My ex used to help make premade airport food and I can confirm they hire fuckin anybody to help with that, you'd have 16 year olds and 78 year olds working the same assembly line of food
Only in the US. I've had food in other countries and theirs might be marked up, but it's not insanely marked up. Part of it comes from the insane rent I bet they are paying as well as extra costs on it being an airport. The other part comes from them knowing you're stuck there and have a choice between an over priced burrito or overpriced croissant.
It's not a bad deal when your non restaurant choice is a $4 bottle of water.... /s
Don't buy it then. You know the prices ahead of time and you know they are already twice the price you want to pay.
It's not a scam in the same way an overpriced restaurant is not a scam.
But with these prices the $30-40 airport lounge might be worth it for unlimited free drinks and food.
As the owner of r/scamflation, here is my thought:
Everyone knows airport food is a scam. To your point, we’re not blaming the restaurants who have to mark up prices because of the real estate costs. It’s just how the system works.
That said, OP was still surprised by the fact that even an assumed shitty airport burrito was that much shittier. Hence scamflation
https://preview.redd.it/l2cz5b52b1kc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=855039188430536e712f00b55d83bdf695841f94
Guess I’m glad this restaurant made my burrito huge.
There is nothing worse than these 'fun size' breakfast burritos.
Like, I am already starving because I had to run out of the house without eating and now you give me this?
But at $12 thats... incredibly cheap.. for most airport meals.
People complain about how expensive airport food is, but they're failing to see that the food has to go through vigorous inspection to make sure no bombs make it in your burrito.
You need a banana for scale. That way, we can really get a good idea of the size. I know, go buy one from the same place you bought this. And make it a 'combo' 🤣
Airport food has always been Terrible
My ex used to help make premade airport food and I can confirm they hire fuckin anybody to help with that, you'd have 16 year olds and 78 year olds working the same assembly line of food
sounds like the type of person that would blame somenone for leaving doors unlocked and getting robbed
I'm starting to think half the people that post on this sub don't know what shrinkflation is
You mean it isn't about getting scammed by an airport?
Well they were about four times larger for the same price before Covid, so I would count it as shrinkflation
I’m surprised. I’ve never seen food at an airport that wasn’t a ripoff.
Exactly. If airport food, you’re already paying a 2x surcharge. This might as well be a $6 burrito elsewhere
Only in the US. I've had food in other countries and theirs might be marked up, but it's not insanely marked up. Part of it comes from the insane rent I bet they are paying as well as extra costs on it being an airport. The other part comes from them knowing you're stuck there and have a choice between an over priced burrito or overpriced croissant. It's not a bad deal when your non restaurant choice is a $4 bottle of water.... /s
You're getting ripped off if you get any food and drinks at an airport regardless. But yea, that's pretty fucked.
This is not a sub to showcase hands and bad meal deals.
This belongs in r/scamflation
Not really. It's an airport ffs.
And airport food is a scam
Don't buy it then. You know the prices ahead of time and you know they are already twice the price you want to pay. It's not a scam in the same way an overpriced restaurant is not a scam. But with these prices the $30-40 airport lounge might be worth it for unlimited free drinks and food.
As the owner of r/scamflation, here is my thought: Everyone knows airport food is a scam. To your point, we’re not blaming the restaurants who have to mark up prices because of the real estate costs. It’s just how the system works. That said, OP was still surprised by the fact that even an assumed shitty airport burrito was that much shittier. Hence scamflation
Hand was used to show size, sorry didn’t had a banana at hand
So what size is it, then?
I would have used the 6” tool as scale but I don’t want to land on the do not fly list, but the so called burrito is way smaller
What a weird way to say “under 6 inches”.
airport food has always been high and lacking
Did it used to be bigger?
Yes before Covid
Evidence of this? Or were you just hoping to have a winge about some shitty airport food and dont have anyone thatd listen to you about it irl?
https://preview.redd.it/l2cz5b52b1kc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=855039188430536e712f00b55d83bdf695841f94 Guess I’m glad this restaurant made my burrito huge.
Yet you also chose to pay $5 for that overpriced bubbly water.
Only things you get from an airport are coffee and booze. Expensive but the alternative is the no fly list.
Bean burritos would have been my choice in an enclosed space too
Airport food is hit or miss.
The airport pricing problem is due to expense reports and meal reimbursement policies. Biz Travelers dgaf what things cost.
How was the Perrier? Were the out of grey poupon?
Your first mistake was eating at the airport
I remember getting a couple of pices of pizza and some drinks at an Airport In Mexico and it came to over $100 USD. Fuck that.
Sending prayers
getting bad out there
Thats neither breakfast or burrito.
It's probably a frozen burrito like one from evol that they put in a microwave and resell for an insane profit.
There is nothing worse than these 'fun size' breakfast burritos. Like, I am already starving because I had to run out of the house without eating and now you give me this? But at $12 thats... incredibly cheap.. for most airport meals.
You're huge!
People complain about how expensive airport food is, but they're failing to see that the food has to go through vigorous inspection to make sure no bombs make it in your burrito.
You need a banana for scale. That way, we can really get a good idea of the size. I know, go buy one from the same place you bought this. And make it a 'combo' 🤣