Yet another day, and once again an Australian venue finds itself under fire on Reddit for its exorbitant pricing of a basic menu item. Blame it on the cozzie livs.
Today's highlighted item: a plain bowl of “sauce-less” hot chips priced at $16.
Indeed, you read that correctly—16 bucks for a bowl of deep-fried potatoes without any sauce, and no, it's not an episode of Punk’d or Prank Patrol, as confirmed by this Reddit user.
On r/Australia — a subreddit brimming with news, nostalgia, and discussions about life Down Under — Reddit user /u/nickbjorn called out an unnamed Sydney pub for charging him $16.10 for a rather disappointing bowl of chips.
I just paid $16.10 for chips in Sydney
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“No sauce, yes on a Sunday, but what has happened?” the Redditor remarked, perhaps suggesting that a weekend surcharge could be the reason behind the steep price.
As the post gained traction on the forum, many other Australians chimed in with their thoughts on the astonishing price.
“How do seagulls afford city living?” one user humorously commented.
“Imagine paying $16 for sauce-less chips,” another person remarked.
“Bro, they look soggy and extremely dry at the same time. How does that even happen,” wrote a third.
Although many were astonished, some internet users criticized the Redditor for actually paying such a high price for the disappointing bowl, accusing them of “being a part of the problem.”
“OP [Original Poster], you’re part of the problem by seeing the menu and ordering them anyway,” one Redditor noted.
“So you saw the price and decided to pay it anyway?” another user questioned.
“This is why companies keep pushing the limits because people continue to pay them,” commented a third.
$16 for just a bowl of chips without sauce? My bank account is already weeping.
One Redditor speculated that the owners might have raised the price because intoxicated patrons would be more inclined to spend that amount on food.
“If I were drunk at a bar that offered fries and I was hungry and it’s exactly what I wanted, why the hell not?” wrote Redditor /u/gravity_loss.
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Back in August, a Darwin play centre faced backlash for charging $63.40 for a meal, and in October, a café faced criticism on r/Sydney for pricing takeaway banana bread at 18 dollars.
At this rate, I might just start a potato patch and make my own chips. Hopefully, the seeds don’t cost $16.
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