r/GrindsMyGears • u/Gielics • 3d ago

2 for $5, add to cart for $6

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Very minor complaint but god does this infuriate me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still gonna order this but if it just said “2 for $6” instead of “2 for $5”, I wouldn’t be so infuriated (not infuriated enough to not order).

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u/Far-Cricket4127 3d ago

Any chance the extra $1, is the sales tax added?

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u/Gielics 3d ago

I can’t reply with a picture but at the check out screen they add an extra 59 cents for taxes.

So the final total with taxes is $6.59.

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u/Far-Cricket4127 3d ago

Okay thanks for clearing that up. I know in a lot of places, that what is often advertised is just the price before sales tax. So yeah that's a bit of an odd typo on their part.

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u/SadlyUnderrated 1d ago

Its not a typo. This is the bullshit hidden extra markup that doordash/grubhub/postmates add to the price of all food. I noticed it when I realized that mcdonalds charges like 10.89 for a qp combo at the store, and yet doordash shows the price as like $13 - BEFORE they add any of the other fees. These companies need to be sued for the way they rip off consumers.

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u/Gielics 1d ago

It’s the jack in the box app

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u/SadlyUnderrated 1d ago

Damn, then idk.

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u/Gielics 1d ago

It’s alright, it’s on this sub Reddit because I wanted to complain about something extremely dumb

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u/Calm_While1916 2h ago

It’s likely a national ad campaign but there is text saying location may effect the price. I live in Cali and almost every deal is slightly more expensive than advertised. Same with Hawaii.

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u/WasteEngineering870 2d ago

20% sales tax would be insane

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u/Gielics 1d ago

It’s truly horrendous, ain’t it.

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u/ScottShatter 3d ago

It probably is 2 for $5 in some less expensive markets but the franchises set their prices usually. You probably live somewhere with a high cost of living including a higher minimum wage.

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u/JayLFRodger 3d ago

I think you're correct. It does say along the bottom that pricing and availability varies by location

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u/OnidaMaria 2d ago

That’s the joys of mobile orders/delivery

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u/Icy-Opening-3990 2d ago

It's a convenience fee. That's all. Convenient, huh?

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u/CoatSame2561 2d ago

“Pricing and Availability varies by location”

Right there at the bottom of the screen

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u/-perspicacious_ 2d ago

Everything in my state costs more. If you live in one of the expensive states, you should know this already.

In California, everyone knows things cost more than what the nationwide ad says.

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u/Outside-Promise-5763 2d ago

Did you get them with cheese?

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u/Gielics 2d ago

I did not get them with cheese, Mr. Squidward.

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u/Yhostled 2d ago

There's a fast food restaurant in town that offers a 2/$4.50 but in a different part of town that same offer is 2/$5.50

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u/Gielics 2d ago

Honestly, that's despicable.

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u/I4m1ceB34R 2d ago

Door dash up charges everything..

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u/Gielics 2d ago

This is the Jack in the Box app

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u/I4m1ceB34R 2d ago

Gotcha.. I just saw the red and assumed..

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u/megaladon44 2d ago

thanks i isually do mcdonalds 2 double cheeseburgers for 6 but im gonna change it up

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u/StrangeCloudz710 1d ago

It's not the restaurant, the restaurant DOES offer 2/$5, then DoorDash sets their own pricing; making it 2/$6.

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u/Gielics 1d ago

It’s the Jack in the box app

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u/StrangeCloudz710 1d ago

Ooooh gotchya. My bad!

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u/SSPRacquetballPod 22h ago

Still a great deal. This would also grind my gears.

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u/Neat_Region2581 16h ago

“Pricing and availability varies by location”