Felt like eating out today at a Mexican restaurant across from the mall. You can't see the soft tortillas, guacamole, rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes and diced onions and of course they load you down with tortillas and salsa.
Gasoline 47.8% Groceries +21.1% Eating out +21.4% Baby food +30.5% Pet food +23.7% Rent +20.9% Electricity +28.3% Natural gas +26.9% Used cars +20.9% Air fare +32.7% Public transportation +22.2%
The other day, I decided to run a little experiment. In my years of training, I've noticed a lot of people only eat twice a day, and 8 times out of 10, they're eating out.
If takeout can go at least $5 a meal, these folks are eating $140 every 2 weeks.
People are getting tired of this and for some families it means not eating out. Franchise owners are complaining about labor prices rising but you’re raising the price of your products to compensate on your end but meanwhile your loyal customers…