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alt-text: Woman ordering food (photo): “I would like to buy a hamburger for the same price that it was 2 hours ago.”

Cashier (sketched): “Sir, this is a Wendy's”

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Let's put "surge pricing" in quotes to make it clear that it's some bullshit they just made up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Back in my day we called it price gauging. Not sure what this surge price bullshit is. They are trying to steal my nostalgic feeling for surge to make it ok?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Ah, Surge...

Wasn't surge basically the diesel version of mountain dew? I vaguely remember trying it once and not caring for it.