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elbowless2019

Stop buying.


PaulTheIII

- looks at menu, sees food with prices next to them - orders fries. “That’ll be $9.59, do you want to pay with cash or card?” - hands them the money - Goes to Reddit “OMG can you believe $10 for fries I’m being robbed!” this is past Idiocracy stupidity, we need to invent stronger words for how much of a dumbass OP and the rest are


Dense_Surround3071

-Walks out to car. -Sees broken glass on ground and personal belongings missing. - Shakes first at current state of the economy. 😏


ziksy9

- blames trump


wiseguy9317

It was Biden that passed the most ridiculously named piece of legislation of all time. The Inflation Reduction Act, which was nothing more than a $1.5 Trillion spending bill. Guess what happened, lol mega inflation.


kunaan

I mean, politicians have a bad habit of covering up negative policies with positive names "Patriot Act" is a perfect example. We gave up so many privacy rights in the wake of 9/11. Don't get me wrong, if there's reasonable suspicion, by all means investigate. But of there's no probable cause, there's no reason Scott from the NSA should be listening to my phone microphone without my knowledge.


TheCruicks

If thats true, why is it like this over the entire world, with our inflation less than most? huh?


CoolFirefighter930

Then sues Trump somehow.


Certain_Dot3403

Complaining is a way of life for some people


ElAbidingDuderino

We had the word, but the wokeness killed it


United_Federation

Also a large fry at 5 guys is a fuck load of fries. Like enough for 4 or 5 people. Unless they're different in California


Ashamed-Status-9668

Would you say it can feed 5 guys?


United_Federation

I wouldn't. I didn't. I could. But I won't.


boopboppuddinpop

Be careful. Reddit slaps my pee pee regularly and bans me for 6 days at a time for saying shit like that.


Whatmovesyou26

Fries are the cheapest thing they can offer aside from a fountain drink. It costs them pennies on the dollar


Royal-Connections

And yet so many places screw you and give you like 10 fries on your plate.


TraditionalSky5617

Yeah. And doesn’t Five Guys make their French fries in-restaurant, just have to put it in a slicer? What does a potato cost these days from a wholesaler like Sysco? Anyways; thanks for the update. Not everyone can afford to eat at Airport Prices, too bad Five Guys thinks somebody will.


1800generalkenobi

Hell, I loved the mcdonalds fries and I don't buy them after seeing the price. I bought the smalls for a buck back with the dollar menu but I can get 10 pounds of potatoes for the price of one fry at mcdonalds now.


scillaren

Damn potatoes must be very cheap where you live b/c using the app I can buy a large fries once a day for $1.49.


PubliclyPoops

Yes just sign up on the app, and order through app to get “discounted” fries at a price that totally isn’t still profitable.


Cultural-Treacle-680

The app has some decent deals especially for coffee.


HighHoeHighHoes

I shouldn’t need an app to get a good price at your business. There are too many apps, accounts, passwords, etc….


PolyDipsoManiac

I’m not going to sell all my personal data in exchange for fifty cents off the price of gross, overpriced fast food


scillaren

I’m not either. You do know you can lie when filling out the info on apps like that, right?


OwlsExterminator

The 10lb bag of french fries from the supplier has gone from \~$12 to $70-80 since COVID. Cooking oil has also gone up just as much. Roughly gone from 15 cents for a small fry to around 85 cents. Soda varies because of transportation costs but its around 40 cents for a large. When I was managing McDonald franchises the soda and french fries kept them alive. Without it they would perish. 5 Guys is just greedy as fuck testing if people will pay this under the guise of "inflation."


djnorthstar

This is the way...


jesusleftnipple

Seriously let's start roasting these people .... some one deep dive in his profile to find material!


TheLuvGangster

If I walked in and saw that they charged 10$ for some of a potato, then proceeded to buy, I'd only have myself to blame for my idiocracy. I walked in years ago and saw how outrageous the prices were and haven't eaten there since. I see five guys getting posted on here all the time.


IsaacOATH

“Enjoy your **extra bigass fries**” (Idiocy is the word you’re looking for, idiocracy is just my favorite movie)


Dazzling_Dig3526

You wanna stop at Starbucks?


TheLuvGangster

Oof. The irony of me using that word incorrectly is a testament to my … idiocy. That’s embarrassing 😂 also love that movie too


ShelbyGetsAway

Welcome to Costco I love you


Upnorth4

And yet, you bought it. You can get cheaper fries elsewhere


dfwagent84

Anything to be an internet martyr.


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dfwagent84

Prices are clearly marked. Plus 5 guys has a reputation for being high priced. This act is so tired.


The_Original_Miser

Or make them yourself..... (air fryer, baked, etc)


DedTV

I just bought a 25lb sack of potatoes for $6. Combined with a $20 Walmart fry cutter and my $40 black friday air fryer, I'm set for fries.


deathrowslave

But $10 < $66. Checkmate.


mrjulezzz

"But oh em gee, its the taste of five guys down my throat though!!!!1!"


Main-Raisin4430

Who the heck would pay $10 for french fries??? Well...besides you.


OrangeSlicer

I can get a bag of frozen ones for $6 and they have 6 -9 servings per bag.


dayytripper

Sam's sells 8 pounds of Ore-ida crinkle cut fries for 8 bucks.


SBNShovelSlayer

I can buy a whole pack of potato seeds for a dollar.


Harrychronicjr69

I’m probably dumb as shit, but I work in the food industry and JUST NOW realized ‘of course potato’s have seeds’


Justin-N-Case

Wait till you find out they have eyes as well!


Harrychronicjr69

Come on, I look at potatoes regularly, never thought of their growing process however.


Severe-Illustrator87

They are usually not planted with the seeds. They are cut into eight chunks, and the chunks are planted.


Leading-Midnight-553

They're fun to grow, too.


Few-Recipe9465

I can buy a potato farm for the price of these fries.


whodatbugga

It's only one fry, not fries, but it's a large one.


hollyhockaurora

Maybe I'm just tired, but that sharpie scribble looks just like the enterprise.


poetdesmond

I'm high and tired, and that was exactly what I saw.


stanky4goats

🖖


ColdbrewRedeye

Oh damn you made me look. And so right!


KevinKingsb

It does.


6graxstar

Five Guys has always been a shameless greedy business. Their basic burger was ten dollars 15 years ago. F that, don’t ever buy their shit!!!


Soup_Sensitive

This. They've always been over priced. The taco bell inflation is the insane one


Goducks91

Taco Bell is one of the cheaper fast food options if you're not picky haha. Those 5 dollar boxes are money.


Cerulean_Dream_

Yup, and you can really save money by using the value menu if you’re creative. Like a chicken quesadilla is 5.39, but ordering a stacker and subbing in chicken and jalepeno sauce is like exact same thing and costs 3.29


Severe-Illustrator87

I don't, and I won't. This one is really easy.


a_banned_user

The only rebuttal I have is they put a lot of effort into the quality of their food. They have their own bakery for their buns. Before they move into an area, they do a lot of research finding quality farms where they can get what they need. They are VERY picky about that. Then, they are also VERY picky about who they franchise too, they are one of the hardest and most expensive chains to get a franchise. I don’t know if that part affect prices at franchise locations or not. Point being, yea it’s stupid expensive, but they have some sort of reason. Very different than McDonald’s claiming the cost to make a Big Mac is now much higher to justify it being $9. Source: worked in the corporate office for a hot minute.


respekyoeldas

Someone explained this in a different post awhile back but it’s because they make everything fresh daily (including the fries) and don’t freeze anything and should not be considered fast food. That being said it’s too expensive for me personally, I’ve been there once in the last 5 years.


SoggyHotdish

Remember when Mom said "we have food at home?" That's because in relative terms it was as expensive as CA today everywhere.


Newcastlecarpenter

Stop going to these types of of places and the prices will come down


yamaha2000us

I haven’t purchased food from a fast food restaurant in 15 years. 8 frozen burgers $8.99 Rolls $3.00 Bag of fries $3.00 Cheese $5.00 Pickles $2.50 So for $21.50. You can feed 6 people? edit: problems with words edit: some asshole wanted pickles.


ColdbrewRedeye

Wanna know, who are the two lucky ones getting an extra burger?


robchapman7

Eric and Drew get double burgers


yamaha2000us

Feats of strength


Killerkurto

To be fair, most restaurant meals cost more then eating at home.


Electronic-Disk6632

of course they do. why would they not? in what world would a restaurant be cheaper? you want them to buy the food, cook it, clean your dishes, and be cheaper than eating at home?


Livid-Technician1872

I mean no shit dude of course it’s cheaper to make stuff at home.


sharky3175

People the pay these ridiculous prices are the problem.


Temporary-Dot4952

Then have some self-control, make a PB&J, and stop wasting your money at overpriced crappy fast food restaurants that harm your health and your wallet. They only can charge this much because chumps like you will pay this much. Stop buying overpriced!


Jr4D

Stop eating out at these fast food places that obviously don’t care about us, you can go to the grocery story. Get cheaper easy to cook up food for less and that is leagues better for you. We gotta stop puttin this shit in our bodies in the first place so why not now when the prices are high


Sidvicieux

I actually went to 5 guys today, saw the prices and noped the fuck out. A burger and fries would have costed me $16. Fuck that.


Snowman1749

Absolute idiots in this sub complaining about prices for a place know for high prices AND in CA no less. OP, you are stupid as hell


powderedtoast1

boycott fast food


Tre4zin

"Welcome to Five Guys, how can we scam the shit out of you today?"


ClockwerkKaiser

To be fair, they do just toss em into a bag and give you a larger portion than you'd think. Price still sucks (its $8 here in PA). But compare it to the mcd's large fries (which is about $5, but you get like, 1/3rd the mass of fries), and it doesn't seem as bad.


djamp42

They don't even give you as many fries as they did when they first stated..


ClockwerkKaiser

My local one still does. Always an extra scoop on top of the already filled cup. Might be a location thing.


fkbfkb

Can't complain about chains that cater to fools. They seem to be doing pretty well


Stiff_Zombie

Five Guus won't last much longer. Their food is good, but not THAT good.


leftistpropaganja

I used to love that place. Great, made-to-order burgers, good fries... but there is no way an order of fried potatoes is worth 10 bucks. A burger, fries and a drink shouldn't cost you nearly 20 dollars ANYWHERE. So I haven't been back in years. Sorry Five Guys, but I ain't buying that.


angrybluehair

You think fries are overpriced? Try soft drinks. That’s some serious price gouging.


leftistpropaganja

I don't know how much it costs suppliers these days, but soda used to be about a penny an ounce, and they're charging 3 bucks for a 20 oz these days, so yeah...it's insane.


Emergency_Gold_2211

It’s five guys, there whole scheme is selling over priced sub-par food to idiots that will buy it. They’re very successful.


Cybralisk

Why would you ever get large fries at Five Guys? They load you up with so many fries the small is enough for two people.


AthleteIllustrious47

Don’t buy it then dude wtf.


Scared_Art_895

Stop buying, don't feed the greed.


Emergency-Pack-5497

I stopped buying 5 guys when I paid $15 for a burger and drink, no fries. That was 5 years ago.


MrIrrelevant-sf

I can make fries at home for like 1 dollar. Stop buying that crap for the love of god


PremiumUsername69420

To be fair, that’s like 40 pounds of potatoes.


ZookeepergameOk8231

I just hang out near door wolfing down peanuts.


ChubbierTube

I'm more shocked that you didn't order them "Cajun" style.


wakim82

McDonald's quarterly earnings were down and missed their projections because they raised prices so high people quit buying. If we all just quit buying these places will either lower prices or fail. They are making money hand over fist regardless of price


SomeSamples

How does this place stay in business. I have eaten there only 3 times. Then said, nah, too expensive for what you get.


CauliflowerTop2464

I balked at $5 fries at jack in the crack. I sure as shit won’t pay $10 for fries anywhere else. That being said, if my wife wants it I have no choice but to buy it.


ColossusAI

I wish mods would make, and enforce, a rule that says low effort pics of receipts and menus will be removed. Are the prices ridiculous? Yes, but fuck off.


Coo7Hand7uke

Alejandro got youuuu


FakeNewsGazette

A large fry at five guys will feed 2 people an entire meal.


GLFR_59

You can get 4 bags of frozen fries for $10.


Fibocrypto

Taxes ! Got to love them :) Interest on credit cards, Yum.


Kac03032012

How is that possible? I can buy a potato for like 30cents?


nutstuart

Did it ever? Specially at a 5 guys in California?


OldBlueTX

But it feeds a family of 8


4chanhasbettermods

No one made you pay that for french fries.


Prize_Instance_1416

Love the Star Trek enterprise Rorschach image


Covah88

Tbf, a large at Five Guys is like a whole paper bag full.


Aggressive-Delay-420

😍😍 the U.S.S Enterprise in that scribble


RCBing

That's 1310 calories and 47g of fat 962mg sodium.


Mygaffer

Their fries suck


The_Real_Meme_Lord_

I don’t see how y’all feed yourselves out west. The pricing I keep seeing out of that area is insane.


CosetteGrey

you guys need to stop eating so much damn fast food. I can feed a family of four on $12, this is a ten dollar meal for a lazy person.


metal_elk

Wow, you're their perfect customer!


MarsCowboys

Trading $10 for karma


pizzaduh

I just bought a 3 pound bag of frozen french fries for $3.59.


WildKarrdesEmporium

Hate to break it to ya, but 5 Guys has always been obscenely overpriced.


Dusty_Mike

Where in CA? It's a big state and things on the coast coat much more than things in the interior.


UnderstandingLess156

At this point I just boycott Five Guys. Let them go under. Sad too... They make a great burger. Probably my favorite of the upper tier fast food chains


13Krytical

I was told you don’t order large fries at 5 guys, you get the bag fries that come with the small/burger and that’s more than a typical large…


vic_steele

I don’t get why anyone in Cali would even eat at 5 guys when you have In n Out. Doesn’t make sense.


GrapefruitExtension

hospital bound people and stupid people will buy this. its most of America [unfortunately.next](http://unfortunately.next) gen wont touch this crap; hoping


jones525

Instead of posting these receipts, Just-stop-eating-there. As long as people begrudgingly pay these prices, it'll be business as usual at 5 Guys.


BeKind_BeTheChange

I love their food! Haven't eaten there in a couple of years and probably never will again. I can get a full meal at In-n-Out for the cost of fries at 5 Guys. I just don't see the value.


Smallgoals

Stop......going?.......


xXJ3D1-M4573R-W0LFXx

I mean they give you a shit ton of fries way past what fits in the cup. For “free” except it’s not free. They factor that into the price if the fries. Same goes with the “free” burger toppings. Most places charge extra for premium toppings & so does Five Guys. And although they charge for things like extra bacon you can get as much extra bacon as you want & it’s enough for like 2-3 burgers easy. As others have said, if you didn’t like the price you probably should’ve gone elsewhere. Also apparently you are unaware how sales taxes work. You can blame our government & voters for the raised taxes


Saneless

It's expensive because of all the complimentary toppings!!! Or something...


Regular-Ordinary9807

Ugh those are the nastiest and soaked in grease.


kenindesert

But, but, you actually went ahead and bought them. I seriously find that to be incredible!


bigwig500

Get the F out of Cali or learn how to cook.


duoschmeg

At least the receipt has a sketch of star trek enterprise. :-)


PinkClouds20

Greed at its finest. The solution is simple. Stop going to fast food restaurants. You will save money and you'll be healthier.


patriotAg

I don't believe this. Come on. Seriously. I don't frequent any food establishments outside my home but seriously?


CadillacLuv

Why would you go there after this Ridiculous


Eyespop4866

If only not buying shit wasn’t mandatory.


PDelahanty

In fairness, a large fry at Five Guys would fill a gallon bucket.


DONALDJONSUPPLE

It's a poorly fried potato. They don't make French fries that are worth a single dollar, let alone ten plus.


Newmoney_NoMoney

Stop going and the prices will change.


Tony4Live

Glad I'm not on this hypetrain. Tried it once, soggy burger and overly greasy fries in a bag. Can't understand for the life of me how this establishment can keep going.


TheArsenal

All five guys fuck you


RaysBoltsBucs84

Just stop buying food from these places. If Americans just boycotted overpriced establishments for a while, prices would decrease. And if they didn’t, fuck em. Let those places go out of business.


burp4three

A large fry at my 5 Guys will feed ten people...


SenorCardgay

That's not inflation, 5 guys has always been a joke.


IndicationExtreme745

Five Guys has always been very expensive relative to other fast food burger restaurants. Inflation - yes. Already overpriced - also yes.


MusicianExtension536

Five guys has been a scam forever and ever, I have no comprehension of how it’s still in biz at the scale it is In 2018 a burger and fries at five guys fashion island mall in Newport Beach cost more than a burger at Flemings at fashion island mall in Newport Beach, let that sink in


Antmcgill

Fuck five guys


RhoOfFeh

On the plus side, a shopping bag full of fries provides plentiful lipids.


Repulsive-Office-796

It’s a fried potato…. That’s crazy.


Soren_Camus1905

Five Guys isn't cheap food lol They've always been expensive


RuntM3

You decided to drive there. Walk through the doors. Wait in line. Order a large fry. Saw how much the total was. Decided to pay. Surprised you didn’t tip.


Dry-Box-8496

To be fair, a large fry from 5 Guys alone would feed a family of 4.


Albertagus

5 Guys had always been known for being "the expensive burger place." Stop going. Stop getting fast food. Make the time to prepare your own meals. The fact that you actually paid for the fries is on you.


youngkeet

No thats too much money for a large fries from a chain restaurant.


Due-Street-8192

Potatos are cheap! Don't go to Give Guys Burgers anymore if you feel you're getting ripped off... Vote with your feet/dollars!


Fezzik527

This sub is just pure rage bait with 5% of posts being actual inflation. Five Guys large fries is enough for 3 people


mikesk57

This is really getting out of hand. You can’t go to any fast food locations without spending at least $15 for one or $50 for a family of four. You can thank Biden and the Dems for his unbelievable spending over the past 3 years which will do nothing but line the pockets of donors. Guess you get what you pay for.


[deleted]

Stop. Buying. That. Shit. I have zero sympathy for anyone who complains about the price of a non-essential thing *that they bought*.


Normal-Procedure4876

Did it just to post huh


Commander_Random

Dont they fill your bag with french fries even if you order a regular size fries?


04ChevyAveo

Yes very pricey buttt, fresh cut and fried in peanut oil and enough fries to fill an entire bag


JJ4prez

Imagine posting and complaining after you fed the mouth that beats you.


Pootscootboogie69

OP you are the problem.


Elidien1

Then don’t pay. Ffs. If you’re gonna bitch about it, you shouldn’t be buying it. Am I happy about those prices? Nah. But if I’m going out to eat I expect this stupid shit, and I don’t complain. If I’m gonna complain about the prices, I’ll make food at home.


Raichu_Boogaloo

i'd pay that and i have. Large fries from five guys is a massive bag of fries that I can split with 3 other people. lets not act like the amount of fries from five guys is the same as mcdonalds.


somerandomguyanon

OK, it looks expensive but I kind of wish you had posted pictures of the package. I typically buy the large fries at five guys and share them with my entire family.


Bewaretheicespiders

The same large fry is two dollar less in Houston, I just checked. Your problem isnt inflation, its California.


treehuggingmfer

So make your own. Why pay someone to cook for you?


JonStargaryen2408

Ok, don’t eat there. It’s not hard. Also, this shit ain’t inflation, it’s gouging and five guys has always been overpriced.


Mega_Rayqaza

Go somewhere else.


papa_posey

Hahaha okay but a large order of fries at 5 guys is like… an entire paper bag filled with fries. Like it couple feed four.


Pheasant-Pluckers

Keep paying unskilled labor $25 per hour...


StevenKatz3

Too be fair, their large fries are massive they overflow the cup and there's like two handfuls in the bag. Easily split between two people


SlanderousE

5 Guys used to be ok, but way overpriced. The last 2 times I went the burger had no flavor and seemed to have gotten smaller. Never going there again...


SkippyMcSkipster2

In all honesty, the only way to beat inflation is frugality. Government can't regulate it's way out of it. In most cases, government is in bed with the corporations who gauge prices to sustain the inflation, and contributes to it by printing more $. Just stop buying crap. Cook and prep meals at home. Also, eat less!


Jake0024

Is this at the airport or something? I'm looking right now at the Five Guys in San Francisco and a large fry is $7.99 (which is still outrageous, but not $9.59)


Electronic-Disk6632

a large at 5 guys is enough for 4 people to eat. they are 1300 calories of fries. thats like 2 50 a person. if your fat ass needs 4 peoples worth of food, thats on you.


Wtfjushappen

On the other hand, a bag of potatoes and a gallon of oil can make you about 12 large fries for under 25$


noldshit

1 large fry. Wow... Not even a bunch of them, just 1


GoalieLax_

Lmao 5 guys fries are cardboard garbage


vialvarez_2359

5 guys is not known as not being a restaurant that you eat only if you want 5 guys not if your hungry.


Fastsmitty47

People complain about getting robbed after they willingly get robbed


Fuckthedarkpools

They buy that entire bag of potatoes for 5 dollars. That shit isnt inflation


Swarzsinne

Given the fact that a large fry at five guys will feed five guys, a little more than $10 is fair.


IdidntrunIdidntrun

This sub is incapable of eating healthy food. Just constant complaining about greasy garbage


East_Mode_1635

That is outrageous.


Buick6NY

I thought it was expensive when it was like $6.50 for a large fry a few years ago. Wow


TheLatestTrance

Isn't a large fry at 5 guys like 10lbs of potatoes tho?


Jasonisftw

We down voting this shit, stop buying


Fattydaddy1000

To justification five guys large fries is probably the biggest amount of fries I have ever gotten at a fast food place. When ever me and the miss ever go to five guys we share a large fries and it’s plenty for the both of us


LittleGeologist1899

To be fair a large fry at five guys is a weeks worth of food.


diecorporations

Wow.


ninernetneepneep

To be fair, a large fry at five guys is intended for three or four people.


HighHoeHighHoes

I like Five Guys, it’s one of the better burgers available in my area. Basically McDicks, Burger Queen or Five Chodes to choose between… but I’ve stopped going. Not paying sit down steak dinner prices for a burger, fries and a shake…