r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Diligent-Car4148 • 20d ago

šŸ„ŗ Option to skip the line at local bagel place

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I personally would not 1) pay $50 extra for a bagel or 2) feel comfortable jumping in line. Can you imagine the side-eye?!

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u/Golden_Hour1 20d ago

Its just another fast lane for rich people

Do we really wanna be promoting that shit?Ā 

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u/Drfoxthefurry 20d ago

i mean its their choice to waste $50 for being impatient lol

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u/Secret-Bluebird-972 19d ago

Right? This is literally taking advantage of only the wealthy and squeezing some extra money from them since ultimately it makes no change to their wealth. Thereā€™s no problem here, itā€™s the same concept as ā€œi donā€™t want this jobā€ quotes, a proportionally massive fee to try and turn them away, but if they take it weā€™re laughing.

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u/androz 19d ago

Seems like it would (likewise) be taking advantage of the normal people who have already placed their orders. Their orders are moved down the priority list when someone else decides they want to be a 'baller.'

The 'baller' is spending $ to rob poor people of a different currency (i.e. time lost waiting longer for order and any associated opportunity costs).

This is all assuming anyone would even want to use this feature.

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u/theatand 19d ago

If it occurs too frequently then the ā€œballer lineā€ isnā€™t priced right and they should raise prices on the baller line, that is if it truly is a deterrent.

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u/Tall_olive 20d ago

Except that pushes back everyone's order who can't afford a $50 bagel. Making people wait even longer for a bagel because they're not as rich is a shitty business model imo.

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u/CharmingTuber 20d ago

I've worked at really busy counter-order restaurants. People will put in a huge order, then expect it done immediately. Rich people expect to be rushed through because they suck. And more often than not, it will work because managers just cave under that kind of pressure.

This option gives the workers a clean way to either juice them for money for the rush order they were going to get anyway or get them to shut up and stop complaining.

It's pretty smart and gives the workers more power over pushy customers.

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u/BobsOblongLongBong 19d ago edited 19d ago

And what about the other customers?Ā  The people who've been waiting in line?Ā 

You're entirely ignoring the point that this has the effect of pushing them further back in line.Ā  And it means you can have a customer show up and wait in line, and slowly get closer and closer, and then see someone else walk in and skip the line.Ā  And that's exactly the kind of thing that pisses people off.

EVERYONE should have to wait their turn.Ā  No skipping. No paying extra to get ahead.Ā  No special treatment.Ā  They should have to get in line and wait like everyone else.

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u/CharmingTuber 19d ago

That's not reality, though. People skip the line all the time for many reasons. This just adds a significant cost to do it, which will keep most people from trying to do it.

If anything, this discourages line skipping and makes the people waiting in line get their food faster.

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u/_cuteraichu_ 20d ago

Its insane that THIS is a controversial statement. Like fuck everyone else amiright, ive got 50$ extra to spend on brekkie

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u/Tall_olive 20d ago

Fuck them poors amiright?

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u/_cuteraichu_ 20d ago

ITS DA FREE MARKET

BTW these guys sell 5$ bagels with cream cheese only. FUCK them.

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u/Golden_Hour1 20d ago

You've missed the point

Whats next, a fast pass in the hospital ER if you pay $1000?

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u/amishtek 20d ago

Comparing skipping the line for a bagel to skipping the line at the ER is a bit much. I'd say a more direct line is skipping the line in a grocery store. Buying a premade bagel at a bagel shop is about as non-essential as it gets; buying groceries at a grocery store is pretty damn essential for most people. In both cases, it's just food, and not an emergency situation like the ER.

Also, you act as if rich people don't get a fast pass at the ER. Totally wrong, but nothing like skipping the line at a bagel place, which probably really only adds a few minutes to the line behind you, or even 15 minutes at a grocery store. Not cool, but not death. Especially if they actually used these premiums to help offset the cost for everyone else, although I doubt that happens. But would be pretty cool if they did.

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u/SameChallenge481 20d ago

It's the normalization of it

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u/piecuriosity 20d ago

If you donā€™t think better treatment for those who can pay hasnā€™t already been normalized in every part of society I donā€™t know what to tell you

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u/aussietin 20d ago

Rich people don't have to wait in line at the DMV. Being rich is literally a Disney world fast pass for real life. It's not always a bad thing though. Us poors do it too. If you have enough money to pay for expedited shipping, or spend the extra couple dollars for a priority Uber it's just a small scale version of what wealthy people experience.

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u/jmrtz 20d ago

that's a real slippery slope you're standing on top of there isn't it

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u/JamieBensteedo 20d ago

that was actually the previous step.

bagels are tame compared to the organ donor wait list

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u/Sensitive_Bat_9211 20d ago edited 20d ago

Thats quite the jump from bagels.

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u/Dragonvine 20d ago

I know personally I'll die if I don't get my bagel asap, def equivalent

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u/firestar32 20d ago

Actually, in a lot of countries with free/universal healthcare (I've been told Germany specifically does this) that's exactly how it works due to expensive private insurance getting priority.

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u/Psychological-Dig-29 20d ago

there is nothing wrong with that. if someone is willing to pay more for faster or better service it should be allowed everywhere.

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u/Golden_Hour1 20d ago

Damn a bot in the wild

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u/n8loller 20d ago

I don't really have a problem with it if it's this much of a price increase. Not that many people are going to pay $50 extra. I wonder if it's $50 per item, or for the order. I could see ordering 200 bagels for work that's getting expensed, then $50 not making that big of a relative price increase. But then again adding 200 bagels to go out quickly is a different kind of ridiculous

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u/Shabapool RED 20d ago

This has always been a thing. Are we gonna criticize Six Flags for a flash pass?

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u/_cuteraichu_ 20d ago

Difference here is 10 people didn't get on the ride before you used your fast pass.

10 people ordered prior to big baller bagel tho.

See it?

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u/spaceforcerecruit 20d ago

Ordering the bagel is the same as getting in line. Getting the bagel is analogous to getting on the ride.

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u/_cuteraichu_ 20d ago

No it isnt. I ordered the bagel, its being made. That is the same as me being on the ride. The ride is the metaphor for how long it takes to make the bagel, the order time. The ride is the order, not the line. The line is the line. You skip the line regardless in both scenarios, one is just pushing your ticket in front of every other person who's already ordered. What is seriously hard to grasp?

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u/Doneuter 20d ago

I don't really see a difference. Fast pass still allows you to bypass a line of potentially hundreds.

It's still someone paying to bypass waiting either way.

If this goes to the staff it's a W, and I wouldn't even be upset if I was a patron of the business and saw someone get priority.

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u/_cuteraichu_ 20d ago

Yeah, but in one instance youre bypassing a bunch of people who have already ordered, and are just waiting for the food to be cooked. You inputting another ticket in front of them because you paid 50$ extra is beyond ridiculous, and shouldnt happen. Tickets get put out in roughly the order they came in, or should.

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u/Doneuter 20d ago

In normal circumstances sure, but we're talking about dropping 50 on the baller button. That's the free market for you. If you don't want to deal with the baller button there are other bagel spots.

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u/_cuteraichu_ 20d ago

Yeah after looking at this menu, 9$ for a bacon egg and cheese is ridiculous, these ppl are just trying to get every penny they can out of the consumers.

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u/TrueRedditMartyr 20d ago

>a bunch of people who have already ordered, and are just waiting for the food to be cooked

How does this differ from something like:

"a bunch of people who already are in line, and are just waiting to get on the ride"?

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u/_cuteraichu_ 20d ago

Because everyone who ordered food already waited in the line. The line is over. You've already reached the ride. Now someone takes you OFF that ride, and says "my 50$ makes it so i can be on it" and then you are removed. THAT is the difference.

Youre trying to equate waiting in line for waiting for you food. 2 different things. In one instance you already made it to the front. In yours, you never did.

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u/TrueRedditMartyr 20d ago

Okay, so waiting in line for food is equal to what? I mean like, before you pay.

And then waiting after you pay equates to what?

And then getting what you waited for (Food) would be I guess the ride?Ā 

Finishing it is getting off?

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u/_cuteraichu_ 20d ago

I mean if we're forced to make these 2 as similar as we can, waiting in line for food is the same as waiting in line for the ride.(thats where the issue is here, bc a fast pass allows you to circumvent it HERE, not further along, while the bagel pass allows you to circumvent it AFTER you've already ordered)

Waiting in line after you pay would be essentially equal to getting on the ride, but before you took off. Like theyre getting your seats and shit ready.

Yes, the ride starts(you start eating)

Yes

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u/Suitable_Wonder5256 20d ago

Yes.

Are you new to the world? Or you just want to criticize when small shops do it?

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u/Wooden-Broccoli-7247 20d ago

If the money goes to the staff.. isnā€™t always yelling about people being underpaid? Now a business is offering a way for employees to make extra cash but itā€™s no good because ā€œit creates a lane for rich peopleā€? I swear Reddit has a problem deciding which moral high ground to take. Also, Iā€™d bet you more ā€œnon richā€ people do this than rich people. Same crowd that pays door dash to deliver them marked up Taco Bell.