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jmcquown[_5_]

Sheldon wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:04:35 +0000, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Totally agree and they are getting greedier by the minute. The
> biggest resto rip off is booze, cocktails are so watered down with ice
> you may as well ask for plain water.
>
You told me that YOU were a watermelon when
you tried to convince me to swallow your seed.

Jill