Author Topic: dollar menu (Read 1510 times)

Ares the Ram · « **on:** June 28, 2010, 06:20:58 AM »

you ever go to mcdonalds or burger king or where ever and you want something off the dollar menu? but then its like $1.07 with tax and you only got *gasp* a dollar! if you advertise a DOLLAR menu, make everything on it a dollar! its not a dollar and 7 cents menu, now is it?

Kyriin · « **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2010, 06:25:53 AM »

It should be called a $1.07 menu! That's super stupid. That's.. it probably makes them lose customers. They could probably make another dollar, but then the customer comes with a dollar, and reliases they dont have enough. So they walk out. A dollar down the drain!
WE GOTTA HAVE IT OUR WAY!

Tweak · « **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2010, 11:12:41 AM »

You live in the US you should be used to the tax added. Here in the UK tax is part of the full price, so the advertised price is what we pay.

WingedZephyr · « **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2010, 02:21:29 PM »

Tax varies from place to place. Like here, the "dollar menu" items are $1.06. So it's probably a lot less confusing to just have everything be the same price across the US and add the tax in afterward, than to have everything be different prices when you're traveling.

Tweak · « **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2010, 03:32:09 PM »

Oh, I agree in the case of the different state taxes. I just know that in the US you never pay the price shown!

Ares the Ram · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2010, 06:25:41 PM »

and its infuriating!

flames · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2010, 06:59:50 PM »

Yeah, US taxes are confusing and annoying to say the least from what I've seen and heard. In the UK everything is nice and simple, I don't see why it can't be the same in the US. Sure you have different rates in different states but can't they just keep the price the same across the country, put it in smaller print and the actual price with tax in larger text? I fail to see how forcing customers to perform calculations beyond simple addition is going to gain them customers (sure they come in when they see the price is $1 but won't they feel cheated or unhappy when it turns out to be more than $1?)...I just don't get it...