You can get the local pricing for their products on their website menu by changing the store location. I jumped around a few locations. My hometown, Chicago, Houston… I’m seeing it at 3.99, 4.49, 4.99, and then OP’s 5.39. How do they justify such a spread in pricing? 3.99 to 5.39 is a 35% increase in price. The town where I gre up and my current home are about 90 minutes apart and they are priced at 3.99 and 4.99, respectively, within the same state. So there is no way that distribution costs or minimum wage are causing this difference. Seems so arbitrary.
You can get the local pricing for their products on their website menu by changing the store location. I jumped around a few locations. My hometown, Chicago, Houston… I’m seeing it at 3.99, 4.49, 4.99, and then OP’s 5.39. How do they justify such a spread in pricing? 3.99 to 5.39 is a 35% increase in price. The town where I gre up and my current home are about 90 minutes apart and they are priced at 3.99 and 4.99, respectively, within the same state. So there is no way that distribution costs or minimum wage are causing this difference. Seems so arbitrary.
Now check the income and demographics data for folks served at those stores.