People are actually in this thread discussing how feasible this is as if it were a real plan down to calculating specific costs and supporting them with URLs.

Never change, Lemmy.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Many of us do have this fantasy.

I'm sick of seeing $6 for a bag of fries and $12 for a basic ass sandwich.

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I mean, it's a bummer when the bougie burger places do this, but when the taco trucks and teriyaki shops near me started costing more than $2 a taco or $10 for a plate of yakisoba, I knew shit was getting hard out there.

[–] TheBloodFarts@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Here in Canada we've got trucks selling 3 tacos for like $18. People here are out of their minds

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

My god. I mean, it's probably a fair price to pay for no mass shootings and universal health care, but still wild.

[–] UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

$10 yakisoba????

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I live in a small town in Oregon. A few years ago, it was $7. Now it's $10.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Makes me wonder what people are paying for bread, Kraft cheese (or a knockoff of the same) and butter/margarine.

Seriously, a single grilled cheese shouldn't be more than $1, it should be much less... At least in materials.... The cost of grilling it and cleaning up and whatnot should still be really cheap. Even if you wrap the sandwiches in wax/parchment paper or whatever and serve it, you should still be able to make a profit per sandwich. Whether you would be better off doing this rather than getting a job at McDonald's or whatever... That will depend on how popular the food truck is....

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

There used to be a vending machine in a hosiptal near me that would heat up a premade grilled cheese sandwich for £2. Being a vending machine in a hospital, they had to be making at least enough to cover the costs plus wastage. I'd say that somewhere with high footfall, especially on a cold day, you could make at least some profit from this.

[–] JustMy2c@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A few years back in HollandN(UTRECHT) one shop actually ONLY sold sandwiches (not grilled) for a buck or so. They had LINES. Then shit got renod

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

None of this sentence makes any sense at all man

[–] JustMy2c@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Just saying the concept works, ppl DO want a simply Sammy for a buck and the ingredients are less as 30% of sales price even with some real decent toppings. But renovation (and extreme rent) only allows multi nationals to compete at busy places like city central stations etc.

[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Gaslamp district in San Diego had a cafeteria like this years ago, guessing it's no longer a thing, but simple cheap menu would have steady customers, maybe profitable, it's the business development people who would oppose.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There was one in metro vancouver area, it was a store front. but it was just cheap grilled cheese nothing else. like costco hot dog pricing

[–] Cthulhus_Cuck@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It still there? I'm in downtown but go through metro enough it'd be worth knowing about

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

I no longer see it so maybe COVID lock down killed business