Has anyone gone there yet?
I am curious to know if the prices are the same as other In N Outs, which all have identical pricing.
Printable View
Has anyone gone there yet?
I am curious to know if the prices are the same as other In N Outs, which all have identical pricing.
I didn't know all In N Outs had identical pricing. That's interesting. I frequent Jack in the Box and their restaurants have different pricing for things such as milkshakes and grilled cheese sandwiches and churros -- which are the things I buy most often.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
I also know that McDonalds can have different pricing.
Never knew In N Out had uniform pricing and I wonder how that's even possible considering how the cost of doing business will vary from location to location?
In N Out does not franchise units.
Every restaurant is corporate-owned, and therefore has the same pricing.
It will be interesting to see if they keep that convention for The LINQ, since the rent there is likely much higher than their other stores.
Jack in The Box and McDonalds have lots of franchises (in fact, more franchises than corporate-owned stores), so that's why you see some variance in pricing.
Same with Wendy's, and I found something funny there as a result.
They were charging 99 cents for 4 chicken nuggets, and $6.39 for 20 of those same nuggets. I asked if this was a mistake, and they said no. (It should also be noted that these were regular prices, and not the result of any kind of special.)
I then said, "Well, do you realize that you could buy five packs for 4 nuggets, which equals 20, and only pay $4.95? That's a lot cheaper than buying 20 at a time for $6.39! So are you sure this isn't a mistake?"
The employee there didn't understand, and reiterated that the price for 4 doesn't affect the price for 20.
I gave up trying to explain it, and just ordered four packs of four nuggets.
About 6 months later, they finally fixed the pricing to where buying 20 was cheaper than buying four nuggets five times.
Easy enough to find out. I just sent an email via the In-N-Out website, and at 8-AM their customer service lines are open.
Just got off the phone with them. It's true: HIGHER PRICES at the Linq.
The traditional double-double with tax at The Linq is $4.70 but at the nearby Dean Martin Drive location it's $3.89 with tax.
At other locations prices are impacted by local sales taxes only, but The Linq location does have higher prices.
Alert the media: wait till Dan stomps thru the door to give them a piece of his mind! The tears of In 'N Out workers will not come from the grilled onions freshly chopped right before your eyes.
Article: http://alanbestbuys.com/id73.html
Leave it to you two guys to worry over fast food pricing. And while any healthy person would never consider eating at any of those places, I'm sure you have quite the following here.
For 15 years I was a vegetarian... in an attempt to keep my kidneys. I used to go to In 'N Out and they made me grilled cheese sandwiches. Loved 'em. I'm not a big fan of their burgers -- but they are consistently good. They have great fries.
Thanks for checking into the prices, Alan. I was curious about this.
$4.70 versus $3.89 actually isn't a bad markup for a location like The LINQ. I found that most of the food outlets in The LINQ are way too expensive for what you get, and you're basically paying for the location. Glad to see that In N Out isn't abusing this, but is rather just marking it up 25% or so.
I imagine the markup was less about greed and more about necessity, as they probably realized they couldn't make enough of a profit given the high rents at The LINQ.
I really respect In N Out as a company.
They do everything right.
- They don't franchise, so they can have strict control over their brand and quality.
- They pay ALL workers well above industry standards, from the burger flippers up to the managers.
- In exchange for the higher pay, they have higher standards. All employees are required to be friendly and competent. All managers are required to fire any employees who are NOT friendly and competent, or they get fired themselves. This leads to a very nice experience for the customer, while at the same time, the good employees are paid well.
- Food quality is good. Nothing is ever frozen.
- You cannot call individual stores. All communications go through the main corporate office, which again is an example of their strict quality control.
- The above formula is successful! They make a lot of money, and people love them!
In N Out's model proves that you can still put the customer first, treat them well, pay employees well, and make a lot of money in this day and age.
Very informative thread, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
As a competitive tactic, it sounds like In N Out has succeeded in differentiating itself sensibly. Another company known for paying above-standard wages is Trader Joe's, but I think the problem there is they end up with employees who are too smart for their jobs. When I'm checking out at a grocery store, I really don't want to know that my selection of sweet potato frites reinforces the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. I just want to pay for my stuff.
There is a thread with regards to the In-N-Out opening at the LINQ on the VegasMessageBoard, an extensive message board for recreational Vegas gamblers.
https://www.vegasmessageboard.com/fo...w-open.137832/
There are pictures taken as well.
Based on what I get from the thread, the prices are a bit higher (about 30 to 50 cents) per item than the local In-N-Outs here. Now and days every city in Orange County is getting an In-N-Out.