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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by bombcar on Thursday May 18, 2023 @02:55PM (#35992460)
People in CA would go to In-n-Out anyway. https://www.fastfoodmenuprices.com/in-n-out-prices/ at (2.463+2.163+1.872)1.0725 = $18.88.

Even if you double the fries because they're not "large" you're still under $25. Five Guys is batshit insane.

Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by jjav on Thursday May 18, 2023 @05:02PM (#35994018)
In-n-Out burgers are smaller though, so I usually get two whereas I'll only have one at Five Guys.

Still, Five Guys is a bit over the top expensive so I rarely go there.

Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by bombcar on Thursday May 18, 2023 @05:24PM (#35994253)
True, and the "default" burger at In-n-Out is a double/double but even that's still less calories than Five Guys.

But Five Guys is up at or above Smashburger pricing, so I'm not sure what they're doing.

Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by OkayPhysicist on Thursday May 18, 2023 @05:47PM (#35994559)
Five Guys and In N Out are competing in different market niches. In N Out is operating in the fast food bracket, competing with McDonalds and Jack In The Box (both of which it's cheaper than, remarkably). Five Guys is trying to be a more premium burger place, in the fast-casual market. In that niche, we can compare it to Panera or Blaze Pizza or the like, where a $15-20/person bill isn't unusual at all.
Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by bombcar on Thursday May 18, 2023 @06:13PM (#35994890)
I understand the market they're obviously aiming at, but it feels like a cheap In-n-Out replacement around here. For those prices I'd go to a roadhouse or Smashburger or the local bars or similar.

They do have that weird soda robot, so there's that.