• HOME
•      TRAVEL
• VALUABLE TIPS
• RESOURCES

The FAST FOOD Overcharge Ploy, this needs to Stop and Here's How!

           

States | Cities | Stops | Along Route 66

ICONIC Route 66 Landmarks | Gas | Food | Motels

Here's a List that includes both small towns and large cities, many of which have iconic Route 66 landmarks, some in the same cities mentioned above. If you're in no hurry, you'll be sure to like details about attractions along the way!
*Note: All may not have prices or phone numbers as those can change from time to time.

Food and Health and SAVING$

SAVE BIG BUCKS!
Stop falling for the Fast Food Restaurant Over charges with one Simple trick

Here ya go! Want to save a lot of money at Fast Food Restaurants? STOP buying their drinks! Notice that they always seem to come up with some special Burger or Sandwich and offer what looks like a low price? Sure, but what happens when you order a drink along with it? They charge you $3 to $4 for even just a Regular size soft drink, Ice Tea or Lemonade but it only costs them less than $0.30. Here’s something you can measure it by:


Your everyday Fast food restaurants typically have low - low costs for soft drinks, often around 7 to 8 cents per ounce for fountain drinks, which includes the cost of syrup, CO2, and ice. For tea, the cost can vary, but it generally remains low, making beverages a significant profit center for these establishments as they offer the Hambuger 'Specials?' and overcharge for drinks, sometmes 2-4 dollars Extra!
Actually, it's insulting but, almost everyone falls for it.

*Source(s): thetakeout.com bernicks.com cookshack.com
Look a the Cost Breakdown of Soft Drinks and Tea at Fast Food Restaurants

Fast Food Egregious Pricing on Soft Drinks

It's a little difficult at times to see why the majority of people don't even recognized this trickThe cost of serving soft drinks in fast food restaurants is relatively low. Here’s a breakdown:
• Syrup Cost: Approximately $0.23 for 3 ounces of syrup.
• Ice and CO2: About $0.02 per serving.
• Cup and Lid: Roughly $0.05 per cup.
Total Cost per Serving:
• Estimated Total: $0.30 per 22-ounce serving.

Fast Food Overcharge Examples for Ice Tea

The cost of serving tea is also minimal, but specific figures can vary based on the type of tea and preparation method. Generally, the costs include:
• Tea Bags: Around $0.10 to $0.15 per serving.
• Water and Ice: Minimal, often less than $0.05.
• Cup and Lid: Similar to soft drinks, about $0.05.
Total Cost per Serving:
• Estimated Total: Approximately $0.20 to $0.25 per serving.
Summary Table


These costs highlight how fast food restaurants maintain low prices for beverages while achieving significant profit margins through markups, and you pay for it.

Your Fast Food Overcharging Solution

So what do you do? Simple, next time you visit one of your favorite $ Discount stores, pick up a couple six packs of your favorite beverage and keep them in your car, it could also be healthier too! Next time you order their Special, Just Order the Special not the drink, that's where the real over pricing comes in. If you didn't bring along an ice cooler, which is a good idea in the summer months, just ask for a courtesy cup of ice or two, and if it’s winter time, you don’t even have to do that because if they’ve been sitting in your car at 30 degrees or so, what do you need ice for?. You add up the egregious over-pricing on those drinks over the course of a month you could almost put your kid through college. Think I'm exaggerating? Just do it for one month and keep an .xls or notation sheet for each time and see how much you saved in only 30 days.

A Regular Sized Syrofoam Cooler, bag of Ice and Discount Dollar Store drinks

By Simply stopping a one of those Dollar discount stores, buying some of your Favorite drinks and carrying a regular sized Cooler with Ice in it as you, you'll be shocked at how much you saved on your trip, just in that.On your Travel, be sure to keep a Log of where you stopped and what you bought at a Fast Food Restaraunt just so you can see the total Savings!