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Pretzel_Warrior

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30. I wish them all the best and hope they continue to do well. It is just really hard
Wed Aug 14, 2013, 11:41 PM
Aug 2013

But if they can get word of mouth and good traffic numbers week in and week out, then it could work.

Of course they can sharp_stick Aug 2013 #1
And anybody who didn't get the point . . . Brigid Aug 2013 #4
yeah, he'd prefer to have his sick employees coughing into the food NewJeffCT Aug 2013 #16
Even a coin-op laudromat nets an average of over $70,000 a year.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #34
in what universe? hfojvt Aug 2013 #43
1400? There are apartment complexes here with higher populations than that. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #44
And I guess a really obscene profit is not necessary to making a "good profit." nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #2
Maybe what we should do is get some form of our own "money" (Fast food employee bucks) cascadiance Aug 2013 #3
My wife just looked up their menu and found the prices reasonable--They have nice round numbers diabeticman Aug 2013 #5
Yum. I want one too. crazylikafox Aug 2013 #10
I love their menus and what the partners are doing. bluestate10 Aug 2013 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author bluestate10 Aug 2013 #22
Yep, prices dont look any different from anywhere else Ive been 7962 Aug 2013 #59
There is one downside to this, at least here in Southern California. Socal31 Aug 2013 #6
Sure it could KamaAina Aug 2013 #7
Hey, I'll back ya. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #8
if it stops hillary you have my vote SwampG8r Aug 2013 #41
You're wrong. They have many ESL employees, just not in most of the stores. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #13
?? There are a LOT of non-white employees at the In N Out's near me Xithras Aug 2013 #46
And to think I just saw a report on the news yesterday... theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #9
Time to topple... icarusxat Aug 2013 #31
This Subway franchise owner . . . Brigid Aug 2013 #38
Or John Schnatter of Papa John's Pizza. muntrv Aug 2013 #54
Actually, he wastes my time with his commercials theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #69
Good on them. In-N-Out has been doing similar for over 60 years & just try to get a job Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #11
i heard nothing but great things about them. they're just west coast though huh? dionysus Aug 2013 #39
Yes. A part of their model is that no store is further than their trucks can Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #42
DU Rec Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #12
Somehow I'm thinking Allen Fisher doesn't live in a house like this... bluesbassman Aug 2013 #14
That has all the class and aesthetic appeal FloridaJudy Aug 2013 #35
Ha! pengillian101 Aug 2013 #63
the real mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #68
Conference I went to in NYC zentrum Aug 2013 #15
In N Out has, without exception, the best trained vanlassie Aug 2013 #17
Imagine the extra money they get to spend.... diverdownjt Aug 2013 #18
You aren't talking nonsense. You are describing the only sane economic model. bluestate10 Aug 2013 #25
operative word being "new". not sure how sustainable it is in absence of universality Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #19
I disagree with you. Look at the prices that business is asking customers to pay. bluestate10 Aug 2013 #26
I wish them all the best and hope they continue to do well. It is just really hard Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #30
So completely full of shit. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #33
that may be true for say a small diner, but a fast food joint moves tons of customers. dionysus Aug 2013 #40
4%? Wow. How can these places even afford owners? nt killbotfactory Aug 2013 #48
I guess that's why Costco is going belly up. last1standing Aug 2013 #53
Am I the only one who immediately thought of Buffy? knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #20
Here's something that can be posted as necessary: Heywood J Aug 2013 #21
“It’s just the right thing to do....” DeSwiss Aug 2013 #24
That's great... druidity33 Aug 2013 #27
excellent Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #28
The problem is Wall Street and publicly traded companies npk Aug 2013 #29
Your comprehension of financial/accountIng terms is a bit Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #37
expense is a loss jpn.best Aug 2013 #49
K&R! avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #32
k and r niyad Aug 2013 #36
In N Out pays their employees between $11.75 - $15.00 / hr starting. Initech Aug 2013 #45
But they do put Bible verses on their cups FrodosPet Aug 2013 #64
Yeah I've never quite fully understood that. Initech Aug 2013 #65
In & Out and Five Guys both seem to be doing OK, too Recursion Aug 2013 #47
Yes, a Five Guys burger cost a LOT more than the other chains 7962 Aug 2013 #60
I'm bumping this thread because I just went to Moo Cluck Moo this evening. last1standing Aug 2013 #50
That's awesome last1standing. Thank you so much for cal04 Aug 2013 #51
Thank you for the OP. last1standing Aug 2013 #52
I was hoping it would have been closer the Van Born & Telegraph area Michigan-Arizona Aug 2013 #61
OTT: Calder's eggnog is the most incredible substance on Earth! last1standing Aug 2013 #62
remember the old days when companies mistreating their employees made the news? eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #55
This is how to build true good fortune! If employers who underpay their workers believe that DesertDiamond Aug 2013 #56
Communist bastard. penndragon69 Aug 2013 #57
Metro Times restaurant review caraher Aug 2013 #58
Thank you so much for the link caraher cal04 Aug 2013 #67
We must fight for more of this. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #66
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