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The sneaking suspicion that I'm being robbed (lemmy.world)
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[–] 78 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yes there is an alternative, you don't use delivery services. It is just a big dumb waste of money.

I pick up all my own food, have never used any of the 3rd party food delivery ripoffs

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Tbf, not everyone has a car. I mean, cooking ramen at home and saving up for a car would be a better use of your money, but then people like whoever replies to this that are ideologically opposed to cars would rather have someone else with a car deliver it so they can disconnect themselves from that reality.

    Fwiw I also always pick up, I was a delivery driver for 10yr, I can take one more run (to myself).

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  • [+] -20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    If you're buying ramen you're wasting your money. Cook food at home with actual food.
    I don't have a car and I cook just fine at home.

    Edit. If your only options for food is ordering or ramen... Idk what to tell you. You're in for a rough life ahead of you.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "Ramen" while being a specific food is also colloquially used to refer to "inexpensive food" as a package of ramen is about 10 cents. The above comment was not an advertisement for "Maruchan® Brand Instant Ramen Noodles available in many delicious flavours."

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  • [+] -21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    And bananas are $10.
    Ramen hasn't been 10 cents in decades.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Maruchan Ramen Chicken, Pack of 24, for $7.36 on Amazon. That’s literally $0.30/pack (or $0.10/oz). https://a.co/d/gr4Ft9F

    Just throwing out there that ramen is indeed dirt cheap still.

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  • [+] -16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You're stuck on details that don't matter. Ramen is not worth buying no matter how cheap it is.

    But whatever. I give up. Be annoying.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    I'm a bit confused why everyone is dogpiling on you. You claimed that Ramen hasn't been 10 cents in decades and he comes back with a source that it is, in fact, 3 times more expensive. Given their own source, you were right.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thank you, I appreciate it.
    It's the hive mind voting effect. Once someone gets downvoted enough in a thread any response they have going forward will also be downvoted.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nah, I downvoted you because you are being obnoxious.

    They told you from the get-go that “Ramen” while being a specific food is also colloquially used to refer to “inexpensive food” and Specific amounts don’t really matter.

    But here you are, stuck on details that don’t matter insisting that $0.10 a pack of ramen matters to this discussion, then calling everyone "idiots", "annoying", and "are arguing about dumb shit"- even though you were the one who came in arguing about dirt cheap trash food not being exactly as dirt cheap as first claimed it was.

    Given your continued astounding lack of awareness, too, I take it you missed your meds.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They came back and verified WarmSoda's claim, and WarmSoda responded with:

    You’re stuck on details that don’t matter. Ramen is not worth buying no matter how cheap it is.
    But whatever. I give up. Be annoying.

    So that's why there are downvotes. Hardly "dogpiling" at these tiny numbers. It's not about the claim, or the fact that $0.30 a pack is still dirt cheap, as they said, it's the fact that WarmSoda is being obnoxious and name calling because they aren't being praised for their observation.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I'm not sure what you're talking about, nobody verified WarmSoda's claim. They doubled down that the price is still 10 cents by changing the units to oz. and everyone ate it up. WarmSoda backed off because this is a truly stupid argument, but I'm still baffled on how Nate Cox was able to get away with that mental gymnastics. I guess I can get away with selling a car to you guys claiming it only costs a dollar (per oz.)! Come on, its a really good deal, you're not going to get a car for a dollar anywhere else!!!

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    nobody verified WarmSoda's claim

    he comes back with a source that it is, in fact, 3 times more expensive

    uh, ok, bud. If you are here to flip flop your arguments on a whim just to pick a fight about what no one was talking about, go ahead. You can join blocksville with obnoxious name-calling guy 👍

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Please feel free to point out any inconsistencies. However, there isn't any between those two statements. Here's the definition of verify for you: "to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct."

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'll check when I get to the store today, but "decades" is definitely wrong, unless you mean the 8packs (I was talking about singles). Or you're getting the yakisobas or cup noods that cost more than the packs, or sapporo ichiban which I have to go to a special store for as it is an import and that is about $1.50 a pack (but that chow mein is worth it, that shit is so good.) Bananas are cool too.

    Wait, did I put a gun to your head and force you to eat ramen and I missed it? Tf are we doing here lmao this is the dumbest "debate" I've ever had. I'll say again "the ramen was a metaphor my dude, it ain't that deep."

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The really good noodles are far more than 10 cents a pack of course, but if you can afford it the dollar-a-pack ones are much better. It's still a dollar for a meal pretty much, so not bad.

    I recommend the Mi Goreng noodles by Indomie if you want really good ones. They make halal ramen in Indonesia that beats everybody else or at least ties evenly with Sapporo Ichiban and Nongshim. You can get a 30-pack for $20 to $30 online

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's great. My time is worth less than theses crazy prices and I work better if I get something to eat and this is faster than getting the very limited and terrible food at work. Do I feel like the prices are insane? Yep. But it's a value call and since there isn't another option that allows for good quality food quickly, they get my money. This didn't used to exist and that sucked, so maybe we are just undervaluing how great this is. Would be greater not paying $60 for lunch though, so yeah, I'm gonna keep paying and grumbling about it at the same time. I really hope drone services take off soon and have better pricing.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Using drones would be cheaper, but the delivery companies won't be passing those savings on to you. They've already shown that people are willing to pay the prices they charge now. They'll just absorb the savings for themselves.

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    How much do you weight sir

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    What does how much they weigh have to do with literally anything

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