted and a large fry. But I was torqued that the large fry came in soggy and we got it to go, so didn’t realize just how soggy they were until we got home. It’s not an everyday meal. It’s an occasional treat.


57 posted on 12/09/2022 3:26:15 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: Mariner

In n out is cheaper than McDonald’s


58 posted on 12/09/2022 3:26:34 PM PST by 5inch38gunner
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To: grundle

I like 5 guys. I have to watch out for the grease in the fries, though. Grease doesn’t always agree with me nowadays.


59 posted on 12/09/2022 3:26:52 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: grundle

I like 5 guys. I have to watch out for the grease in the fries, though. Grease doesn’t always agree with me nowadays.


60 posted on 12/09/2022 3:26:53 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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