You Can't Sue This Company | Eater's Digest #3

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[@sparklelikeaghost]

That $50 vomit fee is definitely reasonable.

[@TheSilentFool]

Honestly it's a steal! I might vomit just to take advantage of the value. I'm losing money by not vommiting!

[@ZeroPlayerGame]

I mean, it depends. If you hurl in a toilet, does that hurt anyone much? What if I have a migraine onset and hurl for unrelated reasons entirely?

[@sparklelikeaghost]

@@ZeroPlayerGame what the hell are you talking about? Did you watch the video?

[@ZeroPlayerGame]

@@sparklelikeaghost I did, thank you sir! Maybe they only charged vomit fees to clients who ordered endless margaritas, but most likely not. Even so, that's tricking people out of their money.

[@sparklelikeaghost]

@@ZeroPlayerGame I don't think you understand what you're talking about. It's a cleaning fee.

[@keremkelleboz6959]

Surge pricing is insane in Turkey. Not only are drinks more expensive fridays and saturdays, the prices vary depending on the time of day

[@MattHydroxide]

we have that too we just call it happy hour

[@marcberm]

1:15 this map is Five Guys locations. Whataburger is so, so, so many fewer and almost exclusively in TX and the deep south. I'd love it if there were a Whataburger anywhere near where I live (Rhode Island).

[@phlovejoy]

You sent this ex-Texan into a frenzy with that map suggesting there's Whataburger in Utah. The hope was false. It's a map of Five Guys.

[@noobkin997]

I was so confused when I saw where I grew up on that map and was like….what a burger was there the whole time?!

[@thejohnbeck]

Great fries with spicy ketchup!

[@walkers9050]

Yeah, there are definitely no Whataburger's in NH

[@jac1011]

I noticed that on grocery apps there's a section for sales that last for basically no time at all, meaning that prices change on like, an hourly basis.

[@nahum3557]

The implementation of service charge (what it should always be referred to as) is usually a good thing. It means there's more of a consistency in "tips" going to all the staff. But there's always the issue whether all the service charge is shared equally and if the employer is using it to bolster their lower wages. It's been in almost every restaurant in the UK for quite some time.

[@vianniello93]

Chef's kiss and 86 is great and I'll get Shaq merch with that on it

[@10tothe10088]

I wonder if you can use a hacksaw to cut open the container of supplement, take some, suffer harm, and then sue them because you never broke the seal. This is one way, at least, where binding arbitration clauses are less effective than when you're a SaaS customer, where you have zero chance of ever using the product without accepting the EULA

[@ElijsDima]

Only if you could reasonably prove that you opened the container through the side/back.

[@twinfoldedbutterflies]

it mentions that opening it forces the same arbitration on you as well

[@Flashv28]

great video, thanks shaq!

[@jakebrown1066]

Great edit. This series has massive potential!

[@Jason-fp7vi]

The edit was a lot better this time around. Vital proteins doesn't seem to be sold in my country unless you paid mega shipping, although it was still the most interesting segment for me. That is super shady business practices. And removing the scoop but then describing the dose as "2 scoops" is hilariously stupid. Thanks for showing us Shaq

[@santos98]

I've been really enjoying these videos, and I hope you keep them up, I just have one question. Is your inspiration for Atrioc's marketing Mondays?

[@nighttrain1319]

Great stuff as always!

[@Noobzilla_]

This worm candle smells like dirt. Good job!

[@rileywolfe2387]

I wish this series would come back

[@Natnizer]

I would love to see you dig into the laws about warning labels on consumer items! Target just came out with a new Figmint line and it’s beautiful but every single product says “contains [list of toxic chemicals and heavy metals].” I don’t know if they’re being overly cautious and every company has items with those things, or if they’re actually more dangerous than other products.

[@sumlem]

Hank Green has a Short about California labels. Bottom line: iy was helpful until conpanies over used it

[@drasco61084]

All the legal stuff is exhausting. Like now every damn website you have to make a decision about the cookies and I'm just tired and trying to see what I can substitute in a recipe.....

[@ohwowoh7281]

Since we are talking about arbitration, Judge Judy isn't actually a judge. She's an arbitrator.

[@lilla4521]

Ohh I didn't understand what "fire" and "86" meant at all. They're both bad things..right? So I get it now..

[@ssbmbardon]

not sure how much you care but i paused for a second before clicking this video because i thought i could be missing important context from parts 1 and 2 of eaters digest. maybe calling them episodes would erase that minor confusion

[@netshaq2]

excellent suggestion, thank you :)

[@galuf4576]

good edit, much better. thank you. I know someone who's been drinking that collagen protein daily for years lol yikes.

[@hummingmostbird]

On the point of needing to look at pricing at the airport, sometimes it's just not printed. A few years ago my flight was delayed so I decided to get a drink, no price printed. I figured it would be like $10. It was $15 plus a mystery surcharge that I never did get a straight answer on.

[@tehdopefish]

You didn't ask when ordering?

[@drasco61084]

I'm honestly tired of regular ass stuff that used to be cheap being suddenly treated like a delicacy and all the upcharges lol tacos, simple drinks ....

[@MK_ULTRA420]

"Yes hello Discover there's this charge on my card that I don't recognize."

[@theangel666100]

$7 for a california rolll ? Seven american dollars ? For one sushi roll ? What ?

[@EDoyl]

the McRib outside California probably had red 3 and bromine in it anyway, you don't want it.

[@werewook]

Most chocolate (and practically all dark chocolate, cacao powder, etc) is contaminated with significant amounts of cadmium and lead

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Most chilis contain significant amounts of capsaicin.

[@sierrawilson4438]

I am unreasonably upset that the photo used when talking about the California legislature is not the actual Capitol building here in sac. Where is that?? Am I going crazy?? I live across the street and keep looking out the window to make sure I’m not crazy. This is my roman empire. Fr though editing is better lol.

[@ZeroPlayerGame]

shout out to "vitamin = vital amine" joke in the chat, very glad to know enough chemistry history to appreciate it

[@nosugrefalsi]

I got fried chicken and a milkshake at an okay diner and it ended up being $40 before tip

[@chandlermiller3944]

Do your research is such a cop out for companies to hide bad practices. We shouldnt put the onus on consumers to catch bad actors. Inovation in todays age is moving so quivkly that by the time you are done researching a trend it could be outdated and you either missed out or dodged a bullet. We are basically gambling on everything we engage with because businesses refuse to properly be transparent.

[@lupin24js]

and it doesn't help that with search engine results getting more screwed up over the years in more ways than one as well as making it easier for wrong information to be put out on various, that companies are making it harder for folks to even "do the research" in the first place. the time sink of doing that for everything with like you said the landscape changing every so often makes it super aggravating. These companies have to be held accountable

[@ElijsDima]

So yeah, sh*t's getting expensive AF

[@JHoneybun]

What’s the map during the Whataburger section?

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

Whataburger locations

[@Q-.-Q]

​@@MechanicalUncleJoeBrandonAgree that it isn't. It shows my country in CA where there are definitely no Whataburger locations

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

Then I guess its...just a map?🤷🏿‍♀️

[@netshaq2]

i buried one honey butter chicken biscuit for viewers to find in each highlighted location

[@terrenceistheman]

Found mine in Wisconsin so y'all can stop looking

[@daneeyul759]

i hate surge pricing but there's an error where you say 25% when the article says 25 cents. Big difference!

[@mystica-subs]

Can you give a link to the time index that actually talks about your thumbnail image? Otherwise it's just clickbait and I can't even find it inside your video. I want to know about the jar of protein and collagen

[@netshaq2]

That’s not what clickbait is. The story is right there in the video, and it’s the longest portion

[@mystica-subs]

@@netshaq2If you mean the chapter "what is arbitration", I think a better title would have been something like Protein Arbitration, so it would have been obvious after the first story was not what was in the thumbnail. I watched 3 minutes and didn't see anything that said protein powder so I decided to stop watching.

[@netshaq2]

Skill issue

[@whencani]

The onus is on you the listener to deicde whether this podcast has any info of value. As it happens the blue jar ("unflavored") of vital proteins does not have a lead warning, but some flavored ones do. Click bait status confirmed.

[@fakedeath13]

Cost of living in New York is mainly affected by rent and housing prices, most commodities like food and stuff aren't too much higher prices unless you're going to an upscale restaurant. I'd argue there's almost no easier place to find a good meal for under $10 than NYC, but if you want to spend $1000 on a meal you can also do that.

[@squib308]

Love the videos, but hate the background music.

[@FlamedFacedManiac]

Bro . Fucked up to say the McRib is back like that. I lept out of my seat

[@Brent-jj6qi]

Considering that the McRib is an indicator species of a healthy economy (or at least one where the price of pork is lower then usual), we ain’t seeing the McRib for a while

[@iansmall6918]

Their are many banned substances in the US that aren’t banned in the UK and other countries. Us having red 40 or any other “carcinogens” in our foods and them not doesn’t mean shit when they have objectively worse dyes in their foods.

[@alex_shaner]

whatburger map is incorrect, just fyi :(

[@thejohnbeck]

For yelp, look up billion dollar bully

[@SS-wi4tm]

Freakonomics showed minimum wage without tips was better for businesses even small ones.

[@caseyjones5145]

Most food places (in america) shouldnt exist. Artificially keeping food costs low for the consumer is why we cant pay our workers more money. Eating out should not be this normal all the time.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Come on man, unskilled single mothers need jobs too!

[@caseyjones5145]

@@MK_ULTRA420 lol right! were are all the poors gonna go if we dont keep them chained here at wac arnolds! its for their own good afterall

[@caseyjones5145]

@@MK_ULTRA420 Also I love your name

[@Ham4Ever1]

I really enjoy this little series, and I think the edits are getting better, but I'd love it if we only saw the static Shaq cam, the chat, and the window Shaq has open, and it never changed to photos of what Shaq was referencing in the moment.

[@amychang7664]

Hi !!

[@mirisoji8406]

Dont give your money to companies that do this

[@nav400]

sup sup sup sup sup

[@homelessrobot]

lol @ "imagine a a world where day old bread is cheaper". Quite a substantial protion of it goes to food banks and homeless shelters. Just go visit a homeless shelter and get you some free bread/

[@joel5956]

Does built up lead in the body count as lean mass? I mean, it's definitely not fat cells.

[@GatorAidMedical]

One thing I hate about Americans specifically is this idea that you need to be pathologically nice to restaurant workers no matter how bad the food is, how bad the service is, etc. It's a way of saying, "Hey, I'm cool. I get it." but.. bartenders and nyc serves can pull hundreds of dollars per shift. They even brag about how much they used to make in the food industry when they switch to other jobs lol I personally tend to eat out only when socializing now, it used to be a crutch for me.. get home at 6pm, hit up cava or chipotle or a lower end sit down place to avoid doing dishes. But with the prices and poor service these days it's honestly less trouble to eat at home

[@tyji9162]

In your example, the bartenders and NYC servers are the exception that prove the rule. Most service workers are not bartenders or live in NYC. The workers at the two places you list are almost definitely underpaid, overworked, and understaffed. It absolutely is your obligation to say to them "Hey, I'm cool. I get it," and not make their shitty jobs even shittier.

[@netshaq2]

very strange to be mad about an expectation to be nice to someone

[@GatorAidMedical]

@@netshaq2 where i am from you simply provide money in exchange for services. there's no cheeky "hehe i stacked my plates for you, I get it" performative exchange

[@GatorAidMedical]

@@netshaq2 pathologically nice, not simply just courteous.

[@RobertAKAMrBag]

​@@GatorAidMedicalYou’re being weird. Chill.