tracyvp Wrote:
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> I did my first Five Guys last week and the one
> thing that I will comment on is that because I had
> never eaten there and wasn't at all familiar with
> their menu, I overspent my reimbursement limit by
> quite a lot.
>
> Mine was a phone shop and I learned that in the
> future, I should check online for the menu before
> calling! But I was out, and figured how much
> could a burger, fries and a soft drink cost???
> GULP! My husband was with me, and since we were
> allowed to order something for our guest
> (unreimbursed, of course!) we ordered 2 bacon
> cheeseburgers, 1 fries to share and 1 drink to
> share and the total came to $24!!! I nearly had a
> heart attack!
>
> It was a great learning experience, and since the
> food was delicious, I didn't mind that much, but
> WOWIE, at the time it was a bit of a shock.
>
I look at those types of shops as having an $11 coupon on my food. I have taken my neices and nephew out for Five Guys and my parents. It is nice to have even a little discount like that. All our Five Guys just raised the prices of their burgers by 50 cents.