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GOING TO COSTCO TO SAVE MONEY? WELL, SO DO THE CRIMINALS THAT END UP ROBBING YOU! EARNEST MANN’S LEGAL THIEVERY PC.390 THE EARNEST MANN SHOW

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Are Restaurant Owners Overcharging You? The Hidden Profits Behind Your Favorite Spots

Hello, it’s Earnest Mann here! In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the hidden markups and questionable practices behind restaurant pricing—a peek into the reality of restaurant costs that might just surprise you. We all love a good deal, especially at places like Costco, where prices seem fair. But what happens when business owners turn those deals into huge profits at your expense?

What You Didn’t Know About Restaurant Markups

I noticed a couple at Costco stocking up on bulk items that restaurants typically use—cheap cooking oil, bulk pepper, and low-quality toilet paper. Observing their purchases, I realized they were likely local restaurant owners. These hidden details, like the coarseness of pepper or cheap bathroom supplies, reveal just how far some go to maximize profit while minimizing quality.

Eye-Opening Profit Margins on Drinks and Food

I found out they sold $0.28 drinks for a whopping $2.75, marking up by 163%! With such high-profit margins, it’s no wonder some restaurants close, not from lack of profits but from owner greed. Here, I also explore common reasons restaurants fail—not from a lack of customers, but due to mismanagement, inflated owner expectations, and prioritizing profit over quality.

How to Spot These Tricks When You Dine Out

Next time you’re in a new spot, check the pepper grinder, toilet paper quality, and the cost of simple items like a soda. These small details often reveal the true priorities of the establishment. As a former restaurant insider, I know these “tricks of the trade” and want you to be aware of what you’re really paying for.

Closing Thoughts

Thanks for tuning in to this episode! I’ll be here every Monday and Friday, sharing insights that help you spend your money wisely. Don’t forget to hit subscribe and share this show with friends—it helps the channel grow and keeps this information coming your way.

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I'm a deep thinking contrarian, a very pragmatic idiocythrope. I believe that function determines desirability and legitimacy. I don't like the superficial and/or pretentious, nor the shallow. I speak the truth as best as I know it, as a professor of tautology.

With friends, I desire quality over quantity. I know some very important life truths I'm just waiting for you to ask about. I have found in life, many people talk about happiness, but are unwilling to pay the price, or believe they shouldn't have to, because they are entitled to it, but I know with absolute certainty, that such beliefs are always due to stupidity, Insanity, or some degree of both.

This is not just another YouTube channel; I'm seeking to build a community of Intelligent thinkers daring to discuss, - and say - what the hell really needs to be said, so do the right thing, leave your thoughts, for me and others to possibly learn from, and subscribe, and tell everyone else in the world you know about me, and you'll stand a really good chance, of me remembering you, in my will!

I believe we really can change the current status quo of an idiotic and fucked up purposeless treadmill existence, and actually improve this world, but it requires intelligence, honesty, and BALLS, all three of which are currently in short supply, especially the balls.

Thank you for taking the time, to read this, and remember to avoid anything or anyone stupid, as much as possible, your life will be far better for it.

Please consider, that by visiting my website and/or donating to this show, you're supporting an actual person, not some mega corporation, that wouldn't know human compassion if it hit them over the head!

I look forward to hearing from you, and until next Monday or Friday remember, the world may be misinformed and batshit crazy, but YOU, don’t have to be!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you like what I do, and would like to throw some small yet seriously appreciated support my way, here's the link - https://ko-fi.com/earnestmann - THANK YOU!

If you're interested in growing your Channel, please click on my affiliate link for free Tube Buddy, which can dramatically improve views of your YouTube content- https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=temspodcasttbfree

And you can listen to this, or any of my many other episodes, at - https://theearnestmannshow.com/episodes

And last but certainly not least, if you are fed up with your current existence, and want to take your life in a very different but much better direction, take a look at what I have to say here - https://theearnestmannshow.com/designing-and-building-your-nearly-perfect-future

If you have a suggestion for an episode topic, you can also reach out to me via my website's contact page - https://theearnestmannshow.com/aboutcontact - I always respond.

© 2024 The Earnest Mann Show

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Innehåll tillhandahållet av Earnest Mann. Allt poddinnehåll inklusive avsnitt, grafik och podcastbeskrivningar laddas upp och tillhandahålls direkt av Earnest Mann eller deras podcastplattformspartner. Om du tror att någon använder ditt upphovsrättsskyddade verk utan din tillåtelse kan du följa processen som beskrivs här https://sv.player.fm/legal.

Are Restaurant Owners Overcharging You? The Hidden Profits Behind Your Favorite Spots

Hello, it’s Earnest Mann here! In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the hidden markups and questionable practices behind restaurant pricing—a peek into the reality of restaurant costs that might just surprise you. We all love a good deal, especially at places like Costco, where prices seem fair. But what happens when business owners turn those deals into huge profits at your expense?

What You Didn’t Know About Restaurant Markups

I noticed a couple at Costco stocking up on bulk items that restaurants typically use—cheap cooking oil, bulk pepper, and low-quality toilet paper. Observing their purchases, I realized they were likely local restaurant owners. These hidden details, like the coarseness of pepper or cheap bathroom supplies, reveal just how far some go to maximize profit while minimizing quality.

Eye-Opening Profit Margins on Drinks and Food

I found out they sold $0.28 drinks for a whopping $2.75, marking up by 163%! With such high-profit margins, it’s no wonder some restaurants close, not from lack of profits but from owner greed. Here, I also explore common reasons restaurants fail—not from a lack of customers, but due to mismanagement, inflated owner expectations, and prioritizing profit over quality.

How to Spot These Tricks When You Dine Out

Next time you’re in a new spot, check the pepper grinder, toilet paper quality, and the cost of simple items like a soda. These small details often reveal the true priorities of the establishment. As a former restaurant insider, I know these “tricks of the trade” and want you to be aware of what you’re really paying for.

Closing Thoughts

Thanks for tuning in to this episode! I’ll be here every Monday and Friday, sharing insights that help you spend your money wisely. Don’t forget to hit subscribe and share this show with friends—it helps the channel grow and keeps this information coming your way.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I'm a deep thinking contrarian, a very pragmatic idiocythrope. I believe that function determines desirability and legitimacy. I don't like the superficial and/or pretentious, nor the shallow. I speak the truth as best as I know it, as a professor of tautology.

With friends, I desire quality over quantity. I know some very important life truths I'm just waiting for you to ask about. I have found in life, many people talk about happiness, but are unwilling to pay the price, or believe they shouldn't have to, because they are entitled to it, but I know with absolute certainty, that such beliefs are always due to stupidity, Insanity, or some degree of both.

This is not just another YouTube channel; I'm seeking to build a community of Intelligent thinkers daring to discuss, - and say - what the hell really needs to be said, so do the right thing, leave your thoughts, for me and others to possibly learn from, and subscribe, and tell everyone else in the world you know about me, and you'll stand a really good chance, of me remembering you, in my will!

I believe we really can change the current status quo of an idiotic and fucked up purposeless treadmill existence, and actually improve this world, but it requires intelligence, honesty, and BALLS, all three of which are currently in short supply, especially the balls.

Thank you for taking the time, to read this, and remember to avoid anything or anyone stupid, as much as possible, your life will be far better for it.

Please consider, that by visiting my website and/or donating to this show, you're supporting an actual person, not some mega corporation, that wouldn't know human compassion if it hit them over the head!

I look forward to hearing from you, and until next Monday or Friday remember, the world may be misinformed and batshit crazy, but YOU, don’t have to be!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you like what I do, and would like to throw some small yet seriously appreciated support my way, here's the link - https://ko-fi.com/earnestmann - THANK YOU!

If you're interested in growing your Channel, please click on my affiliate link for free Tube Buddy, which can dramatically improve views of your YouTube content- https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=temspodcasttbfree

And you can listen to this, or any of my many other episodes, at - https://theearnestmannshow.com/episodes

And last but certainly not least, if you are fed up with your current existence, and want to take your life in a very different but much better direction, take a look at what I have to say here - https://theearnestmannshow.com/designing-and-building-your-nearly-perfect-future

If you have a suggestion for an episode topic, you can also reach out to me via my website's contact page - https://theearnestmannshow.com/aboutcontact - I always respond.

© 2024 The Earnest Mann Show

  continue reading

300 episoder

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