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like I went to taco bell and they didn't even have napkins out. they had the other stuff just no napkins, I assume because some fucking ghoul noticed people liked taking them for their cars so now we just don't get napkins! so they can save $100 per quarter rather than provide the barest minimum quality of life features.

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[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Fiduciary responsibility, number has to get bigger

[–] Zibitee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

If you've never operated or owned a restaurant before, it's because the top 3 expenses in a restaurant are: food, labor, and paper. Controlling paper usage helps control costs significantly. That's why.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

It’s all disgusting out there.

My wife and I kicked all fast food 2010.

We use a crock pot for beans. Buy tortillas etc. We can beat Taco Bell burritos with zero worry about disease.

We transmuted our disgust for corporate hegemony into carefully crafted campaign designed to rise above it as much as possible.

And we’re not saints. Still using abuser Amazon because fuck. But we try and I ride right in by fast food faces feeling so good not to give them an effing dime.

[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Stop your consumerism, vote with your wallet

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you sure they didn't just conscript the napkins for TP? It is Taco Bell after all...

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[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Its hard to believe a fucking nobody bank like SVB collapsing could do this.

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Taco Bell will just put out a "napkin tipping" jar and blame lack of tips for not providing napkins.

It's a pretty complicated economics question why inflation is happening. They're working on it by adjusting interest rates, I guess.

As for why the average American isn't doing so well, it's basically the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer. If this same inflation was happening with a 70's distribution of wealth (and IIRC it actually did) it wouldn't be fun but it wouldn't be pushing so many people to the brink, either.

[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

I was just thinking how captured the basic necessity of hydration has become. So many people have become fooled into emptying their pockets to buy soda etc. and the idea of merely drinking normal water is not enough. Plus the lack of enforcement to regulate a universally clean water supply to all areas. I mean… clean accessible water is a super basic foundation of civilisation. Now corporations have diverted that need into profit and almost certainly helped derail any plans to ensure that water is safe and drinkable.

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