Yes, but they probably don’t mean a sandwich using the standard size of bread slices that you find in a store. Something like Jimmy John’s Favorites subs or my local gyro place (technically not a sandwich but similar) are around that price and contain a lot more volume of food than a basic sandwich. Subway’s footlongs are about that size/volume but their quality is not worth $11 by any means. I think hamburgers also would be an exception to that price-quality-volume metric for sandwiches.
I mean, if you’re going out to sit down restaurant and getting a good sandwich, I don’t think that’s unacceptable at all. That said, my local sub shop has amazing subs for $6-8
That sounds like a dream to me in Germany. Subway for two was around 20€ last year and the average Döner is at least 7-8€, though in my area it’s closer to 10€
The main problem is that since wages haven’t kept up the proportional value to the paycheck doesn’t follow inflation which is why it isn’t actually as simple as just looking at inflation.
Depends on the type of sandwich and how good it is. I’m thinking of a full sized sub.
Yellow Sub has fantastic sandwiches and full size was around $5 back in the 90’s and around $14 today. Back then the half was like 75% the cost of a full (twice the size) so I always got the full and had leftovers.
Dude I’m always so stunned by comments like this. I’m in aus and a zoomer, even after converting to USD decent sandwiches have cost more than this my entire life
Does nobody here find it a bit insane that 11 dollars is seen as an acceptable price for a sandwich these days?
This must be old; it’s $15 everywhere near me now.
Yes, but they probably don’t mean a sandwich using the standard size of bread slices that you find in a store. Something like Jimmy John’s Favorites subs or my local gyro place (technically not a sandwich but similar) are around that price and contain a lot more volume of food than a basic sandwich. Subway’s footlongs are about that size/volume but their quality is not worth $11 by any means. I think hamburgers also would be an exception to that price-quality-volume metric for sandwiches.
nah that’s a reasonable price for a quality sandwich in Canada
now if you convert that $11 USD to CAD, then no, that’s high
I mean, if you’re going out to sit down restaurant and getting a good sandwich, I don’t think that’s unacceptable at all. That said, my local sub shop has amazing subs for $6-8
Going to a sit down restaurant for a sandwich is very suspicious behavior. Like going to a bar and ordering a glass of milk.
Yeah same in the EU, every local sub place will be €5 at most
That sounds like a dream to me in Germany. Subway for two was around 20€ last year and the average Döner is at least 7-8€, though in my area it’s closer to 10€
Laughs in Eastern Europe’s 20$/week spendings on food.
While making sandwiches for myself every day.
Oh, I pay about that in the grocery store, I just can’t get restaurant food for that cheap.
If you’re eating at Subway you’re doing it wrong
That’s why my last price point is last year
Even worse, it is half the size it was 5 years ago.
it’s not even a foot long
I believe you mean “eleven dollars dollars”.
You mean “dollars eleven dollars”.
I expected to pay $5 for a good sandwich in 1995 and with inflation $11 sounds about right.
Double checked and yup: https://www.calculateme.com/inflation/5.00-dollars/from-1995/to-now
The main problem is that since wages haven’t kept up the proportional value to the paycheck doesn’t follow inflation which is why it isn’t actually as simple as just looking at inflation.
I paid 2€ for a sandwich up to 2020. How is $5 expected in 95…
Now it’s more like 4-5€ for a good one.
Depends on the type of sandwich and how good it is. I’m thinking of a full sized sub.
Yellow Sub has fantastic sandwiches and full size was around $5 back in the 90’s and around $14 today. Back then the half was like 75% the cost of a full (twice the size) so I always got the full and had leftovers.
http://www.yellosublawrence.net/menu
Dude I’m always so stunned by comments like this. I’m in aus and a zoomer, even after converting to USD decent sandwiches have cost more than this my entire life
Australia was a model for the rest of the world…
Pretty sure a potato is going to cost $11 soon at this rate
We’re going to have to put the Arrested Development banana meme out to pasture soon.
We were supposed to get another ~100 years out of that meme. Thanks, Trump.
I didn’t know there was an xkcd for this. Nice! Thanks for sharing.
There is an xkcd for everything!
https://thomaspark.co/2017/01/relevant-xkcd/
There really is holy shit, I wasn’t fully convinced until this
If I’m going to be spending eleven dollars for a sandwimch it better be two.
Me. I think it’s outrageous 😳
I remember when I thought $8 was steep. It wasn’t even that long ago.