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Taco Bell? :disgust: :poop:
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max225 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:30 pm :wtf: is a mexicant pizza
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I order off the T Bell dollar menu. Fills me up for $3. Cheaper than any street corner :dock:
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:38 pm Taco Bell? :disgust: :poop:
In :mahtroy: and redneck bumfuck areas, yes! Middle class diverse areas :notbad: #roadtriplyfe
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How much y’all pay for a chipotle burrito
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And a beer... come to think of it ... I need to start a :bread:
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max225 wrote:How much y’all pay for a chipotle burrito
No chipotle here, but there is a knockoff burrito bar place. It's $10 base price for a burrito IIRC, I went once and never went back after seeing the prices.
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:14 pm
max225 wrote:How much y’all pay for a chipotle burrito
No chipotle here, but there is a knockoff burrito bar place. It's $10 base price for a burrito IIRC, I went once and never went back after seeing the prices.
Double digit prices for that is nuts ...
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:42 pm I order off the T Bell dollar menu. Fills me up for $3. Cheaper than any street corner :dock:
on the way to Nashville, I stopped by in a miserable looking town in VA and tried Hardees :disgust: I literally almost puked from the after taste. I know for sure Bojangles are much better when I used to grab em somewhere in Central Va (Fredericksburg to be exact) whenever I trip down south. That shit shouldn't be 8 bucks, but should be $3 at best
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:14 pm No chipotle here, but there is a knockoff burrito bar place. It's $10 base price for a burrito IIRC, I went once and never went back after seeing the prices.
Double digit prices for that is nuts ...
Exactly. It's Subway in a tortilla, but Subway is half the price.
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:23 pm
max225 wrote:
Double digit prices for that is nuts ...
Exactly. It's Subway in a tortilla, but Subway is half the price.
I find chipotle to be much better than subway, best? nah but pretty decent nowadays. I used to remember it was better.
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RLWake wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:36 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:31 pm
Still better than Shitz
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But publix deli has them all beat
Ah, a man of culture. When I lived in FL the chicken tendies pub sub was bomb AF
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Shitpotle? :disgust:

$5 burritos at the taco truck all day
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:39 pm Shitpotle? :disgust:

$5 burritos at the taco truck all day
:dat: chipotle doesn't excite me, but other taco places does! If you go to typical franchise in DC like chipotle and the like, you're an idiot. #sorrynotsorry
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razr390 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:29 pm
RLWake wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:36 pm
:dat:
But publix deli has them all beat
Ah, a man of culture. When I lived in FL the chicken tendies pub sub was bomb AF
I cruise boarded to a local Publix right by Dade blvd just about 7 blocks from the hotel where I stayed. Brought more for home too
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Johnny_P wrote:Shitpotle? :disgust:

$5 burritos at the taco truck all day
:csb:

We have either taco bell or the expensive chipotle knockoff. Or frozen walmart burritos.
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max225 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:53 pm And a beer... come to think of it ... I need to start a :bread:
Beer is expensive now. $12-15 for a 6er is normal.
$6-8 a pint at the bar.
A large coffee to go is averaging $3.50 now
Bus is $2.50 each ride after you buy the $5 mandatory fare card
3% COL increases tho :mahman: :yeahok: :disgust:
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:52 pm
Johnny_P wrote:Shitpotle? :disgust:

$5 burritos at the taco truck all day
:csb:

We have either taco bell or the expensive chipotle knockoff. Or frozen walmart burritos.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:54 pm
max225 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:53 pm And a beer... come to think of it ... I need to start a :bread:
Beer is expensive now. $12-15 for a 6er is normal.
$6-8 a pint at the bar.
A large coffee to go is averaging $3.50 now
Bus is $2.50 each ride after you buy the $5 mandatory fare card
3% COL increases tho :mahman: :yeahok: :disgust:
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:23 pm
max225 wrote:
Double digit prices for that is nuts ...
Exactly. It's Subway in a tortilla, but Subway is half the price.
:wat:

Subway is like $10 anymore as well.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:26 pm
troyguitar wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:23 pm Exactly. It's Subway in a tortilla, but Subway is half the price.
:wat:

Subway is like $10 anymore as well.
Unless you go for the :jalepenis: daily special for 4.99 that comes with 2 slices of paper thin “turkey” paper and freeze dried vegetables on a piece of bread that looks stepped on
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max225 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:14 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:26 pm

:wat:

Subway is like $10 anymore as well.
Unless you go for the :jalepenis: daily special for 4.99 that comes with 2 slices of paper thin “turkey” paper and freeze dried vegetables on a piece of bread that looks stepped on
I laughed. I've seen that gem ordered and your description is spot on.
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max225 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:14 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:26 pm

:wat:

Subway is like $10 anymore as well.
Unless you go for the :jalepenis: daily special for 4.99 that comes with 2 slices of paper thin “turkey” paper and freeze dried vegetables on a piece of bread that looks stepped on
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I feel like I would enjoy this as an alternative career. probably pays for shit :doe:. :(
I recall Fled throwing around some seriously :notbad: numbers a couple of years back... like entry level engineer money.

I don't know much about it as the only time I've ever had a car serviced at a :dillerman: was the free oil changes on my :mk6: .
I remember when you could tag people in threads here.

I am now Service Mangler at the #9 (of 113) ranked Toyota dealer in the NY region, and #1 in the district. It’s an $80-90k job depending on shop production... a service director job is $100+. I have 14 writers that work for me, and make 55-95k in the main shop, and 30-40k on the basic maintenance side.

It’s all sales. It’s all commission. Sell service. Make money. I’m advising you that your car needs things to make me money.

A good service writer knows The delicate balance between what it needs now vs what can wait a bit.

Instead of clubbing every person over the head, I’d rather take a little bit at a time... soft sell everything and prioritize safety over everything.
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fledonfoot wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:27 pm
D Griff wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:46 am

I recall Fled throwing around some seriously :notbad: numbers a couple of years back... like entry level engineer money.

I don't know much about it as the only time I've ever had a car serviced at a :dillerman: was the free oil changes on my :mk6: .
I remember when you could tag people in threads here.

I am now Service Mangler at the #9 (of 113) ranked Toyota dealer in the NY region, and #1 in the district. It’s an $80-90k job depending on shop production... a service director job is $100+. I have 14 writers that work for me, and make 55-95k in the main shop, and 30-40k on the basic maintenance side.

It’s all sales. It’s all commission. Sell service. Make money. I’m advising you that your car needs things to make me money.

A good service writer knows The delicate balance between what it needs now vs what can wait a bit.

Instead of clubbing every person over the head, I’d rather take a little bit at a time... soft sell everything and prioritize safety over everything.
Curious what does a Camry need at 30k miles and at 90k miles? Do you go off the :manuel: ?
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