On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:17:22 -0800, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 5:31:11 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:

>> I have to agree. I would not expect it to be horrible, but.....$75???
>> WTF. The melon would be maybe $5, some salt and sugar. I might pay $2-3
>> for a slice but they said this thing feeds 3-5, so were looking at
>> splitting one for something in the range of $20 a pop. Not in my
>> world.
>
> Restaurant pricing is not driven by the cost of the raw materials.
>

I'll admit location, location, location affects pricing significantly
too, but even if I was as rich as Croesus I wouldn't pay that - even if I
thought I might like it. And... if somebody else is paying (who can
easily afford it) when we go to a 'fancy' restaurant I try and order the
most reasonably priced things I can eat from the menu. Furthermore, a lot
(not all) of these 'fancy' or 'speciality' restaurants charge a fortune,
but the portions are so small you are still hungry when you get home.

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy