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Panera restaurant: "Pay us what you want."

post #1 of 13
5/18/10 at 9:09pm
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Uh, ok....

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The national bakery and restaurant chain launched a new nonprofit store here this week that has the same menu as its other 1,400 locations. But the prices are a little different — there aren't any. Customers are told to donate what they want for a meal, whether it's the full suggested price, a penny or $100.
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post #2 of 13
5/18/10 at 9:11pm
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For the record, I bet they do pretty well at this location.
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post #3 of 13
5/18/10 at 9:19pm
If a lunch would cost me $12, I'd go once a week.

If I could pay $4 for that lunch. I'd go every day. Even though I'd be spending more money, the perception would make it feel like less.
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post #4 of 13
5/18/10 at 9:24pm
Wait, so they have the suggested prices out on display?

Why not be true pioneers and just have no mention of price points at all?
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post #5 of 13
5/18/10 at 9:27pm
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Originally Posted by Agent Z View Post
Wait, so they have the suggested prices out on display?

Why not be true pioneers and just have no mention of price points at all?
I think tahts to promote the "Better not be too cheap, or I'll look like a total bastard" mentality on the costumers, i suppose.
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post #6 of 13
5/18/10 at 9:30pm
My one complaint about Panera has always been their prices. I'd gladly eat there more often if it wasn't so damned expensive.
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post #7 of 13
5/18/10 at 9:35pm
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I think tahts to promote the "Better not be too cheap, or I'll look like a total bastard" mentality on the costumers, i suppose.
Yeah, plus I think sometimes people do underestimate the value of a good, in terms of its actual cost to what the provider needs to actually turn enough of a profit to keep the employees paid, lights on. I was kinda joking with my previous comment, but I think it is probably for the better just to have some guidelines to the customer on how much a said item would normally be presented for in a traditional full-ticket business.
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post #8 of 13
5/18/10 at 9:44pm
It's going to be interesting to see how they deal with the hordes of homeless and tons of people from the last three generations with serious entitlement issues.
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post #9 of 13
5/18/10 at 10:25pm
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Originally Posted by Cuchulain View Post
It's going to be interesting to see how they deal with the hordes of homeless and tons of people from the last three generations with serious entitlement issues.
Fuck baby boomers, man.
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post #10 of 13
5/18/10 at 10:28pm
That seems to be the mantrum of most of the people I know.
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post #11 of 13
5/18/10 at 10:38pm
Too bad it's Panera.
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post #12 of 13
5/18/10 at 10:42pm
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Too bad it's Panera.
Take it back!
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post #13 of 13
5/18/10 at 10:43pm
Totally hoped this thread was about a Pantera themed restaurant. Oh well.
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