Customers have major beef over soaring burger prices

Fans on social media are sharing their receipts for “out of control” costs for food and drink at Five Guys - but they’re not the only restaurant raising prices higher than the rate of inflation. NBC’s Christine Romans reports for TODAY.
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#food #inflation #money

[@Andy-kw5nw]

Five guys was expensive before the pandemic

[@brandonwarfield5611]

That's exactly what I was thinking! They try to justify the price by giving you a ton of 🍟🍟.

[@damien1781]

Sure was and the habit too

[@aaronstevenson4136]

true. it's insane

[@aaronstevenson4136]

Five Guys was expensive regardless. Period.

[@moiramccleary5306]

Only fast food I eat now is In N Out and that’s infrequent. I make my own burgers and sandwiches

[@cryptoniteblack7563]

Now it takes 5 guys to buy one burger.....

[@tedipender]

Good one! Funny

[@GIUL7301]

Yes funny.

[@peetymcfly8871]

you come with 5 guys maybe they give you a discount

[@MrMan-ol4ic]

Haaaaaaaaaaaa

[@sandyvalentin3072]

😂

[@Seanpfree]

I stopped buying 5 guys when a burger combo meal was $17.50, and that was FOUR YEARS ago.

[@igloozoo3771]

They never have a "combo" meal in Austin. Drinks and Fries are individually priced.

[@indianoutlaw5702]

I stopped going when they wanted me to tip for counter service. That and my heart.

[@NameSpaceVoid]

Yup I stopped eating there because it’s so unfairly expensive. Business models that drive away customers don’t make much sense to me but they’ve been doing it forever. Guess they don’t care

[@Ultimate-Guardian.]

That is actually cheap. Maybe shop for food, like a regular person. You are in control of your own choices.

[@robbiemiller5800]

There isn't a combo meal at five guys. Everything is a la carte.

[@berniecasey7592]

TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME-meet you all at the Supermarket.

[@robhingston]

lol😀

[@danInRealife]

That starting to become a problem too. Of course not for these illegal immigrants the biden admin is letting in. 🤷‍♂️

[@daddyfatsacks7922]

We got five guys at home

[@pcjenkin]

Yeah, buy a pound of ground beef, pickles, onion, lettuce, and bun and eat burgers for 3 days for the price of ONE trip to 5 Guys.

[@MiVidaBellisima]

Yeah McDonalds is too expensive def not buying 5 guys 😂😂😂

[@azmike3572]

Refusal to buy is always the consumers' strongest weapon.

[@Machaotake]

Yeah how is that working against McDonalds - their prices are also sky high and they are seeing record profits. Most of this is because of inflation. Your dollar will continue to buy less and less with our current government.

[@em0_tion]

Tbf, it has no power, because today's people are weaklings. Convenience over morals. 💯

[@MarjorieParaison]

💯

[@metatron333ascension]

@@Machaotake they wont see record profits but for a short period. once word gets around people arent paying that price.

[@edwin768]

Me as of tomorrow, this whole fast food eating out has really been putting a dent on my pocket lately enough is enough

[@smorefirewood]

Just stop buying. Complaining about the price and continuing to buy won’t change a thing.

[@mjum9014]

That's what I did, I stopped buying and I'm healthier now. 😀

[@hiker0100]

Yup. If enough people stop buying, these business have two courses of action: lower prices to try to get customers back; or don't lower prices and eventually go under because too many customers were alienated.

[@johnjeffreys6440]

Most of us can get used to eating less, especially prepared food.

[@markchristian787]

I guess common sense isnt a common virtue. Let the market handle this-stop freaking going there and if enough people did that they would get the message (or go out of business).

[@noire.blackheart]

@@hiker0100 There's no time in history big companies have ever "lowered" their prices to get customers back. It may be the case for small businesses, but not big business. The CEO and shareholders are just going to sell their assets off, declare bankruptcy and cruise away in their yachts in Florida. It's an investment for them and when that investment is no longer profitable, they pull the plug which is quite common.

[@kimannepark4709]

Rents, bills, gas prices, groceries, dining out, car insurance - everything is rising these days, except people's salaries. How can you cope with inflation???? It's getting harder and harder to save!

[@Buttercup84]

Not if you're an illegal or choose to become a squatter 🤷‍♀️

[@kimannepark4709]

@@Buttercup84So everyone who complains about Five Guys is an illegal. Good intelligence you have there.

[@lajeandom]

the salaries here in quebec have almost doubled in the last 10 years! I remember when I was working in QA testing (2012-2014) in huge video game companies in Montreal, I was getting the awesome salary of 10 to 12$ an hour, the only way I was making ''good money'' was with overtime where sometimes i was paid x2 per hour, most of the time x1.5. Nowadays, if you go work at Mcdonalds in Quebec, you start minimum 16$ to 18$ an hour during the day, and if you work at night, you get something between 18 and 21$ per hour!!! That's crazy to me...a young teenager starting his first job in a fast food joint is making almost double what I was making back in 2012 when I was working with dozens of different softwares and database and testing out compliance issues and communicating with different teams etc etc. I don't know how it is elsewhere in Canada and in the US, but here the salaries are crazy high compared to a couple of years.

[@Castielj]

Your entire comment is a complete lie ! Wages have been going up at the same rate as inflation ! I know because Joe Biden said so !

[@cooliipie]

​@@kimannepark4709 The opposite bud. Read again

[@bamnjphoto]

I brought a meat grinder and make my own burgers now using Brisket, Chuck, Short Rib mix and get the best quality burger for a fraction of Fast Food price. The labor price of paying a employee $15 a hour should not have that much of an effect on burger prices if they selling hundreds of burgers a hour

[@zalronwow7222]

Lets say 10 employees at $15 per hour or $1500 per hour (not even including taxes). Labor cost is typically 30%, fast food actually tries to run a lower labor cost, but will use the average. Take a $21 hamburger combo, that means $7 goes to labor that would be about 240 hamburger combos per hour every hour open. That does not occur, there are many slow hours and prep before and after operating hours. So, what ends up happening, fewer people doing more work and/or automation, which means less jobs.

[@bamnjphoto]

@@zalronwow7222 for the last 10 years we was hearing how automation was going to get rid of fast food employees 😂😂😂😂 when are they going to automate to get rid of employees and will that reduce prices?

[@Beep-Boop101]

People are only complaining about 5 guys now? They were always price gouging people since the start even before inflation

[@Salmagundiii]

I never got it. Their burgers are just one notch better than fast food chains'. Find any average local diner, bar, BBQ joint, or even Italian deli and you'll probably get a better burger.

[@dlanor15]

Now they're really feeling the heat. They can't afford it anymore, so they're complaining. If they did they wouldn't complain even if the prices were outrageously high.

[@CoCoFantastique]

EXACTLY! they were expensive in 2019.

[@XZ-III]

This^ They were expensive in 2015 also, and we didnt consider it "fast food" like the dope head in the video Edit: to continue idk whats changed that made people think this was like a fast food place like mcdonalds there's not even a drive thru as far as i know, maybe different locations are different

[@OrangeArdmore]

I think they were the FIRST burger place to sell everything on their menu a la cart. There are no combos on their menu, so there is your first hint at a problem. Keep in mind a sit down, dine-in restaurant sells a $25 burger!

[@slomotrainwreck]

Who is the greater fool here? The restaurant arguably overcharging for the food? Or you, letting them gouge you?

[@rennmaxbeta]

Them, because it will cost them the business

[@GamingLovesJohn]

Both? People paying for it and the eventual decrease in profits in their businesses versus what was decades ago.

[@HenryThe12]

I’m hungry 😢😂

[@olecamohatmcgilicudy4256]

yup, just boycott and make a big public deal about it like bud light. Dont let them overcharge and take advantage any longer

[@dmo848]

Totally us 😂 your right and that's why I don't go anymore.

[@dee-jay45]

They're (mostly) doing it because they can. During the 2022 inflation surge restaurants noticed they could pass on costs quite extensively to consumers. When costs started deflating, they just kept the higher margins and continued to test out how high they could push their margins. This continued throughout the supply-chain until there was pushback.

[@michaelmann6510]

This used to be my favorite place to get a burger. I stopped going because of how high the prices got. It's insane.

[@JP-od9ps]

On top of that, they have the nerve to ask if we want to tip?

[@unreal4good367]

and that tip never goes to the worker but instead the boss who is making so much already.

[@TheAirlock]

How else can major corporations pass the cost of labor on to customers?

[@unreal4good367]

@@TheAirlock by cutting the wages of the money hungry CEO's

[@JP-od9ps]

@@unreal4good367 did not know that

[@michaelsgameplay7771]

They ask for a tip? Should be optional…

[@tomjacobson631]

The craziest thing is the people still paying those prices.

[@ugk26]

It’s ridiculous to hear complaining but you see those same people continuing to eat the food. That’s literally insane. Why are you partaking in your own abuse?

[@kingpinsmith22]

Its crazy that is directly because of all the illegals coming, printing money, and sending all this forigen aid to terrorist organizations. Its not rockets science. If you can see what the dems have been doing, you should care about the price.

[@kingpinsmith22]

Shouldt care😂 sorry lol

[@Cyko..]

@@AnthonyMercado-1988 Yes, it is crazy that us humans, also known as animals, are abused by the man, and you pay taxes when you buy a car, taxes on your car for your tags every year, taxes for the roads your car drives on, taxes the man takes out for your privilege to work, and more. That is abuse and so much so that some have to live in poor conditions to make ends meet. People get killed or die in the millions each year. It's selfish to cry about it.

[@jeremiahbachmann3901]

When I noticed the prices last time I went, I made the decision to go less often. I'm not paying that much for a carry out burger...a great burger, but still just a burger.

[@matthalamue]

People complain about fast food prices but yet they keep buying meals from them.

[@T_bone]

The point of the story is "they" are not. Just showed some people who have. Are you just pointing out some who have? I bet you don't get jokes very good. Someone has to explain.

[@rogergeyer9851]

@@T_bone: You don't use English "very good" either, so there's that.

[@T_bone]

@rogergeyer9851 It was purposefully done that way, so; there's that. Still didn't address the criticism of your comment.

[@mrm7058]

Well, the McDonalds in the center of my home town raised their prices as well...and has closed now forever.

[@bunkyman8097]

Stop buying. The price will go down or they will close...

[@drfunkinstein1]

The prices went up so much but the food quality went down. Paying $25 for a meal and having all the food be cold and stale will make anyone never go back.

[@noirekuroraigami2270]

Lol especially when 4-5 star restaurants cost that much

[@zos8085]

I have no hesitation about returning cold food, below par, no matter what, even if it is crazy busy time. One chain even decided they could cut 7 seconds on a microwave burger warming and cold cheese. Franchise costs, paid with borrowed money is the real cause from 3% to 8% plus. In Australia, like Canada where wages are higher, I pack a thermometer or IR camera gun to record the serve temperature. I have also noticed toasted buns are not toasted, and can sometimes be cold on the inside. It pays to send the pictures and docket to the chains complaints dept. Crazy that staff feel that on below zero days, prep and under lights time stays the same.

[@realgtasacramentodashcam7292]

The real outrage should be about those $5 french fries. Potatoes are not expensive, you can get like 5 pounds of them for a few bucks.

[@kathleen2080]

Their potatoes are from Idaho. That’s one reason they are so tasty.

[@user_01986]

No kidding. Idc where they get them from. For a “little” fry it shouldn’t be $5+. I stopped eating there.

[@leslielucci3182]

The portion sizes for fries are huge and they’re best tasting. You get what you pay for.

[@MandyAliens]

Potatoes are 5 bucks minimum not a few bucks but yes you’re right 🎉

[@wolfgangbloodymeatsack1687]

​@@MandyAliensit's like a buck for a russet potato and making fries from just 1 is more than enough for a serving.

[@JerAndBillyBoughtAHouse]

I hardly go to Five Guys anymore. Over 20 bucks for one person is RIDICULOUS for one person.

[@diegolara4202]

I wasn't going to Five Guys even back then when it was "cheaper" because while other places had meals for $5 or $6, they were selling their regular cheeseburger for $8. And when I finally tasted one it was just a basic cheeseburger, I don't even understand why its so popular specially at their prices.

[@eksbocks9438]

That was my case when I went there 2 years ago. The food was good. But the receipt amount surprised me.

[@eksbocks9438]

​​@@diegolara4202 I guess a lot of stores rely on the business niche of: "We're not McDonald's or Walmart." Which a lot of people try and avoid. Because of the "Low-income/Florida Man" vibes.

[@dons731]

We do da big macs instead (da hungries)

[@gizmo-_]

@@diegolara4202add your own salt and pepper , the burger is top tier they just don’t season the patty well enough .

[@mercedizbendz5194]

This isn't just inflation, this is simply price gouging.

[@Theonetruegod-hw2ei]

Capitalism, don’t like it leave!

[@chrisvaughn5960]

​@@Theonetruegod-hw2eibidenomics

[@nindiessam]

I agree. People should stop eating at 5 Guys. They’ve been gouging people for years.

[@stevenledbetter80]

Facts

[@stevenledbetter80]

​@Theonetruegodhey troll why don't you leave. -hw2ei

[@JuanWayTrips]

Meanwhile, In-N-Out still charges $6 for a double-double (~$10 once you include fries and a drink) in the middle of Los Angeles while paying their managers over $100,000. And the lowest worker makes more than California minimum wage (which is already one of the highest in the country). And they're still turning profits. Most of these fast food chains are just greedy and profiting off those who want/need a cheap meal on the go.

[@stevensmith856]

Let's not forget some Animal Fries!

[@sonamu4523]

Yes, we should support those good companies only.

[@nemomilo333]

Wish we had In-N-Out here in East Coast

[@CG-ud6my]

In n out is garbage compared to what it was 10 years ago.

[@heebjeeb2009]

Agree

[@icecoldnewz]

I stopped eating at five guys many years ago so this doesn’t surprise me

[@Eyeball-Chambers]

Fountain drinks are the biggest rip off and always have been whether in a sit down restaurant or take out. Save three bucks instantly by going without it, it's mostly ice and most of it goes in the trash.

[@SoulMythology]

The funny part is that restaurants say inflation is what increased food prices but when inflation starts going down we never see them decrease their prices. The price just always remain the same. It getting absolutely ridiculous at this point.

[@wolfgangbloodymeatsack1687]

This needs more light. People need to start getting mad that we've only ever really had like 2 deflations in American history.

[@danball6070]

Just remember inflation isn’t going down we are still up 18-20% in the last 3 years plus the 3 % they are bragging about now

[@TruthFiction]

Inflation going down doesn't mean prices ever go down. That's kind of the whole point of calling it inflation. The price goes up at a rate relevant to the inflation. If inflation goes down, it simply means the price goes up slower.

[@CoreyStoner]

Deflation (relative to cost of other goods) does happen, but rarely. Usually on durable goods, not things we consume. (TVs, appliances, computers, quite a few other electronics - the more basic ones, not the top of line all the bells and whistle versions) TVs especially are far less expensive now (relative to inflation) than they used to be. Unfortunately corporations now will push the price of the things we consume as far as possible to test the limits. I'm pretty sure that now cost of living has passed the sustainable threshold, its just a question of how long it takes for the house of cards to fall.

[@sci-fi.tsunami]

Hasbro raised their prices & blamed the high price of oil. Oil prices went down but Hasbro raised their prices even more. I've been a Transformers fan since the very beginning in 1984 but I finally had to quit collecting them because of the insane prices.

[@henryjtien]

For real man, Five Guys has always been really expensive, now it's crazy expensive. I can't see some locations are going to stay open when no one goes.

[@PoeLemic]

We quit eating at Five Guys -- it is FIVE TIMES too expensive for what you get. For us, we started cooking at home, and it is much cheaper. My three secret words: "Google Copycat Recipes".

[@foobarmaximus3506]

They will be closing locations in droves soon. I see the same thing, and we have stopped going there. We used to go there 1 to 2 times per month. Now, zero.

[@mrboxheadd748]

EVEN SHAKE SHACK IS CHEAPER BACON CHEESE IS $9.30

[@rua893]

that fried chicken snap back was crazy ☠☠

[@iSchmidty13]

Fast food is not at all worth it anymore. Just get fresh made quality food from a proper restaurant for the same price

[@rogergeyer9851]

With lots of added salt, fat, etc. for flavor. And it's STILL very expensive. Just get healthy food from a regular grocery store, eat it at home, and it's a TON cheaper AND healthier. And prepared right, you can even taste the FOOD instead of lots of salt and pepper, etc.

[@montanaminck2226]

Again as it has been said before, STOP EATING OUT FOR ONE MONTH, ANYWHERE, AND WATCH THEM LOWER THEIR PRICES!!!!

[@loqutisborg5416]

Said something very similar.

[@cosmicsound2003]

Take for example 10k users, from that 10k you will have 10% users with common sense, now do the math, as long there is sheep you can cut their wool, saying in my country. Next thing you will see burgers are gonna rise 150% more in few years, and still you gonna have majority buying them.

[@troyfall6573]

They can't lower their prices under the biden hyperinflation economy. You can't force businesses to pay $20/hr and still sell burgers for $7. The employees are going to get replaced by Kiosks and robots and only then will prices decline.

[@Harry_Truman72]

Stop voting democrats as well. Make your distain noted at the voting booth. What do you think happens when all these people think that $15, $20, etc. is an acceptable wage for a fast food worker. People are so naive to think that the cost of all things rising is not going to the consumer. Remember what gas cost under a republican president?

[@cjhoward409]

They also pay more for their supplies and food that get delivered to them. It’s a vicious cycle. It all stems from the high price of diesel fuel which went sky high since Biden got in the WH 😡

[@thomasrobinson9433]

I don't understand bro, everything is high and pay is still the same. We are at a breaking point for food and for rent. Prices are unsustainable.

[@KK-eg3em]

Yup, I'm worried. This isn't sustainable at all.

[@flanagamer]

That’s why more & more people are forced to live in their cars or on the street.

[@lizzylizzy9526]

Yeah, same pay 3yrs ago and had a bit of money left over. Now still getting the same pay and it's bearly enough to make it through. No such thing as left over money or savings anymore.

[@mikem1917]

Only a minority of the politicians we vote for protect consumers, but we elect them anyway. We do it to ourselves

[@Mr.MustardCooks-zm8qx]

Pay isn't the same, they keep raising minimum wage higher and higher. First $20.00 and hour and California wants it to be $50.00 and hour! And people wonder why food prices are sky rocketing.

[@billphillips3419]

I love how the people complain but they're still buying the product anyway😂

[@jamesfountain6183]

Simple....stop eating there!

[@jjd3039]

McDonald’s wanting $3 for one hash brown… no thanks

[@Baibakov88]

It's crazy since you can get nearly identical hash browns for less than $3 for a dozen at the supermarket.

[@johnblaze6269]

They used to be 2 for 1$😭

[@kingpinsmith22]

​@@Baibakov88aldi got 24 pack for like 2$, air fry them joints and you riding with bootsy collins

[@ComradeTomatoTurtle]

Tru, large fry is like 4.54$, makes you get the meal and spend more.

[@user-nq2oi3mc4v]

It's all democratic party's fault, Joe Biden's administration

[@jonathanorta9269]

Have CEOs thought about cutting their salaries?

[@devilman3136]

That is a drop in the bucket

[@vincentvega5686]

bite your tongue!!

[@Think20244]

On the contrary, the increased minimum wage got us here , and that is why the politicians pushed for it and put it in everybody's head.... all planned

[@jonathanorta9269]

@vincentvega5686 im good for now, the Healthcare industry is easy to get a job and make a decent amount of money. The middle class is shrinking, so prices will keep rising cus businesses are losing middle class consumers. They try to make up difference by raising prices again

[@josedosantos6862]

That's foolish talk. That's never gonna happen. And why should they? They are already rich....these Government policies that the Democrats ushered in you think they are for the people but ultimately they will end up affecting the working and lower class while the rich just go find something else to do and keep getting richer.

[@agathahearth]

When i worked at five guys, it would always bother me how expensive the food was. Like i didnt even want customers to order cause i felt bad for them getting scammed.

[@kevcrid]

Stopped going a few years ago due to high prices and inconsistent service. They also started to skimp on the fries at my location.

[@deanvoss7098]

RIP fast food 😢

[@rollinia7770]

Time to eat bush meats 🍖 bat and rat 🐀 🤪.

[@anthonycampos8057]

that might be a good thing

[@Arz2003]

Good. That stuff is bad for us

[@BryceCzirr-jz7ju]

Unlikely. This is America.

[@richardwilliams5842]

When people stop going as much they'll drop the prices, 5 Guys prices are ridicules SMH

[@limeyprat]

You don't get it, they can't. Over the past 5 years cost of living has gone up, it eventually makes everything more expensive. Deal with it, we've been squeezing the little guy for decades. This should remind us that someone else, cooking our food, paying rent, paying employees, paying the bills should not be cheaper than us making our own food. After decades we no longer think it's "normal" we think it's a right. Do the math...

[@the.rico.network]

Five guys has forever been expensive but it’s so much worse now! It’s unaffordable

[@niall9727]

They have always been overpriced. I thought that in 2011, but everybody still act like it’s the greatest burger they’ve ever eaten

[@ChrisJ-ik9sq]

Their prices have always been high compared to their competition. Their business model no longer works with stagflation.

[@Alfred.E.Newman]

wrong they will simply go out of business because WAGES are not going down anytime soon

[@tberman2386]

If costs are up, why are companies making record profits?

[@johnporter5828]

I use dynamic paying. The higher the price, the less I eat....

[@86GT11]

Your comment needs 5 million likes!

[@4theculturegaming740]

Companies constantly blame the cost of wages, yet the inflation of products and the increase in wages are no where near identical. Paying your employees $18 a hour is not the issue.

[@mrDmastr19]

In N Out pays employees decently- and has the lowest prices. There’s ways to do it. But it seems most companies only have the interest of making executives extremely wealthy and paying the actual workers hardly anything.

[@KreemieNewgatt]

In-N-Out is privately owned, so there are no stockholders to satisfy. That's a big part of it.

[@theperennialmillennial3849]

@@KreemieNewgatt , then you concede that the business model that these fast food chains operate on is inherently problematic, correct?

[@leos3003]

You forgot about the much better beef and taste.

[@duranduran3454]

In n out sells millions in a day they can afford to have smaller profit margins. Not your local restaurant.

[@uik99]

In and out is overrated!! Five guys is much better 👍

[@Basillio11]

Its absurd to lump small businesses and large corporations together as if the challenges are the same. McDonalds could make a less money and still pull billion dollar quarterly profits while a small businesses doesnt have that option.

[@beepboop9464]

Yeah but most of us don't consider you guys the same either. I expect and am willing to pay more for a small business than McDonald's or large chains

[@CJinMono]

​@@alancooper4368 Franchise agreements stipulate what materials and equipment locations need to use. McDonald's Corporate absolutely has an impact on prices.

[@crescentcrab]

​@alancooper4368 Like the other person told you, the franchisee is essentially paying to use the McDs name. People have made a mistake in assuming McDs is in the food service industry when in actuality it's in realty.

[@CJinMono]

@@alancooper4368 random prices across different states doesn't detract from what I said. Also, that's expensive for a burger regardless.

[@B312XC]

Some good decent small restaurants that offer unique food at a reasonable price. Worth the cost. However, I've found that most restaurants are mediocre at best (both food and service). Plus, they guilt trip you into tipping (my sister works as a server at a roadhouse and some nights she makes over $500 in tips). Don't feel sorry for them

[@World_Tortise]

Yet companies report record profits. 😅😅😅

[@chang-kp9sp]

Isn't it simple? Take math . Higher labor cost means higher price.

[@AfterNothingsEnd]

wow. I walked out of 5 guys on Tuesday because they wanted $34.95 for two burgers, one fry and one drink. I said to the clerk, “sorry… but I’m not paying that much for a burger” and we left.

[@CeeTeeUSA]

That's great to hear. Fast food isn't healthy anyway. Hopefully they all close down..

[@user-cp9id1mj8b]

@@CeeTeeUSAIt didn't happen tho. He/she made it up

[@rogerjohnson2490]

Didn't you see the prices on the menu before you ordered??? They take your order at the cash register and send your order out to the cooks.

[@pilotcritic]

@@rogerjohnson2490The same people who didn't want to learn math and made fun of teachers who used to say "you won't always have a calculator" are also too lazy to get out their phone and use a calculator.

[@cubsblue1971]

@@pilotcritic Afterothingsend failed Grammar as well.

[@lg206]

I don’t get it. Legally, restaurants have to show their prices. So how do you look at a price for a meal, pay it, and then complain that the price is too high? If your card was stolen, then you can simply dispute the charges.

[@rayminishi689]

Because being hungry blinds people, They start noticing what they've paid for only after they've finished eating

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

Because they're doing it for their stupid Tik Tok video

[@SarahRamsingh]

They complain for the fun of it.

[@DB-ob3gb]

The quality & quantity of the food wasn’t worth the price of the meal. A new customer wouldn’t be able to come to that conclusion until they’ve actually eaten it.

[@shahrammaleki4532]

Real easy, never go there again and let them shut down.

[@kaio2212able]

This is getting ridiculous and don't tell me in the next 5-10 years it won't go up anymore! People are struggling all over the USA with this inflation 😡

[@commonsense2469]

Good burgers but they were ridiculously expensive BEFORE inflation!

[@cosmicwoman]

gougers. labor isnt up much and packaging isnt pricey. its bs

[@foobarmaximus3506]

Yes, but way less than now. They too advantage of the Covid BIG TIME

[@FabulousRobbyRay-bc2tz]

very below average burgers...

[@coryjohnson2486]

@@FabulousRobbyRay-bc2tzfor fast food, they’re GOOD burgers. Not top tier or anything like that, but they’re pretty good.

[@freetheworld12]

@@coryjohnson2486 not really , they are just OK , try eating one without salt or ketchup

[@RandyHS.]

5 guys having to split profits 5 ways, is the root of the problem.

[@wolfgangbloodymeatsack1687]

Underrated comment 😂

[@JimmeShelter]

You left out the Big Guy.

[@carlos64030]

🤣🤣🤣

[@vsanchez7158]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-zf3xb3qx8w]

funny guy; bit I have seen successful small businesses fail to grow. or just fail, as their were too many partners: three men, and then their three wives. that's six to split. in the long term, the bus. can't grow, cant' take advantage of opportunities, and gets passed by other guys.

[@lleon-cv4ex]

I'm in Los Angeles. I go to a certain Subway location by USC. Six inch sandwich (I usually go tuna or turkey), a cup of broccoli cheese soup and a fountain drink I pay usually less than $13. I hope it stays like this and they keep going with volume of business vs. individual meal prices because it's a 24 hour location that tends to be busy.

[@Ivan-cr3vc]

In Portland I recently walked out of a Wendy's when I was quoted over 17 dollars for 2 plain single patty cheese burgers and 2 small fries. And here we don't have a sales tax.

[@rogergeyer9851]

Until Covid, I got cheeseburgers at McDonald's from the value meal for $1, and from Wendy's for like $1.29 or $1.39. I quit eating that stuff for my health. I'd NEVER go back, even if it magically became healthy, for the prices.

[@soufwesthoustontx]

Sit down meals are cheaper than fastfood. I don't really buy fast food, I just go to a higher end food establishment and get my order to go.

[@crescentcrab]

This is even true with California prices, believe it or not. I literally at a diner style burger for breakfast yesterday. Cost me about $8 for a burger with all the trimmings meanwhile McDs charges me $5 for two HnS McChickens/McDouble/4 pc

[@cherrellworld7243]

So True indeed.

[@MandyAliens]

@@crescentcrab McDonald meals without coupons aren’t less then 9 bucks

[@JimmeShelter]

You get out of your car? McD has an app for that.

[@92spice18]

Yes and at least if you sit down you get service from the staff. I’m done with burger chains and Chipotle raggedy self too. I go to Willy’s or Qdoba now. At least with Willy’s chips are included and Guacamole and Queso are included with Qdoba.

[@AndrewSnarls]

$22 for a basic hamburger combo at 5 Guys? NO, I'd rather go to the supermarket, buy the hamburger and ingredients myself, and make them myself at home where I can have leftovers for several other meals at that price. All they're doing is killing their own restaurant chain.

[@darianbirckett1933]

Guess what I did the same thing, instead of going to Taco Bell which is also outrageous I went to the market grabbed a lb of ground beef and a taco kit and had 10 giant tacos, salsa and grated cheese and for that amount I got and cost it would have been 3 times as much at the restaurant.

[@eyechi9365]

Consider this; that's the point.

[@joshchan2642]

Still cheaper than getting that in Hong Kong,our Five Guys Bacon. Cheeseburger,soda and little fry without taxes is around $27USD,yikes!

[@warlordop713]

It won’t ever taste the same. Five Guys is goated in its own class. Making your own is nice but having a five guys burger every now and then ain’t bad at all. 😂

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

​@@joshchan2642I mean I hear Hong Kong is expensive

[@Binnonexe]

corporations have had record profits for the last three years, and the prices have doubled it’s greed nothing else

[@leng6891]

I haven't eaten at five guys since before covid, it was costly before prices have gotten nuts.

[@joebhlee]

Many businesses in the USA are using the "inflation" tag as a way to gouge and take advantage of their customers.

[@TheAirlock]

The median estimated compensation for executives at Five Guys Burgers & Fries including base salary and bonus is $245,176, or $117 per hour. At Five Guys Burgers & Fries, the most compensated executive makes $450,000, annually, and the lowest compensated makes $53,000. Last updated months ago. Estimated salaries.

[@chris135x]

There IS NO gouging!!!! Stop listening to the mainstream news sources! THIS IS INFLATION!!!

[@rennmaxbeta]

And in other countries

[@chris135x]

There is NO price gouging. There's ONLY inflation.

[@markcab2055]

Oh yeah, well come April 4th in California min. wage goes up to 20 buck an hour, that is not sustainable, your going to see alot of these place gouge themselves out of business is what is going happen.

[@kis4beauty]

You know how to stop the rise in costs: STOP EATING OUT!!! If the demand drops so will the costs. It's simple economics.

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

But we ALL need to be on board with this for it to work. I’m onboard!

[@Radv13]

This isn’t supply and demand 🙄 This is call GREED, it’s very simple. Just look it up and stop blaming consumers.

[@Js-gs4ti]

@@Radv13you’re correct, but if we don’t buy they’ll have to lower prices. I don’t eat out much due to prices.

[@nanoflower1]

Normally I would agree with you but so many CEOs compensation packages are mostly based on the stock price. So their incentive is to drive that stock price up which won't happen if they lower the prices of their food. Yes, it may hurt the company in the long term but most CEOs won't be at the same company five years later so it doesn't matter.

[@Network126]

I'm homeless and don't have a kitchen or refrigeration...

[@LannieLord]

I always thought $2.89 was OUTRAGEOUS for a soda. I keep cans in the trunk of my car and bring them inside. This only works in colder months unless you keep them in the fridge before you know you're going out.

[@dmitrykim3096]

When the first mcdonalds opened in the Soviet Union - it was like really expensive restaurant there, one meal costed like 10 percent of an ordinary engineer monthly salary.

[@pop3690]

Back in my day, we called this taking advantage of people. Today we call it "inflation"

[@diggingmystyle]

There are millions of other restaurants you can go and patronize.

[@PatRiarchy-qw6cp]

It's called Bidenomics

[@sparda9060]

The word is exploitation of consumers, aka "modern day inflation" lol

[@cpK054L]

​@@PatRiarchy-qw6cpit's called jewflation

[@jamess1021]

Back in your day min wage was $2.50/h now its $20

[@4seeableTV]

What gets me is people who SEE the high prices and yet STILL buy the burgers. Then they show the receipt and complain. Why not just move on to somewhere else, or hit the supermarket and buy your own ground beef and buns? For $13, I can make 3 burgers that will be better than 5 Guys.

[@freetheworld12]

I would never eat fast food garbage at these new prices

[@dustinpomeroy8817]

Sorry dude,you ain't making a better burger,cheaper probably,better?not a chance

[@Bigmakpaddywack]

@@dustinpomeroy8817 How would you know?? Have you tried one? Pretty stupid comment when there is no way for you to know that.

[@dustinpomeroy8817]

@Bigmakpaddywack okay,I probably should have said highly unlikely is that better.Most restaurants can't make a good burger,definitely most people cant.Ive had burgers from Hawaii to Pennsylvania to Florida ,I was raised on beef .I've aten alot of burgers in my day and with the exception of a handful of others,usually a hole in the wall bar,there are few that even come close to theirs.Unless this guy has a seasoned pool table size grille it ain't happening, and it's a bold claim,but as long as he enjoys them that's all that matters.

[@diggingmystyle]

It's the same people that keep voting for the same crooks

[@MichaelNLuz]

These are the same people that have no problem spending $8 on a small coffee at Starbucks

[@86GT11]

Starbucks has coffee?

[@SingleFosterDad]

it hurts when I lean against the tree. the doctor says stop leaning against the tree. stop eating fast food bottom line it's bad for you anyway.

[@tacotequill32]

Suddenly that scene in Demolition Man where going to "Taco Bell" was luxury is starting to become a reality now😂

[@Jenjenn1111]

I went to Five Guys once and never went back. It was like $15 for a burger, fries, and drink…and that was about 6 years ago.

[@728huey]

I think they are way overpriced but I stopped going there because I thought their burgers were way too greasy. I hated having to wipe my bands and face every time I took a bite of their burgers. I don't expect all burger joints to serve dry flavorless patties, but they shouldn't be oozing grease either.

[@jtalonrider4769]

Agree just trash

[@BenWharfe-vr1pn]

Same here, walked in and walked straight back out again …RIP OFF

[@fudgemonkeyz69]

In San Diego, a fish taco chain called Rubio’s was also the “expensive place,” but now everything else caught up to it, except In-N-Out, which is still cheaper. 🤷‍♂️

[@craigzilla100]

I make over $100k a year and I can't afford to take my family of 4 there for lunch.. it's what going to Texas Roadhouse used to cost like 6 years ago..

[@user-ly6pl3bk7j]

Just go make your own. That Five Guys meal costs about $3. Substitute water with lemon for the soda. These companies are just greedy.

[@doubius1ify]

I've never had it for that reason .I walked into Five Guys once and walked right back out after seeing the prices. 20 bucks a little Burger little fry and a drink. And that was like almost more than 5 years ago

[@steverogers7601]

This is the reasonable and sensible thing to do.

[@briopalumpus8676]

Money wise person.

[@nosleep2156]

Bruh five guys always been 20 bucks for a meal 😂

[@michaelg6686]

All those fast food Joints were always expensive. I'm surprised they're still in business.that goes to McDonalds and the rest of them.

[@rogergeyer9851]

McDonalds used to be reasonable IF you got the right stuff from the value menu, at least right up to the pandemic. Same thing for Wendy's. But in recent years, prices at ALL such places just tended to get WAY out of control.

[@cosmicsugarbunny1832]

Meanwhile fast food prices here in Hawaii have always been expensive so this doesn’t surprise me

[@TSD4027]

About 20 years ago my friend raved about Five Guys and made me come with him for a meal. I remember thinking the costs were high then and the quality wasn't that great. Never went back. I can't imagine spending $12.50 for a fast food burger. That is insane.

[@kristianarmstrong4376]

It’s crazy how they say labor is goin up but they don’t pay their workers anymore

[@michaele8896]

Executive bonus is part of labor cost

[@ProudBostonian]

Well actually most of the places ARE paying more than they were before the PLANDEMIC. They had to because of all the free money that the COMMUNIST REGIME in the White House was giving to people to keep them home. Then you factor in places like Commiefornia who recently raised their minimum wage yet again. Idk why people are shocked by this. It’s simple economics….whenever it’s going to cost a company more to do anything they just pass that cost on to the consumer. Try dealing with all that while living in a state like NC where the MINIMUM WAGE HASN’T CHANGED IN OVER 15 years….its still $7.25/HR

[@NuggsDD]

they definitely do... $18/hr starting at mcdonalds

[@SarahRamsingh]

@@NuggsDD McDonalds only pays that at international locations lol.

[@SarahRamsingh]

Five Guys was always overpriced.

[@shoelessb4515]

And the employees still can't afford to eat there.

[@tuxedotrunks6081]

Up up, everything goes up except for 1 thing, wages… don’t let these companies fool you, they are showing double digit profit year over year, they are just being greedy, greedflation at its finest

[@whereisjustice5112]

CEO got BIG PAY CHECK.

[@Praetor_Fenix420]

They should pay the CEO with their greasy burgers.

[@jiztel]

And this is the only reason why stuff like this happens. The CEO wants to keep those big checks , sad

[@angeluceta5688]

Bidenomics 😂

[@angeluceta5688]

​@@jiztelit's not buddy

[@ScaryTerryCards]

They should pay the CEO with a Little Fries!@@Praetor_Fenix420

[@Eatshhhushi]

These companies are raking in billions in profits. It’s not inflation but greed.

[@SeudXe]

Capitalism at its finest

[@patrickbertlein1675]

Fine, but also admit a successful black business is capitalism at its finest. I really doubt you have the first clue what capitalism is.@@SeudXe

[@rogergeyer9851]

@@patrickbertlein1675: So randomly get racist when race has NOTHING to do with it. Sure, that's credible. /s

[@It_Puts_The_Lotion_On_Its_Skin]

I’ve found that local pizzerias often have really good burgers at reasonable prices.

[@rogergeyer9851]

And since pizza is still very competitive, often pizza at not terrible prices, if you shop.

[@muschip]

Stopped going when the burgers were priced past $8. I remember being able to spend around $10-$12 for whole meal when they were first around. Can't justify it at all past that. Past few years I do not allow myself to EVER pay regular price at any fast food place. Only using offers/coupons/discounts paper or digital, when buying fast food and that's been compensating for the ridiculous inflation.

[@willspann9894]

You're not obligated to eat at 5 Guys or any other fast food spot 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@B1astFriend]

you make them better at home for cheap. plus you can drink beer. lol

[@uaman11]

ppl are so fkn entitled thats why they think they deserve it for doing nothing

[@stevenhenry5267]

Missing the point

[@I.want_2piss_on.U]

@@uaman11not you defending a multimillion dollar company 🤡

[@esotericsurveillance]

@@stevenhenry5267completely went over there head

[@soufwesthoustontx]

Labor costs...a lot of people barely get raises.

[@MandyAliens]

It’s not labor costs since there pay is not going up but ok

[@seanthe100]

Not to mention when I go to these establishments there's barely any staff went to a burger king during the lunch rush literally only two people working

[@lonniecfireillbemayorsomeday]

Five guys actually paid a decent rate for remember it

[@TheAirlock]

The median estimated compensation for executives at Five Guys Burgers & Fries including base salary and bonus is $245,176, or $117 per hour. At Five Guys Burgers & Fries, the most compensated executive makes $450,000, annually, and the lowest compensated makes $53,000. Last updated months ago. Estimated salaries.

[@CoreyStoner]

Not to mention, worker pay has not kept pace with the prices of goods and services. So now the workers likely can't afford to eat there, much less pay rent etc.

[@CAOHnutrition]

Higher wages can increase prices - OMG, what a new idea in economics!

[@lucian5304]

Once a week i call the fast food restaurant of my choice and complain that my burger was under cooked i have simple system of copying a reciept with date and time of order..and ive only had one manager question me..but once i ask for her name and the corporate contact info along with the contact of the health inspectors they usually give me a free order of my choice

[@papiK0NG]

They say STOP eating. Yet prices for groceries are insanely high as well. SMH this country is going to crap.

[@CeeTeeUSA]

The price of groceries even in NYC is a fraction of the cost of fast food. For the price of a burger and fries I can eat any type of sea food or beef like Filet Mignon or Rib Eye with a salad, side, desert and coffee for less. I made an entire rack of ribs for less than 1 Quarter Pounder..

[@Rspsand07]

Maybe, but you can make a burger at home in the cents rather than 12$. Why is a burger at five guys 12? Because you paid for it, obviously.

[@brianmeegan6384]

A bag of potatoes is much, much cheaper than one order of fries, and one can make multiple sets of homemade French fries !

[@brianmeegan6384]

The country is going to crap because you do not like the price of fast food, something not available 100 years ago in the good old days ?🤣🤣

[@freetheworld12]

its already there

[@jpnphom5470]

Yeah…you paid $6 for a coffee but you have no complaint 😂

[@primetimemiles15]

😂😂😂

[@TheLegitAlpha]

Okay, but look at the expenses used to harvest, transport, import, and process. There was a lot of refinement that adds value to the product. It’s economics. Someone got the bright idea of selling coffee in Seattle for a lot more than what it was worth many years ago, and the rest is history.

[@shaw12222]

You’re blaming people because both hamburgers and coffee are too expensive?

[@BlazeOfGlory742]

True that! They both can kick rocks

[@RegimentJoker]

$6 would be a deal

[@kylestokes4501]

Funny people fussing over $13 burger, and Starbucks up-charges a $0.20 cup of Coffee 1500%, and keeps a straight face when they ring you up😂

[@Zero8880]

People vote to raise the minimum wage and think the corporations are actually going to pay it instead of passing it on to the customers? Think before you vote.

[@jamess1021]

Liberals dont think, they do what they are told.

[@DannyDovahkiin]

The problem was they wanted extreme profit margins before so now that they genuinely have to raise the prices to keep up with cost it starts to look absurd

[@robertlavorna2968]

JUST AN0THER SAD ASPECT 0F BIDENS AMERICA

[@marcos223ful]

They still have extreme profit margins. They just want to pay workers the bare minimum while corporate gets top dollar to continue paying for their vacation homes.

[@geraldseely2203]

I stopped eating there at least a year ago. Asking for a tip when they don’t even clean tables

[@texaswunderkind]

Everybody asks for tips now. I try to tip when someone has actually performed an extra service for me, but has gotten way out of hand.

[@MagikFingers420]

I never go there the prices have been insane a while back.

[@VV-Z0]

Boycott all consumerism and this will go away. Don’t give them one dollar Only give money to local farmers and local restaurants. Major companies are getting greedy

[@johnnybananas4622]

I"m a local farmer and I approve of this comment!! :D

[@AlexStudio0610]

They Hall getting gready

[@obsidianjane4413]

Econ 101 fail.

[@HookemFishing]

Logically, this sounds good. But then, what will the out of work staff do? So while i agree... i prefer that the staff continues to work.

[@curlyandstrong6798]

People need to understand we the people allow these prices. The solution is to stop purchasing these high food prices and let these greedy corporations know who is the real boss.

[@neutralcommenter7800]

If you had actually watched the video you would have heard that most of the fast food restaurants are franchises with mom and pop owners. So by not eating at them you are hurting small business owners and their minimum wage employees. Let me guess, you're a liberal.

[@curlyandstrong6798]

🙌

[@curlyandstrong6798]

@@PhilUrwife I agree. McDonald's is starting to feel pressure. People are not buying from them like before, and McDonald's has no choice now but to find a solution. Consumers have the power to make a difference.

[@MrVariant]

People are too addicted and morgan spurlock lied about his exaggerated symptoms in supersize me as they came from his alcoholism.

[@user-sb1vz9pv5y]

What makes you think they don't understand. Some of them may be busy and need a quick meal. I doubt if all of them are eating fast food every day. Besides that, have you been to a grocery store? It isn't much cheaper. Package shrinkage. Almost 5 bucks for tv dinner.

[@warlordop713]

Five Guys was always expensive. People just realizing that now? If you go to five guys in New York anywhere it’s never normal people. Always lawyers doctors stock traders etc eating there. That’s where I always do meets with business people.

[@davidjanzen1665]

These people are probably the people that want minimum wage higher.

[@mikeshay6614]

I'm surprised people pay those prices for fast food.

[@KaylaMarieArmstrong]

I’m not. Fast food is addictive. Restaurants know this. People will pay for the crap regardless of how much it costs

[@hectorleon465]

Usually the wealthy people dont mind paying it...

[@varnliche]

I'm surprised there are people who will vote for FJB

[@em0_tion]

@@varnliche Yes, cause when Orange-man comes to power, the prices of burgers will drop immediately! 🤦‍♂🤣😂

[@mikeshay6614]

Ha! Not me. ​@@KaylaMarieArmstrong

[@juniorbeckham2928]

$5.19 for a little fry is absolute total insanity SMFH

[@ec5423]

i know !!!..is the large cost as much as the burger ?

[@foobarmaximus3506]

Nope. It's worth it. You've never eaten there, have you?

[@BadBoyBehr]

A little fry is actually a big bag of fries. Clearly you haven’t eaten there.😒

[@rileyjoseph3488]

That “little fry” is like 2 pounds of fry’s

[@tarico4436]

A "small" fry at 5 Guys has more fries than a large at most other places. Their jalapenos are fresh, not canned; I get two small containers of freshly sliced jalapenos on the side every time. Burgers have fresh or grilled onions. So many choices. Peanuts while you wait.

[@jay-vd6rt]

50$ for 2 people to get lunch is ridiculous! Stop eating there period! let the establishment close down already .

[@hokeywolf3416]

Get used to it. People are paying so the prices are supported.

[@xavier_lucas]

Someone said that it's time to be concerned when you start to see individuals shoplifting groceries rather than big-screen televisions, and i agree. Truth is, inflation will never reach 2% ever again, maybe in the next life, but not this one. Anyone purchasing groceries and gasoline is aware that real inflation is much over 10%; they simply lie about it like cheap blankets. In reality, interest rates would be in the 20s because of how high inflation is. But then despite the severe bear market, I am aware of certain investors that continue to earn over $365,000. Wish I could accomplish that.

[@Rachelkkk66]

I totally agree, it's been three years and counting, and I've made over 1.7 million by simply following a coach's advice. I was on the sidelines for a while watching, trying to determine the best time to get in, before I came across a coach, recommended by my wife. I was reluctant at first but I went ahead and contacted the coach. As a small reward for my consistency, I went on a trip to the Bahamas in the late summer. haha

[@Paullookman]

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[@Rachelkkk66]

Monica Mary Strigle that's my advisor I use

[@Rachelkkk66]

, I got to know her through my wife. It's my wife that has her contact, but you could further investigate her credentials and contact her yourself. She's well-grounded and known, shouldn't be a hassle finding her page, just look up her name.

[@Paullookman]

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