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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Companies make absolute fucking bank over "small insignificant" things like this.

Yes it's only 50¢ but how many people every day think to themselves "oh it's just 50 cents"

Then add that up over the whole year, for every location.

It quickly becomes much more than the "insignificant" 50¢.

And they know you are more likely to pay it and keep quiet than argue or simply not buy the item.

Sure it's "just 50 cents" for you, but for the company, by the end of the day it's more than most make in a year.

Note: actual dollar amounts company-wide for garlic cups is not something I happen to know, but based on how much I've seen them slinging cups into the boxes while I wait for my pizza, it's gotta be a lot.

[–] other_cat@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

I feel like these have been rising in price too.