Everyone In America Should Care About What Chipotle And Netflix Are About To Do

[slightlyhuman]

I've had netflix forever, and it fkn sucks. I'll cancel the moment their price increases(i only use streaming fwiw).

 

[ch33zw1z]

I've had netflix forever, and it fkn sucks. I'll cancel the moment their price increases(i only use streaming fwiw).

What do you find sucky about it?

 

[Genx87]

I've had netflix forever, and it fkn sucks. I'll cancel the moment their price increases(i only use streaming fwiw).

If it sucks, why pay for it at all?

 

[BoberFett]

Netflix is a phenomenal service, and costs a pittance at $8/mo or whatever I pay. They could double the price and it would still be worth it. $0.50/day to watch what I want when I want? Seriously, if that's too much, the problem isn't Netflix.

 

[Genx87]

Netflix is a phenomenal service, and costs a pittance at $8/mo or whatever I pay. They could double the price and it would still be worth it. $0.50/day to watch what I want when I want? Seriously, if that's too much, the problem isn't Netflix.

I find the argument about the raw cost rather amusing. 8 Dollars a month and people whine if it goes to 9 a month. For that they will get hours of entertainment. And I would guess everybody who complains about 9 dollars a month will spend that much or more a week on a single lunch.

 

[Keeper]

If it sucks, why pay for it at all?

LOL That was my first thought. I mean the guy is passionate about how MUCH it sucks, but yet..... Still has it?

Lots of WEIRD peeps out there.
Damn. Now I want a marshmallow peep.

 

[smackababy]

I find the argument about the raw cost rather amusing. 8 Dollars a month and people whine if it goes to 9 a month. For that they will get hours of entertainment. And I would guess everybody who complains about 9 dollars a month will spend that much or more a week on a single lunch.

But I'm entitled to all that entertainment for a fixed cost!

 

[Keeper]

I find the argument about the raw cost rather amusing. 8 Dollars a month and people whine if it goes to 9 a month. For that they will get hours of entertainment. And I would guess everybody who complains about 9 dollars a month will spend that much or more a week on a single lunch.

But damnit it sucks now and I keep having to pay for it monthly (See above). They make me pay and keep my subscription but it sucks bad and ....
Wait...... Lemme think. If Only there was a way.

 

[Druidx]

It looks like only Dave is shocked by the fact companies increase prices to increase profits.
A clear case of Mr. McOwned trying to impersonate Mr. Obvious

 

[Matt1970]

Netflix is a phenomenal service, and costs a pittance at $8/mo or whatever I pay. They could double the price and it would still be worth it. $0.50/day to watch what I want when I want? Seriously, if that's too much, the problem isn't Netflix.

Netflix is the reason I downgraded to basic cable (bye-bye Fox and MSNBC news) but quality can depend on where you live. Around here it's hit and miss. With HD content you can almost count on it buffering a few times in a normal 90 min movie and we have 30 meg broadband here.

 

[moonbogg]

Why shouldn't they charge what people are willing to pay? They should leave money on the table because poor people want them to be nice? LOL!
If 99% of poor people had the money and power, they would be just as greedy as they think the 1% is.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Netflix is the reason I downgraded to basic cable (bye-bye Fox and MSNBC news) but quality can depend on where you live. Around here it's hit and miss. With HD content you can almost count on it buffering a few times in a normal 90 min movie and we have 30 meg broadband here.

You're right about that. DSL in my town is just plain terrible, you can't even watch standard def without buffering. Comcast for us is pretty damn solid. I pay $10 extra for the 50/5 package.

 

[slightlyhuman]

If it sucks, why pay for it at all?

Perhaps because its better than $50-$100+ for commercials with TV shows. I haven't paid for cable or any kind of TV package in 7 years. I've had Netflix because for what it is, its worth $10/month. What it isn't worth though.. Is for god damn sure not a penny more.

Plus I recently bought an HD antenna and get 8-10 HD channels for free.

 

[Ventanni]

Netflix - Great service, great price. I've had it for a long time, and I will continue to use it for a long time.

Chipotle - Love their food, but not their portions. When you work out 5-6x a week, one burrito is not enough food in one sitting. Not for $8 at least (gotta have guac, man!).

 

[soulcougher73]

Companies are in business for one reason: to make money. We live in a captialist society, where the market is supposed to decide the price of goods based on supply and demand.

Because we live in a capitalist society, if americans don't like the price hikes they can use a different service or buy food from another restaurant. We aren't forced to buy from Chipotle or Netflix.

Your anger should be targeted at the politicians that make our economic environment less equal and less beneficial to the middle class. They do this by failing to increase minimum wages and by spending money on wars instead of infrastructure and education.

Chipotles price increases are coming because of the increase in the price of food due to the droughts in Mexico and California. We should be trying to solve our nations water crises instead of blaming corporations for raises prices.

WTF is this well thought out logical post in here for..GTFO

 

[gus6464]

OP do you watch Continuum? That show would make your blood boil. Fantastic show nonetheless.

 

[GoPackGo]

Notice that $3 2 Quart Package of Ice Cream is now $5 and down to 1.5 Quarts?

 

[BurnItDwn]

From the OP's title I was afraid Netflix was going to start sending me "rental" Chipotle burritos in the mail that I could keep as long I wanted before returning.

I was a little concerned about the return part.

Hahahaha, I would be not so much concerned about the return part, but, much more so about borrowing a used burrito in the first place!

 

[GoPackGo]

Hahahaha, I would be not so much concerned about the return part, but, much more so about borrowing a used burrito in the first place!

Chipotle might be the sponsor of the next Human Centipede movie...

 

[cyclohexane]

Not a attack on you but so tired of hearing that rubbish. Many companies "do the right thing." And you mean corporations.

Only if "doing the right thing" also means more profits.

 

[MarkXIX]

Chipotles price increases are coming because of the increase in the price of food due to the droughts in Mexico and California. We should be trying to solve our nations water crises instead of blaming corporations for raises prices.

Yes, but in this case all too often the price increase becomes permanent as they condition us for permanently higher prices for the same product.

I'd like to see a company like this eat some profit to maintain prices until the temporary production costs go back down again. That's the real problem is that they use these temporary shortages/production cost increases as a permanent means to increase profit margins. All the while, they're not often passing off an increase in profit to their employees or even innovating with that money. Nope, they're giving investors more of it instead of turning it back into their business operations.

 

[Zaap]

A funny irony of dumb people bitching about both of these companies: just a few years ago you could buy a piece of Chipotle for around $50. Now that same share trades for over $500. How many burritos could even the biggest dimbulb buy with a return like that?

Netflix too... $60 in 2012... today over $350. But dummies would rather whine and bitch about a $1 price hike than have a single share of Netflix pay for their subscription to it for years.

Dummies are their own worst enemies, listening to other dummies always keeping them poor and angry for entertainment value.

 

[soccerballtux]

Chipotle operates on 4:1 margins, typical fastfood is 10-13:1 so I'm not surprised.

Netflix wants to provide better content with the money. I would probably pay up to $15-20 for Netflix. I still think they're undercharging.

I think these are bad examples of inflation.
I think better examples Dave would be candy bars. I'm not joking. Last year around November they all doubled in price from about $0.80 to $1.45-70.
Or take M&M's. You get less than half a bag these days. Like 20 M&Ms. What a joke. I'll get my chocolate fix elsewhere.
A year ago 5qts of Mobile1 oil ran $25. Now it's $39 unless you catch a sale.
My saline nasal spray for when I get sick went from $1.10 last year to about $3 for the KROGER off brand version.
I'm surprised cough drops are still $1/bag.

 

[soccerballtux]

If you do any grocery shopping you'd notice packages are getting smaller yet the price stays the same. So no america should not watch what netflix and chipotle are going to do, they should just wake the fuck up.

Have you seen the Old Spice bars of soap? They're 2/3rds as wide as a normal bar of soap!
In 2008 or so I remember my Irish Spring soap bars lost about 30% mass.

 

[soccerballtux]

If you don't like what a company/corporation does or charges for their goods/services, vote with your wallet. Chipolte is ok but there are ton of mom&pop Mexican joints within 5 miles of where I live with better food at a cheaper price.

are you kidding? they suck. Chipotle tastes much better.