that fast food is not cheap or fast any more

jstpst May 2, 2026

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i go to burger king

the touchscreen kiosk asks me to use the app for cheaper food

i say no

"okay", it says, "you will subsidize us hoovering the personal data of poor people"

damn.

i click on the new whopper

it is $18 for a burger

geeze. i pay. at least the screen doesn't ask me to tip

i wait for my food

i am never going here again

i wait for my food

i wonder what's taking so long

there were two touchscreen kiosks

and two cash registers to order from

and two drive through kiosks

and doordash and grubhub and ubereats

the people behind the counter must be exhausted

working long hours

to make money that pays for less and less every day

my name is called

oh it's someone else

i wait for my food

oh hey my food

yay

i drive home and eat the worst burger i have ever had.

in 2006 or so, we went to a gourmet restaurant called Applebees and somehow they completely forgot our table. we left after waiting for our food for almost an hour.

we got an apology on VERY fancy paper and a giftcard that paid for the next two times we went to applebees

i am a normal amount of frustrated but. man

this has happened at burger king and taco bell.

one restaurant can only produce so much food. you can only grind your employees down so far.

they work so hard, and they take the brunt of the frustration.

surely i am not the only person who is never going to burger king again?

just remember: a grocery store trip is shorter, tastier, and cheaper

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