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Re:Chipotle Eats Itself by nerdponx on Monday October 17, 2016 @08:27AM (#12724398)
The price is double that of the burger because the quality of the food is also a double that of a burger.

I never noticed how good chipotles ingredients were until I started eating bowls instead of burritos. Those massive burritos are a sloppy tube of undifferentiated food matter that totally obscures the quality of the food.

Personally I think they should institute a "small size" burrito, for a lower price. Moe's does this.

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Re:Chipotle Eats Itself by GarrisonPrime on Monday October 17, 2016 @11:57PM (#12731941)
Yeah, the quality is double. I'm not saying the price isn't worth it. I'm saying the price is in an awkward point. They're competing with both fast food and restaurants.
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Re:Chipotle Eats Itself by twoodfin on Monday October 17, 2016 @09:41AM (#12724859)
Personally I think they should institute a "small size" burrito, for a lower price. Moe's does this.

I'd like that, but I can see why they don't. I doubt the savings on ingredients would be adequate for them to preserve their margins yet offer a price point that would seem reasonable to the consumer. Very few would be interested if it were only (say) 15 cents cheaper.

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Re:Chipotle Eats Itself by nerdponx on Monday October 24, 2016 @08:33PM (#12784205)
The smaller size at Moes is at least a dollar cheaper, or at least it was when I went there last
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