108

Downgrading the Ingredients in our Food Items: 'Skimpflation' Hits Grocery Stores in Canada [Op-Ed] (retail-insider.com)

submitted 2 years ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

55 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Sylvain Charlebois discusses the subtle alteration in the nutritional composition of some products as manufacturing costs soar in the industry.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Ilikepornaddict@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The one's around me tried doing the counting thing for a bit. 2 of them are now closed, and the other one's let you put whatever toppings you want now. We didn't put up with that shit, and it changed.

Also, who tf tips at subway?

[-] Echo71Niner@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

I use to, until this one night I was in a Subway store and went to pay and added a tip, and the girl behind the counter cancelled the transaction and told me to do it again without the tip, she said the owner keeps it all. I admit I still went to other subways, but never tipped again, then stopped going all together as price gouging got worse.

Also, who tf tips at subway?

[-] Smoogy@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago

People who don’t know that a sandwich is just putting food stuff in between two pieces of bread. Subway as far as food chain is concerned is probably one of the easiest chains you can ignore because of how easy it is to just make it yourself. So it’s not a big huge brag that you didn’t put up with someone doing something so basic anyone below the working age learns to do to feed themselves. I mean who are these people who can’t even figure out to make a sandwich anyways? Are they not permitted to handle a knife?

[-] Echo71Niner@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

At this point, that became true, because it's no longer fresh. I mean the bread is, always was, but nothing else is fresh anymore.

[-] thanevim@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Also who tf tips at subway?

Those of us who realize the workers tend to be those unable to get anything better, even if they are trying (see: ex-convicts) and understand that $9/hr ain't a living wage

[-] Unaware7013@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

I hope you're giving the employees cash, otherwise you're probably just giving the store a couple of extra bucks that the employees likely never see.

[-] thanevim@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago

My wife worked at one. Cash tips are definitely best as they aren't officially taxed, but after taxes the employees do see every cent of digital taxes inside their paychecks. One biweekly paycheck was ~$50 more in tips alone for her. That was while her manager went on extended "medical" leave for an entire month and a half, leaving her, only one month into employment, fielding the lunch rush solo 3-4 days a week.